Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year explained

Sun Belt Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding male soccer player in the Sun Belt Conference
Country:United States
Year:1990
Holder:Matthew Bell, Marshall
Sun Belt Men's Offensive Soccer Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding offensive male soccer player in the Sun Belt Conference
Country:United States
Year:2014
Holder:Matthew Bell, Marshall
Sun Belt Men's Defensive Soccer Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding defensive male soccer player in the Sun Belt Conference
Country:United States
Year:2014
Holder:Morris Duggan, Marshall
Sun Belt Men's Goalkeeper Soccer Player of the Year
Awarded For:the most outstanding goalkeeper male soccer player in the Sun Belt Conference
Country:United States
Year:2023
Holder:Gabriel Perrotta, Marshall

The Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year is an annual award given to the best attacking player in the Sun Belt Conference during the NCAA Division I men's soccer season. In addition to the Player of the Year award, the Sun Belt also awards Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, and Goalkeeper of the Year.

Key

Co-Players of the Year
Awarded a national Player of the Year award:
Hermann Trophy
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the SBC Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Source:[1]

Player of the Year (1990–2023)

SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionReference
1990CharlotteForward[2]
1991Stephen SmallSouth Alabama[3]
1992Stephen Small (2)South Alabama
1993Shaun RothuysenSouth Alabama[4]
1994Dale EdwardsSouth Alabama
1995Dale Edwards†South Alabama
1995Bryan Wilkinson†Jacksonville
1996Tony KuhnVanderbiltForward
2016Hannes BurmeisterGeorgia StateMidfielder
2017Frantzdy PierrotCoastal Carolina
2018Jake Chasteen†App State
2018Javier Carbonell†Georgia Southern
2019Niklas BrodackiUCAForward
2020George ProctorGeorgia StateDefender
2022Milo YosefMarshall
2023Matthew BellMarshall[5]

Offensive Player of the Year (2014–2023)

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
2014Christian MarcelNJIT
2015Jamie O'GradyHartwick
2016Hannes BurmeisterGeorgia State
2017Jamie O'GradyHartwick
2018Yazeed MatthewsCoastal Carolina
2018Javier Carbonell†Georgia Southern
2019Aris BriggsGeorgia State
2020Aris Briggs (1)Georgia State
2022Milo YosefMarshall
2023Matthew BellMarshall

Defensive Player of the Year (2014–2023)

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
2014Marko DrljicNJIT
2015Kit TregearHartwick
2016Emil LauresenGeorgia Southern
2017Kyle ClintonGeorgia State
2018Kyle Clinton (2)Georgia State
2019Zeiko HarrisApp State
2020George ProctorGeorgia State
2022Luis GrassowKentucky
2023Morris DugganMarshall

Goalkeeper of the Year (2022–2023)

SeasonPlayerSchoolReference
2022Casper MolsKentucky
2023Gabriel PerrottaMarshall

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023 Men's Soccer Record Book (PDF) - Sun Belt Conference. sunbeltsports.org. 2024-07-11. 2024-07-10. https://web.archive.org/web/20240710232401/https://sunbeltsports.org/documents/2022/8/9/MSOC_Record_Book.pdf. live.
  2. Web site: Charlotte 49ers Set To Retire Three Soccer Jerseys. October 21, 2002. conferenceusa.com.
  3. Web site: Jaguar Athletics announce 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame Class. August 8, 2022. University of South Alabama Athletics.
  4. Web site: Shaun Rothuysen (2014) - South Alabama Athletic Hall of Fame. University of South Alabama Athletics. 2024-07-11. 2023-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20230613172822/https://usajaguars.com/honors/south-alabama-athletic-hall-of-fame/shaun-rothuysen/67. live.
  5. Web site: 2023 Sun Belt Men's Soccer Awards and All-Conference Teams Announced . 3 November 2023 .