Each day we will release 10 players that dominate soccer in the state of New Mexico. There is a lot of talent in this state and we want to showcase those players and the biggest highlight of their season.
No. 1 Aidan Cserhat (Taos/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
50 Goals, 27 Assists.
Cserhat has been the best scorer in the state. He knocked in a season high 9 goals and 3 assists against Bernalillo.
No. 2 Tankred Steinbach (Albuquerque/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
14 Goals, 12 Assists.
Steinbach was the only Bulldog to score against Cibola.
No. 3 Charles Touche (Academy/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
24 Goals, 14 Assists.
Touche had game winners against Rio Grande, Albuquerque, Los Alamos and Atrisco.
No. 4 Andrea Seazzu (Albuquerque/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
3 Goals Against, 13 Shut Outs.
Seazzu won a state championship. He had 5 saves in a win over Atrisco.
No. 5 Joe Ortiz (Cibola/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
3 Goals, 3 Assists.
Ortiz is one of the best defenders in the state. He knocked in the game winning goal against La Cueva.
No. 6 Victor Lozoya (Capital/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
34 Goals, 16 Assists.
Lozoya’s team only lost 1 game when he scored. He had 3 games with 4 goals.
No. 7 Diego Flores (Los Lunas/ Class of 2018/ Midfield/ Forward)
31 Goals, 12 Assists.
Flores scored the game winner against Valencia and recorded 6 goals and 4 assists against Grants.
No. 8 Aaron Otto (La Cueva/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
14 Goals, 8 Assists.
Otto was part of every goal against Academy and Eldorado.
No. 9 Luis Cazares (Centennial/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
29 Goals.
Cazares scored the game winner against Chaparral.
No. 10 Jared Dominquez (Rio Ranchos/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
1 Goal.
Dominquez as a main contributor of the defensive line that won their district.
No. 11 Ryan O’Malia (Academy/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
9 Goals Against, 12 Shutouts.
O’Malia earned a state title. He had 8 big saves in win against Albuquerque.
No. 12 Skylor Rose (Sandia Prep/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
32 Goals, 11 Assists.
Rose scored Prep’s only goal against Hobbs and Hope.
No. 13 Sergio Carvajal (Roswell/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
28 Goals, 11 Assists.
Carvajal scored the game winner against Valencia.
No. 14 Jonathan Sanchez (Goddard/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
28 Goals, 9 Assists.
Sanchez scored the Rockets only goals against Roswell, Ruidoso, Gadsden and Lovington
No. 15 Alexis Romo (Capital/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
22 Goals, 11 Assists.
Romo was part of both goals to tie Los Alamos.
No. 16 Kiki Najera (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
21 Goals, 8 Assists.
Najera scored the game winner against Santa Teresa and Onate.
No. 17 Andres Torres (St. Pius/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
25 Goals, 7 Assists.
Torres scored the only goals for Pius against Eldorado and Rio Rancho.
No. 18 Cristian Garcia (Valencia/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
20 Goals, 12 Assists.
Garcia acored all 4 goals in a game against Roswell.
No. 19 Aaron McCallister (Bosque/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
21 Goals, 9 Assists.
McCallister scored the Bobcats only goal against Los Alamos.
No. 20 Chris O’Neill (La Cueva/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
1 Goal Against, 8 Shutouts.
O’Neill had 3 important saves against Cibola in state Quarterfinals.
No. 21 Yosmar Ruiz (Las Cruces/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
19 Goals, 18 Assists.
Ruiz scored the only goal against Capital, Santa Fe Prep and Roswell.
No. 22 Samuel Gutierrez (Bloomfield/ Class of 2016)
24 Goals, 5 Assists.
Gutierrez had a hat tricks against Sandia Prep, Pojoaque and Montezuma.
No. 23 Tanner Hendrix (Eldorado/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
6 Goals, 8 Assists.
Hendrix recorded his best game when he scored 2 goals and had 1 assist against Hobbs.
No. 24 Avery Serda (Hope Christian/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
21 Goals, 3 Assists.
Serda had game winning goals against Piedra Vista, Los Lunas, Highland and Bloomfield.
No. 25 Alexis Mata (Lovington/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
13 Goals, 6 Assists.
Mata scored the only goal on Clovis and had a key goal against Goddard.
No. 26 D’Andre Finney (Hobbs/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
18 Goals, 3 Assists.
Finney scored Hobbs’ only goals against Cleveland, Clovis, Carlsbad and Alamogordo.
No. 27 Jayson Baca (Academy/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
13 Goals, 11 Assists.
Baca knocked in game winners against Rio Rancho, Highland, Grants and Farmington.
No. 28 Eric Burnside (Los Alamos/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
11 Goals, 9 Assists.
Burnside scored the Hilltoppers’ only goals on Capital and Taos.
No. 29 Anson Cordova (Lovington/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 9 Assists.
Cordova scored 2 goals on Sandia Prep and had 2 goals and 3 assists against Artesia.
No. 30 Jak Eddings (La Cueva/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
11 Goals, 3 Assists.
Eddings scored the game winner against Sandia and Cibola.
No. 31 Brandon Davis (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
10 Goals, 3 Assists.
Davis scored the Rams only goal against Cibola.
No. 32 Gabe Eckenroth (Sandia Prep/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
9 Goals, 23 Assists.
Eckenroth recorded several important assists.
No. 33 Uriel Rosales (Chaparral/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
10 Goals, 2 Assists.
Rosales knocked in several key goals in district play.
No. 34 Everardo Ahumada Verdugo (NMMI/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
22 Goals, 3 Assists.
Ahumada Verdugo scored the game winner against Goddard.
No. 35 Enrico Chavez (Cibola/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
15 Goals Against, 5 Shutouts, 1 Goal, 1 Assist.
Chaves had 8 big saves in tie against Cleveland.
No. 36 Esteban Quintero (Monte Del Sol/ Class of 2017)
25 Goals, 2 Assists.
Quintero scored 5 goals on Robertson.
No. 37 Luis Negrete (Valencia/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
19 Goals, 7 Assists.
Negrete scored the Jaguars’ only goals against Centennial, Santa Teresa and West Mesa.
No. 38 Miquel Hernandez (Lovington/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
17 Goals, 4 Assists.
Hernandez knocked in 5 goals against Artesia and assisted the game winner against Ruidoso.
No. 39 Wilfredo Villalba (Hobbs/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
7 Goals, 5 Assists.
Villalba knocked in 2 against Prep and was part of both the Eagles goals against Eldorado.
No. 40 Adam Foltz (Alamogordo/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
17 Goals, 2 Assists.
Foltz had game winners against Clovis and Deming.
No. 41 Luis Marvin Rivas (Gadsden/ Class of 2017/ Defense/ Midfield)
16 Goals, 2 Assists.
Rivas had the game winner against Deming.
No. 42 Julian Garcia (St. Pius/ Class of 2018/ Forward)
16 Goals, 7 Assists.
Garcia scored the Sartans only goals against La Cueva and Sandia.
No. 43 Miquel Torres (Chaparral/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
16 Goals, 3 Assists.
Torres knocked in a game winner against Santa Teresa.
No. 44 Ulysses Gutierrez (Lovington/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
15 Goals, 12 Assists.
Gutierrez had 5 assists against Artesia and scored the game winner against Ruidoso.
No. 45 Steven Lee (Hope Christian/ Class of 2019/ Defense)
15 Goals, 11 Assists.
Lee had game winners against Santa Fe Prep, Del Norte, St. Mikes and Rehoboth.
No. 46 Elias Ortega (Clovis/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
15 Goals, 7 Assists.
Ortega had the game winner against Lovington.
No. 47 Adam Weyhrauch (Santa Fe Prep/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
14 Goals, 6 Assists.
Weyhrauch recorded game winners against Portales and Monte Del Sol.
No. 48 Cesar Rodriquez (Bernalillo/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
15 Goals, 13 Assists.
Rodriquez knocked in 5 goals against Moriarty
No. 49 Ben Kruis (Rehoboth/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
14 Goals, 15 Assists.
Kruis knocked in the game winner against Ruidoso.
No. 50 Kyle Habetler (Rio Rancho/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
3 Goals, 3 Assists.
Habetler scored the game winner against Cleveland and scored the Rams only goal on La Cueva.
No. 51 Alexis Ruiz (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
8 Goals, 10 Assists.
Ruiz scored the Bulldawgs only goals on Cleveland and Chaparral.
No. 52 Christian Perez (Santa Teresa/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
14 Goals Against, 3 Shut Outs.
Perez had his best Game where he recorded 8 saves in win over Los Lunas
No. 53 Christian Jaquez (Rehoboth/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
18 Goals, 15 Assists.
Jaquez had 3 goals and 3 assists against Gallup.
No. 54 Chris Mesquita (Roswell/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
18 Goals, 10 Assists.
Mesquita scored the game winner against Clovis.
No. 55 Ryan Botko (Socorro/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
13 Goals, 16 Assists.
Botko took part of the game winning goal against Hatch.
No. 56 Carlos Ruiz (Taos/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
23 Goals, 22 Assists.
Ruiz knocked in game winners against Hatch, Monte Del Sol, Pojoaque and Robertson.
No. 57 Michael Armijo Jr (Socorro/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
21 Goals, 12 Assists.
Armijo was part of both of the Warriors goals against Rehoboth.
No. 58 Victor Lujan- Orquiz (Centennial/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
13 Goals.
Lujan- Orquiz scored a goal to help beat Santa Teresa which secured a district title.
No. 59 Israel Resendiz (Los Lunas/ Class of 2017/ Forward/ Midfield)
12 Goals.
Resendiz scored 4 goals against Belen.
No. 60 Joshua Garcia (Cibola/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Defender)
7 Goals, 7 Assists.
Garcia scored the Cougars only goal in a loss to Sandia Prep.
No. 61 Andrew Moss (Farmington/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
12 Goals, 10 Assists.
Moss recorded and important assist against Hope.
No. 62 Jose Orozco (Monte Del Sol/ Class of 2017)
11 Assists.
Orozco recorded his best game when he had 1 goal and 2 assists against Pojoaque.
No. 63 Luke Pikaart (Rehoboth/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
11 Goals, 14 Assists.
Pikaart scored the only goal on Bosque and was part of 4 goals against St. Mikes.
No. 64 Barrett Meigs (Bosque/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
16 Goals Against, 7 Shutouts, 5 Goals.
Meigs helped lead his team to a state championship.
No. 65 Kevin Sanchez (Capital/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Defense)
10 Assists.
Sanchez had 3 games with 2 assists.
No. 66 Arturo Chairez (Santa Teresa/ Class of 2017/ Forward/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 6 Assists.
Chairez had his best Game when he recorded 4 goals and 1 assists against Belen.
No. 67 Edgar Fonseca (Bloomfield/ Class of 2016/ Defense/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 10 Assists.
Fonseca recorded a goal on both Sandia Prep and Bosque.
No. 68 James Ulrich (Cleveland/ Class of 2017/ Forward/ Midfield)
7 Goals, 6 Assists.
Ulrich assisted goals to tie both Cibola and Volcano.
No. 69 Jacobus McClure (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
16 Goals Against, 11 Shutouts, 2 Assists.
McClure ad 7 big saves in a draw with La Cueva.
No. 70 Taylor Archuleta (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
6 Goals, 3 Assists.
Archuleta scored the only goal on Rio Rancho and assisted the game winner against Mayfield.
No. 71 Emiliano Cardona (Santa Teresa/ Class of 2017/ Forward/ Midfield)
7 Goals, 2 Assists.
Cardona recorded 2 goals and 2 assists against Belen.
No. 72 Fernando Martinez (Santa Teresa/ Class of 2017/ Midfield/ Forward)
7 Goals, 2 Assists.
Martinez also had 2 goals and 2 assists against Belen.
No. 73 Joey Rossner (Eldorado/ Class of 2016/ Goalkeeper)
21 Goals Against, 5 Shutouts.
Rossner had 9 saves in wins against both Cibola and Atrisco.
No. 74 Adam Salinger- Mullen (La Cueva/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
4 Goals, 2 Assists.
Salinger- Mullen helped lead the defense that went undefeated in district play.
No. 75 Jose Lopez (Hatch Valley/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
24 Goals, 11 Assists.
Lopez scored the game winner against Ruidoso.
No. 76 Sergio Olvera (Capital/ Class of 2017/ Defense/ Midfield)
4 Goals, 12 Assists.
Olvera recorded 2 goals and 2 assists against Silver.
No. 77 Isahia Juarez (Cibola/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
6 Goals, 4 Assists.
Juarez scored two key goals against West Mesa and Clovis.
No. 78 Alejandro Medina (Clovis/ Class of 2017/ Midfield/ Forward)
6 Goals, 10 Assists.
Medina recorded 2 goals and 2 assists against NMMI.
No. 79 Erik Aguilar (Centennial/ Class of 2016/ Class of 2016/ Midfield)
8 Goals.
Aguilar had a hat trick against Belen.
No. 80 Gavin Sleeter (Eldorado/ Class of 2016)
5 Goals, 5 Assists.
Sleeter had key stats against Pius as he had 1 goal and 1 assist.
No. 81 Dylan Casey (Cleveland/ Class of 2017/Defender)
Casey lead the defensive line for Cleveland, giving them 6 shutouts.
No. 82 Izak Cortez (Las Cruces/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
3 Goals, 15 Assists.
Cortez had 5 assists against Silver.
No. 83 Jovan Ramon (Eldorado/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
1 Goal.
Ramon lead a strong Eagle defense an had 1 of 2 goals against Manzano.
No. 84 Seth Hailey (Los Alamos/ Class of 2017/ Goalkeeper)
19 Goals Against, 6 Shutouts.
Hailey had 4 important saves in win over Capital.
No. 85 Johnny Barros (Valley/ Class of 2019/ Forward)
12 Goals, 4 Assists.
Barros had his best Game against West Mesa where he knocked in 3 goals.
No. 86 Mike Conaway (Mayfield/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
11 Goals.
Conaway recorded 3 goals against Deming.
No. 87 Sean Moore (Socorro/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
15 Goals, 5 Assists.
Moore had the game winner against St. Mikes and Robertson.
No. 88 Victor Noel Martinez (Bernalillo/ Class of 2017/ Forward)
13 Goals, 4 Assists.
Martinez had 3 goals and 1 assists against Gallup.
No. 89 Patrick Boyd (Santa Fe Prep/ Class of 2017/ Defense/ Midfield)
12 Goals, 6 Assists.
Boyd recorded a game winner against St. Mikes.
No. 90 Honza Pavlok (Moriarty/ Class of 2017/ Midfield)
11 Goals, 9 Assists.
Pavlok scored the goal that tied Pius.
No. 91 Kyle Case (Cleveland/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
4 Goals, 7 Assists.
Case had the only 2 goals in the Storm’s game against Academy.
No. 92 Devin DeLeon- Dowd (St. Mikes/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 3 Assists.
DeLeon- Dowd scored the only goals for the Horsemen against Santa Fe, Hope and Silver.
No. 93 Abraham Soto (Gadsden/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
4 Goals, 7 Assists.
Soto had the game winning assist against Deming.
No. 94 Jake Sanchez (La Cueva/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
Sanchez was head of the defense that went undefeated in districts.
No. 95 Elijah Jaffe (East Mountain/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
13 Goals, 5 Assists.
Jaffe scored the only goals for East Mountain against Silver and Monte Del Sol.
No. 96 Jacob Pacheco (Taos/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
5 Goals, 2 Assists.
Pacheco finished his high school career on the defensive line of the state runners-up.
No. 97 Dylan Udero (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
8 Goals, 7 Assists.
Udero’s most important stat came from an assist that tied Cleveland.
No. 98 Ruben Diaz (Centennial/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
6 Goals.
Diaz scored the game winner against Valencia.
No. 99 Alexis Zapata (Capital/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
6 Goals 5 Assists.
Zapata’s best game was against St. Mikes where he had 1 goal and 2 assists.
No. 100 Eduardo Solis (Chaparral/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
5 Goals, 2 Assists.
Solis had an important assist on the goal that tied Santa Teresa.
4 Goals, 7 Assists.
Case had the only 2 goals in the Storm’s game against Academy.
No. 92 Devin DeLeon- Dowd (St. Mikes/ Class of 2016/ Forward/ Midfield)
10 Goals, 3 Assists.
DeLeon- Dowd scored the only goals for the Horsemen against Santa Fe, Hope and Silver.
No. 93 Abraham Soto (Gadsden/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
4 Goals, 7 Assists.
Soto had the game winning assist against Deming.
No. 94 Jake Sanchez (La Cueva/ Class of 2017/ Defense)
Sanchez was head of the defense that went undefeated in districts.
No. 95 Elijah Jaffe (East Mountain/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
13 Goals, 5 Assists.
Jaffe scored the only goals for East Mountain against Silver and Monte Del Sol.
No. 96 Jacob Pacheco (Taos/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
5 Goals, 2 Assists.
Pacheco finished his high school career on the defensive line of the state runners-up.
No. 97 Dylan Udero (Las Cruces/ Class of 2016/ Forward)
8 Goals, 7 Assists.
Udero’s most important stat came from an assist that tied Cleveland.
No. 98 Ruben Diaz (Centennial/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
6 Goals.
Diaz scored the game winner against Valencia.
No. 99 Alexis Zapata (Capital/ Class of 2016/ Midfield/ Forward)
6 Goals 5 Assists.
Zapata’s best game was against St. Mikes where he had 1 goal and 2 assists.
No. 100 Eduardo Solis (Chaparral/ Class of 2016/ Defense)
5 Goals, 2 Assists.
Solis had an important assist on the goal that tied Santa Teresa.
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