Series runs Sept. 25-28, with top-10 unveiling on ExtraTime Live driven by Continental at 2 p.m. ET on Sept. 28, via Facebook Live
NEW YORK
(Thursday, September 21, 2017)
– Beginning Monday, Sept. 25, MLSsoccer.com will be revealing the top 24 young players in MLS with the league’s annual 24 Under 24 series. A panel of soccer media members across the U.S. and Canada select the members of this series, and MLSsoccer.com's
exclusive show on Facebook Live
, ExtraTime Live driven by Continental, will unveil the top 10 on Thursday, Sept. 28, starting at 2 p.m. ET.
Utilizing the same worldwide age limit as the Olympic soccer tournament and the Professional Footballers' Association Young Player of the Award in England, players who are age 23 and younger before Oct. 22 (the final day of the 2017 MLS regular season) are eligible for this year’s ranking.
Player rankings will be unveiled beginning with Nos. 21-24 on Monday (Sept. 25), 16-20 on Tuesday (Sept. 26), 11-15 on Wednesday (Sept. 27) and ExtraTime Live's exclusive unveiling of the top 10 ranked players on Thursday (Sept. 28).
Past No. 1-ranked players have included U.S. National Team players Brek Shea (2011), Darlington Nagbe (2013) and DeAndre Yedlin (2014), and Colombian international Fabian Castillo (2015).
For full coverage of 2017 MLS 24 Under 24, visit
www.mlssoccer.com/series/24-under-24
.
Previous MLSsoccer.com 24 Under 24 winners:
- 2010: Fredy Montero, Seattle Sounders FC
- 2011: Brek Shea, FC Dallas
- 2012: Darren Mattocks, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
- 2013: Darlington Nagbe, Portland Timbers
- 2014: DeAndre Yedlin, Seattle Sounders FC
- 2015: Fabian Castillo, FC Dallas
- 2016: Cyle Larin, Orlando City SC
Evaluation Criteria:
All MLS players aged 23 or younger before Oct. 22, 2017, were eligible for consideration. The final list of 24 players was determined by a panel made up of top soccer media members and the MLSsoccer.com editorial staff. The panel ranked the eligible players based on the following criteria:
- Technical: first touch, dribbling, shooting and heading
- Soccer IQ: positioning, reading game, situational understanding and tactical awareness
- Physical Attributes: balance, agility, speed, endurance, strength and vertical leap
- Personality: attitude, marketability, media savviness, charisma and intangibles
- Potential: improvability, ceiling, national team potential and potential transfer value
Voting Media Members:
Matt Pentz, freelance journalist
Alexi Lalas, FOX broadcaster
Will Parchman, TopDrawerSoccer.com/MLSsoccer.com
Sam Stejskal, MLSsoccer.com contributor
Bobby Warshaw, former player/MLSsoccer.com contributor
Patrick Leduc, former player/Réseau des sports (RDS)
Cole Grossman, former player
Kristan Heneage, freelance journalist
Steve Davis, FourFourTwo.com
Paul Tenorio, FourFourTwo.com
Thomas Floyd, Goal.com
Kyndra de St. Aubin, Minnesota United FC broadcaster
MLSsoccer.com voters:
Andrew Wiebe, Senior Editor
Ben Baer, New Media Editor
Matt Doyle, Senior Writer
David Gass, ExtraTime host
Alicia Rodriguez, Contributing Editor
Charlie Boehm, Contributing Editor
‘50-Player’ Short List:
Note:
The short list was expanded to 51 players to include Paul Arriola who signed with D.C. United on Aug. 10.
(Listed in alphabetical order)
Kellyn Acosta
, FC Dallas
Luciano Acosta
, D.C. United
Tyler Adams
, New York Red Bulls
Miguel Almirón
, Atlanta United
Paul Arriola
, D.C. United
Artur
, Columbus Crew SC
Yamil Asad
, Atlanta United
Latif Blessing
, Sporting Kansas City
Emmanuel Boateng
, LA Galaxy
Alex Bono
, Toronto FC
Andrew Carleton
, Atlanta United
Alphonso Davies
, Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Marky Delgado
, Toronto FC
Raheem Edwards
, Toronto FC
Alberth Elis
, Houston Dynamo
Jack Elliott
, Philadelphia Union
Diego Fagundez
, New England Revolution
Marco Farfan
, Portland Timbers
Kortne Ford
, Colorado Rapids
Justen Glad
, Real Salt Lake
Julian Gressel
, Atlanta United
Carlos Gruezo
, FC Dallas
Marlon Hairston
, Colorado Rapids
Ian Harkes
, D.C. United
Jack Harrison
, New York City FC
Yangel Herrera
, New York City FC
Cristian Higuita
, Orlando City SC
Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla
, Montreal Impact
Jesse Gonzalez
, FC Dallas
Derrick Jones
, Philadelphia Union
Cyle Larin
, Orlando City SC
Brooks Lennon
, Real Salt Lake
Nick Lima
, San Jose Earthquakes
Kekuta Manneh
, Columbus Crew SC
Mauro Manotas
, Houston Dynamo
Ronald Matarrita
, New York City FC
Jimmy Medranda
, Sporting Kansas City
Jordan Morris
, Seattle Sounders FC
Erik Palmer-Brown
, Sporting Kansas City
Paxton Pomykal
, FC Dallas
Alvas Powell
, Portland Timbers
Tommy Redding
, Orlando City SC
Carlos Rivas
, Orlando City SC
Cristian Roldan
, Seattle Sounders FC
Albert Rusnák
, Real Salt Lake
Jefferson Savarino
, Real Salt Lake
Zack Steffen
, Columbus Crew SC
Tommy Thompson
, San Jose Earthquakes
Héctor Villalba
, Atlanta United
Brandon Vincent
, Chicago Fire
Jackson Yueill
, San Jose Earthquakes
