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Generation Adidas
Company type
Joint venture
Industry
Sport
Founded
1997; 28 years ago (1997)
Headquarters
United States
Area served
United States
Products
Recruitement of soccer players
Owner
Major League Soccer U.S. Soccer
Generation Adidas is a joint venture between Major League Soccer and U.S. Soccer aimed at raising the level of young professional soccer talent in the United States.[1] The program, sponsored by Adidas, offers professional-ready players in the U.S. developmental system not yet eligible for the MLS SuperDraft early entry, allowing MLS to compete with foreign professional clubs without comparable restrictions on player signing.[2] From its establishment in 1997 to 2005, the program was sponsored by Nike and was called Project-40.[3] Originally intended to improve the U.S. national team player pool, American national team eligibility is no longer required for program entry.
Carlos Parra was the first Project-40 player when he signed with the league and was allocated to the New York/New Jersey MetroStars in 1997. Since then, the program has included players such as Tim Howard, DaMarcus Beasley, Maurice Edu, Carlos Bocanegra, Clint Dempsey, Jozy Altidore, Ben Olsen, Sacha Kljestan, Freddy Adu, Brad Guzan, Michael Bradley, Nick Rimando, Kyle Beckerman, and NFL kicker Josh Lambo.
Generation Adidas players do not count against the MLS senior roster and usually earn a much higher salary than the league minimum.[4] Entering into the program automatically classifies a player as professional, and thus disqualifies them from playing college soccer. As a result, Generation Adidas players are also guaranteed scholarships to continue their college education should they end their professional career early.[5]
From 1998 to 2000, MLS entered a team of Project-40 players, supplemented by other MLS players who did not get much playing time, into the A-League in the USL.[6]
In 2017, MLS introduced Canadian Generation Adidas players, part of a new initiative with the Canadian Soccer Association. Canadian Generation Adidas players count as domestic players on US based MLS teams.[7]
Players
[edit]
1997
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Assigned team
Ubusuku Abukusumo
19
D
Albuquerque, NM
North Carolina State
Columbus Crew
Jose Botello
20
M
Los Angeles, CA
East Los Angeles College
Los Angeles Galaxy
Nino Da Silva
17
M
Hoffman Estates, IL
Kansas City Wizards
Joey DiGiamarino
19
D
Corona, CA
Cal State Fullerton
Colorado Rapids
Brian Dunseth
19
D
Upland, CA
Cal State Fullerton
New England Revolution
Carlos Parra
19
M
West Haven, CT
MetroStars
Eric Quill
18
F
Missouri City, TX
Clemson
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Esmundo Rodriguez
19
M
Dallas, TX
Indiana
San Jose Clash
Tim Sahaydak
19
D
Bethlehem, PA
North Carolina
Columbus Crew
Juan Sastoque
19
F
Brooklyn, NY
CSUN
Dallas Burn
1998
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Assigned team
Jamar Beasley
18
F
Fort Wayne, IN
New England Revolution
Judah Cooks
21
M
Bethesda, MD
Maryland
D.C. United
Tim Howard
18
GK
North Brunswick, NJ
MetroStars
Andy Kirk
20
GK
Milwaukee, WI
Maryland
San Jose Clash
Chad McCarty
20
D
Clovis, CA
Washington
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Matt Napoleon
20
GK
Feasterville, PA
Columbia
Miami Fusion
Ben Olsen
20
M/F
Middletown, PA
Virginia
D.C. United
Barry Swift
20
F
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad
MetroStars
Scott Vermillion
21
D
Olathe, KS
Virginia
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Brian West
19
F
Columbia, MD
Virginia
Columbus Crew
Josh Wolff
20
F
Stone Mountain, GA
South Carolina
Chicago Fire
1999
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Assigned team
Chris Albright
20
F
Philadelphia, PA
Virginia
D.C. United
DaMarcus Beasley
16
M
Fort Wayne, IN
Bradenton Academy
Los Angeles Galaxy
Scott Bower
20
F/M
Tampa, FL
Clemson
San Jose Earthquakes
Sergi Daniv
23
M
Lviv, Ukraine
Wake Forest
Chicago Fire
Francisco Gomez
19
M
Watsonville, CA
California Jaguars
Kansas City Wizards
Michael Green
20
D
Columbia, MD
Virginia
Kansas City Wizards
Dema Kovalenko
21
M
Rochester, NY
Indiana
Chicago Fire
Alen Kozić
22
D/M
Tampa, FL
Florida International
Miami Fusion
Matt Nyman
22
G
Westbrook, CT
Dartmouth
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Antonio Otero
21
M
Tampa, FL
American
D.C. United
Marvin Quijano
19
F
North Hollywood, CA
Rio Hondo Comm College
Los Angeles Galaxy
Maurizio Rocha
22
M
Santa Cruz, Bolivia
Connecticut
Miami Fusion
Scott Vallow
21
GK
Naperville, IL
Bowling Green
Dallas Burn
2000
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Shaker Asad
20
M
Raleigh, NC
North Carolina State
New England Revolution
Kyle Beckerman
17
M
Crofton, MD
US Under-17
Miami Fusion
Carlos Bocanegra
20
D
Alta Loma, CA
UCLA
Chicago Fire
Danny Califf
19
D
Orange, CA
Maryland
Los Angeles Galaxy
Bobby Convey
16
M
Philadelphia, PA
Bradenton Academy
D.C. United
Micah Cooks
18
M
Washington, DC
D.C. United
Nick Garcia
20
D
Plano, TX
Indiana
Kansas City Wizards
Mario Longo
19
M
Apex, NC
Columbus Crew
Rusty Pierce
20
D
The Woodlands, TX
UNC Greensboro
New England Revolution
Nick Rimando
20
GK
Montclair, CA
UCLA
Miami Fusion
Seth Trembly
17
M
Littleton, CO
Bradenton Academy
Colorado Rapids
Sergio Salas
18
F
Falls Church, VA
D.C. United
2001
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Devin Barclay
17
F
Annapolis, MD
US Under-20
Tampa Bay Mutiny
Isaias Bardales
21
F
San Jose, CA
San Jose State
Los Angeles Galaxy
Edson Buddle
19
F
New Rochelle, NY
State Fair Community College
Columbus Crew
Jose Aparicio Sanchez Jr.
16
F
Houston, TX
San Jose Earthquakes
José Burciaga Jr.
19
D
Duncanville, TX
US Under-20
Kansas City Wizards
Chris Carrieri
20
F
Stafford, VA
North Carolina
San Jose Earthquakes
D.J. Countess
19
GK
Sacramento, CA
UCLA
MetroStars
Nick Downing
20
D
Redmond, WA
Maryland
New England Revolution
Eddie Johnson
16
F
Palm Coast, FL
Bradenton Academy
Dallas Burn
Martin Klinger
20
F
Kearny, NJ
MetroStars Black
MetroStars
Santino Quaranta
16
F
Baltimore, MD
Bradenton Academy
D.C. United
Miguel Saavedra
17
M
Milwaukee, WI
US Under-18
Dallas Burn
2002
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Nelson Akwari
19
D
Houston, TX
UCLA
MetroStars
Craig Capano
16
M
Hyde Park, NY
Bradenton Academy
Chicago Fire
Brad Davis
20
M
St. Charles, MO
Saint Louis
MetroStars
Kelly Gray
20
D
Palo Alto, CA
Portland
Chicago Fire
Justin Mapp
17
M
Brandon, MS
Bradenton Academy
D.C. United
Kyle Martino
20
M
Atlanta, GA
Virginia
Columbus Crew
Jordan Stone
17
D
Allen, TX
US Under-17
Dallas Burn
2003
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Arturo Alvarez
17
F/M
Houston, TX
US Under-17
San Jose Earthquakes
Brian Carroll
21
M
Fairfax, VA
Wake Forest
D.C. United
Ricardo Clark
19
M
Jonesboro, GA
Furman
MetroStars
Alecko Eskandarian
20
F
Montvale, NJ
Virginia
D.C. United
Eddie Gaven
16
M
Hamilton, NJ
Bradenton Academy
MetroStars
Guillermo Gonzalez
16
M
Paramount, CA
Bradenton Academy
Los Angeles Galaxy
Nate Jaqua
21
F
Eugene, OR
Portland
Chicago Fire
Jacob LeBlanc
21
M
Palo Alto, VA
Virginia
MetroStars
Ricky Lewis
20
D
Spring, TX
Clemson
Los Angeles Galaxy
Mike Magee
18
F/M
South Barrington, IL
Bradenton Academy
MetroStars
Logan Pause
21
D
Hillsborough, NC
North Carolina
Chicago Fire
David Stokes
20
D
Dumfries, VA
North Carolina
D.C. United
Jason Thompson
21
F
Garland, TX
Eastern Illinois
Dallas Burn
2004
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Freddy Adu
14
M
Potomac, MD
US Under-17
D.C. United
Michael Bradley
16
M
Palatine, IL
US Under-17
MetroStars
Ryan Cochrane
20
D
Portland, OR
Santa Clara
San Jose Earthquakes
Steve Cronin
20
GK
Sacramento, CA
Santa Clara
San Jose Earthquakes
Clint Dempsey
20
M
Nacogdoches, TX
Furman
New England Revolution
Josh Gardner
21
M
Houston, TX
Cincinnati
Los Angeles Galaxy
Clarence Goodson
21
D
Springfield, VA
Maryland
Dallas Burn
Ned Grabavoy
20
M
New Lenox, IL
Indiana
Los Angeles Galaxy
Chad Marshall
19
D
Riverside, CA
Stanford
Columbus Crew
Danny Szetela
16
M
Clifton, NJ
US Under-17
Columbus Crew
2005
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Chad Barrett
19
F
Beaverton, OR
UCLA
Chicago Fire
Nikolas Besagno
16
M
Maple Valley, WA
US Under-17
Real Salt Lake
Hunter Freeman
20
D
Allen, TX
Virginia
Colorado Rapids
Brad Guzan
20
GK
Homer Glen, IL
South Carolina
Chivas USA
Christian Jimenez
18
M
San Dimas, CA
US Under-20
Chivas USA
Will John
19
F
Kansas City, MO
Saint Louis
Chicago Fire
Quavas Kirk
16
F
Aurora, IL
US Under-17
Los Angeles Galaxy
Drew Moor
20
D
Dallas, TX
Indiana
FC Dallas
Michael Parkhurst
20
D
Cranston, RI
Wake Forest
New England Revolution
Ryan Pore
21
F
Mansfield, OH
Tulsa
Kansas City Wizards
Tim Ward
17
D
Waukesha, WI
Saint Louis
MetroStars
Jamie Watson
18
F
Dallas, TX
North Carolina
Real Salt Lake
2006
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Jozy Altidore
16
F
Boca Raton, FL
IMG Soccer Academy
MetroStars
Yura Movsisyan
18
F
Pasadena, CA
Pasadena
Kansas City Wizards
David Arvizu
17
F
Santa Ana, CA
US Under-20
MetroStars
Patrick Ianni
20
D/M
Lodi, CA
UCLA
Houston Dynamo
Kei Kamara
21
F
Lawndale, CA
Cal State Dominguez Hills
Columbus Crew
Sacha Kljestan
20
M
Huntington Beach, CA
Seton Hall
Chivas USA
Dax McCarty
18
M
Winter Park, FL
North Carolina
FC Dallas
Jacob Peterson
19
F
Portage, MI
Indiana
Colorado Rapids
Willie Sims
21
F
Los Angeles, CA
Cal State Northridge
New England Revolution
Nathan Sturgis
18
D/M
St. Augustine, FL
Clemson
Los Angeles Galaxy
Blake Wagner
17
D
Tampa, FL
US Under-20
FC Dallas
Marvell Wynne
19
D
Poway, CA
UCLA
MetroStars
Jed Zayner
21
D
Orland Park, IL
Indiana
Columbus Crew
2007
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Chris Seitz
19
GK
San Luis Obispo, CA
Maryland
Real Salt Lake
Bryan Arguez
17
D/M
Miami, FL
US Under-20
D.C. United
Anthony Wallace
17
D/M
St. Petersburg, FL
South Florida
FC Dallas
Amaechi Igwe
17
D
Belmont, CA
Santa Clara
New England Revolution
Maurice Edu
20
M
Fontana, CA
Maryland
Toronto FC
Nico Colaluca
20
M/F
Coventry, RI
Virginia
Colorado Rapids
Bakary Soumaré
21
D
New York, NY
Virginia
Chicago Fire
Fuad Ibrahim
15
F
Richfield, MN
US Under-17
FC Dallas
2008
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Eric Avila
20
M
San Diego, CA
UC Santa Barbara
FC Dallas
Tony Beltran
20
D/M
Claremont, CA
UCLA
Real Salt Lake
Roger Espinoza
21
M
Aurora, CO
Ohio State
Kansas City Wizards
Josh Lambo
17
GK
Middleton, WI
US Under-17
FC Dallas
Chance Myers
20
D/M
Thousand Oaks, CA
UCLA
Kansas City Wizards
Alex Nimo
17
F/M
Portland, OR
US Under-17
Real Salt Lake
Patrick Nyarko
22
F
Kumasi, Ghana
Virginia Tech
Chicago Fire
Ciaran O'Brien
20
M
Tacoma, WA
UC Santa Barbara
Colorado Rapids
Brek Shea
17
M/D
College Station, TX
US Under-17
FC Dallas
Rob Valentino
22
D
Cave Creek, AZ
San Francisco
New England Revolution
2009
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Kevin Alston
20
D
Silver Spring, MD
Indiana
New England Revolution
Danny Cruz
19
M
Glendale, AZ
UNLV
Houston Dynamo
Stefan Frei
22
GK
Widnau, Switzerland
California
Toronto FC
Omar Gonzalez
20
D
Dallas, TX
Maryland
Los Angeles Galaxy
Jeremy Hall
20
M
Tampa, FL
Maryland
New York Red Bulls
Baggio Hušidić
21
M
Libertyville, IL
UIC
Chicago Fire
Peri Marošević
19
F
Rockford, IL
Michigan
FC Dallas
Rodney Wallace
20
M
Rockville, MD
Maryland
D.C. United
Steve Zakuani
20
F
London, England
Akron
Seattle Sounders FC
2010
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Corben Bone
21
M
Plano, TX
Wake Forest
Chicago Fire
Teal Bunbury
19
F
Prior Lake, MN
Akron
Kansas City Wizards
Dilly Duka
20
M
Montville, NJ
Rutgers
Columbus Crew
Blair Gavin
20
M
Louisville, KY
Akron
Chivas USA
Luis Gil
16
M
Garden Grove, CA
US Under-17
Kansas City Wizards
Zachary Herold
17
D
Port St. Lucie, FL
US Under-17
Toronto FC
Sean Johnson
20
GK
Lilburn, GA
UCF
Chicago Fire
Jack McInerney
17
F
Alpharetta, GA
US Under-17
Philadelphia Union
Danny Mwanga
18
F
Kinshasa, DR Congo
Oregon State
Philadelphia Union
Amobi Okugo
18
M
Sacramento, CA
UCLA
Philadelphia Union
Ike Opara
20
D
Durham, NC
Wake Forest
San Jose Earthquakes
Tony Tchani
20
M
Norfolk, VA
Virginia
New York Red Bulls
Andrew Wiedeman
20
F
San Ramon, CA
California
FC Dallas
2011
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
David Bingham
21
GK
Castro Valley, CA
California
San Jose Earthquakes
Will Bruin
21
F
St. Louis, MO
Indiana
Houston Dynamo
Corey Hertzog
20
F
Reading, PA
Penn State
New York Red Bulls
Perry Kitchen
18
M
Indianapolis, IN
Akron
D.C. United
Zac MacMath
19
GK
St. Petersburg, FL
Maryland
Philadelphia Union
Darlington Nagbe
20
M
Lakewood, OH
Akron
Portland Timbers
Michael Nanchoff
22
M
North Royalton, OH
Akron
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Omar Salgado
17
F
El Paso, TX
US Under-20
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Kofi Sarkodie
19
D
Huber Heights, OH
Akron
Houston Dynamo
Michael Tetteh
21
D
Accra, Ghana
UC Santa Barbara
Seattle Sounders FC
Zarek Valentin
19
D
Lancaster, PA
Akron
Chivas USA
2012
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Dom Dwyer
21
F
London, England
USF
Sporting Kansas City
Sam Garza
21
F
Highland Village, TX
UC Santa Barbara
San Jose Earthquakes
Chandler Hoffman
21
F
Birmingham, AL
UCLA
Philadelphia Union
Andrew Jean-Baptiste
19
D
Brentwood, NY
Connecticut
Portland Timbers
Enzo Martinez
21
M
Rock Hill, SC
North Carolina
Real Salt Lake
Darren Mattocks
21
F
Portmore, Jamaica
Akron
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Tyler Polak
19
D
Lincoln, NE
Creighton
New England Revolution
Kelyn Rowe
20
M
Federal Way, WA
UCLA
New England Revolution
Andrew Wenger
21
D
Lititz, PA
Duke
Montreal Impact
2013
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Deshorn Brown
21
F
Manchester, Jamaica
UCF
Colorado Rapids
Andrew Farrell
20
D
Louisville, KY
Louisville
New England Revolution
Jason Johnson
22
F
Happy News, Jamaica
VCU
Houston Dynamo
Kekuta Manneh
18
F
Austin, TX
Austin Aztex
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Mikey Lopez
19
M
Dallas, TX
North Carolina
Sporting Kansas City
Walker Zimmerman
19
D
Lawrenceville, GA
Furman
FC Dallas
Eriq Zavaleta
20
F
Westfield, IN
Indiana
Seattle Sounders FC
2014
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Andre Blake
23
GK
May Pen, Jamaica
Connecticut
Philadelphia Union
A.J. Cochran
20
D
St. Louis, MO
Wisconsin
Houston Dynamo
Christian Dean
21
D
East Palo Alto, CA
California
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Marlon Hairston
19
M
Jackson, MS
Louisville
Colorado Rapids
Damion Lowe
20
D
Kingston, Jamaica
Hartford
Seattle Sounders FC
Eric Miller
20
D
Woodbury, MN
Creighton
Montreal Impact
Schillo Tshuma
21
F
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
Maryland
Portland Timbers
2015
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Alex Bono
20
G
Syracuse, NY
Syracuse
Toronto FC
Conor Donovan
19
D
Fuquay-Varina, NC
North Carolina State
Orlando City SC
Cyle Larin
19
F
Brampton, ON
Connecticut
Orlando City SC
Cristian Roldan
19
M
Pico Rivera, CA
Washington
Seattle Sounders FC
Romario Williams
20
F
Portmore, Jamaica
UCF
Montreal Impact
2016
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Julian Engels
22
M
Dülmen, Germany
Syracuse
D.C. United
Jack Harrison
19
M
Bolton, England
Wake Forest
Chicago Fire
Fabian Herbers
22
F
Ahaus, Germany
Creighton
Philadelphia Union
Omar Holness
21
M
Kingston, Jamaica
North Carolina
Real Salt Lake
Richie Laryea
21
M
Toronto, ON
Akron
Orlando City SC
Andrew Tarbell
21
G
Mandeville, LA
Clemson
San Jose Earthquakes
Joshua Yaro
21
D
Kumasi, Ghana
Georgetown
Philadelphia Union
2017
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Abu Danladi
21
F
Takoradi, Ghana
UCLA
Minnesota United FC
Jonathan Lewis
19
F
Plantation, FL
Akron
New York City FC
Adonijah Reid
17
F
Brampton, ON
ANB Futbol Academy
FC Dallas
Miles Robinson
19
D
Arlington, MA
Syracuse
Atlanta United FC
Shamit Shome
19
M
Edmonton, AB
FC Edmonton
Montreal Impact
Jackson Yueill
19
M
St. Paul, MN
UCLA
San Jose Earthquakes
2018
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Mo Adams
21
M
Nottingham, England
Syracuse
Chicago Fire
Francis Atuahene
21
F
Accra, Ghana
Michigan
FC Dallas
João Moutinho
20
D
Lisbon, Portugal
Akron
Los Angeles FC
Edward Opoku
20
F
Konongo, Ghana
Virginia
Columbus Crew
Mason Toye
19
F
South Orange, NJ
Indiana
Minnesota United FC
Ema Twumasi
20
M
Accra, Ghana
Wake Forest
FC Dallas
Gordon Wild
22
F
Cologne, Germany
Maryland
Atlanta United FC
2019
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Frankie Amaya
18
M
Santa Ana, CA
UCLA
FC Cincinnati
Tajon Buchanan
19
F
Brampton, ON
Syracuse
New England Revolution
Griffin Dorsey
19
F
Evergreen, CO
Indiana
Toronto FC
Siad Haji
19
M
Manchester, NH
VCU
San Jose Earthquakes
John Nelson
20
D
Medina, OH
North Carolina
FC Dallas
Dayne St. Clair
21
G
Pickering ON
Maryland
Minnesota United FC
JJ Williams
20
F
Montgomery, AL
Kentucky
Columbus Crew
2020
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Daryl Dike
19
F
Edmond, OK
Virginia
Orlando City SC
Henry Kessler
20
D
New York, NY
Virginia
New England Revolution
Jack Maher
20
D
Caseyville, IL
Indiana
Nashville SC
Ryan Raposo
19
M
Hamilton, ON
Syracuse
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Robbie Robinson
21
F
Camden, SC
Clemson
Inter Miami CF
2021
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Ethan Bartlow
20
D
Woodinville, WA
Washington
Houston Dynamo
Bret Halsey
22
M
Sterling, VA
Virginia
Real Salt Lake
Calvin Harris
20
F
Middlesbrough, England
Wake Forest
FC Cincinnati
Philip Mayaka
20
M
Nairobi, Kenya
Clemson
Colorado Rapids
Daniel Pereira
20
M
Caracas, Venezuela
Virginia Tech
Austin FC
2022
[edit]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Ben Bender
20
M
Baltimore, MD
Maryland
Charlotte FC
Ousseni Bouda
21
F
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Stanford
San Jose Earthquakes
Erik Centeno
19
D
Stockton, CA
Pacific
Atlanta United FC
Roman Celentano
21
G
Naperville, IL
Indiana
FC Cincinnati
Kipp Keller
21
D
St. Louis, MO
Saint Louis
Austin FC
Isaiah Parker
19
F
Gurnee, IL
Saint Louis
FC Dallas
Patrick Schulte
20
G
St. Charles, MO
Saint Louis
Columbus Crew
Thorleifur Úlfarsson
21
F
Kópavogur, Iceland
Duke
Houston Dynamo
2023
[edit]
The 2023 class was announced on December 19, 2022, prior to the 2023 MLS SuperDraft.[8] The first five picks in the draft, including top pick Hamady Diop from Clemson, were Generation Adidas players.[9]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Joey Akpunonu
20
D
Toledo, OH
Bowling Green
FC Cincinnati
Joshua Bolma
20
M
Accra, Ghana
Maryland
New England Revolution
Moïse Bombito
22
D
Montréal, QC
New Hampshire
Colorado Rapids
Hamady Diop
20
D
Dakar, Senegal
Clemson
Charlotte FC
CJ Fodrey
18
M
San Diego, CA
San Diego State
Austin FC
Bertin Jacquesson
21
F
Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux, France
Pittsburgh
Real Salt Lake
Shak Mohammed
19
F
Kumasi, Ghana
Duke
Orlando City SC
J.C. Ngando
23
M
Paris, France
UNC Greensboro
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Owen O'Malley
21
M
Cary, NC
Creighton
St. Louis City SC
Ilijah Paul
20
F
Gilbert, AZ
Washington
Real Salt Lake
Joey Skinner
19
D
Charlotte, NC
Clemson
Nashville SC
2024
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The two-member 2024 class was announced on December 19, 2023, the same day as the 2024 MLS SuperDraft.[10]
Player
Age
Pos
Hometown
College/prior
Draft team
Stephen Annor Gyamfi
19
F
Accra, Ghana
Maryland
Houston Dynamo
Kimani Stewart-Baynes
18
F
Toronto, ON
Virginia
Colorado Rapids
2025
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The 2025 class was announced on December 18, 2024, prior to the 2025 MLS SuperDraft.[11]