Dzenan Catic
East Kentwood High School
Impact Statement
Catic finished his high school career with 103 goals and 45 assists. He continued to play in college and professionally.
Biography
For the second straight year, the player voted Mr. Soccer by the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association has been named the NHSCA Senior Athlete of the Year. Catic follows 2010 honoree Soony Saad of Dearborn High, who led the University of Michigan to the NCAA Final Four as a freshman.
A four-year starter, Catic, a 6-foot-2, 175-pound midfielder, became the first West Michigan player to earn Mr. Soccer honors since 2004. Catic scored 45 goals and added 23 assists in leading the Falcons to a 25-1-1 record and their third Division 1 state championship in the past four years, with those teams compiling an overall record of 94-6-5 during his career. Catic finished his career with 103 goals and 45 assists.
As a senior, he was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) First Team, the ESPN Rise Fall All-America First Team and is the Gatorade Michigan Boys Soccer Player of the Year. Also an outstanding student with a 3.9 GPA, Catic is committed to Michigan State University. However, he worked out with a German soccer club overseas this spring and also is considering starting his professional career.
Catic came back to the United State after a stint in Germany and attended Davenport University. While there, he played on the Michigan Bucks club team. In 2015, Catic was selected by the Philadelphia Union in the MLS draft. Most recently, Catic is playing for the Rio Grande Valley FC Toros.
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