Generation Adidas

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Generation Adidas International
TypeJoint venture
IndustrySport
Founded2002; 20 years ago (2002)[1]
FounderBilly Hartman
Headquarters
United States
Area served
United States
ProductsRecruitement of soccer players
OwnerMajor League Soccer
U.S. Soccer
Websitegenerationadidas.com

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.[2] 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.[3] From its establishment in 1997 to 2005, the program was sponsored by Nike and was called Project-40.[4] 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. 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 their professional career not pan out.

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.[5]

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.[6]

Players[]

Generation Adidas graduates are announced at the end of the MLS season (prior to 2008,[7] 2009,[8] 2010,[9] and 2011[10]) so in the charts below the graduation year represents the season after which the player was announced by MLS as a Generation Adidas graduate.

1997[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Assigned Team Current club
United States Ubusuku Abukusumo 19 D Albuquerque, NM North Carolina State Columbus Crew retired
United States Jose Botello 20 M Los Angeles, CA East Los Angeles (Comm) College Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Brazil Nino Da Silva 17 M Hoffman Estates, IL Kansas City Wizards retired
United States Joey DiGiamarino 19 D Corona, CA Cal State Fullerton Colorado Rapids retired
United States Brian Dunseth 19 D Upland, CA Cal State Fullerton New England Revolution retired
United States Carlos Parra 19 M West Haven, CT MetroStars retired
United States Eric Quill 18 F Missouri City, TX Clemson Tampa Bay Mutiny retired
United States Esmundo Rodriguez 19 M Dallas, TX Indiana San Jose Clash retired
United States Tim Sahaydak 19 D Bethlehem, PA North Carolina Columbus Crew retired
United States Juan Sastoque 19 F Brooklyn, NY CSUN Dallas Burn retired

1998[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Assigned Team Current club
United States Jamar Beasley 18 F Fort Wayne, IN New England Revolution retired
United States Judah Cooks 21 M Bethesda, MD Maryland D.C. United retired
United States Tim Howard 18 GK North Brunswick, NJ US Under-20 MetroStars retired
United States Andy Kirk 20 GK Milwaukee, WI Maryland San Jose Clash retired
United States Chad McCarty 20 D Clovis, CA Washington Tampa Bay Mutiny retired
United States Matt Napoleon 20 GK Feasterville, PA Columbia Miami Fusion retired
United States Ben Olsen 20 M/F Middletown, PA Virginia D.C. United retired
Trinidad and Tobago Barry Swift 20 F Port-of-Spain, Trinidad MetroStars retired
United States Scott Vermillion 21 D Olathe, KS Virginia Tampa Bay Mutiny retired
United States Brian West 19 F Columbia, MD Virginia Columbus Crew retired
United States Josh Wolff 20 F Stone Mountain, GA South Carolina Chicago Fire retired

1999[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Assigned Team Current club
United States Chris Albright 20 F Philadelphia, PA Virginia D.C. United retired
United States DaMarcus Beasley 16 M Fort Wayne, IN Bradenton Academy Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Scott Bower 20 F/M Tampa, FL Clemson San Jose Earthquakes retired
Ukraine Sergi Daniv 23 M Lviv, Ukraine Wake Forest Chicago Fire retired
United States Francisco Gomez 19 M Watsonville, CA California Jaguars Kansas City Wizards retired
United States Michael Green 20 D Columbia, MD Virginia Kansas City Wizards retired
Ukraine Dema Kovalenko 21 M Rochester, NY Indiana Chicago Fire retired
United States Serbia Alen Kozić 22 D/M Tampa, FL Florida International Miami Fusion retired
United States Matt Nyman 22 G Westbrook, CT Dartmouth Tampa Bay Mutiny retired
United States Antonio Otero 21 M Tampa, FL American D.C. United retired
El Salvador Marvin Quijano 19 F North Hollywood, CA Rio Hondo Comm College Los Angeles Galaxy retired
Bolivia Maurizio Rocha 22 M Santa Cruz, Bolivia Connecticut Miami Fusion retired
United States Scott Vallow 21 GK Naperville, IL Bowling Green Dallas Burn retired

2000[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Current club
State of Palestine Shaker Asad 20 M Raleigh, NC North Carolina State New England Revolution retired
United States Kyle Beckerman 17 M Crofton, MD US Under-17 Miami Fusion retired
United States Carlos Bocanegra 20 D Alta Loma, CA UCLA Chicago Fire retired
United States Danny Califf 19 D Orange, CA Maryland Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Bobby Convey 16 M Philadelphia, PA Bradenton Academy D.C. United retired
United States Micah Cooks 18 M Washington, DC D.C. United retired
United States Nick Garcia 20 D Plano, TX Indiana Kansas City Wizards retired
United States Mario Longo 19 M Apex, NC Columbus Crew retired
United States Rusty Pierce 20 D The Woodlands, TX UNC Greensboro New England Revolution retired
United States Nick Rimando 20 GK Montclair, CA UCLA Miami Fusion retired
United States Seth Trembly 17 M Littleton, CO Bradenton Academy Colorado Rapids retired
Bolivia Sergio Salas 18 F Falls Church, VA D.C. United retired

2001[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafted Team Current club
United States Devin Barclay 17 F Annapolis, MD US Under-20 Tampa Bay Mutiny retired
United States Isaias Bardales 21 F San Jose, CA San Jose State Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Jamaica Edson Buddle 19 F New Rochelle, NY State Fair Comm College Columbus Crew retired
United States 16 F Houston, TX San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States José Burciaga Jr. 19 D Duncanville, TX US Under-20 Kansas City Wizards retired
United States Chris Carrieri 20 F Stafford, VA North Carolina San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States D.J. Countess 19 GK Sacramento, CA UCLA MetroStars retired
United States Nick Downing 20 D Redmond, WA Maryland New England Revolution retired
United States Eddie Johnson 16 F Palm Coast, FL Bradenton Academy Dallas Burn retired
Ecuador Martin Klinger 20 F Kearny, NJ MetroStars Black MetroStars retired
United States Santino Quaranta 16 F Baltimore, MD Bradenton Academy D.C. United retired
United States Miguel Saavedra 17 M Milwaukee, WI US Under-18 Dallas Burn retired

2002[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafted Team Current club
United States Nelson Akwari 19 D Houston, TX UCLA MetroStars retired
United States Craig Capano 16 M Hyde Park, NY Bradenton Academy Chicago Fire retired
United States Brad Davis 20 M St. Charles, MO Saint Louis MetroStars retired
United States Kelly Gray 20 D Palo Alto, CA Portland Chicago Fire retired
United States Justin Mapp 17 M Brandon, MS Bradenton Academy D.C. United retired
United States Kyle Martino 20 M Atlanta, GA Virginia Columbus Crew retired
United States Jordan Stone 17 D Allen, TX US Under-17 Dallas Burn retired

2003[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Current club
United States El Salvador Arturo Alvarez 17 F/M Houston, TX US Under-17 San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States Brian Carroll 21 M Fairfax, VA Wake Forest D.C. United retired
United States Ricardo Clark 19 M Jonesboro, GA Furman MetroStars retired
United States Armenia Alecko Eskandarian 20 F Montvale, NJ Virginia D.C. United retired
United States Eddie Gaven 16 M Hamilton, NJ Bradenton Academy MetroStars retired
United States Guillermo Gonzalez 16 M Paramount, CA Bradenton Academy Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Nate Jaqua 21 F Eugene, OR Portland Chicago Fire retired
United States Jacob LeBlanc 21 M Palo Alto, VA Virginia MetroStars retired
United States Ricky Lewis 20 D Spring, TX Clemson Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Mike Magee 18 F/M South Barrington, IL Bradenton Academy MetroStars retired
United States Logan Pause 21 D Hillsborough, NC North Carolina Chicago Fire retired
United States David Stokes 20 D Dumfries, VA North Carolina D.C. United retired
United States Jason Thompson 21 F Garland, TX Eastern Illinois Dallas Burn retired

2004[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Current club
United States Ghana Freddy Adu 14 M Potomac, MD US Under-17 D.C. United
United States Michael Bradley 16 M Palatine, IL US Under-17 MetroStars Canada Toronto FC
United States Ryan Cochrane 20 D Portland, OR Santa Clara San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States Steve Cronin 20 GK Sacramento, CA Santa Clara San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States Clint Dempsey 20 M Nacogdoches, TX Furman New England Revolution retired
United States Josh Gardner 21 M Houston, TX Cincinnati Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Clarence Goodson 21 D Springfield, VA Maryland Dallas Burn retired
United States Ned Grabavoy 20 M New Lenox, IL Indiana Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Chad Marshall 19 D Riverside, CA Stanford Columbus Crew retired
United States Danny Szetela 16 M Clifton, NJ US Under-17 Columbus Crew United States Morris Elite SC

2005[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Current club
United States Chad Barrett 19 F Beaverton, OR UCLA Chicago Fire retired
United States Nikolas Besagno 16 M Maple Valley, WA US Under-17 Real Salt Lake retired
United States Hunter Freeman 20 D Allen, TX Virginia Colorado Rapids retired
United States Brad Guzan 20 GK Homer Glen, IL South Carolina Chivas USA United States Atlanta United FC
United States Christian Jimenez 18 M San Dimas, CA US Under-20 Chivas USA retired
United States Will John 19 F Kansas City, MO Saint Louis Chicago Fire Croatia NK Jarun Zagreb
United States Quavas Kirk 16 F Aurora, IL US Under-17 Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Drew Moor 20 D Dallas, TX Indiana FC Dallas United States Colorado Rapids
United States Michael Parkhurst 20 D Cranston, RI Wake Forest New England Revolution retired
United States Ryan Pore 21 F Mansfield, OH Tulsa Kansas City Wizards retired
United States Tim Ward 17 D Waukesha, WI Saint Louis MetroStars retired
United States Jamie Watson 18 F Dallas, TX North Carolina Real Salt Lake retired

2006[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Current club
United States Haiti Jozy Altidore 16 F Boca Raton, FL US Under-20 MetroStars Canada Toronto FC
Armenia United States Yura Movsisyan 18 F Pasadena, CA Pasadena Lancers Kansas City Wizards retired
United States David Arvizu 17 F Santa Ana, CA US Under-20 MetroStars retired
United States Patrick Ianni 20 D/M Lodi, CA UCLA Houston Dynamo retired
Sierra Leone Kei Kamara 21 F Lawndale, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills Columbus Crew Finland HIFK
United States Sacha Kljestan 20 M Huntington Beach, CA Seton Hall Chivas USA United States LA Galaxy
United States Dax McCarty 18 M Winter Park, FL North Carolina FC Dallas United States Nashville SC
United States Jacob Peterson 19 F Portage, MI Indiana Colorado Rapids retired
Guatemala United States Willie Sims 21 F Los Angeles, CA Cal State Northridge New England Revolution retired
United States Nathan Sturgis 18 D/M St. Augustine, FL Clemson Los Angeles Galaxy retired
United States Blake Wagner 17 D Tampa, FL US Under-20 FC Dallas retired
United States Marvell Wynne 19 D Poway, CA UCLA MetroStars retired
United States Jed Zayner 21 D Orland Park, IL Indiana Columbus Crew retired

2007[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Graduated Current club
United States Chris Seitz 19 GK San Luis Obispo, CA Maryland Real Salt Lake 2009 retired
United States Bryan Arguez 17 D/M Miami, FL US Under-20 D.C. United retired
United States Anthony Wallace 17 D/M St. Petersburg, FL South Florida FC Dallas 2009 retired
United States Amaechi Igwe 17 D Belmont, CA Santa Clara New England Revolution 2009 retired
United States Maurice Edu 20 M Fontana, CA Maryland Toronto FC 2007 retired
United States Nico Colaluca 20 M/F Coventry, RI Virginia Colorado Rapids 2010 retired
Mali Bakary Soumaré 21 D New York, NY Virginia Chicago Fire 2008 retired
Ethiopia United States Fuad Ibrahim 15 F Richfield, MN US Under-17 FC Dallas 2010 retired

2008[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Drafting Team Graduated Current club
United States Eric Avila 20 M San Diego, CA UC Santa Barbara FC Dallas 2010
United States Tony Beltran 20 D/M Claremont, CA UCLA Real Salt Lake 2009 retired
Honduras United States Roger Espinoza 21 M Aurora, CO Ohio State Kansas City Wizards 2010 United States Sporting Kansas City
United States Josh Lambo 17 GK Middleton, WI US Under-17 FC Dallas 2011 retired
United States Chance Myers 20 D/M Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA Kansas City Wizards 2010 retired
United States Alex Nimo 17 F/M Portland, OR US Under-17 Real Salt Lake 2010 retired
Ghana Patrick Nyarko 22 F Kumasi, Ghana Virginia Tech Chicago Fire 2009 retired
United States Republic of Ireland Ciaran O'Brien 20 M Tacoma, WA UC Santa Barbara Colorado Rapids 2010 retired
United States Brek Shea 17 M/D College Station, TX US Under-17 FC Dallas 2010 United States Inter Miami CF
United States Rob Valentino 22 D Cave Creek, AZ San Francisco New England Revolution retired

2009[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/Prior Drafting Team Graduated Current club
United States Kevin Alston 20 D Silver Spring, MD Indiana New England Revolution 2009 United States Orange County SC
United States Danny Cruz 19 M Glendale, AZ UNLV Houston Dynamo 2011 retired
Switzerland Stefan Frei 22 GK Widnau, Switzerland California Toronto FC 2010 United States Seattle Sounders FC
United States Omar Gonzalez 20 D Dallas, TX Maryland Los Angeles Galaxy 2009 United States New England Revolution
United States Puerto Rico Jeremy Hall 20 M Tampa, FL Maryland New York Red Bulls 2009 retired
Bosnia and Herzegovina United States Baggio Hušidić 21 M Libertyville, IL UIC Chicago Fire 2010 retired
United States Bosnia and Herzegovina Peri Marošević 19 F Rockford, IL Michigan FC Dallas 2011 retired
Costa Rica United States Rodney Wallace 20 M Rockville, MD Maryland D.C. United 2009 retired
Democratic Republic of the Congo England Steve Zakuani 20 F London, England Akron Seattle Sounders FC 2009 retired

2010[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/Prior Drafting Team Graduated Current club
United States Corben Bone 21 M Plano, TX Wake Forest Chicago Fire United States Louisville City FC
United States Teal Bunbury 19 F Prior Lake, MN Akron Kansas City Wizards 2011 United States Nashville SC
United States Albania Dilly Duka 20 M Montville, NJ Rutgers Columbus Crew SC 2011 retired
United States Blair Gavin 20 M Louisville, KY Akron Chivas USA 2011 retired
United States Mexico Luis Gil 16 M Garden Grove, CA US Under-17 Kansas City Wizards Czech Republic FC MAS Táborsko
United States Zachary Herold 17 D Port St. Lucie, FL US Under-17 Toronto FC Retired retired
United States Sean Johnson 20 GK Lilburn, GA UCF Chicago Fire 2011 United States New York City FC
United States Jack McInerney 17 F Alpharetta, GA US Under-17 Philadelphia Union 2012
Democratic Republic of the Congo United States Danny Mwanga 18 F Kinshasa, DR Congo Oregon State Philadelphia Union 2011 retired
United States Amobi Okugo 18 M Sacramento, CA UCLA Philadelphia Union 2012
United States Ike Opara 20 D Durham, NC Wake Forest San Jose Earthquakes retired
Cameroon United States Tony Tchani 20 M Norfolk, VA Virginia New York Red Bulls 2011 United States Maryland Bobcats
United States Andrew Wiedeman 20 F San Ramon, CA California FC Dallas retired

2011[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/Prior Drafting Team Graduated Current club
United States David Bingham 21 GK Castro Valley, CA California San Jose Earthquakes 2014 United States Portland Timbers
United States Will Bruin 21 F St. Louis, MO Indiana Houston Dynamo 2013 United States Seattle Sounders FC
United States Corey Hertzog 20 F Reading, PA Penn State New York Red Bulls n/a United States San Diego Loyal SC
United States Perry Kitchen 18 M Indianapolis, IN Akron D.C. United 2011 United States Columbus Crew
United States Zac MacMath 19 GK St. Petersburg, FL Maryland Philadelphia Union 2013 United States Real Salt Lake
United States Liberia Darlington Nagbe 20 M Lakewood, OH Akron Portland Timbers 2013 United States Columbus Crew
United States Michael Nanchoff 22 M North Royalton, OH Akron Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2013 retired
United States Mexico Omar Salgado 17 F El Paso, TX US Under-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2014
United States Kofi Sarkodie 19 D Huber Heights, OH Akron Houston Dynamo 2013 United States Austin Bold FC
Ghana Michael Tetteh 21 D Accra, Ghana UC Santa Barbara Seattle Sounders FC n/a retired
United States Zarek Valentin 19 D Lancaster, PA Akron Chivas USA 2011 United States Houston Dynamo

2012[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/Prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
England United States Dom Dwyer 21 F London, England USF Sporting Kansas City 2014 Canada Toronto FC
United States Sam Garza 21 F Highland Village, TX UC Santa Barbara San Jose Earthquakes retired
United States Chandler Hoffman 21 F Birmingham, AL UCLA Philadelphia Union United States
United States Haiti Andrew Jean-Baptiste 19 D Brentwood, NY Connecticut Portland Timbers Canada Valour FC
Uruguay Enzo Martinez 21 M Rock Hill, SC North Carolina Real Salt Lake United States Charlotte Independence
Jamaica Darren Mattocks 21 F Portmore, Jamaica Akron Vancouver Whitecaps FC United States Phoenix Rising FC
United States Tyler Polak 19 D Lincoln, NE Creighton New England Revolution United States Greenville Triumph SC
United States Kelyn Rowe 20 M Federal Way, WA UCLA New England Revolution United States Seattle Sounders FC
United States Andrew Wenger 21 D Lititz, PA Duke Montreal Impact retired

2013[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/Prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
Jamaica Deshorn Brown 21 F Manchester, Jamaica UCF Colorado Rapids 2014 India NorthEast United FC
United States Peru Andrew Farrell 20 D Louisville, KY Louisville New England Revolution 2014 United States New England Revolution
Jamaica Jason Johnson 22 F VCU Houston Dynamo United States FC Tulsa
United States The Gambia Kekuta Manneh 18 F Austin, TX Austin Aztex Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2014
United States Mikey Lopez 19 M Dallas, TX North Carolina Sporting Kansas City United States Birmingham Legion FC
United States Walker Zimmerman 19 D Lawrenceville, GA Furman FC Dallas United States Nashville SC
United States El Salvador Eriq Zavaleta 20 F Westfield, IN Indiana Seattle Sounders FC 2014 Canada Toronto FC

2014[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
Jamaica Andre Blake 23 GK May Pen, Jamaica Connecticut Philadelphia Union 2016 United States Philadelphia Union
United States A.J. Cochran 20 D St. Louis, MO Wisconsin Houston Dynamo 2015 United States Indy Eleven
United States Christian Dean 21 D East Palo Alto, CA California Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2016 United States Charlotte Independence
United States Marlon Hairston 19 M Jackson, MS Louisville Colorado Rapids 2016 United States Minnesota United FC
Jamaica Damion Lowe 20 D Kingston, Jamaica Hartford Seattle Sounders FC 2016 Egypt Al-Ittihad
United States Eric Miller 20 D Woodbury, MN Creighton Montreal Impact 2015 United States Nashville SC
Zimbabwe Schillo Tshuma 21 F Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Maryland Portland Timbers 2016 retired

2015[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
United States Alex Bono 20 G Syracuse, NY Syracuse Toronto FC Canada Toronto FC
United States Conor Donovan 19 D Fuquay-Varina, NC North Carolina State Orlando City SC 2017 United States OKC Energy FC
Canada Cyle Larin 19 F Brampton, ON Connecticut Orlando City SC 2015 Turkey Beşiktaş
United States Cristian Roldan 19 M Pico Rivera, CA Washington Seattle Sounders FC 2016 United States Seattle Sounders FC
Jamaica Romario Williams 20 F Portmore, Jamaica UCF Montreal Impact 2016 Kuwait Qadsia SC

2016[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
Germany Julian Buescher 22 M Dülmen, Germany Syracuse D.C. United 2017 Germany Bonner SC
England Jack Harrison 19 M Bolton, England Wake Forest Chicago Fire 2017 England Leeds United
Germany Fabian Herbers 22 F Ahaus, Germany Creighton Philadelphia Union United States Chicago Fire
Jamaica Omar Holness 21 M Kingston, Jamaica North Carolina Real Salt Lake 2017 England Darlington
Canada Richie Laryea 21 M Toronto, ON Akron Orlando City England Nottingham Forest
United States Andrew Tarbell 21 G Mandeville, LA Clemson San Jose Earthquakes United States Austin FC
Ghana Joshua Yaro 21 D Kumasi, Ghana Georgetown Philadelphia Union United States San Antonio FC

2017[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
Ghana Abu Danladi 21 F Takoradi, Ghana UCLA Minnesota United FC United States Nashville SC
United States Jonathan Lewis 19 F Plantation, FL Akron New York City FC United States Colorado Rapids
Canada Adonijah Reid 17 F Brampton, ON ANB Futbol Academy FC Dallas United States Miami FC
United States Miles Robinson 19 D Arlington, MA Syracuse Atlanta United FC United States Atlanta United FC
Canada Shamit Shome 19 M Edmonton, AB FC Edmonton Montreal Impact Canada FC Edmonton
United States Jackson Yueill 19 M St. Paul, MN UCLA San Jose Earthquakes United States San Jose Earthquakes

2018[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
England Mo Adams 21 M Nottingham, England Syracuse Chicago Fire United States Atlanta United FC
Ghana Francis Atuahene 21 F Accra, Ghana Michigan FC Dallas United States Memphis 901 FC
Portugal João Moutinho 20 D Lisbon, Portugal Akron Los Angeles FC United States Orlando City
Ghana Edward Opoku 20 F Odumase, Ghana Virginia Columbus Crew SC
United States Mason Toye 19 F South Orange, NJ Indiana Minnesota United FC Canada CF Montréal
Ghana Ema Twumasi 20 M Accra, Ghana Wake Forest FC Dallas United States FC Dallas
Germany Gordon Wild 22 F Cologne, Germany Maryland Atlanta United FC United States Indy Eleven

2019[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
United States Frankie Amaya 18 M Santa Ana, CA UCLA FC Cincinnati United States New York Red Bulls
Canada Tajon Buchanan 19 F Brampton, ON Syracuse New England Revolution Belgium Club Brugge KV
United States Griffin Dorsey 19 F Evergreen, CO Indiana Toronto FC United States Houston Dynamo FC
United States Somalia Siad Haji 19 M Manchester, NH VCU San Jose Earthquakes United States San Jose Earthquakes
United States John Nelson 20 D Medina, OH North Carolina FC Dallas
Canada Dayne St. Clair 21 G Pickering ON Maryland Minnesota United FC United States Minnesota United FC
United States JJ Williams 20 F Montgomery, AL Kentucky Columbus Crew SC United States Birmingham Legion FC

2020[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
United States Nigeria Daryl Dike 19 F Edmond, OK Virginia Orlando City England West Bromwich Albion F.C.
United States Henry Kessler 20 D New York, NY Virginia New England Revolution United States New England Revolution
United States Jack Maher 20 D Caseyville, IL Indiana Nashville SC United States Nashville SC
Canada Ryan Raposo 19 M Hamilton, ON Syracuse Vancouver Whitecaps FC Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
United States Robbie Robinson 21 F Camden, SC Clemson Inter Miami United States Inter Miami

2021[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
United States 20 D Woodinville, WA Washington Houston Dynamo United States Houston Dynamo
United States Bret Halsey 22 M Sterling, VA Virginia Real Salt Lake United States Real Salt Lake
EnglandHong Kong Calvin Harris 20 F Middlesbrough, England Wake Forest FC Cincinnati United States FC Cincinnati
Kenya Philip Mayaka 20 M Nairobi, Kenya Clemson Colorado Rapids United States Colorado Rapids
Venezuela Daniel Pereira 20 M Caracas, Venezuela Virginia Tech Austin FC United States Austin FC

2022[]

Player Age Pos Home Town College/prior Draft Team Graduated Current club
United States Ben Bender 20 M Baltimore, MD Maryland Charlotte FC United States Charlotte FC
Burkina Faso Ousseni Bouda 21 F Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Stanford San Jose Earthquakes United States San Jose Earthquakes
United States 19 D Stockton, CA Pacific Atlanta United United States Atlanta United FC
United States 21 G Naperville, IL Indiana FC Cincinnati United States FC Cincinnati
United States 21 D St. Louis, MO Saint Louis Austin FC United States Austin FC
United States 19 F Gurnee, IL Saint Louis FC Dallas United States FC Dallas
United States 20 G St. Charles, MO Saint Louis Columbus Crew United States Columbus Crew
Iceland Thorleifur Úlfarsson 21 F Kópavogur, Iceland Duke Houston Dynamo United States Houston Dynamo

Project-40 in the A-League[]

Year Division League Reg. Season Playoffs Open Cup
1998 2 USISL A-League 5th, Pacific Did not qualify Did not qualify
1999 2 USL A-League 2nd, Central Quarterfinals Did not qualify
2000 2 USL A-League 4th, Central Did not qualify 3rd round

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