2022 - 2023 NEW JERSEY
GIRLS SOCCER
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
MELINA
REBIMBAS
MIDFIELDER/FORWARD
RUTGERS PREPARATORY SCHOOL
SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
SENIOR
HEIGHT: 5-FOOT-7
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HIGHLIGHTED STATS
24
GOALS
16
ASSISTS
98
CAREER GOALS
58
CAREER ASSISTS
“Melina’s soccer IQ is absolutely off the charts. She was three steps ahead of everyone else on that field. Her IQ, accompanied by her technical ability and speed of play, made her deadly.”
Sergio Torres
Head Coach - head coach of Holy Cross Prep

Athletic Excellence


The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-7 senior midfielder and forward led the Argonauts to a 17-3 record and the Non-Public B Division state championship this past season. Rebimbas scored 24 goals and passed for 16 assists, including two goals in Rutgers Prep’s 3-1 win over DePaul High in the state final. Rebimbas missed nine games during the regular season while playing in the Under-17 Women’s World Cup as a member of the U.S. National Team. Ranked as the nation’s No. 3 recruit in the Class of 2023 by PrepSoccer.com, she concluded her prep soccer career with 98 goals and 58 assists.

Academic Achievement


Rebimbas has maintained a weighted 4.18 GPA in the classroom. She has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of North Carolina this fall.

Exemplary Character


The secretary of the Rutgers Prep School Council, Rebimbas has volunteered locally with the Tend to a Friend Club, which matches up older students with special-needs children. She has also donated her time as part of a toy drive for the Ronald McDonald House and as a youth soccer coach.