Ittycheria Named United Soccer Coaches Forward to Watch

The honor comes as Ittycheria returns to Princeton for his senior season after main the Tigers in targets final season. 

Ittycheria is considered one of simply 20 forwards chosen to the Players to Watch List, which acknowledges United Soccer Coaches All-American and All-Region gamers from 2024 who’re set to return for the 2025 season. 

With 9 targets, Ittycheria ranked third within the Ivy League in 2024. His efficiency earned him Second Team All-Ivy honors on the conclusion of the common season.

Three of Ittycheria’s targets got here through the Ivy League Tournament, as he led the no. 3-seeded Tigers previous the no. 2 seed, #16 Cornell in an exhilarating additional time victory within the semifinal – with Ittycheria scoring Princeton’s first objective and the game-winner. 

In the match last, Ittycheria scored once more to defeat the no. 1 seed, #12 Penn, on its house area, serving to the Tigers win their first Ivy League Tournament Championship. 

For his efforts, Ittycheria was named the Most Outstanding Player of the match. 

Last season marked the second-consecutive 12 months that Ittycheria was the main scorer for Princeton, because the Warren, N.J. native additionally recorded 9 targets in 2023. 

 

As a results of his constant success, Ittycheria was drafted by D.C. United within the MLS Superdraft 2025 in December. He was chosen within the second spherical because the fortieth choose general. 

Returning to complete his collegiate profession within the Orange & Black, Ittycheria will now look to start the 2025 season on September 5 alongside a squad of Tigers able to construct on final 12 months’s momentum and set sights even larger.