Midfielders to Watch in NCAA Men’s Soccer for 2022

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches has announced the midfielders on its NCAA Division I Players to Watch lists for the 2022 season.The lists are comprised of 38 women and 26 men, led by four returning All-Americans on each list. On the men’s side, the returning All-Americans include Yannick Bright (New Hampshire), Hendrik Hebbeker (Hofstra), Peter Stroud (Duke) and Kian Yari (Missouri State).The lists are being released for the first time this season by the Division I All-America Committees to promote college soccer leading up to the official start date for the regular season later this month. The lists include United Soccer Coaches All-Americans and first or second team All-Region players from 2021, who are scheduled to return for the 2022 season.“United Soccer Coaches is pleased to be able to bring some additional focus to these outstanding student-athletes from our member schools as pre-season training gets underway,” said Ralph Polson, the Senior College All-America Administrator. “While other players will most certainly emerge, these previous honorees represent some of the best at their positions entering this season.”

See below for a look at the 2022 Goalkeepers to Watch on the men’s side. To view the women’s side, click here.

2022 NCAA Division I Men’s Players to Watch – Midfielders

Name	Class	School	Hometown
Knut Ahlander	Sr.	Southern Methodist University	Notteroy, Norway
Kemy Amiche	So.	Campbell University	Goussainville, France
Edvin Askelsen	GR5	University of Rhode Island	Oslo, Norway
Yannick Bright	Jr.	University of New Hampshire	Milan, Italy
Noel Caliskan	Sr.	Loyola Marymount University	Cologne, Germany
Karim Diao	Sr.	University of Central Arkansas	Bordeaux, France
Luis Garcia	Sr.	Providence College	Gran Canaria, Spain
Joran Gerbet	So.	Oregon State University	Valence, France
Hendrik Hebbeker	GR5	Hofstra University	Cologne, Germany
Tucker Lepley	So.	UCLA	Charlotte, N.C.
Alex Nagy	GR5	University of Vermont	Bow, N.H.
Valentin Noel	Sr.	University of Pittsburgh	Niort, France
Rory O’Driscoll	GR5	University of New Hampshire	Mineapolis, Minn.
Yazid Omri	GR5	University of Pacific	Paris, France
Sebastian Schacht	GR5	University of North Carolina	Christchurch, New Zealand
Jannis Schmidt	GR5	Cleveland State University	Gensingen, Germany
Peter Stroud	Jr.	Duke University	Chester, N.J.
Ousmane Sylla	Jr.	Clemson University	Dakar, Senegal
Federico Tellez	Jr.	Northeastern University	Miami, Florida
Marc Torrellas	Sr.	Loyola University Chicago	Barcelona, Spain
Inigo Villaldea	Jr.	San Diego State University	Gijon, Spain
Gino Vivi	Sr.	University of Central Florida	San Jose, Costa Rica
Jackson Walti	GR5	University of Pittsburgh	Vevey, Switzerland
Laurence Wootton	Jr.	Ohio State University	Halstead, England
Kian Yari	Sr.	Missouri State University	Manchester, England
Tyler Young	Jr.	Campbell University	Troutman, N.C.