Vote for Cincinnati's top forwards in 2026 boys soccer preseason

With high school soccer season just a couple of weeks away, here is the Enquirer’s final list of position previews in boys soccer.

We have saved the top forwards and goalscorers for last. Here is our look at the top players in the city at finding the back of the net.

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The senior is the top returning scorer in Cincinnati, posting 30 goals and nine assists to lead the Hurricane to a 14-1-3 record. He enters his senior season with 62 career goals.

The senior had 25 goals to help the Pioneers to the 32nd District championship and the Eighth Region semifinals.

The senior is the top returning scorer for the Spartans, who were 16-2-4 last season. He had nine goals and seven assists.

The sophomore had an outstanding debut season with 18 goals and 10 assists, leading the Indians to a 7-8-2 record.

The senior posted 17 goals and eight assists to lead the Tigers to a 7-8-3 record. He was first-team all-league in the SBAAC-National.

The senior capped off a big season by scoring a hat trick in the Division V state final. He had 10 goals and four assists for the season and enters his senior year with 17 career goals and eight assists.

The senior had 22 goals and 12 assists to lead the Mustangs to a 16-8-1 record and the 10th Region championship.

The junior was a key player on offense for the Division V state champions, posting seven goals and five assists. He was second-team all-league in the Miami Valley Conference-Scarlet and has 11 career goals with eight assists.

The senior had 15 goals and eight assists to lead the Warriors to a 17-3-1 record and second place in the Cincinnati Hills League. He was all-league and all-city.

The forward is Wyoming’s only returning first-team All-CHL player returning from their state semifinalist team. As a junior last year, he had seven goals and six assists.

Paxton Ball, Cincinnati Christian; Ross Barrett, Waynesville; TairBegzhan, Mason; Alessandro Caggioni, Madeira; AndrewCornejo, Madeira; Martin Cowden, Madeira; Jean Luc Davis, Madeira; Aldo Dokouzov, Mason; Mamoudou Diaw, Winton Woods; Jackson Engel, East Central; Eli Gaffney, Harrison; Charlie Gehringer, Milford; Devon Gregory, Williamsburg; LoganGriffin, McNicholas; Francisco Hernandez, Norwood; LucasInderhees, East Central; Alex Lopez, Sycamore; Salem Mayala, Boone County; CooperNeace, Ryle; Hudson Ostertag, Elder; Jayse Riggs, Eastern; Anthony Soltero, Monroe; Landon Swaynie, Bethel-Tate; ChaseWagner, Harrison; Elijah Witt-Brewster, Oak Hills; SammyWoolery, Clermont Northeastern.

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