Caldeira Named to United Soccer Coaches All-America First Team
December 12, 2025 01:00 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior Marcus Caldeira of the West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named an All-American by United Soccer Coaches, earning a spot on the first team.
Concluding his career with a standout final season in which he scored 14 goals and dished out seven assists, Caldeira earns the All-America honor for the second time in his career after being named to the second team in 2023. His 35 points were the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973.
It adds to his list of honors this season, which include being named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year, All-Southeast Region First Team, and a MAC Hermann semifinalist. Throughout his career, he has been a three-time All-Sun Belt performer, three-time All-Region and now two-time All-American. His 42 career goals and 99 career points both rank third in Mountaineer history while his 17 game-winning goals set a new program record.
Caldeira becomes the seventh Mountaineer to be named a First Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. It is also the second season in a row that a WVU player has been on the first team after Sergio Ors Navarro earned the honor in 2024. Overall, it is the 39th All-America honor in program history.
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams
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Concluding his career with a standout final season in which he scored 14 goals and dished out seven assists, Caldeira earns the All-America honor for the second time in his career after being named to the second team in 2023. His 35 points were the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973.
It adds to his list of honors this season, which include being named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year, All-Southeast Region First Team, and a MAC Hermann semifinalist. Throughout his career, he has been a three-time All-Sun Belt performer, three-time All-Region and now two-time All-American. His 42 career goals and 99 career points both rank third in Mountaineer history while his 17 game-winning goals set a new program record.
Caldeira becomes the seventh Mountaineer to be named a First Team All-American by United Soccer Coaches. It is also the second season in a row that a WVU player has been on the first team after Sergio Ors Navarro earned the honor in 2024. Overall, it is the 39th All-America honor in program history.
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-America Teams
| First Team | ||||||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown | ||||
| K | Niklas Herceg | So. | University of Vermont | Alsdorf, Germany | ||||
| D | Lasse Kelp | Sr. | University of Maryland | Bonn, Germany | ||||
| D | Nikola Markovic | So. | NC State University | Montreal, Que. | ||||
| D | Agustin Resch | Sr. | Seton Hall University | Arata, Argentina | ||||
| M | Richie Aman | Sr. | University of Washington | Hanover, N.H. | ||||
| M | Diego Hernandez | Jr. | Furman University | Mesquite, Texas | ||||
| M | Ransford Gyan | So. | Clemson University | Sunyani, Ghana | ||||
| M | Zach Zengue | So. | Georgetown University | North Oaks, Minn. | ||||
| F | Marcus Caldeira* | Sr. | West Virginia University | Mississauga, Ont. | ||||
| F | Junior Diouf | Fr. | Grand Canyon University | Thies, Senegal | ||||
| F | Donavan Phillip | Jr. | NC State University | Castries, Saint Lucia | ||||
| F | Nick Simmonds | Fr. | University of Virginia | Midlothian, Va. | ||||
| Second Team | ||||||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown | ||||
| K | Logan Erb | Sr. | NC State University | Houston, Texas | ||||
| D | Jack Jasinski | Sr. | Princeton University | Charlotte, N.C. | ||||
| D | Moussa Ndiaye | Sr. | Virginia Commonwealth University | Dakar, Senegal | ||||
| D | Slade Starnes | Sr. | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas | ||||
| M | Cooper Flax* | Sr. | Wake Forest University | Dix Hills, N.Y. | ||||
| M | Laurie Goddard | Sr. | Hofstra University | London, England | ||||
| M | Umberto Pela | Sr. | University of Virginia | Milan, Italy | ||||
| F | Palmer Ault | Sr. | Indiana University | Noblesville, Ind. | ||||
| F | Mitchell Baker | So. | Georgetown University | Melbourne, Australia | ||||
| F | David Ismail | Sr. | University of Vermont | Bayreuth, Germany | ||||
| F | Sergi Solans Ormo* | So. | UCLA | Lleida, Spain | ||||
| Third Team | ||||||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown | ||||
| K | Jeremi Abonnel* | Sr. | Saint Louis University | Aix-en-Provence, France | ||||
| D | Harry Bertos | Jr. | University of Washington | Bedford, Mass. | ||||
| D | Ethan Warne | Sr. | University of San Diego | Norwich, England | ||||
| D | Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch | Sr. | Princeton University | San Diego, Calif. | ||||
| M | Clarence Awoudor | Sr. | University of Central Florida | Saint-Lo, France | ||||
| M | Arnau Farnos* | Sr. | Oregon State University | Riudoms, Spain | ||||
| M | Connor Miller* | Jr. | Cornell University | Centennial, Colo. | ||||
| F | Jaime Amaro | So. | Bryant University | Madrid, Spain | ||||
| F | Enzo Dovlo | Jr. | University of North Carolina-Greensboro | Paris, France | ||||
| F | Joe Highfield | So. | University of Portland | Plymouth, Minn. | ||||
| F | Ricardo Louis | So. | Georgia Southern University | Fort Myers, Fla. | ||||
| F | Daniel Lugo | Jr. | High Point University | St. Petersburg, Fla. | ||||
| *previous selection | ||||||||
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