NPSL Announces 2021 Conference XI Selections

The National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) is proud to announce the Conference XI selections for the 2021 season. Teams, media, fans, and supporters were all part of the online voting process.

Each Conference XI includes one head coach, three defenders, four midfielders, and three forwards. The Conference XI winners automatically qualify as nominees for the 2021 NPSL Region XI teams.

WEST REGION

HEAD COACH:
Ramon Raya – Denton Diablos FC

GOALKEEPER:
Gage Rogers – Laredo Heat SC

DEFENDERS:
Joseph Cervantes – Fort Worth Vaqueros FC
Tarik Abdi – Katy 1895 FC
Ben Quigley – Midland-Odessa Sockers FC

MIDFIELDERS:
Carlos Flores – Denton Diablos FC
Kelechi Onyewuenyi – Katy 1895 FC
Oscar Govea – Laredo Heat SC
Brandon Duarte – Midland-Odessa Sockers FC

FORWARDS:
Sam Coad – Denton Diablos FC
Joe Conway – Irving FC
Nadav Datner – Laredo Heat SC

HEAD COACH:
Reinaldo Caetano – FC Golden State

GOALKEEPER:
Alfredo Cortez – FC Golden State

DEFENDERS:
Eric Avila – ASC San Diego
Eduardo Guzman – Las Vegas Legends FC
Ahmad Yehya – Temecula FC

MIDFIELDERS:
Corey Lundeen – ASC San Diego
Sebastian Cruz – FC Golden State
Brandon Vargas – Las Vegas Legends FC
Ambrose Lisowe – Temecula FC

FORWARDS:
Jeroen Meefort – ASC San Diego
Eduardo Faria – FC Golden State
Samuel Ayina – Las Vegas Legends FC

MIDWEST REGION

HEAD COACH:
Nick Kristock – Carpathia FC

GOALKEEPER:
Pablo Ortiz – FC Milwaukee Torrent

DEFENDERS:
Ellis Jones – Carpathia FC
Seon Thomas – FC Indiana
Sam Novak – FC Milwaukee Torrent

MIDFIELDERS:
David Edwardson – Carpathia FC
Jonatan Paniagua – FC Columbus
Ian Cerro – FC Milwaukee Torrent
Yeison Esquivel – Panathinaikos Chicago

FORWARDS:
Ryan Williams – Carpathia FC
Chukwuemeka Eneli – FC Columbus
Malik Mennana – FC Milwaukee Torrent

HEAD COACH:
Matt VanBenschoten – Minneapolis City SC

GOALKEEPER:
Matt Elder – Minneapolis City SC

DEFENDERS:
Ayrton Redmore – Med City FC
Matthew Murakami – Minneapolis City SC
Jorge Lopez – Sioux Falls Thunder FC

MIDFIELDERS:
Diego Valle – Dakota Fusion FC
James Westfield – Duluth FC
Jack Hilton-Jones – Med City FC
Max Stiegwardt – Minneapolis City SC

FORWARDS:
Sidney Warden – Duluth FC
Lucas Hart – Med City FC
Lionel Vang – Minneapolis City SC

HEAD COACH:
Lewis Dunne – Cleveland SC

GOALKEEPER:
Conor Cable – Cleveland SC

DEFENDERS:
Boban Cancar – Cleveland SC
Robert Williamson – FC Buffalo
Jake Schindler – Rochester Lancers

MIDFIELDERS:
Habib Famuditimi – FC Buffalo
Joshua Gaspari – Pittsburgh Hotspurs
Lucas Fernandez – Rochester Lancers
Jeorgio Kocevski – Syracuse FC

FORWARDS:
Thomas Beck – Cleveland SC
Stefan Copetti – FC Buffalo
Nicky Kolarac – Pittsburgh Hotspurs

SOUTH REGION

HEAD COACH:
Tommy Krizanovic – Jacksonville Armada FC U-23

GOALKEEPER:
Hector Grajeda – Southern States SC

DEFENDERS:
Thierry Zabarel – AFC Mobile
David Born – Florida Roots FC
Joe Peralta – Tallahassee SC

MIDFIELDERS:
Alex Ierides – Jacksonville Armada FC U-23
Mason Walsh – New Orleans Jesters
Michael Lightbourne – Pensacola FC
Julian Avila-Good – Southern States SC

FORWARDS:
Jovoney Brown – Jacksonville Armada FC U-23
Jabari Hylton – Pensacola FC
Tom Shepherd – Southern States SC

HEAD COACH:
Levi Coleman – Tulsa Athletic

GOALKEEPER:
Matthew Wallace – Demize NPSL

DEFENDERS:
John Clout – Demize NPSL
Fabian Forisch – OKC 1889 FC
Joseph Ruiz – Tulsa Athletic

MIDFIELDERS:
Jhorman Cruz – Arkansas Wolves FC
Quentin Hornung – Demize NPSL
Muhammad Bilal – OKC 1889 FC
Joseph Garcia – Tulsa Athletic

FORWARDS:
Oscar Herrera – Arkansas Wolves FC
Rian Marques – Demize NPSL
Aboubakr Sidiki Moubarak Diallo – Tulsa Athletic

HEAD COACH:
Marcelo Alves – Miami United FC

GOALKEEPER:
Bryan Gammiero – Miami United FC

DEFENDERS:
Callum Doyle – Central Florida Panthers SC
Jeison Espitia – Miami United FC
Victor Diaz – Naples United FC

MIDFIELDERS:
Sinisa Sprecakovic – Boca Raton FC
Charles Ahl – Central Florida Panthers SC
Matias Solari – Miami United FC
Ignacio Ratti – Naples United FC

FORWARDS:
Riki Soto – Miami Dutch Lions FC
Nicolas Micoli – Miami United FC
Juan Cano – Naples United FC

EAST REGION

HEAD COACH:
Steffen Siebert – Atlantic City FC

GOALKEEPER:
Lucas Daunhauer – Atlantic City FC

DEFENDERS:
Jean Voltaire – FC Motown
Keith Sanderson – First State FC
Ndeh Tima – West Chester United SC

MIDFIELDERS:
Daniel Diaz-Bonilla – Atlantic City FC
Bryant Knibbs – FC Monmouth
Freddy De Oliveira – FC Motown
Derek Ramirez – West Chester United SC

FORWARDS:
Walter Calderon – FC Monmouth
Ryan Peterson – FC Motown
Drew Blackwell – West Chester United SC

HEAD COACH:
Larry Sancomb – FC Baltimore Christos

GOALKEEPER:
Michael Zierhoffer – FC Baltimore Christos

DEFENDERS:
Josh Morgan – FC Baltimore Christos
Jonas Kalchner – FC Frederick
Jared Valdes – Northern Virginia United

MIDFIELDERS:
Alejandro Arbelaez – FC Baltimore Christos
Uriel Zeitz – FC Frederick
Demitri Turner – Northern Virginia United
Prince Idornigie – Virginia Beach City FC

FORWARDS:
Ben Bender – FC Baltimore Christos
Carter Berg – Northern Virginia United
Sheriff Secka – Virginia Beach City FC

HEAD COACH:
Jamal Lis-Simmons – Kingston Stockade FC

GOALKEEPER:
Dylan McDermott – Kingston Stockade FC

DEFENDERS:
William Jones – Hartford City FC
Joao Avila – Kingston Stockade FC
Adel Cekic – New York Shockers

MIDFIELDERS:
Patrick Sorensen – Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds
Mark Grant – Hartford City FC
Matt Koziol – Kingston Stockade FC
Cameron Lavallee – New York Shockers

FORWARDS:
Jose Agudelo Cuartas – Greater Lowell Rough Diamonds
Louis Beddouri – Hartford City FC
Adetayo Adefioye – New York Shockers

HEAD COACH:
Ricky Davey – Georgia Revolution FC

GOALKEEPER:
Fabian Pekruhl – Georgia Storm

DEFENDERS:
Alex Render – Appalachian FC
Joel Copes – LSA Athletico Lanier
Diallo Irakoze – Metro Louisville FC

MIDFIELDERS:
Jeremiah Luoma – Appalachian FC
Sagi Hirsch – Georgia Revolution FC
Wilfried Kamdem Tchoupa – Georgia Storm
Christian Ochoa – LSA Athletico Lanier

FORWARDS:
Brad Kay – Georgia Revolution FC
Stephen Bivens – Georgia Storm
Kyle Simmons – North Alabama SC

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