Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Girls Soccer - New Hampshire

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GIRLS SOCCER

Araceli Cloutier

Defender
BEDFORD HS
BEDFORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

4

Goals

3

Assists

17

Shutouts

5

Goals Allowed
“Araceli was dominant this season no matter where she played. Whether she was playing defense or center mid, she was the center of every big play. Araceli is the reason that Bedford was so successful.”
Megan Young
Head Coach - head coach of Exeter High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-9 senior defender led the Bulldogs to an 18-2 record and the Division I state championship this past season. Cloutier anchored a defense that allowed just five goals while also recording 17 shutouts. She pitched in offensively with four goals and three assists, including the set-up on Bedford’s goal in its 1-0 win over Exeter High in the state final. A United Soccer Coaches All-American selection, she is a two-time Division I First Team honoree.

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Academic Achievement

Cloutier has maintained a weighted 4.16 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Providence College this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Cloutier has volunteered with 4-H at local fairs and at a horse camp. She has also donated her time as a personal trainer and as a youth soccer coach and referee.