TopDrawerSoccer

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.

TopDrawerSoccer.com

Available in	English
Owner	Robert Ziegler
Editor	J.R. Eskilson, Travis Clark
URL	topdrawersoccer.com
Commercial	No
Registration	Yes
Launched	August 15, 2003; 20 years ago (2003-08-15)

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

Year	Nat.	Name	School	Position	Class	Ref.
2011	JAM	Darren Mattocks	Akron	FW	Sophomore
2012	USA	Eriq Zavaleta	Indiana	DF	Sophomore
2013	USA	Harry Shipp	Notre Dame	MF	Senior
2014	GHA	Joshua Yaro	Georgetown	DF	Junior
2015	USA	Jordan Morris	Stanford	FW	Junior	^[3]
2016	USA	Ian Harkes	Wake Forest	MF	Senior	^[4]
2017	USA	Tomas Hilliard-Arce	Stanford	DF	Senior	^[5]
2018	USA	Andrew Gutman	Indiana	DF	Senior	^[6]
2019	NZL	Joe Bell	Virginia	MF	Junior	^[7]
2020	SRB	Veljko Petković	Pittsburgh	MF	Sophomore	^[8]
2021	USA	Dante Polvara	Georgetown	DF	Junior	^[9]
2022	USA	Duncan McGuire	Georgetown	FW	Sophomore	^[10]

Women's Award

Women's TDS National Player of the Year

Year	Nat.	Name	School	Position	Class	Ref.
2011	MEX	Teresa Noyola	Stanford	MF	Senior
2012	USA	Christine Nairn	Penn State	MF	Senior
2013	USA	Morgan Brian	Virginia	MF	Junior
2014	USA	Morgan Brian	Virginia	MF	Senior
2015	CRC	Raquel Rodríguez	Penn State	FW	Senior
2016	CAN	Kadeisha Buchanan	West Virginia	DF	Senior	^[11]
2017	USA	Andi Sullivan	Stanford	MF	Senior	^[12]
2018	USA	Catarina Macario	Stanford	DF	Sophomore
2019	USA	Catarina Macario (2)	Stanford	DF	Junior	^[13]
2020	USA	Kelsey Turnbow	Santa Clara	FW	Senior	^[14]
2021	USA	Mikayla Colohan	BYU	MF	Senior	^[15]
2022	USA	Korbin Albert	Notre Dame	MF	Sophomore	^[16]
2023	USA	Lexi Missimo	Texas	MF	Junior	^[17]

Winners by school

School	Men	Women	Total
Stanford	2	4	6
Virginia	1	2	3
Georgetown	2	0	2
Indiana	2	0	2
Notre Dame	1	1	2
Penn State	0	2	2
Akron	1	0	1
BYU	0	1	1
Pittsburgh	1	0	1
Santa Clara	0	1	1
Texas	0	1	1
Wake Forest	1	0	1
West Virginia	0	1	1

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 Year Nat. Name School Position Ref. 2011   USA Wil Trapp Akron MF 2012   USA Brandon Allen Georgetown FW 2013   CAN Cyle Larin UConn FW 2014   GHA Abu Danladi UCLA FW 2015   ENG Jack Harrison Wake Forest MF 2016   USA Cameron Lindley North Carolina MF 2017   POR João Moutinho Akron MF 2018   USA Carlo Ritaccio Akron DF 2019   USA Aidan Morris Indiana MF 2020   FRA Bertin Jacquesson Pitt FW ^[18] 2021   ESP Álex López Tulsa GK ^[9]

Women's TDS National Freshman of the Year Year Nat. Name School Position Ref. 2011   USA Morgan Brian Virginia MF 2012   USA Cari Roccaro Notre Dame DF 2013   USA Savannah Jordan Florida FW 2014   USA Andi Sullivan Stanford FW 2015   IRE Megan Connolly Florida State MF 2016   CAN Jessie Fleming UCLA MF 2017   USA Catarina Macario Stanford FW 2018   CHN Yujie Zhao Florida State MF 2019   USA Angelina Anderson California GK 2020   USA Lia Godfrey Virginia 3|MF ^[19] 2021   USA Michelle Cooper Duke FW ^[15] 2022   USA Elise Evans Stanford DF ^[16] 2023   USA Jordynn Dudley Florida State FW ^[17]

References

1. Nunez, Tony (January 31, 2019). "Boys' soccer roundup, 2/1: Streaking 'Catz crack state's top 15". Register Pajaronian. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
2. Falk, David (January 8, 2018). "NPSL Partners with TopDrawerSoccer". goalwashington.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
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5. "2017 Men's Division I Postseason Awards | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
6. "2018 Men's Division I Postseason Awards | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
7. "2019 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 23, 2019. Retrieved December 28, 2019.
8. "Men's DI Postseason Top 100 update released | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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10. "2022 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
11. "2016 Women's DI Top 100 postseason update | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
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13. "2019 Women's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
14. "Women's Postseason Top 100 released | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
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16. "2022 Women's DI Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
17. "2023 Women's Dl Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
18. "2020-21 Men's DI Postseason awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
19. "2020-21 Women's DI Postseason awards". topdrawersoccer.com. May 24, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.