CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Freshman forward Nick Simmonds and senior midfielder Umberto Pelà each received All-American honors as announced Friday (Dec. 12) by the United Soccer Coaches.
Simmonds was named a first-team All-American while Pelà was named to the second team. Simmonds and Pelà become the 54th and 55th all-time Cavalier selections to the organization’s All-America teams. Simmonds becomes the 28th Virginia first team selection.
Simmonds’ selection makes him the third Virginia freshman to be named a first-team All-American and the fifth listed on the United Soccer Coaches All-American teams joining Stephen Annor (2023, third team), Claudio Reyna (1991, first team), Tony Meola (1988, first team) and Jeff Agoos (1986, third team).
Simmonds who was also named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy honoring the nation’s top collegiate soccer player adds All-Region to a long list of accolades in his rookie season which include All-ACC first team and ACC Freshman of the Year. Simmonds scored 10 goals, the most among freshmen from power-four programs, and five assists on the season.
Pelà made 17 starts in as many appearances while recording single-season career high totals with four goals and five assists for a total of 18 points. A two-year captain at central midfield, Pelà helped lead the Cavaliers to an ACC championship game and the second top-four NCAA seed in the last four seasons.
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men’s All-America Teams
| First Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Niklas Herceg | So. | University of Vermont | Alsdorf, Germany |
| D | Lasse Kelp | Sr. | University of Maryland | Bonn, Germany |
| D | Nikola Markovic | So. | NC State University | Montreal, Que. |
| D | Agustin Resch | Sr. | Seton Hall University | Arata, Argentina |
| M | Richie Aman | Sr. | University of Washington | Hanover, N.H. |
| M | Diego Hernandez | Jr. | Furman University | Mesquite, Texas |
| M | Ransford Gyan | So. | Clemson University | Sunyani, Ghana |
| M | Zach Zengue | So. | Georgetown University | North Oaks, Minn. |
| F | Marcus Caldeira* | Sr. | West Virginia University | Mississauga, Ont. |
| F | Junior Diouf | Fr. | Grand Canyon University | Thies, Senegal |
| F | Donavan Phillip | Jr. | NC State University | Castries, Saint Lucia |
| F | Nick Simmonds | Fr. | University of Virginia | Midlothian, Va. |
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Logan Erb | Sr. | NC State University | Houston, Texas |
| D | Jack Jasinski | Sr. | Princeton University | Charlotte, N.C. |
| D | Moussa Ndiaye | Sr. | Virginia Commonwealth University | Dakar, Senegal |
| D | Slade Starnes | Sr. | Southern Methodist University | Dallas, Texas |
| M | Cooper Flax* | Sr. | Wake Forest University | Dix Hills, N.Y. |
| M | Laurie Goddard | Sr. | Hofstra University | London, England |
| M | Umberto Pela | Sr. | University of Virginia | Milan, Italy |
| F | Palmer Ault | Sr. | Indiana University | Noblesville, Ind. |
| F | Mitchell Baker | So. | Georgetown University | Melbourne, Australia |
| F | David Ismail | Sr. | University of Vermont | Bayreuth, Germany |
| F | Sergi Solans Ormo* | So. | UCLA | Lleida, Spain |
| Third Team | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Jeremi Abonnel* | Sr. | Saint Louis University | Aix-en-Provence, France |
| D | Harry Bertos | Jr. | University of Washington | Bedford, Mass. |
| D | Ethan Warne | Sr. | University of San Diego | Norwich, England |
| D | Giuliano Fravolini Whitchurch | Sr. | Princeton University | San Diego, Calif. |
| M | Clarence Awoudor | Sr. | University of Central Florida | Saint-Lo, France |
| M | Arnau Farnos* | Sr. | Oregon State University | Riudoms, Spain |
| M | Connor Miller* | Jr. | Cornell University | Centennial, Colo. |
| F | Jaime Amaro | So. | Bryant University | Madrid, Spain |
| F | Enzo Dovlo | Jr. | University of North Carolina-Greensboro | Paris, France |
| F | Joe Highfield | So. | University of Portland | Plymouth, Minn. |
| F | Ricardo Louis | So. | Georgia Southern University | Fort Myers, Fla. |
| F | Daniel Lugo | Jr. | High Point University | St. Petersburg, Fla. |
| *previous selection | ||||