Oklahoma City – Leonardo Leitao of Mid-America Christian has been named the 2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year, as voted on by the league’s coaches. Mid-America Christian’s Head Coach James Roberson earned the conference Coach of the Year award to headline the league’s postseason awards.
Leitao also garnered the conference Offensive Player of the Year award, while Matias Garcia of Mid-America Christian claimed the Defensive Player of the Year Award. Ebenezer Boti of Mid-America Christian collected the Newcomer of the Year honor, while Curtis Clarke of Southwestern Christian earned the Freshman of the Year award. Julian Huertas of Mid-America Christian claimed the Goalkeeper of the Year honor to round out the postseason honors.
Roberson has guided the Evangels to the No. 3 ranking in the final NAIA poll with an overall record of 18-1-2 and a conference mark of 8-0-1 to claim the SAC regular-season and tournament championship.
Leitao was second in the league with 12 goals on 49 shots this season and in shots on goal with 30. He also had four game-winning goals, while having 28 points, which was the fourth most in the conference this season.
Garcia was a key part of the Evangels’ back line as he helped MACU allow only 12 goals this season. He also added a pair of goals and five assists to his stat line for the year.
Boti was also a big key in the Evangels’ success this season as played and started in every match this season and had a goal and two assists to his credit. Boti finished the year with 11 shots and one shot on goal.
Clarke led the conference in goals with 17, assists with 10, and points with 44 to aid the Eagles in an outstanding year. Clarke had a team-high 51 shots with 36 of those being on frame.
Huertas anchored the MACU defense as he led the league in goals-against average (0.65), saves (41), and shutouts (9). Huertas finished the season with a record of 17-1-2 and faced only 52 shots during the year.
2026 Sooner Athletic Conference Men’s Soccer Awards
Coach of the Year: James Roberson, Mid-America Christian
Player of the Year: Leonardo Leitao, Mid-America Christian
Offensive Player of the Year: Leonardo Leitao, Mid-America Christian
Defensive Player of the Year: Matias Garcia, Mid-America Christian
Goalkeeper of the Year: Julian Huertas, Mid-America Christian
Freshman of the Year: Curtis Clarke, Southwestern Christian
Newcomer of the Year: Ebenezer Boti, Mid-America Christian
1st Team All-SAC
Forwards
Leonardo Leitao, MACU
Curtis Clarke, SCU
Kendrick Lysius-Cherubin, OPSU
Callum Scott, USAO
Midfielders
Diogo Stefane, Tex Wes
Elias Hirt, MACU
Jimmy Cabrera, MACU
Marco Brizuela, JBU
Defenders
Matias Garcia, MACU
Ebenezer Boti , MACU
Kevin Acosta, JBU
Marcos Arranz, SCU
Goalkeepers
Julian Huertas, MACU
Juan Almanza, JBU
2nd Team All-SAC
Forwards
Alessio Purnelle, SCU
Constantin Bauer, JBU
Francisco Miquel, OCU
Daniel Gallagher, MACU
Rudy Gonzalez, Tex Wes
Midfielders
Diego Sano, MACU
Henry Lynch, USAO
Richard Ebongue, USAO
Othman Gherab, OPSU
Defenders
Lucas Giacomini, SCU
Nathaniel Neang, TWU
Balsa Popovic, USAO
Igor Kothaj, USAO
Leo Coronado, TWU
Jaksa Pantic, JBU
Goalkeepers
Vittorio Di Carlo, OCU
Noah Epler-McDonnell, Tex Wes