GREENVILLE, S.C. – The National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) unveiled its 2024 Division I Men's Soccer All-America Teams on Thursday morning as Mid-America Christian had four standouts earn the esteemed honor.
Senior midfielder Enzo Nogue and senior defender Oscar Gallardo headlined the accolade by being selected to the First Team while senior goalkeeper Claudio Fuentealba and senior defender Sebastian Rebolledo were tabbed to the Second Team.
Being named the NCCAA Central Region Player of the Year, All-Sooner Athletic Conference Team and College Sports Communicators NAIA Academic All-America First Team selection, Nogue wrapped up an incredible season by leading the MACU offensive attack with 10 goals and five assists for 25 points.
Nogue put together one of the most efficient offensive seasons of all-time for MACU as his six penalty kick goals and .400 shooting percentage both sit at the top of the Evangels' NAIA Era (2007-present) single season record book.
Overall, the Pignan, France product wrapped up his 37-game, two-year Evangels career with 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points, finishing his MACU tenure with the program's second-highest shooting percentage (.239).
In leading another tremendous MACU defensive effort, Gallardo in the center-back position was part of a stout back line that allowed the fourth-lowest goals allowed average (0.86) in program history while tying the fourth-most shutouts (9) while the squad as a whole gave up just 7.8 shots and 3.0 shots on-goal per game.
The Malaga, Spain native led the team in non-goalkeeper minutes (1372) while also netting a pair of goals in his final of two seasons with the program. On top of being named the SAC Defensive Player of the Year, Gallardo was also tabbed as a CSC NAIA Academic All-American selection.
For the second-straight year, Fuentealba is taking home NCCAA All-America honors after being selected to the First Team in 2023. The keeper from Rancagua, Chile wrapped up the season by posting a 12-3-3 record in-goal with a 0.85 goals allowed average, tallying 37 saves for a .712 save percentage while recording six shutouts and three combined shutouts.
The two-time SAC Goalkeeper of the Year set multiple marks on both the single season and career record lists as his 0.85 GAA is the fourth lowest in a season while his 12 wins and six shutouts are tied for the fifth most in a year. In the career book, Fuentealba wraps up his career with the second-most shutouts (14), third-lowest GAA (0.81), third-most wins (27), fourth-best save percentage (.743) and fifth-most saves (84).
Rounding out the All-Americans, Rebolledo has been one of the most talented pieces of MACU's elite defense as he saw action in 17 games and made 15 starts despite battling through some injuries throughout the season. Over the course of his two-year MACU career, All-SAC First Team honoree competed in 35 games, starting in 32 and logged 2770 minutes while helping guide the Evangels to back-to-back SAC regular season titles.
Overall, Mid-America Christian closed out the season as the top-ranked team in the NCCAA, wrapping up the year with a 14-3-4 overall record and a 7-0-2 mark in SAC play. On top of capturing the program's fourth-straight SAC Championship, MACU entered postseason play as the No. 9 ranked team in the NAIA as well as hosted its third-straight NAIA Tournament First and Second Round match.
