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Invitees Announced for 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase

Forty-four of the top collegiate players representing 28 different schools to showcase their talents from Dec. 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz.

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NEW YORK (Tuesday, December 5, 2023) – Major League Soccer today announced the 44 invitees for the adidas MLS College Showcase, which will take place from December 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz. The four-day event will give technical staffs from every MLS club an opportunity to scout top collegiate prospects in the nation ahead of MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 19 and feature an expanded eligible player pool. Please note that the list of attendees is subject to change prior to the event.

The 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase is a closed-door scouting event officially sanctioned by the NCAA. The eligible player list for MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas will be announced at a later date following the 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase.

2023 adidas MLS College Showcase Invitees

Name

Position

College

Year

Trace Alphin

GK

Wake Forest University

Junior

Jefferson Amaya

MF

High Point University

Sophomore

Stephen Annor Gyamfi

FW

University of Virginia

Freshman

Femi Awodesu

DEF

Pennsylvania State University

Senior

Jacob Babalai

FW

University of Portland

Senior

Hugo Bacharach

MF

Indiana University 

Senior

Damien Barker John

FW

University of Louisville

Sophomore

Matthew Bell

FW

Marshall University

Sophomore

Kevin Bonilla

DEF

University of Portland

Senior

Yannick Bright

MF

University of New Hampshire

Senior

Taylor Calheira

FW

University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Senior

Ryan Carmichael

FW

Hofstra University

Senior

Amir Daley

DEF

Duke University 

Senior

Morris Duggan

DEF

Marshall University

Senior

Jahlane Forbes

DEF

Wake Forest University

Senior

Eliot Goldthorp

FW

Hofstra University

Junior

Jayden Hibbert

GK

University of Connecticut

Sophomore

Alec Hughes

FW

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Senior

Emil Jääskeläinen

FW

Long Island University

Senior

Nate Jones

DEF

University of Washington

Junior

Josh Jones

DEF

University of Louisville

Junior

Hosei Kijima

MF

Wake Forest University

Senior

Jeorgio Kocevski

MF

Syracuse University

Senior

Kalani Kossa-Rienzi

DEF

University of Washington

Senior

Giona Leibold

DEF

Syracuse University

Junior

Tucker Lepley

MF

University of California Los Angeles

Senior

Joey Maher

DEF

Indiana University

Senior

Peter Mangione

MF

Pennsylvania State University

Senior

Ruben Mesalles

DEF

Duke University 

Junior

Wyatt Meyer

DEF

University of California Berkeley

Senior

Filip Mirkovic

MF

University of Pittsburgh

Senior

Casper Mols

GK

University of Kentucky

Sophomore

Jacob Murrell

FW

Georgetown University

Sophomore

Taimu Okiyoshi

MF

Marshall University

Senior

Roberto Ordonez

MF

California State Fullerton

Senior

Jamar Ricketts

DEF

California State University Northridge

Senior

Sander Roed

MF

University of Louisville

Junior

Joel Sangwa

DEF

University of Akron

Senior

Ryan Schewe

GK

Georgetown University

Senior

Jason Shokalook

FW

University of Akron

Senior

Kimani Stewart-Baynes

FW

University of Maryland

Freshman

Mouhameth Thiam

FW

University of Virginia

Senior

Justin Weiss

FW

Northwestern University

Senior

Mads Westergren

DEF

Southern Methodist University

Junior

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