About Community Grant
Winners
National Winners
State Winners
Winner Access Nominate
mobile navigation - click to open mobile navigation - click to close
6 Days Until the State Girls Soccer Announcement
Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Alabama

Gatorade Player of the year

Orlando Avalos

Midfielder
PELHAM HS
PELHAM, ALABAMA
SOPHOMORE
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

19

Goals

14

Assists
“Orlando is a top all-around player and played many different positions for their team this season. He is very good at keeping possession on the ball and creating numerous scoring chances through his incisive passing. He is a top-notch player.”
Matt Hall
Head Coach - Spain Park High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9, 152-pound sophomore midfielder scored 19 goals and passed for 14 assists this past season, leading the Panthers (23-3-1) to the Class 6A state quarterfinals. A two-time Super All-State selection, Avalos played center back as a freshman after recovering from a broken leg that cost him his eighth-grade season. He was a 2025 First Team All-State selection and a First Team Birmingham All-Metro honoree.

Academic Achievement

Avalos has maintained a weighted 3.66 GPA in the classroom. He will begin his junior year of high school this fall.

Exemplary Character

A member of the Spanish National Honor Society, Avalos has volunteered locally as a youth soccer coach and referee.