Pelosi Named Boys Youth Player of the Year; 18 Repeat as Youth All-Americas
Posted by NSCAA on Dec 21, 2011 in Awards 0 Comments
Marc Pelosi (DeAnza Force/Sunnyvale, Calif.) has been named the 2011 NSCAA Boys Youth Player of the Year, leading a group of 40 players who have been named to the 2011 NSCAA Boys Youth All-America Team.
Pelosi has made 28 appearances for the U.S. U-17 National Team. In February he led the team into the FIFA U-17 World Cup by netting a hat trick against Honduras and scoring an overtime game-winner against El Salvador at the CONCACAF Championships in Jamaica. At the World Cup in Mexico, he served as team captain and played in all three group matches. A member of the U.S. Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla., since 2009, he signed with Liverpool FC in November.
Pelosi is one of 18 players who are repeat selections to the All-America Team. The 40 athletes will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center's Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 14, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.
2011 NSCAA Boys Youth All-America Team
| Player | Hometown |
| Kellyn Acosta* | Allen, Texas |
| Brandon Allen | Old Bridge, N.J. |
| Jordan Allen | Rochester, N.Y. |
| Michael Ambrose* | Frisco, Texas |
| Joe Amon* | Summerville, Calif. |
| Paul Arriola | Chula Vista, Calif. |
| Zachary Carroll | Grand Blanc, Mich. |
| Marco Delgado | Glendora, Calif. |
| Christian Duarte | League City, Texas |
| Diego Fagundez | Leominster, Mass. |
| Holden Fender | Marietta, Ga. |
| Daniel Flores* | Fresno, Calif. |
| Michael Gamble | Columbia, Md. |
| Alejandro Guido* | Chula Vista, Ga. |
| Kellen Gulley* | Clinton, Miss. |
| Wade Hamilton | Murrieta, Calif. |
| Christian Hernandez | Newark, N.J. |
| Alfred Koroma | Southlake, Texas |
| Ryan Masch | San Jose, Calif. |
| Jack McBean | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Kendall McIntosh* | Santa Rosa, Calif. |
| Nico Melo* | Kissimmee, Fla. |
| Raul Mendiola | Alta Loma, Calif. |
| Alessandro Mion* | Miami, Fla. |
| Antonio Murillo | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Cole Nagy | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| Adam Najem | Clifton, N.J. |
| Andrew Oliver* | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| Maikon Orrellana | Provo, Utah |
| Marc Pelosi* | Sunnyvale, Calif. |
| Fernando Pina* | Houston, Texas |
| Jalen Robinson | Catonsville, Md. |
| Esteban Rodriguez | Bell Gardens, Calif. |
| Mario Rodriguez* | North Hollywood, Calif. |
| Tarik Salkicic* | Pinellas Park, Fla. |
| Cole Seiler* | Anderson, S.C. |
| Dillon Serna* | Brighton, Colo. |
| Nathan Smith* | Fresno, Calif. |
| Andrew Souders* | Amherst, Ohio |
| Todd Wharton | Glen Allen, Va. |
*indicates repeat selection
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