North Jersey Soccer Player of the Week Nominees

Girls’ nominees

The report lists four girls’ players and credits them with decisive contributions during unbeaten or winning weeks:

• Ashley Minervini (Eastern Christian): 36 saves, two goals allowed, and three victories.
• Jersey Holt (Lakeland): Five goals and two assists across three wins, including an overtime winner.
• Hailey Karabinos (Wood-Ridge/Wallington): Five goals, three assists, and a first career hat-trick.
• Skylar Ventura (Passaic Tech): Three goals and three assists, including an upset of Fair Lawn.

Minervini’s goalkeeping numbers stand out, with the report saying she faced 38 shots across three matches. Holt also helped preserve Lakeland’s unbeaten start by scoring against Clifton.

Boys’ nominees

The boys’ shortlist features midfielders and forwards who combined individual production with important team results:

• James Cunningham (Ramsey): Two goals and two assists across three wins.
• Andrew Kim (Glen Rock): Four goals and three assists from midfield during an unbeaten week.
• Ian Kim (Mahwah): Seven goals in successive victories over Pascack Hills and Elmwood Park.
• Omar Perez (Passaic): Two goals and nine assists across three wins.

Cunningham’s week included the winning goal in Ramsey’s reported 2-0 victory over top-ranked Ramapo. Perez’s five-assist performance against Eastside was another notable highlight, while Glen Rock continued its unbeaten run behind Andrew Kim’s attacking output.

Voting deadline

The report says supporters must submit their choices by 17:00 Thursday. The breadth of the shortlist makes the vote a contest between goalkeeping excellence, match-winning moments and sustained attacking production.

The next storyline will be which performance resonates most with voters-and whether the winning player can maintain that form in the following week’s fixtures.