Vote: Which Salem-Keizer area boys soccer player will be best in 2025?

These are the nominees for best boys soccer player from the Salem-Keizer area

The Oregon high school boys soccer season is days away and there is no shortage of Salem-Keizer area talent returning to the field in 2025. Teams in all classifications are retooling rosters and preparing for a successful season.

These are some of the top players returning to action in 2025. You now get to decide which will have the greatest impact.

Here are the nominees:

  • Giovanni Alarcon, McKay
  • Johnathan Beas-Mendez, Dayton
  • Ruben Bell, Stayton
  • Derick Cuello, McNary
  • Juruen Delgado, North Marion
  • Carson Farwell, Sprague
  • Johnny Garcia, Stayton
  • Jesus Guerrero, West Salem
  • Diego Garibay Hernandez, Central
  • Jorge Mandujano, Woodburn
  • Christian Orozco, Blanchet Catholic
  • Nick Pelayo, Stayton
  • Sammy Quesada, Western Christian/Amity
  • Luciano Salcedo, Gervais
  • Damien Vallejo, North Marion

Make your selection of the area's best boys soccer player and be sure to read all of our coverage with the OSAA boys soccer season beginning Aug. 28. Voting will close at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 30. Vote at statesmanjournal.com/sports.

Stayton's Nick Pelayo finds open field against Henley in a 2024 state semifinal. Pelayo is a nominee for the top Salem-Keizer area high school boys soccer player.

Landon Bartlett covers high school sports and Oregon State for the Statesman Journal. He can be reached at [email protected] or on X or Instagram @bartlelo.

This article originally appeared on Salem Statesman Journal: Vote for the top Salem-Keizer area boys soccer player

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