Lasse Kelp Named First Team All-American

12/12/2025 1:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- After an extraordinary season for Maryland Men's Soccer that saw a Big Ten Championship and Elite Eight appearance, Lasse Kelp has been named to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division I Men's All-American First Team.

The Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, Kelp was the cornerstone of one of the nation's top defensive units, playing all 1,730 minutes this season for the Terps — the full 90 in every match, plus 110 in the NCAA Tournament game vs. UNC. Maryland led the Big Ten in goal differential and posted shutouts in nine games, allowing just 12 goals in the regular season. Kelp added one goal and two assists, including a crucial 85th-minute equalizer at Penn State. The German native earned one Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honor and became the third Terp ever to win Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year.

Lasse Kelp becomes the first Terp to be named First Team All American since Ben Bender in 2021.