Florida’s top ’24 boys ECNL performers

Florida athletes were on display in January and PrepSoccer.net was there to take in the action. See which Florida athletes caught our eye with the analysis below. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="9714" first="Cameron" last="Angeles"], GK, Florida Kraze Krush (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> Angeles is a very athletic keeper who has good hands and good footwork to stay on his toes for shots on goal. He distributes the ball well and is a good shotblocker. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="9691" first="Brayden" last="Benfield"], F, Space Coast SC (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> He plays as a false 9, makes good runs behind the defense, and was able to receive a few passes from a teammate to produce scoring opportunities. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10037" first="Joshua" last="Davis"], RB, Florida Kraze Krush (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> Davis is a good defender who will go forward and support on attacks. He tackles well and will go up against any size opponent. <strong>Elijah DeBolt, F, Florida Kraze Krush (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> Plays a false 9 with good ball control on counter attacks and has a good strike on the ball to put the ball in the back of the net. He is a deep-lying 9 and will get back to help on defense and he closes down well to slow down an attack. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10332" first="Ryan" last="Gadson"], RM/Winger, Florida West FC (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> Playing on the right side, he was able to cut back to his left foot and take a shot on goal into the far upper 90. With very good speed, he takes on defenders and makes great runs up the wing to get behind the defenders easily. <strong>Matthew Gooden, LB, Space Coast SC (Fla.), Soph.: </strong>Gooden is an attack-minded defender who can be an additional option going forward.  Has good control and is a good 1 v 1 defender. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10174" first="Marlowe" last="Spencer"], F, Space Coast SC (Fla.), Soph.:</strong>  Spencer will use good ball control and hard cuts to create space to take good shots on goal. He is a good striker of the ball and can be a dangerous finisher. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="9802" first="Diego" last="Mora Valdettaro"], F, Florida West FC (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> He has good control with the ball and will cross the ball into the penalty area to give teammates good chances to score but also give the keeper a tough choice to either come out to get the ball or stay in his goal to stop a shot. He has good speed and uses that speed to get around and behind defenders. <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="10264" first="Noah" last="Schroeder"], F, Space Coast SC (Fla.), Soph.:</strong> He plays as a deep laying 9 who will check back in between midfielders to receive a pass and then go forward to open space. He has nice ball control and takes good shots on goal.