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 inEnglish
OwnerRobert Ziegler
EditorJ.R. Eskilson, Travis Clark
URLtopdrawersoccer.com
CommercialNo
RegistrationYes
LaunchedAugust 15, 2003; 21 years ago (2003-08-15)

Profile and history

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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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

Awards

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National Player of the Year

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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.[citation needed]

Men's Award

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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 Creighton FW Sophomore [10]
2023   USA Bryan Dowd Notre Dame GK Senior [11]

Women's Award

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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 [12]
2017   USA Andi Sullivan Stanford MF Senior [13]
2018   USA Catarina Macario Stanford DF Sophomore
2019   USA Catarina Macario (2) Stanford DF Junior [14]
2020   USA Kelsey Turnbow Santa Clara FW Senior [15]
2021   USA Mikayla Colohan BYU MF Senior [16]
2022   USA Korbin Albert Notre Dame MF Sophomore [17]
2023   USA Lexi Missimo Texas MF Junior [18]

Winners by school

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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

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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

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References

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  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.
  3. ^ "2015 TDS DI Men's Postseason Best XI Teams | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  4. ^ "Men's Division I Postseason Top 100 | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  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.
  9. ^ a b "2021 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
  10. ^ "2022 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 21, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2023.
  11. ^ "2023 Men's DI Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "2016 Women's DI Top 100 postseason update | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  13. ^ "2017 Women's Division I Postseason Awards | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  14. ^ "2019 Women's Division I Postseason Awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  15. ^ "Women's Postseason Top 100 released | College Soccer". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved June 1, 2021.
  16. ^ a b "2021 Women's DI Postseason awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 14, 2021. Retrieved December 14, 2021.
  17. ^ a b "2022 Women's DI Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 15, 2022. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  18. ^ a b "2023 Women's Dl Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 14, 2023.
  19. ^ "2020-21 Men's DI Postseason awards". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved January 13, 2022.
  20. ^ "2022 Men's Division I Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. TopDrawerSoccer. December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  21. ^ "2023 Men's DI Postseason Awards". topdrawersoccer.com. Top Drawer Soccer. December 18, 2023. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  22. ^ "2020-21 Women's DI Postseason awards". topdrawersoccer.com. May 24, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2022.