Gatorade 2019 - 2020: Player of the Year

Boys Soccer - Georgia

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BOYS SOCCER

Vedad Kovac

Forward
LASSITER HS
MARIETTA , GEORGIA
SENIOR
Height: 5-FOOT-8
Press Release

Peak Performance

17

2020 goals

14

2020 assists

47

Career goals

25

Career assists
“Vedad is a natural finisher and a hard worker on the field. He has some great vision on the field and provides many assists when he is not scoring himself.”
Samer Kaddah
Head Coach - Head coach of Pope High
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Athletic Excellence

The 5-foot-8, 145-pound senior forward led the Trojans to a 7-1 record this spring before the season was cancelled. Kovac totaled 17 goals and 14 assists with three hat tricks in eight games. The 2019 4-AAAAAAA Region Player of the Year, Kovac is a member of the Under-19 Bosnian National Team. He concluded his prep soccer career with 47 goals and 25 assists.

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Academic Achievement

Kovac has maintained a weighted 3.65 GPA in the classroom. He has signed a National Letter of Intent to play soccer on scholarship at Michigan State University.

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Exemplary Character

An avid artist, Kovac has volunteered locally as part of community beautification projects and as a youth soccer coach.