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Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - New Hampshire

Gatorade Player of the year

Ali Mirza

Forward
BEDFORD HS
BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

33

Goals

10

Assists

74

Career Goals

26

Career Assists
“Ali is crafty up top (in the final third) and has pinpoint accuracy with his shooting. He places the ball for goals as well as anyone I’ve seen in a while and can also smash one by you (when circumstances dictate).”
Tom Bellen
Head Coach - Nashua High South

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 152-pound senior forward scored 33 goals and passed for 10 assists this past season, leading the Bulldogs (14-1-4) to the Division I state semifinals. The Division I Player of the Year, Mirza was both the United Soccer Coaches High School State Player of the Year and a USC All-American selection. A TopDrawerSoccer.com Fall Season Best XI Third Team honoree, he concluded his prep career with 74 goals and 26 assists.

Academic Achievement

Mirza has maintained a weighted 4.06 GPA in the classroom. He will attend Worcester Polytechnic Institute and play soccer there this fall.

Exemplary Character

Mirza has donated his time raising mental health awareness among teens through the National Alliance on Mental Illness. He has also volunteered locally at an elder care facility and as a youth soccer coach.