Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Michigan

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BOYS SOCCER

Aidan O'Connor

Defender
FOREST HILLS NORTHERN HS
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
SENIOR
Height: 6-FOOT-4
Press Release

Peak Performance

17

2019 shutouts

12

2019 goals

4

2019 assists
“Simply put, Aidan O’Connor was a force. He was very physical but in a very intelligent way. The goal for my team was to avoid his side of the field. We did so with very limited success.”
Karl Johnson
Head Coach - Head coach of Northview High
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 6-foot-4, 201-pound senior defender led the Huskies to a 23-0-1 record and the Division II state championship this past season. O’Connor anchored a defense that compiled 17 shutouts and allowed just eight scores. He also chipped in offensively with 12 goals and four assists. The Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association’s Mr. Soccer winner, he is a two-time MIHSSCA Dream Team selection.

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Academic Achievement

O’Connor has maintained a 3.50 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Western Michigan University.

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Exemplary Character

A member of his school’s Diversity Club, O’Connor has volunteered locally on behalf of the Refugee Education Center in West Michigan and as a peer tutor.