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BOYS SOCCER

Elyes Ellouz

Midfielder/Forward
OLATHE WEST HS
OLATHE, KANSAS
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

26

Goals (Season)

2

Assists (Season)

42

Goals (Career)

18

Assists (Career)
“Elyes was the mainstay—he held the ship together and kept us going. He was able to move us forward as a team as we missed multiple starters. And in the playoffs, he was simply phenomenal.”
Matt Trumpp
Head Coach - head coach of Olathe West High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 135-pound senior midfielder and forward led the Owls to a 13-7-1 record and the Class 6A state championship this past season. Ellouz tallied 26 goals and two assists, and scored the lone goal in overtime in the state title game. Ellouz also had the game-winning goal in the state quarterfinals and state semifinals for Olathe West, which was beset by injuries and lost seven of eight games to close the regular season. The Class 6A Midfielder of the Year, he concluded his prep soccer career with 42 goals and 18 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Ellouz has maintained a weighted 3.92 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at MidAmerica Nazarene University this fall.

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Exemplary Character

A member of the Olathe West Theatre Department, Ellouz has volunteered locally with Diversity for Change in Kansas City, a fundraising project that promotes the message of accepting people from every culture while also embracing your own background. He has also donated his time as a youth soccer coach and mentor.