Costa Iliadis Named to Sun Belt All-Freshman Team

NEW ORLEANS, La. – Kentucky forward Costa Iliadis has been named to the 2026 Sun Belt Conference All-Freshman Team, per the release from the league office Friday afternoon.

Entering postseason play, Iliadis leads the Wildcats in all major offensive categories, including goals (3), assists (3), points (9), shots (41) and shots on goal (10).

In Kentucky’s most recent outing, Iliadis scored the second goal of the match to extend the Wildcats’ lead over Georgia State in the regular season finale, helping UK clinch a place in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. The Kentucky freshman also added goals against Western Michigan (Aug. 20) and Ohio State (Sept. 8).

Iliadis joins two other forwards on the SBC All-Freshman Team, including Georgia Southern’s Broden Beorlegui and Marshall’s Ramado Pierre-Louis.

The Wildcats are set to face No. 2 seed Marshall in the Sun Belt Tournament Quarterfinal on Sunday at 3 p.m. ET in Huntington, W.Va.

2026 Sun Belt Conference Men’s Soccer Awards

Player of the Year
Drew Hansen, UCF (4th Year | F | Cleveland, N.C.)

Offensive Player of the Year
Broden Beorlegui, Georgia Southern (1st Year | F | Bradenton, Fla.)

Defensive Player of the Year
Mika Habel, South Carolina (4th Year | D | Regensburg, Germany)

Goalkeeper of the Year
Toby Mawer, West Virginia (3rd Year | GK | Bath, England)

Newcomer of the Year
Kanta Ishii, West Virginia (3rd Year | D | Tokyo, Japan)

Freshman of the Year
Broden Beorlegui, Georgia Southern (1st Year | F | Bradenton, Fla.)

Coach of the Year
Dan Stratford, West Virginia (seventh season)

All-Sun Belt Conference First Team
F – Broden Beorlegui, Georgia Southern (1st Year | F | Bradenton, Fla.)

F – Drew Hansen, UCF (4th Year | F | Cleveland, N.C.)

F – Pablo Pozos, West Virginia (4th Year | F | Madrid, Spain)

F – Lewis Rourke, Old Dominion (4th Year | F | Nottingham, England)

M – Mitch Pitcksley, Georgia Southern (4th Year | M | Leeds, England)

M – Carl Romberg, Marshall (4th Year | M/F | Werl, North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany)

M – Alejandro Velazquez-Lopez, South Carolina (3rd Year | M | Knoxville, Tenn.)

D – Gwendal Degorce, UCF (3rd Year | D | Lyon, France)

D – Takahiro Fujita, UCF (4th Year | D | Kawai, Japan)

D – Mika Habel, South Carolina (4th Year | D | Regensburg, Germany)

GK – Toby Mawer, West Virginia (3rd Year | GK | Bath, England)

All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team
F – Cristian Ortiz, South Carolina (1st Year | F | Tampa, Fla.)

F – Alex Partera, UCF (1st Year | F | Barcelone, Spain)

F – Ramado Pierre-Louis, Marshall (1st Year | F | Miami, Fla.)

M – Younes Boudinar, UCF (3rd Year | M | Limoges, France)

M – Alberto de Miguel, Coastal Carolina (3rd Year | M | Madrid, Spain)

M – Nikita Pakhomov, Marshall (3rd Year | M | Kursk, Russia)

M – Isaac Scheer, West Virginia (3rd Year | M | Charlotte, N.C.)

D – Civan de Jesus Ferreira, West Virgina (3rd Year | D | Berlin, Germany)

D – Kanta Ishii, West Virginia (3rd Year | D | Tokyo, Japan)

D – Tristan Pusztahegyi, West Virginia (3rd Year | D | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada)

GK – Matisse Hébert, UCF (3rd Year | GK | Saint-Jérôme, Québec, Canada)

Sun Belt Conference All-Freshman Team
F – Broden Beorlegui, Georgia Southern (1st Year | F | Bradenton, Fla.)

F – Costa Iliadis, Kentucky (1st Year | F | Toronto, Canada)

F – Ramado Pierre-Louis, Marshall (1st Year | F | Miami, Fla.)

M – Owen Barker, Georgia Southern (1st Year | M | Leyland, England)

M – Alessandro Maldonado, Old Dominion (2nd Year | M |Woodbridge, Va.)

M – Yoni Perez, South Carolina (1st Year | M | Tenerife, Spain)

D – Noah Dietze, Old Dominion (1st Year | D | Hessen, Germany)

D – Goncalo Machado, Marshall (1st Year | D |Lisbon, Portugal)

D – Ikenna Nnawuchi, James Madison (1st Year | D | Silver Spring, Md.)

GK – Maxim Luca, Georgia Southern (1st Year | GK | Celebration, Fla.)

GK – Yurij Obert, Marshall (1st Year | GK | Frankfurt, Germany)

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