NEW ORLEANS, La. – Coastal Carolina men's soccer standouts Loed Klaasen and Angel Lopez have been recognized by the Sun Belt Conference for their outstanding seasons, the league announced Friday. Klaasen was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team, while Lopez earned a spot on the All-Sun Belt Freshman Team.

Klaasen, a key playmaker in the Chanticleers' midfield, has appeared in all 13 matches this season, tallying four goals and seven assists. His 0.58 assists per match rank seventh nationally, while his 1.15 points-per-match average sits ninth in the Sun Belt. The midfielder leads Coastal and ranks sixth in the league with 2.00 shots per match, maintaining a .308 shots-on-goal percentage across 1,083 minutes of play.

Lopez made an immediate impact in his debut season for the Chants, appearing in 11 matches with eight starts. The freshman ranks seventh in the Sun Belt with 1.18 points per match, 10th in total goals (5), and third in game-winning-goal average (.182).

2025 Sun Belt Conference Men's Soccer Awards

Player of the Year
Marcus Caldeira, F, West Virginia

Offensive Player of the Year
Marcus Caldeira, F, West Virginia

Defensive Player of the Year
Noah Holmstrom, D, Georgia Southern

Goalkeeper of the Year
Sebastian Conlon, GK, Kentucky

Newcomer of the Year
Lilian Ricol, F, UCF

Freshman of the Year
Emil Seedorff, M, Georgia Southern
 
Coach of the Year
Johan Cedergren, Kentucky

All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
F - Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia
F – Ricky Louis, Georgia Southern
F – Lilian Ricol, UCF
F – Pablo Pozos, West Virginia
M – Clarence Awoudor, UCF
M –Loed Klaasen, Coastal Carolina
M – Agustin Lopez, Kentucky
D – Takahiro Fujita, Marshall
D – Noah Holmstrom, Georgia Southern
D – Marqes Muir, Kentucky
GK – Sebastian Conlon, Kentucky

All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
F – Ethan Ballek, South Carolina
F – Isaish Chisolm, Kentucky
F – Lewis Rouke, Old Dominion
F – Alex Ruiz, Kentucky
M – Kevin Larsson, Kentucky
M – Nacho Martinez, West Virginia
M – Rai Pinto, Marshall
D – Felix Ewald, West Virginia
D – Carlos Hernando, West Virginia
D – David de la Vibora, Marshall
GK – Nate Martinez, Georgia Southern
 
All-Sun Belt Conference Freshman Team
F – Angel Lopez, Coastal Carolina
F – Seiryu Ono, UCF
F – Sammie Walker, West Virginia
M – Juan Alvarez, West Virginia
M – Marcus Andersen, Kentucky
M – Matthew DeJianne, South Carolina
M – Emil Seedorff, Georgia Southern
D – Joao Alves, Marshall
D – Loir Holtz, Georgia Southern
D – Jem Hewlett, UCF
D – David de la Vibora, Marshall
* No GK was nominated so there are two at large selections.
 
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