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6 Days Until the State Girls Soccer Announcement
Gatorade 2025 - 2026: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Georgia

Gatorade Player of the year

Ryan Gottschalk

Midfielder
JOHNS CREEK HS
JOHNS CREEK, GEORGIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-10
Press Release

Peak Performance

24

Goals

12

Assists
“Ryan’s movement off the ball made him hard to mark. Once he received the ball in the attacking third, he was lethal with his first touch and shot. He’s a player that doesn’t stop running and moving off the ball, so he pops up all over the field.”
Ahmed Gathing
Head Coach - Chattahoochee High

Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-10, 145-pound senior midfielder led the Gladiators to a 22-1 record and the Class AAAAA state championship this past season. Gottschalk scored 24 goals and passed for 12 assists, earning MVP honors by sparking the game-winning tally in Johns Creek’s 2-0 win over River Ridge High in the state final. He was the Region 7-AAAAA Player of the Year.

Academic Achievement

Gottschalk has maintained an A average in the classroom. He will attend the Coast Guard Academy in Connecticut, where he will play soccer, beginning this fall.

Exemplary Character

Gottschalk has volunteered locally with the Young Men’s Service League and the Heart & Hope for Humanity Foundation. He has also donated his time as a partner player for a child with special needs through North Fulton United FC.