Ten Gators on SEC Soccer Preseason Watchlist
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 | Soccer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Ten Gators are among the 99 players on the 2025 Southeastern Conference Soccer Preseason Watchlist.
Gators on SEC Preseason Watchlist:
Jayden Emmanuel (GK) – Indian Trail, N.C.
Florida soccer begins the 2025 season Thursday, Aug. 14 at preseason No. 3 Florida State. This is the fourth time in both program's 31-season history that they meet to open a campaign
Date: Aug. 14
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Seminole Soccer Complex
TV: ACC Network Announcers: Jenn Hlldreth and Kacey White
Tickets
Gators on SEC Preseason Watchlist:
Jayden Emmanuel (GK) – Indian Trail, N.C.
- Seven appearances in last two seasons
- Allowed no goals in five of six 2024 appearances
- First season with UF after appearing in 14 matches for Notre Dame in 2024, including eight starts
- Finished 2024 regular-season action No. 38 on TopDrawerSoccer.com's national freshman rankings
- First season with UF after spending first season at Penn State
- 2022 and 2023 United Soccer Coaches Club/Youth All-American
- Led Gators and SEC freshmen in 2023 with eight goals. Sidelined for 2024 with injury
- 2023 co-SEC Freshman of the Year and All-SEC second team selection
- 2022 and 2023 ECNL All-American
- Graduated high school early to enroll at UF in January to train with Gators in spring 2025
- Appeared in every match of 2024 season with 13 starts.
- Transferred to Florida from Kentucky in spring 2023; sidelined for 2023 with injury.
- Part of Gator team for last two seasons after transferring from Virginia after 2022 season.
- Steadily increased minutes played, appearing in every match of 2024 season with eight starts.
- International caps earned playing with Dominican Republic national team the last two years including a friendly versus Honduras earlier this summer
- Appeared in second half of four 2024 matches
- 2023 and 2024 United Soccer Coaches Fall High School All-American
- Graduated high school early to enroll at UF in January to train with Gators in spring 2025
- One of Soccer Wire's Players That Impressed at 2025 ECNL Championships, playing with U18/19 national champion Slammers HB Køge
- 2024 ECNL U18 Southwest All-Conference first team
Florida soccer begins the 2025 season Thursday, Aug. 14 at preseason No. 3 Florida State. This is the fourth time in both program's 31-season history that they meet to open a campaign
Date: Aug. 14
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Site: Seminole Soccer Complex
TV: ACC Network Announcers: Jenn Hlldreth and Kacey White
Tickets
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