HIGH POINT, N.C. — High Point University men's soccer alum
Jefferson Amaya continues to add onto his decorated career as he has been named to the United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region and Scholar All-American First Team, which was announced by the association this week.
Amaya, who graduated from High Point on Dec. 12 and was drafted in the second round of the MLS SuperDraft on Dec. 18, becomes the first HPU men's soccer student-athlete to be named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American to pair with his Scholar All-South Region nod. The midfielder maintained a 3.70 GPA and majored in finance/business administration. He's the fourth United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region student-athlete and first since 2011.
Amaya's career in Purple & White will be one etched in the record books. The senior left his mark, becoming the first player in college soccer history to ever win a different major award in four straight seasons: Big South Freshman of the Year (2022), Big South Offensive Player of the Year (2023), Big South Defensive Player of the Year (2024), and Big South Midfielder of the Year (2025), while earning four straight United Soccer Coaches All-South Region and Big South First Team All-Conference nods as a top No. 26 player in the country.
He also earned three CSC Academic All-District honors and now has been tabbed a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-South Region and Scholar All-American First Team member. During his four-year career, he started in 64 of 66 appearances while scoring 17 goals and assisting on 20 for 54 points. The Charlotte native netted eight game-winning goals and was a perfect 6-for-6 on penalty kick attempts in over 5,000 minutes, while dishing out his first two-assist match against #10 Marshall as a senior.
Amaya was a part of the Panthers' first NCAA Tournament win — a 2-0 victory over North Carolina in the 2022 first round — as well as the first round of 32 win — a 3-2 victory over West Virginia in the 2025 second round — for the program's first Sweet Sixteen appearance and best-ever record at 14-2-4 in 2025. He was became the program's fourth-ever drafted player and second-ever second round pick when the Real Salt Lake drafted him with the 42nd overall pick.
The decorated High Point men's soccer alum begins his professional career with RSL when the club opens the season on Feb. 21 against the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
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