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https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/mls-superdraft-2024-presented-by-adidas-rules-and-regulations Draft Eligibility MLS clubs may draft players through MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by adidas from the list of eligible players which may include: 1. College players who are collegiate sophomores and above; 2. Generation adidas players; 3. Any former college player who departed college with remaining eligibility since the conclusion of the college season approximately one (1) year prior to the SuperDraft (i.e., since the conclusion of the 2022 college season) in order to compete as a professional in a league domestically; and 4. Any other players specifically made available by the League (such as pre-signed College seniors or pre-signed internationals). 5. Any drafted player who opts to return to college in Fall 2024 or turns professional will not be draft-eligible in the future. No player may be drafted twice.

From the 2nd link above: Right center back Hugo Bacharach, Indiana Obafemi Awodesu, Penn State Joel Sangwa, Akron Joseph Maher, Indiana Josh Jones, Louisville Mads Westergren, SMU Max Broughton, West Virginia Right back Kevin Bonilla, Portland Malik Henry, Akron Grayson Doody, UCLA Amir Daley, Duke Nate Edwards, Syracuse Forward Logan Farrington, Oregon State Jacob Murrell, Georgetown Jason Shokalook, Akron Alec Hughes, Massachusetts Jacob Babalai, Portland Taylor Calheira, UMBC Emil Jaaskelainen, Long Island University

The MLS Draft takes place Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 3 pm EST. https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/mls-superdraft-2024-eligible-players Top Prospects by position...https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/2024-mls-superdraft-top-prospects-by-position

This site also shows Simon Guardiero, a defender from Sigma FC.

According to this site, Zips Men's Soccer is getting a GK recruit from the Inter Miami CF Academy... https://prepsoccer.com/college/akron/

What a great day in Zips Men’s Soccer / UA history!!! 🥲😊

https://www.nbc4i.com/sports/mls/columbus-crew/watch-live-columbus-crews-championship-parade-after-winning-mls-cup/amp/

https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/cucho-nancy-zelarayan-more-inside-columbus-crew-s-journey-to-mls-cup from the end of the linked article …For Bezbatchenko, an Ohio native, this journey is also rewarding on a personal note. He went to high school only “four or five miles down the road” and his parents are day-one season ticket members who sit right at midfield. His 92-year-old grandmother drives down with his uncle from nearby Akron for every home game, too. Which prompts perhaps the question: Does his grandmother get to hold the trophy if Columbus beat LAFC? “It's funny, all she wants to do is hug Darlington,” Bezbatchenko said. “She's an Akron Zips fan, so she's known Darlington since he was playing there, even before. She'll probably go straight for him rather than the trophy. But absolutely, if we were lucky to have that moment, it would be great if she could hold it.”

...“College soccer holds an essential role in the player development pathway and has fostered the growth of many domestic and international prospects who have made a significant impact in MLS.” The eligible player list for the 2024 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas will be announced at a later date following the 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase. ...

Go WVU and OSU!!!

Former Zip Marco Micaletto has found a new home for 2024 in the USL.