ECNL Boys Mid-Atlantic All-Conference Teams

by ECNL

August 1, 2025

Players featured in this article:

	Alex Abi-Saab \| 2027 MF \| Beach FC (VA)
	Matthew Arango \| 2026 F \| Charlotte FC
	Michael Azzara \| 2027 MF \| NVA
	Amarbayar Bayasgalan \| 2028 D \| Arlington SA
	Zayden Bediako \| 2027 D \| New England
	Tawand Bennett Jr. \| 2027 F \| Wilmington Hammerheads FC
	Callen Bourgeois \| 2028 F \| Beach FC (VA)
	Logan Bugni \| 2026 F \| VDA
	Charlie Cillizza \| 2027 D \| VDA
	Joseph Colaiacovo \| 2026 F \| Richmond United
	Lucas Conroy \| 2027 F \| Fairfax Virginia Union
	William Diaz Aceituno \| 2027 MF \| Skyline Elite
	Harrison Dyer \| 2028 D \| Wilmington Hammerheads FC
	Nathan Forst \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Axel Aldana Gallegos \| 2026 D \| Richmond United
	Jhoan Giraldo \| 2027 D \| Charlotte FC
	Craig Hampton \| 2027 F \| Austin FC
	Evan Hinton \| 2028 D \| Beach FC (VA)
	Declan Hogan \| 2028 F \| Charlotte SA
	Kevin Howard \| 2027 F \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Wheeler Howes \| 2028 MF \| Beach FC (VA)
	Luke Jones \| 2026 F \| Beach FC (VA)
	Grafton Kahl \| 2026 D \| Richmond United
	Ryan Klinger \| 2027 D \| Austin FC
	Campbell Knisely \| 2027 MF \| Fairfax Virginia Union
	Alexander Kuhner \| 2027 MF \| NC Fusion
	Caleb Lechner \| 2026 F \| Charlotte SA
	Addison Ling \| 2028 D \| Charlotte SA
	John Maggio \| 2026 D \| Beach FC (VA)
	Khoi Nguyen \| 2028 MF \| VDA
	Anderson O'Sullivan \| 2027 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Ricardo Oliva \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Jacob Peale \| 2027 F \| Arlington SA
	Connor Ragsdale \| 2028 D \| NVA
	Cesar Ramirez \| 2026 F \| Charlotte SA
	Nolan Reif \| 2026 MF \| Charlotte SA
	Andrew Richman \| 2026 MF \| Richmond United
	Mason Robotham \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Angel Romero-Rivas \| 2026 MF \| NVA
	Alexander Rouskas \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Nick Sarantakos \| 2026 F \| Richmond United
	Oskar Skrzydel \| 2028 MF \| NVA
	Luke Smelko \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Luke Stavrou \| 2026 D \| NVA
	Titus Watson \| 2028 D \| FC Dallas
	Bradley Winfield \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Garrett Zhou \| 2027 F \| North Carolina FC Youth

MID-ATLANTIC CONFERENCE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

U18/19: Michael Dessalegn (Arlington Soccer)

U17: Nathan Forst (VDA)

U16: Tawand Bennett Jr. (Wilmington Hammerheads)

U15: Callen Bourgeois (Beach FC (VA))

Under-18/19

First Team

AJ Acree (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Alex Bhutia (NC Fusion)

Andrew Brittian (VDA)

Michael Dessalegn (Arlington Soccer)

Sean Jacobs (NCFC Youth)

Jack Justice (NVA)

Kaan Keskin (Fairfax VA Union)

Maciej Majcherczyk (Beach FC (VA))

Tyler Miller (Skyline Elite)

Sean O'Laughlin (NCFC Youth)

Landon Petz (NCFC Youth Academy)

Gavin Pierce (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Kieran Radke (Arlington Soccer)

Colin Rhodes (Beach FC (VA))

Andrew Richman (Richmond United)

Nick Sarantakos (Richmond United)

Aedon Sundstrom (NCFC Youth Academy)

Henok Tilahun (Arlington Soccer)

Seth Williams (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Josh Zawlocki (Charlotte SA Academy)

Second Team

John Balkey (Arlington Soccer)

Otu Bisong (VDA)

Dillon Demidovich (NCFC Youth)

Curren Gaskil (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Maximos Grafakos (Charlotte SA Academy)

Feda Hodzic (Fairfax VA Union)

Luke Jones (Beach FC (VA))

Parker Laatsch (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Ethan Lam (NC Fusion)

Benjamin Sandoval (Charlotte SA)

Anderson Shirley (NCFC Youth Academy)

Connor Sullivan (Skyline Elite)

Shaurya Thakur (NVA)

Thomas Wilson (Charlotte Independence)

Nicholas Zeballos (Richmond United)

Under-17

First Team

Axel Aldana Gallegos (Richmond United)

Logan Bugni (VDA)

Deyson Cordova (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Dawson Forrest (Charlotte Independence)

Nathan Forst (VDA)

Nicholas Gritz (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Grafton Kahl (Richmond United)

Alexander Kuhner (NC Fusion)

Caleb Lechner (Charlotte SA Academy)

Kristo Litchmore (Beach FC (VA))

Mathew Lotchin (NCFC Youth Academy)

John Maggio (Beach FC (VA))

Amanueil Mequanint (NVA)

Ricardo Oliva (VDA)

Cesar Ramirez (Charlotte SA Academy)

Davis Reid (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Dillon Rice (Skyline Elite)

Mason Robotham (VDA)

Angel Romero-Rivas (NVA)

Luke Stavrou (NVA)

Landon Wilkinson (NCFC Youth Academy)

Second Team

Matthew Arango (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Jackson Baker (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Joseph Colaiacovo (Richmond United)

Dylan Conti (Arlington Soccer)

Talan Coogle (NC Fusion)

Grayson Davis (Skyline Elite)

Jack Kelley (NCFC Youth)

Campbell Knisely (Fairfax VA Union)

Holden Levenson (Charlotte Independence)

Brady Miller (Beach FC (VA))

Anderson O'Sullivan (NCFC Youth Academy)

Ethan Ognek (VDA)

Nolan Reif (Charlotte SA)

Israel Saccoh (NVA)

Coen Wilson (Charlotte SA Academy)

Under-16

First Team

Michael Azzara (NVA)

Zayden Bediako (VDA)

Tawand Bennett Jr (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Will Cohen (Arlington Soccer)

Lucas Conroy (Fairfax VA Union)

Harrison Dyer (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Jhoan Giraldo (Richmond United)

Craig Hampton (NCFC Youth Academy)

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Tudor Teaghan (NCFC Youth)

Kyle Wilkinson (Charlotte SA Academy)

Second Team

Alex Abi-Saab (Beach FC (VA))

Ian Castillo (NVA)

Charlie Cillizza (VDA)

Walker Clark (NC Fusion)

William Diaz Aceituno (Skyline Elite)

Collin Golden (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Ryan Klinger (Arlington Soccer)

Alex Korkowski (Charlotte SA Academy)

John Lilly (Charlotte SA)

Grady Luckadoo (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Jesus Lupo (Richmond United)

Micah Mathews (Fairfax VA Union)

Alberto Meneses (Charlotte Independence)

Alexander Rouskas (NCFC Youth Academy)

Garrett Zhou (NCFC Youth)

Under-15

First Team

Alan Abarca (NC Fusion)

Amarbayar Bayasgalan (Arlington Soccer)

Callen Bourgeois (Beach FC (VA))

Walker Clayton (NCFC Youth)

Younes Djebbari (NVA)

Mathias Espinoza (Richmond United)

Alan Gutierrez (Beach FC (VA))

Evan Hinton (Beach FC (VA))

Declan Hogan (Charlotte SA Academy)

Gavin Holthausen (NCFC Youth Academy)

Noah Hufnagel (Charlotte SA)

Jackson Lee (Fairfax VA Union)

Addison Ling (Charlotte SA Academy)

Samson Mihrete (Fairfax VA Union)

Khoi Nguyen (VDA)

Noah Nieman (NVA)

Jahlil Silas (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Oskar Skrzydel (NVA)

Luke Smelko (NCFC Youth Academy)

Owen Tragert (Beach FC (VA))

Edwin Ugalde (NC Fusion)

Titus Watson (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Bradley Winfield (NCFC Youth Academy)

Second Team

Grant Ballard (NC Fusion)

Jackson Booth (VDA)

Greyson Codjoe (Richmond United)

Landon Dean (Charlotte Independence Academy)

Aaron Garcia (Wilmington Hammerheads)

Eli Johnson (Skyline Elite)

Bridge Lowden (Fairfax VA Union)

Angel Martinez (NCFC Youth)

Jesse Ottley (Beach FC (VA))

Connor Ragsdale (NVA)

Nathan Rief (Charlotte SA)

Caden Rock (NCFC Youth Academy)

Gavin Ten Siethoff (Arlington Soccer)

Jack Tosi (Charlotte Independence)

Mason Whitley (Charlotte SA Academy)

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	Alex Abi-Saab \| 2027 MF \| Beach FC (VA)
	Matthew Arango \| 2026 F \| Charlotte FC
	Michael Azzara \| 2027 MF \| NVA
	Amarbayar Bayasgalan \| 2028 D \| Arlington SA
	Zayden Bediako \| 2027 D \| New England
	Tawand Bennett Jr. \| 2027 F \| Wilmington Hammerheads FC
	Callen Bourgeois \| 2028 F \| Beach FC (VA)
	Logan Bugni \| 2026 F \| VDA
	Charlie Cillizza \| 2027 D \| VDA
	Joseph Colaiacovo \| 2026 F \| Richmond United
	Lucas Conroy \| 2027 F \| Fairfax Virginia Union
	William Diaz Aceituno \| 2027 MF \| Skyline Elite
	Harrison Dyer \| 2028 D \| Wilmington Hammerheads FC
	Nathan Forst \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Axel Aldana Gallegos \| 2026 D \| Richmond United
	Jhoan Giraldo \| 2027 D \| Charlotte FC
	Craig Hampton \| 2027 F \| Austin FC
	Evan Hinton \| 2028 D \| Beach FC (VA)
	Declan Hogan \| 2028 F \| Charlotte SA
	Kevin Howard \| 2027 F \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Wheeler Howes \| 2028 MF \| Beach FC (VA)
	Luke Jones \| 2026 F \| Beach FC (VA)
	Grafton Kahl \| 2026 D \| Richmond United
	Ryan Klinger \| 2027 D \| Austin FC
	Campbell Knisely \| 2027 MF \| Fairfax Virginia Union
	Alexander Kuhner \| 2027 MF \| NC Fusion
	Caleb Lechner \| 2026 F \| Charlotte SA
	Addison Ling \| 2028 D \| Charlotte SA
	John Maggio \| 2026 D \| Beach FC (VA)
	Khoi Nguyen \| 2028 MF \| VDA
	Anderson O'Sullivan \| 2027 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Ricardo Oliva \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Jacob Peale \| 2027 F \| Arlington SA
	Connor Ragsdale \| 2028 D \| NVA
	Cesar Ramirez \| 2026 F \| Charlotte SA
	Nolan Reif \| 2026 MF \| Charlotte SA
	Andrew Richman \| 2026 MF \| Richmond United
	Mason Robotham \| 2026 MF \| VDA
	Angel Romero-Rivas \| 2026 MF \| NVA
	Alexander Rouskas \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Nick Sarantakos \| 2026 F \| Richmond United
	Oskar Skrzydel \| 2028 MF \| NVA
	Luke Smelko \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Luke Stavrou \| 2026 D \| NVA
	Titus Watson \| 2028 D \| FC Dallas
	Bradley Winfield \| 2028 MF \| North Carolina FC Youth
	Garrett Zhou \| 2027 F \| North Carolina FC Youth