International Soccer
South Jersey-born futsal player wins second U.S. Male Futsal Player of the Year Award

Stratford, N.J. born and Argentina raised futsal player Luciano Gonzalez has been named the U.S. Soccer Male Futsal Player of the Year for the second time.
Gonzalez started all four matches at the 2024 Concacaf Futsal Championship, tallying two goals and two assists in Nicaragua. The veteran fixo collected two assists in the 7-4 tournament-opening win against Trinidad and Tobago on April 13, including the helper on Nicholas Lopez’s game winner with eight minutes remaining in the second half. He also scored with five seconds left in the first half of the 7-6 loss to the Dominican Republic on April 14, before tallying the opening goal in the 3-3 draw with Guatemala on April 15.
“I am thrilled to receive this recognition for the second time,” Gonzalez said in a news release. “This award gives me more motivation to keep working hard, to be ready and prepare for every single camp and international competition with this team. It’s an honor that many players would dream of, and it gives me more responsibility to demonstrate to young players the right ways to achieve any goal. Finally, I’m thankful to my teammates on the U.S. Men’s Futsal National Team, because without them, none of this is possible.”
Gonzalez is the first two-time winner of the Male Futsal Player of the Year since its establishment in 2021 and earned the award with 44 percent of the weighted vote.