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BOYS SOCCER

Hammad Ali

Midfielder/forward
SOUTH BURLINGTON HS
SOUTH BURLINGTON, VERMONT
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

11

Goals

15

Assists
“Hammad was the class of the league and the state. Both times we played South he eventually took over the game. When everyone was at their best, he was better. Hammad provided the spark to elevate his team.”
Dustin Hess
Head Coach - head coach of Mount Mansfield Union High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 150-pound senior midfielder and forward scored 11 goals and passed for 15 assists this past season, leading the Rebels (14-3) to the Division I state championship game. The Burlington Free-Press Player of the Year, Ali is a two-time Vermont Coaches Association First Team All-State selection. He was also a 2023 United Soccer Coaches High School All-American honoree.

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Academic Achievement

Ali has maintained an unweighted 4.02 GPA in the classroom. He will attend the University of Vermont this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Ali earned first place for Biomedical Sciences at the Vermont STEM Fair as a junior. A leader of his school’s Community Service Club, he has volunteered locally as a Red Cross Donor Ambassador and as a youth soccer coach.