The 2025 IHSAA boys soccer season featured electrifying stars who consistently impacted their teams throughout the year. With the season complete, IndyStar is highlighting the top soccer players in Indiana with the Player of the Year fan poll.
Note: This recognition is strictly fan based and is separate from IndyStar Player of the Year and the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year.
Cast your vote in the poll at the bottom of the article. Polls close Monday at noon.
Nery Pacheco, McCutcheon
The senior striker took 36 shots this season. Thirty-five of them were goals. Pacheco’s goal total was enough to land him in the top 150 in the nation for goals scored.
Trevor Bush, Lawrence Central
Bush’s .348 goals against average ranked ninth in the state and second in Central Indiana amongst goalies this season. The sophomore logged 44 saves in 14 games played and helped lead the Bears to a 9-5-3 record.
Micah Eldridge, Brownsburg
Brownsburg advanced to the regional finals led by its star forward Micah Eldridge. Eldridge finished his final season as a Bulldog with 24 goals and six assists.
Habib Bojang, Christel House
The Gambian native notched 20 goals and 13 assists this season, the highest goal-assist ratio in Christel House history. The senior striker led the Eagles to their first sectional title in his lone season playing high school in America.
Jackson Massillamany, Cathedral
The senior defender scored the third-most goals for Cathedral this season, totaling four. Massillamany also added two assists. Massillamany played in 18 games and helped anchor a Cathedral defense that conceded 18 goals and tallied seven clean sheets.
Vikas Walling, Bishop Chatard
The senior midfielder often cruises past defenders with ease, which is why he posted 23 goals this season en route to leading Chatard to a state championship game appearance. Walling recorded five assists on the year.
Will Doan, Covenant Christian
A complete player, the senior forward posted 25 goals and 16 assists this season. Doan guided the Warriors to a 19-2-1 record and a semistate appearance.
Charlie Cole, Mt. Vernon
The senior forward recorded 26 goals in only 11 games this season, averaging 2.4 per game. Cole had a five-goal performance in a 7-2 win over New Castle on Aug. 23. He led the Marauders to a 12-5 record this year.
Quinn Wu, Carmel
The Greyhounds started the season unranked. They finished it as champions. A large part was because of Quinn Wu. The senior midfielder had seven goals and just as many assists in 2025, serving as the dynamic engine for coach Shane Schmidt’s side.
Christian Zermeno, Guerin Catholic
Zermeno lifted Guerin Catholic to its first state title in 11 years this season. The midfielder capped his final season of high school soccer with 19 goals and 23 assists, the fifth most in the state.
This article originally appeared on Indianapolis Star: Goals, defense and saves: Vote for boys soccer Player of the Year
Reporting by Joshua Heron, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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