Cooper Forcellini

Position:
Midfielder
Height:
6-1
Weight:
160
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Olathe, Kan.
High School:
Blue Valley West

AWARDS AND ACCOLADES
2025 United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team
2025 All-BIG EAST First Team Selection
2025 Major League Soccer College Showcase Participant
2025 CSC Academic All-District Team
2023-24, 2024-25 All-BIG EAST All-Academic Team
1x BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week
1x BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll

XAVIER
SENIOR (2025)
Was named to the All-BIG EAST First Team... was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team... was selected to participate in the MLS College Showcase... earned CSC Academic All-District Team honors... finished the year ranked fifth in the BIG EAST and 51st in the NCAA in total points (22)... finished the year ranked third in the BIG EAST and 29th in the NCAA in total goals (10)... finished the year ranked first in the BIG EAST and 12th in the NCAA in goals per game (0.67)... was the first Musketeer to score 10 or more goals in a season since 2019 (Samson Sergi; 10 goals)... first Xavier player to earn All-BIG EAST First Team honors since Makel Rasheed in 2023... took 31 shots (19 on goal)... had 10 goals and two assists... had two game-winning goals... went 5-for-5 on penalty kicks... scored two goals in three different matches... had two goals at Evansville on Sept. 10... had two goals at Northern Kentucky on Sept. 23... had two goals vs Providence on Sept. 27... logged 1,090 minutes on the year... played and started in all 15 matches... scored the game-winning goal vs Saint Francis on Aug. 21... scored the game-winning goal at Northern Kentucky on Sept. 23... finished his collegiate career with 32 points (13 goals; six assists) over 69 matches played... was ranks 29th in the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top-100 on Oct. 16... was named to the Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List on Oct. 10... was named the BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week on Sept. 15... was named to the BIG EAST Weekly Honor Roll on Sept. 29.

JUNIOR (2024)
Played in 17 matches, making 16 starts… logged 1,398 minutes… had three points (one goal, one assist)… scored the game-winning goal vs St. John’s on Sept. 20… had an assist at No. 21 Ohio State on Sept. 8… took 26 shots (14 on goal)… helped the defense post a 1.12 team goals against average, ranking ninth in single-season school history and 57th in the NCAA… helped the defense post seven shutouts, ranking tied for eighth in single-season school history and tied for 33rd in the NCAA.

SOPHOMORE (2023)
Played in 19 matches, making 12 starts… logged 1,046 minutes… had one assist… recorded an assist at UConn on Oct. 28… took 13 shots (six on goal)… played a season-high 90 minutes vs No. 3 Akron on Oct. 14… helped the team capture the BIG EAST Tournament Championship over No. 3 nationally ranked Georgetown on Nov. 12, the first BIG EAST Title in program history… helped Xavier advance to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2014 and the fifth time in program history… helped the team win a BIG EAST Midwest Division Title… helped the defense post a 0.83 team goals against average, the lowest in school history… the 0.83 GAA also ranked second in the BIG EAST and 20th in the NCAA… helped the defense post nine shutouts, ranking tied for third in school history and tied for 10th in the NCAA… named to the BIG EAST All-Academic Team.

PRIOR TO XAVIER - BELLARMINE
FRESHMAN (2022)
Played at Bellarmine during the 2022 season… named to the ASUN All-Freshman Team… played and started in all 18 matches… ranked second on the team in points with six (two goals, two assists)… took 23 shots (10 shots on goal)… scored his first career goal vs Evansville on Aug. 25 in the team's season opener… had an assist vs Stetson on Nov. 5… posted a goal and an assist at Central Arkansas on Nov. 7 in the ASUN Tournament Semifinals… father, Shawn, played soccer at Rutgers.

HIGH SCHOOL
Played high school soccer at Blue Valley West in Kansas and was a team captain… had 21 goals and 23 assists in 18 matches a senior... helped his team post a 15-3 record as a senior... was named a high school All-American, All-State, All-Metro, EKL Midfielder of the Year and first-team EKL as a senior… scored in the All-American game as a senior… played club soccer for Sporting Blue Valley Academy ’03 and was a team captain on squad that won the 2022 James P. Maguire Cup, which is the most prestigious national championship in youth soccer… recognized on Best XI of the tournament… helped his team win the State Cup and Midwest Regional… played varsity basketball as a junior and senior.

PERSONAL
Son of Shawn and Kelly Forcellini... father, Shawn, was a goalkeeper at Rutgers... majoring in business.