Meet Malden High School Varsity Girls Soccer 2025

By Steve Freker

Malden High School Varsity Girls Soccer is off and running and Golden Tornados Head Coach Rick Caceda says there is a lot of positivity around the team, but a lot of work and improvement ahead. “We have a young team overall and are lucky to have some hard working seniors who are good role models for our more inexperienced players,” said Coach Caceda.

The season started with a big win over Everett High at home, a 3-2 game that was saved in the last seconds by freshman goalkeeper Sofia Leno. “Sofia has done a very good job with the goalkeeping position, considering her age and experience,” Coach Caceda said. “She has helped us compete in nearly every game so far.”

Coach Caceda said he is pleased with the effort and leadership being shown by his returning players, particularly the captains, junior Amelia Berliner and senior Brenda Darisse, and the other seniors playing their final season: Mercedes Costa Aispuro, Thalyta Andrade and Maria Couto Martins. Other Varsity team members are juniors Imane Agoumad, Meriam Bouchtout, Ava Lacasse, Maya Pedraze-Alexander, Nyla Pierre and Sofia Vargas; sophomores Briana Darisse and Wiam Saadiouni and freshmen Sofia Leno, the starting goalkeeper, and Gabrielle “Gabby” Sanchez Martinez.

Malden was 1-2 overall (1-2 Greater Boston League) heading into Thursday’s home game with Lynn Classical (4:15 p.m., Pine Banks Park). That includes losses to Somerville (8-0) last week and Medford (3-0) on Tuesday.

Looking ahead, Malden was scheduled to play on the road today at Northeast Metro Tech (4:15) and then staying on the road next week at Chelsea on Tuesday, Sept. 23, and at Lynn English on Thursday, Sept. 25. Both games have 4:15 p.m. starts.