National Academy Championships Recap
Players featured in this article:
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Shalom Adja |
2025
F |
Baltimore Armour
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Johan Bermudez |
2025
MF |
NYSC
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Kenyon Carter |
2025
D |
Real JFC
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Kayman Dansey |
2025
F |
Tampa Bay
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Taylor Diminick |
2024
F |
IMG
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Zain Elder |
2025
F |
Mich. Wolves
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Ian Hecker |
2025
F |
Boston Bolts
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Cooper Hineline |
2025
F |
Real Colorado
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Sunheon Hwang |
2024
MF |
Strikers FC
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Matthew Klann |
2024
MF |
FC United (IL)
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Lucas Laird |
2025
D |
FC United (IL)
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Lars Larsen |
2025
F |
Michigan Jaguars FC
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Tristan Manderson |
2024
D |
Baltimore Armour
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Chase Massaux |
2025
D |
Real JFC
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Tyson McCoy |
2025
MF |
Mich. Wolves
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Kenji McCracken |
2025
D |
Real Colorado
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Casey Milliken |
2025
MF |
NEFC
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Adrian Monter |
2024
MF |
Vardar
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Quinn Muderlak |
2024
D |
Bavarian United
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Ethan Otterberg |
2025
MF |
Sockers FC
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Alejandro Palacio |
2025
D |
Intercontinental Football Academy (IFA)
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Rio Pehar |
2025
MF |
FC United (IL)
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Alex Posada |
2024
D |
Met Oval
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Hudson Scheiber |
2024
MF |
SC Wave
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Jackson Schroeder |
2025
D |
Jacksonville FC
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Aryan Sunder |
2024
D |
Capital City Soccer Club
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Duran Van Woerkom |
2025
GK |
Clearwater Chargers
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Michael Zill |
2024
MF |
Strikers FC
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This year's National Academy Championships wrapped up on Monday with the U17 and U19 teams crowning champions.
Over the past two weekends, some of the best teams in MLS NEXT outside of pro academies competed across the U13 through U19 age groups.
Below is a rundown of the champions of each age group, plus the U17 and U19 All Star teams.
Champions
U13
Bronze: FC Westchester
Silver: South Florida FA
Gold: Cedar Stars Bergen
U14
Bronze: Baltimore Armour
Silver: TSF Academy
Gold: Orlando City South
U15
Bronze: Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth
Silver: West Florida Flames
Gold: Tampa Bay United
U16
Bronze: SC Wave
Silver: Cedar Stars Monmouth
Gold: BW Gottschee
U17
MLS NEXT: Boston Bolts
U19
MLS NEXT: Sockers FC
All Star Teams
U17
Maroon
Logan Lilla, CM Vardar Soccer Club
Yacouba Bamba, CB Met Oval Academy
Advait Bhogte, CB/CB FC Westchester
Mattias Goncalves, CM Blau Weiss Gottschee
Eli Grande, CM Seacoast United
Ian Hecker, CM Boston Bolts
Zapp Hotz, OB Blau Weiss Gottschee
Adam Kowalski, CB St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Lucas Laird, OB Chicago FC United
Lars Larsen, F Michigan Jaguars
Gabriel Leslie, W Florida Rush
Tyson McCoy, W Michigan Wolves
Kenji McCracken, CB Real Colorado
Drew Mullins, OB Chargers Soccer Club
Liam Newton-Smith, F AFC Lightning
Rio Pehar, CM Chicago FC United
Ethan Otterberg, CM Sockers FC
David Restrepo, CM Orlando City Seminole
Rafael Vinals, W South Florida Football Academy
Erick Wayner, CB Miami Rush Kendall SC
Wesley May, GK Real Colorado
Aaron Choi, GK Boston Bolts
White
Shalom Adja, W/F Baltimore Armour
Spengler Aran, CM West Florida Flames
Adam Berent, CB Midwest United FC
Johan Bermudez, CB NYSC
Kenyon Carter, CB/OB Real Jersey FC
Ethan Blanco, CB/CM Tampa Bay United
Matthew Frady, CM IMG
Evan Gustafson, CM NEFC
Joel Suarez, W/F Tampa Bay United
Jagar Love, CM Jacksonville FC
Jack Marcantonio, CB Bethesda SC
Alexander Mauricio, CM TSf Academy
Pavie Ivkovic, CB Sockers FC Chicago
Cam Ramos, F NEFC
Alex Rapp, CB South Florida Football Academy
Jackson Schroeder, OB Jacksonville FC
Jameson Smith, OB Vardar Soccer Club
Matthew Will, CM/W Real Jersey FC
Luke Zogaib, OB Michigan Jaguars
Henry Moreno, CM Capital City SC
Duran Van Woerkom, GK Chargers Soccer Club
Hughston Taggart, GK Capital City SC
U19
Maroon
Adrian Bravo, OB Tampa Bay United
Octavian Bumbanac, CB Orlando City Seminole
Evan Campbell, CB Baltimore Armour
Kayman Dansey, CM West Florida Flames
Matheus Pelissari, W IFA New England MLS Next
Adan Dollens, CM AFC Lightning
Robert Georgescu, W Jacksonville FC
Daniel Hickwiciz, OB Sockers FC Chicago
Cooper Hineline, W Real Colorado
Gino Lavista, CM Met Oval Academy
Thomas Klein, CB Southern soccer academy
Oscar Martinez, CM Seacoast United
Adrian Monter, CM Vardar Soccer Club
Patrick O'Donohue, CM FC Westchester
Alex Posada, OB Met Oval Academy
Druv Pareek, W Sockers FC Chicago
Hudson Scheiber, CM SC Wave
Donovan Smiech, CB AFC Lightning
Amir Yahalom, CM Boston Bolts
Mirza Zecic, GK Southern soccer academy
Andy Dunn, GK Jacksonville FC
White
Zain Elder, W Michigan Wolves
Sunheon Hwang, W Strikers FC
Matthew Klann, CM Chicago FC United
Ty Kuiper, OB Southern Soccer Academy
Tristan Manderson, OB Baltimore Armour
Jordan Mangatal, CM South Florida Football Academy
Chase Massaux, CB Real Jersey FC
Kainoa Mauch, CM Chargers Soccer Club
Lachlan Mcvie, CB Bethesda SC
Casey Milliken, CM NEFC
Alex Moeller, F Midwest United FC
Quinn Muderlak, OB Bavarian United
Gabriel Ocaris Salcedo, CM Florida Rush
Alejandro Palacio, OB IFA New England MLS Next
Taylor Diminick, OB IMG
Carson Shamoo, CM Bethesda SC
Aryan Sunder, OB Capital City SC
Erick Vallecidos, CB Miami Rush Kendall SC
Michael Zill, CM Strikers FC
Gerardo Mendez, GK TSF Academy
Max Ionita, GK Sockers
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