Caldeira Repeats as Academic All-America Team Member of the Year
December 16, 2025 12:00 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior forward Marcus Caldeira of the West Virginia University men's soccer team has been named the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, as selected by College Sports Communicators. It is the second consecutive season that Caldeira has earned the honor.
Caldeira also earned a spot on the Academic All-America First Team, becoming the first WVU student-athlete to be a three-time first team member. Overall, he is the eighth Mountaineer to be a three-time Academic All-American, joining Eric de Groh (football, 1996-98), Johannes Herber (men's basketball, 2004-06), Andy Lamson (rifle, 2009-11), Thomas Kyanko (rifle, 2013-15), Jack Elliot (men's soccer, 2014-16), Elizabeth Gratz (rifle, 2016-18), and Bianca St-Georges (women's soccer, 2016-18). It is also the 17th occasion that a WVU men's soccer player has been named an Academic All-American.
The Mississauga, Ontario native becomes the second men's soccer player at the Division I level to be a repeat winner, joining Kyle Hiebert from Missouri State in 2020 and 2021. WVU becomes the first Division I program to have three winners as Andy Bevin took home the honor in 2014. It is the eighth time that a Mountaineer has been named the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year along with Bevin, Marcos Scrivner (Rifle, 1998), Herber (Men's Basketball, 2006), Frances Silva (Women's Soccer, 2013), Jevon Carter (Men's Basketball, 2018), and St-Georges (Women's Soccer, 2018).
On the field in 2025, Caldeira scored 14 goals and had seven assists to give him 35 points, the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973. 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.
This adds to Caldeira's list of honors this season, which include being named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year, All-America First Team, 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 two-time All-American.
In the classroom, Caldeira has a 4.0 GPA while studying finance and is set to graduate this winter. He is one of five Mountaineer men's soccer players to be a multi-time Academica All-American along with Bevin (2013-14), Elliott (2014-16), Kevin Morris (2020-21), and Aaron Denk Gracia (2021-22). Caldeira has also been named to the Sun Belt and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll throughout his career and took home the Sun Belt Elite Award in 2024.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Caldeira also earned a spot on the Academic All-America First Team, becoming the first WVU student-athlete to be a three-time first team member. Overall, he is the eighth Mountaineer to be a three-time Academic All-American, joining Eric de Groh (football, 1996-98), Johannes Herber (men's basketball, 2004-06), Andy Lamson (rifle, 2009-11), Thomas Kyanko (rifle, 2013-15), Jack Elliot (men's soccer, 2014-16), Elizabeth Gratz (rifle, 2016-18), and Bianca St-Georges (women's soccer, 2016-18). It is also the 17th occasion that a WVU men's soccer player has been named an Academic All-American.
The Mississauga, Ontario native becomes the second men's soccer player at the Division I level to be a repeat winner, joining Kyle Hiebert from Missouri State in 2020 and 2021. WVU becomes the first Division I program to have three winners as Andy Bevin took home the honor in 2014. It is the eighth time that a Mountaineer has been named the Academic All-America Team Member of the Year along with Bevin, Marcos Scrivner (Rifle, 1998), Herber (Men's Basketball, 2006), Frances Silva (Women's Soccer, 2013), Jevon Carter (Men's Basketball, 2018), and St-Georges (Women's Soccer, 2018).
On the field in 2025, Caldeira scored 14 goals and had seven assists to give him 35 points, the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973. 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.
This adds to Caldeira's list of honors this season, which include being named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year, All-America First Team, 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 two-time All-American.
In the classroom, Caldeira has a 4.0 GPA while studying finance and is set to graduate this winter. He is one of five Mountaineer men's soccer players to be a multi-time Academica All-American along with Bevin (2013-14), Elliott (2014-16), Kevin Morris (2020-21), and Aaron Denk Gracia (2021-22). Caldeira has also been named to the Sun Belt and Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll throughout his career and took home the Sun Belt Elite Award in 2024.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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