Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year

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The Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Year are a series of three awards given out at the end of the college soccer season. Currently, the Atlantic-10 Conference gives out awards for the best offensive, defensive and midfielder of the year.

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Notable winners of the award include Alexi Lalas, Peter Vermes and Geoff Cameron.

Key

Co-Players of the Year
Division (X)Indicates which division the soccer program is in; East or West
Player (X)Denotes the number of times the player had been awarded the A-10 Player of the Year award at that point

Winners

Player of the Year (1987–1999)

Peter Vermes won the first ever A-10 Player of the Year Award in 1987. Peter Vermes Sporting KC v San Jose Earthquakes.jpg
Peter Vermes won the first ever A-10 Player of the Year Award in 1987.
Alexi Lalas won the A-10 Player of the Year Award in 1989. Alexi Lalas.jpg
Alexi Lalas won the A-10 Player of the Year Award in 1989.
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
1987 (E) Peter Vermes Rutgers Defender Senior [1]
1987 (W) Kenny Emson George Washington Midfielder Junior [1]
1988 (E) Lance Klima Rhode Island Goalkeeper Senior [1]
1988 (W) Jan Skorpen Penn State Forward Junior [1]
1989 (E) Lino DiCuollo
Alexi Lalas
Rutgers Defender Junior
Sophomore
[1]
1989 (W) Mario Lone George Washington Forward Sophomore [1]
1990 Steve Rammel Rutgers Forward Senior [1]
1991 Mario Lone (2) George Washington Forward Senior [1]
1992 Marcelo Valencia George Washington Forward Sophomore [1]
1993 Andrew Craig
Don D'Ambra
Temple
Saint Joseph's
Midfielder
Forward
Senior
Junior
[1]
1994 Pedro Lopes Rutgers Defender Senior [1]
1995 Cesidio Colasante La Salle Midfielder Sophomore [1]
1996 Andrew Williams Rhode Island Midfielder Junior [1]
1997 Cesidio Colasante (2) La Salle Midfielder Senior [1]
1998 John Wolyniec Fordham Forward Senior [1]
1999 Tom Lemmon St. Bonaventure Forward Junior [1]

Offensive Player of the Year (2000–)

Kyle Patterson won the Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2007. Patterson, Kyle.jpg
Kyle Patterson won the Offensive Player of the Year Award in 2007.
Tim Ream won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2009. Tim ream 2016.jpg
Tim Ream won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2009.
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2000R.J. Kaszuba Dayton Forward Senior [1]
2001 Jeff Deren UMass Forward Sophomore [1]
2002 Jeff Deren (2) UMass Forward Junior [1]
2003 Damien Pottinger Duquesne Forward Senior [1]
2004 Sasha Gotsmanov Rhode Island Forward Senior [1]
2005 John DiRaimondo Saint Louis Midfielder Junior [1]
2006Jeffrey Gonsalves Rhode Island Forward Senior [1]
2007 Kyle Patterson Saint Louis Midfielder Junior [1]
2008 Chris Salvaggione Charlotte Midfielder Senior [1]
2009Sam Maheu St. Bonaventure Forward Senior [1]
2010 Ryan Richter La Salle Midfielder Senior [1]
2011Joshua Patterson Duquesne Forward Junior [1]
2012 Jason Johnson VCU Forward Senior [1]
2013 Jason Plumhoff La Salle Forward Senior [1]
2014 Robert Kristo Saint Louis Forward Senior [2]
2015 Amass Amankona Dayton Midfielder Senior [3]
2016 János Löbe Fordham Midfielder Sophomore [4]
2017 Rafael Andrade Santos VCU Forward Senior [5]
2018 János Löbe Fordham Midfielder Senior [6]
2019 Jonas Fjeldberg Dayton Forward Junior [7]
2020 Jonas Fjeldberg (2) Dayton Forward Senior [8]
2021 Simon Becher Saint Louis Forward Junior [9]
2022 Alec Hughes UMass Forward Junior [10]
John Klein III Saint Louis Forward Senior [10]

Defensive Player of the Year (2000–)

Ryan Meara won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2011. Ryan Meara.jpg
Ryan Meara won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2011.
Dennis Castillo won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2015. Dennis Castillo.jpg
Dennis Castillo won the Defensive Player of the Year Award in 2015.
SeasonPlayerSchoolPositionClassReference
2000Terry McNelis Duquesne Goalkeeper Freshman [1]
2001Shawn Alexander Richmond Goalkeeper Senior [1]
2002Stash Graham La Salle Goalkeeper Senior [1]
2003 Patrick Hannigan Temple Goalkeeper Junior [1]
2004 Patrick Hannigan (2) Temple Goalkeeper Senior [1]
2005Zach Varga Duquesne Goalkeeper Junior [1]
2006Eric Sciocchetti Richmond Goalkeeper Junior [1]
2007 Calum Angus Saint Louis Defender Junior [1]
2008Zack Simmons UMass Goalkeeper Senior [1]
2009 Tim Ream Saint Louis Defender Senior [1]
2010Charles Rodriguez Charlotte Defender Junior [1]
2011 Ryan Meara Fordham Goalkeeper Senior [1]
2012 Nick Hagglund Xavier Defender Junior [1]
2013 Anthony Manning Saint Louis Defender Junior [1]
2014 Anthony Manning (2) Saint Louis Defender Senior [2]
2015 Dennis Castillo VCU Defender Senior [3]
2016 Lalas Abubakar Dayton Defender Senior [4]
2017 Matthew Lewis Fordham Defender Senior [5]
2018Jørgen Oland Fordham Defender Junior [6]
2019Jørgen Oland (2) Fordham Defender Senior [7]
2020 Patrick Schulte Saint Louis Goalkeeper Sophomore [8]
2021 Kipp Keller Saint Louis Defender Sophomore [9]
2022 Alberto Suarez Saint Louis Defender Senior [10]

Midfielder of the Year (2007–)

Geoff Cameron won the first A10 Midfielder of the Year Award in 2007. Austria vs. USA 2013-11-19 (134).jpg
Geoff Cameron won the first A10 Midfielder of the Year Award in 2007.
SeasonPlayerSchoolClassReference
2007 Geoff Cameron Rhode Island Senior [1]
2008Ben Arikian UMass Sophomore [1]
2009Tim Richardson Fordham Sophomore [1]
2010 Tyler Gibson Charlotte Sophomore [1]
2011Yoni Berhanu George Washington Senior [1]
2012 Donnie Smith Charlotte Senior [1]
2013Alex Sweetin Saint Louis Senior [1]
2014David Graydon Saint Louis Junior [2]
2015 Amass Amankona Dayton Senior [3]
2016Garrett Heine George Washington Senior [11]
2017Rok Taneski Dayton Sophomore [5]
2018 Siad Haji VCU Junior [6]
2019 Kingsford Adjei Dayton Sophomore [7]
2020 Kingsford Adjei (2) Dayton Junior [8]
2021 Celio Pompeu VCU Sophomore [9]
2022 Billy Hency Loyola Chicago Senior [10]

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