Dovlo Named to MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Junior forward Enzo Dovlo of the UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team was named to the 2025 Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, as announced by the United Soccer Coaches on Thursday.
The MAC Hermann Trophy is the most coveted individual honor in NCAA Division I soccer and has been awarded annually since 1967. Dovlo is one of 31 selected on the watch list and one of two Southern Conference (SoCon) nominees with the other being Diego Hernandez from Furman.
The process of selecting a winner begins at the start of the college soccer season when a Watch List (men and women) of potential players is compiled by United Soccer Coaches All-America Committees. At the end of the collegiate regular season on Dec. 9th, 15 players following the conclusion of All-American voting by Division I coaches are announced as semifinalists for the award. That list is then voted on through an online voting process by men's and women's Division I soccer coaches whose teams are current United Soccer Coaches College Services members.
The top three vote-getters for both the men's and women's trophy are announced as finalists for the award. These six individuals are invited to an annual banquet held at the Missouri Athletic Club of St. Louis. The winner of the Hermann Trophy will be presented to the winner on Jan. 9th at the banquet.
Dovlo currently ranks seventh in the nation in total points (20), 11th in assists (6) and 13th in the nation in goals (7). He also leads the SoCon in each of those statistical categories. The Spartan striker has also picked up one SoCon Offensive Player of the Week award this season.
"I'm really happy that I am on the Watch List," said Dovlo. "It is an amazing honor, however I think it is more about team success. We just came off a big win this week and we are just focused on the next game."
History of the Hermann Trophy
In 1967, Robert Hermann, the president of the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) and the Chairman of the Executive Committee of the NPSL's successor, the North American Soccer League, established a trophy to annually recognize the top men's collegiate soccer player. The trophy, named the Hermann Trophy, has been awarded each year since 1967. In 1988, a second Hermann Trophy was inaugurated to recognize the top women's collegiate player of the year.
In 1986, the Missouri Athletic Club (MAC) began naming an annual player of the year as a rival to the Hermann Trophy. Then in 1996, United Soccer Coaches (then NSCAA) initiated its own annual player of the year award. These three competing awards began merging three years later when United Soccer Coaches and MAC agreed to cooperate on naming a combined collegiate player of the year. Finally, beginning in 2002, United Soccer Coaches, the Missouri Athletic Club and the Hermann Trophy merged to create a unified award for the top college soccer player of the year.
2025 NCAA Division I Men's Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List
Position |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
K |
Mitch Budler |
Sr. |
University of Akron |
Lincoln, Neb. |
K |
Sebastian Conlon |
Sr. |
University of Kentucky |
Reston, Va. |
K |
Logan Erb |
Sr. |
NC State University |
Houston, Texas |
K |
Andrew Samuels |
Jr. |
Princeton University |
Burlingame, Calif. |
D |
Kamran Acito |
Sr. |
Duke University |
Manhattan, N.Y. |
D |
Nikola Markovic |
GR-5 |
Bryant University |
Brewster, Mass. |
D |
Abdel Talabi |
Sr. |
Missouri State University |
Derbyshire, England |
D |
Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch |
Sr. |
Princeton University |
San Diego, Calif. |
M |
Richie Aman |
Sr. |
University of Washington |
Hanover, N.H. |
M |
Zach Bohane |
Sr. |
Stanford University |
Monte Sereno, Calif. |
M |
Arnau Farnos |
Sr. |
Oregon State University |
Riudoms, Spain |
M |
Cooper Flax |
Sr. |
Wake Forest University |
Dix Hills, N.Y. |
M |
Cooper Forcellini |
Sr. |
Xavier University |
Olathe, Kan. |
M |
Ransford Gyan |
So. |
Clemson University |
Sunyani, Ghana |
M |
Diego Hernandez |
Jr. |
Furman University |
Mesquite, Texas |
M |
Kenan Hot |
Sr. |
Duke University |
Lincroft, N.J. |
M |
Eduoard Nys |
Jr. |
University of Illinois Chicago |
Dottignies, Belgium |
M |
Zach Zengue |
Sr. |
Georgetown University |
North Oaks, Minn. |
F |
David Agjabe |
So. |
University of Portland |
Surrey, B.C. |
F |
Palmer Ault |
Sr. |
Indiana University |
Noblesville, Ind. |
F |
Marcus Caldeira |
Sr. |
West Virginia University |
Mississauga, Ont. |
F |
Junior Diouf |
Fr. |
Grand Canyon University |
Thies, Senegal |
F |
Jr. |
UNC Greensboro |
Paris, France |
|
F |
Joe Highfield |
So. |
University of Portland |
Plymouth, Minn. |
F |
Maximilian Kissell |
Sr. |
University of Vermont |
Wiesbaden, German |
F |
Ricky Louis |
So. |
Georgia Southern University |
Fort Myers, Fla. |
F |
Daniel Lugo |
So. |
High Point University |
St. Petersburg, Fla. |
F |
Donavan Phillip |
Jr. |
NC State University |
Castria, Saint Lucia |
F |
Pablo Pozos |
Jr. |
West Virginia University |
Madrid, Spain |
F |
Nicholas Simmonds |
Fr. |
University of Virginia |
Midlothian, Va. |
F |
Marius Stenner |
So. |
University of Delaware |
Svendborg, Denmark |
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