ORLANDO – As announced by the United Soccer Coaches Thursday morning, Knights fifth year forward Lucca Dourado has been added to the 16-player 2024 Hermann Trophy Watch List ahead of the commencement of the fall 2024 slate.
Per the United Soccer Coaches’ release, the Hermann Trophy is presented annually by the Missouri Athletic Club and is the nation’s highest individual honor recognizing the National Player of the Year as determined by voting of Division I head coaches who are members of United Soccer Coaches.
It is named in honor of the late Robert Hermann, the legendary St. Louis, Mo., businessman and soccer executive who founded the National Professional Soccer League, the first pro soccer league in the United States which became the North American Soccer League. He was inducted in the U.S. Soccer Hall of Fame in 2012.
Dourado once again served as an integral part of UCF’s attacking scheme in 2023, leading the team in goals scored (9), points (21), shot attempts (56), shots on goal (22) and game-winning goals (3).
For his efforts, he was included on the United Soccer Coaches’ All-Southeast Region First Team and the Sun Belt’s All-Conference First Team, becoming an All-Region selection for the third time in his career, in addition to his selection to the Sun Belt 2024 Preseason All-Conference Team.
The forward appeared in season-high-tying 16 matches for the second time in his career in 2023, and with another strong offensive campaign finished the year in sixth place on the UCF all-time career points list (80) and seventh on the career goals scored list (37). With three more scores, Dourado will become the fifth player in program history to hit the 40-goal plateau with the Knights.
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