TopDrawerSoccer explained

TopDrawerSoccer.com
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Owner:Robert Ziegler
Editor:J.R. Eskilson, Travis Clark

TopDrawerSoccer.com (TDS) is an American soccer website that is dedicated to youth soccer in the United States. Specifically, the website focuses on Academy soccer, high school soccer, and college soccer in the United States. The website was launched by Robert Ziegler in 2003.

Profile and history

The website was founded ahead of the 2003 college soccer season by Robert Ziegler who was looking to create a website dedicated to the collegiate game and youth soccer in the United States.[1] [2] It runs its own Top 100 youth soccer players nationally and regionally for both boys and girls soccer for all levels of the game.

Since 2011, the website has awarded the TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award which is awarded to the best men's and women's college soccer players for the season. It was first awarded following the 2011 NCAA Division I men's and women's seasons.

Awards

National Player of the Year

The TopDrawerSoccer.com National Player of the Year Award is an annual award given by TopDrawerSoccer.com to the best men's and women's players in American college soccer. The award has been given annually since 2011.

Men's Award

Men's TDS National Player of the Year
YearNameSchoolPositionClassRef.
2011 JamaicaAkron
2012 United StatesIndiana
2013 United StatesNotre Dame
2014 GhanaGeorgetown
2015 United StatesStanford[3]
2016 United StatesWake Forest[4]
2017 United StatesStanford[5]
2018 United StatesIndiana[6]
2019 New ZealandVirginia[7]
2020 SerbiaVeljko PetkovićPittsburghSophomore[8]
2021 United StatesGeorgetownJunior[9]
2022 United StatesCreightonSophomore[10]
2023 United StatesNotre DameSenior[11]

Women's Award


Women's TDS National Player of the Year
YearNameSchoolPositionClassRef.
2011 MexicoStanford
2012 United StatesPenn State
2013 United StatesVirginia
2014 United StatesVirginia
2015Penn State
2016 CanadaWest Virginia[12]
2017 United StatesStanford[13]
2018 United StatesStanford
2019 United States (2)Stanford[14]
2020 United StatesKelsey TurnbowSanta Clara[15]
2021 United StatesMikayla ColohanBYU[16]
2022 United StatesKorbin AlbertNotre Dame[17]
2023 United StatesLexi MissimoTexas[18]

Winners by school

SchoolMenWomenTotal
Stanford246
Virginia123
Georgetown202
Indiana202
Notre Dame112
Penn State022
Akron101
BYU011
Pittsburgh101
Santa Clara011
Texas011
Wake Forest101
West Virginia011

National Freshman of the Year

Since 2011, TopDrawerSoccer.com has named the national freshman of the year for both men's and women's soccer.

Men's and Women's Awards

Men's TDS National Freshman of the Year
YearNameSchoolPositionRef.
2011 United StatesAkron
2012 United StatesGeorgetown
2013 CanadaUConn
2014 GhanaUCLA
2015Wake Forest
2016 United StatesNorth Carolina
2017Akron
2018 United StatesAkron
2019 United StatesIndiana
2020 FrancePitt[19]
2021 SpainTulsa
2022 United StatesSan Diego State[20]
2023 United StatesCornell[21]
Women's TDS National Freshman of the Year
YearNameSchoolPositionRef.
2011 United StatesVirginia
2012 United StatesNotre Dame
2013 United StatesFlorida
2014 United StatesStanford
2015Florida State
2016 CanadaUCLA
2017 United StatesStanford
2018 ChinaFlorida State
2019 United StatesCalifornia
2020 United StatesVirginia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nunez . Tony . Boys' soccer roundup, 2/1: Streaking 'Catz crack state's top 15 . Register Pajaronian . March 3, 2019 . January 31, 2019.
  2. Web site: Falk . David . NPSL Partners with TopDrawerSoccer . goalwashington.com . March 3, 2019 . January 8, 2018.
  3. Web site: 2015 TDS DI Men's Postseason Best XI Teams College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  4. Web site: Men's Division I Postseason Top 100 College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  5. Web site: 2017 Men's Division I Postseason Awards College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  6. Web site: 2018 Men's Division I Postseason Awards College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  7. Web site: 2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards . TopDrawerSoccer.com . December 28, 2019 . December 23, 2019.
  8. Web site: Men's DI Postseason Top 100 update released College Soccer. 2021-06-01. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
  9. Web site: 2021 Men's Division I Postseason Awards. 2021-12-28. December 21, 2021. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
  10. Web site: 2022 Men's Division I Postseason Awards. January 9, 2023. December 21, 2022. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
  11. Web site: 2023 Men's DI Postseason Awards. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 18, 2023. December 18, 2023.
  12. Web site: 2016 Women's DI Top 100 postseason update College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  13. Web site: 2017 Women's Division I Postseason Awards College Soccer. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en. 2018-12-25.
  14. Web site: 2019 Women's Division I Postseason Awards . TopDrawerSoccer.com . December 29, 2019 . December 16, 2019.
  15. Web site: Women's Postseason Top 100 released College Soccer. 2021-06-01. TopDrawerSoccer.com. en.
  16. Web site: 2021 Women's DI Postseason awards. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 14, 2021. December 14, 2021.
  17. Web site: 2022 Women's DI Postseason Awards. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 15, 2022. December 15, 2022.
  18. Web site: 2023 Women's Dl Postseason Awards. topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 13, 2023. December 14, 2023.
  19. Web site: 2020-21 Men's DI Postseason awards . TopDrawerSoccer.com . 13 January 2022.
  20. Web site: 2022 Men’s Division I Postseason Awards. topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 21, 2022. December 23, 2022.
  21. Web site: 2023 Men's DI Postseason Awards. topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 18, 2023. December 18, 2023.