Gatorade 2022 - 2023: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Ohio

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BOYS SOCCER

Nolan Spicer

Midfielder
ST. IGNATIUS HS
CLEVELAND, OHIO
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-9
Press Release

Peak Performance

23

Goals

9

Assists

66

Career Goals

31

Career Assists
“When I watched Nolan control a game it was just special. Nolan had a presence on the field that no one could quite compete with. He determined the outcome of matches, yet keeps a sense of calm under pressure.”
Greg Moilov
Head Coach
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Athletic Excellence

The state’s returning Gatorade Player of the Year, the 5-foot-9, 150-pound senior midfielder led the Wildcats to a 21-2 record and a fourth straight Division I state championship this past season. Spicer scored 23 goals and passed for nine assists. The Division I Player of the Year and a United Soccer Coaches All-American selection, he concluded his prep soccer career with 66 goals and 31 assists, including single-season highs of 26 and 12 as a junior.

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Academic Achievement

Spicer has maintained a weighted 4.18 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a national letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at the University of Notre Dame this fall.

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Exemplary Character

Spicer has volunteered locally by serving the unhoused with the Labre Ministry to the Homeless. He has also donated his time with the St. Joseph Pallbearer Ministry, the Rini Family Christmas Food Drive and as a youth soccer coach.