The MLS NEXT Cup U19 Semifinals kicked off yesterday, and these games included several players who will go on to the college pathway. The Cedar Stars Academy Bergen were down a man but still managed to knock out a strong Orlando City U18 side on a last-minute own goal. The Orlando City U18s had won the Generation Adidas Cup earlier this year.
The second semifinal was between Real Salt Lake U18 and the LA Galaxy U18, in which the Galaxy pulled off the win, 2-1. The Galaxy and CSA Bergen will face off in the MLS NEXT Cup U19 Final tomorrow.
Here is a list of players from CSA Bergen, LA Galaxy, and Real Salt Lake who have committed to colleges:
*Orlando City has not announced a list of academy players committed to colleges.
Cedar Stars Academy Bergen
- Xavi Abeijon – St. John’s University
- Kwaku Agyabeng – Clemson University
- William Altirs – Yale University
- Elvis Appiah – Lipscomb University
- Nicholas Bezama – St. John’s University
- Kai Desmangles – Williams College
- Raymond Diouf – Grand Canyon University
- Matthew Eger – Penn State University
- Jonathan Genad – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Simon Gorczowski – Rutgers University
- Damian Halat – St. John’s University
- Alexander Kushnir – Haverford College
- Marcin Kluz – Monmouth University
- Sho Nadata – Haverford College
- Cristian Oliveira – St. Joseph’s University
- Alex Provost – Denison University
- Gianni Rosario – NC State
- Jaden Rose – Pace University
- Henry Rosenfeld – Wake Forest University
- Esteban Tabares – Fairleigh Dickinson University
- Bacary Tadjigora – University of Virginia
- Damian Taraska – Rider University
- Baden Wandling – Grand Canyon University
LA Galaxy
- Adrian Alvarenga – University of Portland
- Alexander Cruz – Cal Baptist University
- Adam Dunbar – University of California, San Diego
- Gustavo Gonzalez – University of California, Irvine
- Marcus Goree II – Loyola Marymount University
- Skylar Kaplan – University of San Diego
- Ricardo Moreno – University of San Diego
- Max Parore – University of California, Irvine
Real Salt Lake
- Dominic Berrios – University of the Pacific
- Dylan Cantafio – UCLA
- Grayson Carter – University of Pittsburgh
- Cayne Madhlangove – Dayton University
- Nick Nobles – University of Michigan
- Jahmani Stapleton – Fairfield University
