Gonzalo LaChica Earns United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Southeast Regional Honors

This is the first such honor for LaChica

By: Sam Viebrock, Assistant AD for Communication, SamuelViebrock@clayton.edu

Christian Grier

Men's Soccer | December 11, 2025

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The United Soccer Coaches (USC) unveiled its 2025 Division II Men's Soccer All-Southeast Region teams on Thursday. Clayton State University men's soccer forward Gonzalo. LaChica was honored as a first-team selection for the first time in his career.

The Lakers have seen an All-Region selection in every season since 2017 and the Peach Belt Conference dominated the list with 12 selections across two teams. The coaches of United Soccer Coaches vote and nominate for this award.

LaChica had a great season for the Lakers. The Laker forward knocked in six goals and added six assists. He also notched 18 points. His six goals are good for fourth in the league and his six assists, and 18 points are fifth in the conference. LaChica led the conference with 50 shot attempts. Gonzalo notched at least one point in 11 of 19 matches played.

Below are the full selections for this season's All-Southeast Region Team:
First Team

Position	Athlete	School
Goalkeeper	Ryan Rivas	Flagler
Defense	Filip Hornburg	Flagler
Defense	Vukasin Lukasin	North Georgia
Defense	Marc Villa	Anderson
Midfield	Issac Calderon	North Georgia
Midfield	Juan Pablo Lepervanche	Anderson
Midfield	Royosuke Tanaka	Lander
Forward	Christian Hatley	Lander
Forward	Gonzalo LaChica	Clayton State
Forward	Cameron Letterlough	Chowan
Forward	Jorge Sandoval	North Georgia

Second Team

Position	Athlete	School
Goalkeeper	Franco Antoniolli Funes	Anderson
Defense	Harry Baker	Chowan
Defense	Charlie Bell	Lander
Defense	David Guevara	Francis Marion
Defense	Tiago Perez	Anderson
Midfield	Bradley Binns	Chowan
Midfield	Antonio Garda	Francis Marion
Midfield	Callum Stokes	Lander
Forward	Matteo Benistant	Francis Marion
Forward	Max Mitchell	North Georgia
Forward	Santiago Cano	North Georgia