Mid Atlantic Division Prospect Team
team sheet
(Int.) International, (A) MLS Affiliated/Academy, (D) MLS Drafted
formation
In this rendition of the 3-5-2, there are two central midfielders that provide the support and stability behind three creative advanced playmakers and two strikers. I’ve never been a coach that has considered using a formation without full backs or wing backs, but I could see this one working given the top players of the division.
Of course, the defensive side of the formation would require some situational training to help the back three defenders and the two center midfielders navigate their decision making and coverage without the conventional outside backs in place, but given the experience and skill in those groups, I think this formation would be solid defensively with the appropriate game plan. With the block of five defensive minded players sitting behind the group of five attackers, it would give the advanced midfielders the freedom to be creative in their combinations with the two strikers, knowing that they have talented possessors in support.
With the variety of players on the bench and in the reserves, there are a lot of options with the potential formations.
Diagram of how the 3-5-2 formation (blue) looks against a 4-3-3 opponent as well as examples of the potential movement in possession from the back.
starting eleven
Sam Hershey — Reading United AC (LF)
Reading United have kept pace with Ocean City Nor’easters and West Chester United in goals this season and a component of that was Sam Hershey. He started off the summer with 5 goals in the first seven games as a lone striker in a 4-2-3-1 formation. In that role, he does about everything you could ask. Reading went on a little bit of a slump at the end of June, resorting to a pair of ties in winnable matches against LVU Rush and Real Central NJ, but upon his return against the Nor’easters on July 7th, he scored in a 2-1 win.
Carrying out the defensive duties, he’s mindful in the pressure he applies as he aims to influence the opposition possession while his midfielders organize behind him to deny their outlets. Offensively, there are a few challenges that come with being the only front man. Given his goal scoring to minutes played ratio between his USL League Two and NCAA seasons, he’s managed to be successful. The 6’3” Pennsylvania native is most effective when he’s able to combine with his attacking teammates, and his positioning and awareness in the box contributes to his success as well. In this divisional prospect team, giving him a strike partner with three creative attacking midfielders underneath is a fun concept to think about.
After two seasons in NCAA Division II with Lock Haven University where he won Rookie of the Year and two All-Conference First Team awards after totaling 24 goals and 13 assists in his 35 starts, Sam Hershey transferred to American University. So far in his three years in college, he’s never not been named to an All-Conference First Team. After leading the American team with 6 goals and 2 assists in 758 minutes from the bench in 2023, he made the Patriot League First Team. We’ll have to wait and see if Hershey is relied upon more during his senior season as they look to improve from a 6-5-5 (3-3-3) record that saw them finish 6th in the Patriot League and depart the League Tournament in the first match.
Hershey is similar to Josh Jones in the way that they were both multi-sport athletes before going to college. He played on the football and basketball teams at McCaskey High School.
Andrew Kitch — Ocean City Nor’easters (RF)
Andrew Kitch showed up on my radar during one of the Spring Soccer Cup matches when the Tar Heels hosted the Demon Deacons from Wake Forest University back on March 2, 2024. In a 2-2 draw, Kitch paired with Tampa Bay United forward Daniel Lugo in rotation with the starting strike partnership of Luke Hille and Martin Vician. If I remember correctly, it was Andrew Kitch and Ahmad Al-Qaq who had the goals for North Carolina. He has a big 6’4” 210 lb. frame, but he’s not only a great target forward in the link up play, he can actually move quite well. With size and speed, he has versatility in his attacking ability.
He has been with the Nor’easters for two seasons now, having been a member of the team before heading down to the University of North Carolina. This season, he’s been splitting minutes with Alberto Cruz and Jalen Anderson, making appearances as a half time substitute on three occasions and a starter in another four games. Within the rotation, Kitch has scored three goals.
During his youth career, he won two U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships with Real Jersey FC while being named to the Best XI team three consecutive years.
Joshua Pulla — West Chester United (LM)
Joshua Pulla ended up rising to the top of the division’s goal scoring list and easily found his way into this starting eleven as a result. It’s not just the goals though. He’s a well rounded player in the wing position as he provides the team with advanced playmaking and defending. His service from set pieces and the run of play has seen him gather some assists this summer as well.
Hailing from Vaughan, Ontario, Pulla grew up playing from the prestigious Vaughn SC that has produced some of Canada’s best players like Alistair Johnston, Dayne St. Clair, and more recently, Kimani Stewart-Baynes.
His college career started at St. Bonaventure University where he became an Atlantic 10 All-Rookie selection after appearing in almost 1,000 minutes over the course of the 2019 season. In his last season with the Bonnies in 2021, he had 7 goals and 2 assists while starting every match in which he appeared. In case you were wondering who was playing in that conference that year, Danish side AC Horsens’ Simon Becher won Offensive Player of the Year with Saint Louis University, and Charlotte FC’s Patrick Agyemang was a First Team selection with Rhode Island. Pulla recently concluded his college eligibility after he transferred to Drexel University in the Philadelphia area. As a Dragon, he had 8 goals and 7 assists in his 1,700 minutes.
I’d be surprised if Pulla doesn’t get picked up by a Canadian Premier League club in the near future.
Nolan Spicer — Ocean City Nor’easters (AM)
Ocean City Nor’easters needed to bring in some new key players this summer with a few of last year’s roster not returning, and one of the big names they were able to attract was Nolan Spicer. The attacking midfielder joined the Beach House after an ACC All-Freshman Team season with the University of Notre Dame. He was also able to make a run for the NCAA Division I National Championship, as the Fighting Irish made the College Cup championship final. Spicer played 45 minutes, but wasn’t able to see his team lift college’s most coveted prize, having lost to Clemson University 2-1. Throughout the season, Spicer built a strong foundation for himself as he looks to progress further in his upcoming sophomore year. He scored a goal and had 4 assists in 869 minutes. He’s a technical 10 with quick feet and close control with the potential to make runs through the defense and finish chances like he did against the University of Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament Second Round.
Even before Notre Dame’s incredible run last season, Spicer has plenty of experience pursuing championships. In high school, he won four straight OHSAA Division I AAA State Championships with Cleveland based St. Ignatius High School. As a junior, he was awarded Gatorade Player of the Year as well.
Tune in to Notre Dame this season. There’s a lot of great talent that accompanies Nolan Spicer. Just to name a few of my favorites, there’s Mitch Ferguson, KK Baffour, Matthew Roou, Bryce Boneau and Kyle Genenbacher. ACC Coach of the Year Chad Riley will hope to have another competitive year in South Bend.
Curt Calov — Real Central New Jersey (RM)
Curt Calov initially joined Syracuse University in 2021 after winning a bunch of awards for his contributions at Delbarton High School. He was most notably named to the 2020 United Soccer Coaches All-America Team during their state championship winning season. During his freshman year with the Orange, he finished third on the team in points behind Deandre Kerr and Manel Busquets. Kerr has since made over 70 appearances for Toronto FC. Busquets is playing back in Spain with Segunda Federación side Torrent CF under manager Vicente Mir.
In 2022, Calov helped Syracuse win both the ACC Championship and the NCAA Division I National Championship after achieving a 19-2-4 record. In mostly substitute appearances, Calov once again finished top five in points behind teammates that have since gone to the professional level. Nathan Opoku (Leicester City), Levonte Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps) and Jeorgio Kocevski (Orlando City) were those players. The creative attacking playmaker ended his time with the Orange by transferring to Rutgers University after totaling 8 goals and 8 assists in 1,868 minutes.
Back in his home state, Calov is working towards replicating that kind of success in the Big Ten Conference. Rutgers recently spent time in Spain during the spring as they look to be more competitive in this 2024 season. In 2023, they went 5-8-3. The team will likely need him to have his best season yet if they hope to improve. The highly technical and influential midfielder has great control of the ball in possession and on the dribble. It was a shame that Stas Korzeniowski ended up deciding to leave Real Central New Jersey after their early season 3-0 loss to Ocean City. I was hoping to see a little more from Calov in combination with an eventual pro striker like the Philadelphia Union draft pick. Calov apparently went on a trial with Chicago Fire FC over this summer as well, so MLS clubs have been taking a closer look at him. Teams will have another opportunity to see him at Rutgers this fall as he enters his senior year.
Bangalee Sesay — Philadelphia Lone Star FC (LCM)
During their first match against West Chester United SC this summer, Bangalee Sesay impressed me with how calm and smooth he was on the ball as a defensive center midfielder. He’s also been used as a center back, but I think the defensive midfield position is where he’s stronger. Based on that game, he was kind of like a Liberian Sergio Busquets, if that helps paint more of the picture. Despite that 1-0 loss to West Chester United SC, Sesay showed why he recently earned a trial with CSM Politehnica Iași in the Romanian top division. The 6’3” player has all the attributes you’d want from that role between the ball control, short and long range passing, tackling and positioning.
Sesay attended Houston Christian University since 2021 where he played close to 3,000 minutes.
Recent Highlights (Credit — Bangalee Sesay)
A few moments from the West Chester United SC match on June 7, 2024.
Caden Grabfelder — Lehigh Valley United (RCM)
There’s probably not much to mention about Caden Grabfelder in relation to his summer with Lehigh Valley United Rush, as they haven’t won a game, but he makes the starting eleven based on his freshman season with Penn State last fall. In a difficult Big Ten Conference, the Nittany Lions went 10-4-5 en route to the Big Ten Tournament Championship match. Unfortunately they lost 1-0 and failed to make the NCAA Tournament as a result, so I’m sure that will be an objective despite losing Femi Awodesu, Peter Mangione, Liam Butts and Kris Shakes to the pros. Fortunately, they’ll welcome in transfers Kojo Dadzie, Michael Hewes and Chase Oliver, but Grabfelder might need to increase his goal contributions from the 3 goals and 3 assists from last season. Despite finishing second on the team in points behind Mangione, the Nittany Lions will need to replace his 10 goals.
He’s an accomplished passer of all ranges. His ability to advance on the dribble and drive through the lines is admirable as well. For his size, he’s quite elusive because of the technical skill he possesses. Born in 2005, Grabfelder is one of my favorite prospects of his age group.
Before college, Grabfelder played for a couple of the top academies around the Philadelphia area between FC Delco and the Philadelphia Union.
Recent Highlights (Credit — KelkenSport)
Jackson Gilman — West Chester United (LCB)
Another one of the Philadelphia Union Academy players that makes this line up is Jackson Gilman. During his time with the Union, he was able to work his way up to the MLS NEXT Pro level where he played 8 games in the first half of 2022 before heading off to college. Since then, he’s been a top player for the University of Pittsburgh since joining that year. Gilman opened his career with an ACC All-Freshman selection and followed it up with a Third Team award as a sophomore captain last season. Despite going 6-7-4, the Panthers did enough to earn an appearance in the National Championship Tournament. They’ll see a lot of familiar faces with many returning.
Josh Jones — Ocean City Nor’easters (CB)
As a surprise to none, Josh Jones is at the center of the defense in the starting eleven not only because he had a great summer at the Beach House, but he’s also an inevitable pro once this calendar year is over. He’s set to graduate the University of Louisville in December and unless another opportunity presents itself, he’ll join Real Salt Lake in their January preseason. In the 2024 MLS SuperDraft, Jones was arguably the most promising domestic center back in my opinion.
Coming Soon — Full Interview Article with Josh Jones and José Nuñez
Youri Senden — West Chester United (RCB)
The former Drexel Dragon is swapping coasts for a big move to UCLA this fall season. Ahead of my visit to the YSC Academy facility to watch the first showdown between the top Mid Atlantic Division teams in Ocean City Nor’easters against West Chester United, I was told to look out for Youri Senden. His ability on the ball was noted in that text. Though West Chester lost the match 3-1, they ended up winning the away match 1-0 recently.
Though he just turned 23 years old at the end of May, he’ll bring a lot of valuable experience and accolades with him to Westwood, Los Angeles. The Dutchman is coming off a CAA Defensive Player of the Year season with Drexel University where he was also been named to the All-Conference First Team twice as well as the All-Rookie Team during his freshman year. Since stepping foot on campus, he’s started every match, totaling an even 50 games across three seasons. But that’s not all the experience he has built up over the course of his career. Senden spent a couple of his teenage years in Belgium with KRC Genk before moving back to Holland to play for Roda JC Kerkrade.
Jason Smith — Reading United AC (GK)
California born Jason Smith has been out on the east coast since joining Syracuse University ahead of the 2023 college season, but he's made some stops along the way. Before high school concluded for Smith, he attended the Barça Residency Academy in 2019 where he was the starter for the U19 MLS NEXT team. Then after making a pitstop in Orem, Utah for his first two college seasons with Utah Valley University, Smith transferred and has since shared the net minding duties with Jahiem Wickham in Syracuse. In his 8 starts for the Orange in the beginning of the season, Smith held a record of 3-2-3.
Smith has found more success in the summers within USL League Two. Back in 2022, he was named to the All-Western Conference Team for his work with Park City Red Wolves, contributing to an 8-2-2 record and a Mountain Division title. The following season, he exceeded that accolade by being voted on to the 2023 Team of the Year while being recognized again as an essential piece of Park City. There will likely be a goalkeeping battle during the preseason as Ian McIntyre looks to get their GAA back down below 1.00. In 2023, it was 1.24 GAA while their National Championship winning season in 2022 was 0.72 across 4 more games.
SUBSTITUTES
Daniel Krueger — West Chester United
As the youngest player on this prospect list, Danny Krueger has been highly regarded in other website prospect rankings as well. Like quite a few of the top players in this division, he’s a product of the Philadelphia Union organization and a graduate of the YSC Academy.
At Wake Forest University, he’s already had some opportunities to get accustomed to the college level during the Spring Soccer Cup. With Travis Smith Jr. unavailable for the championship final, Krueger stepped in to form a partnership with Prince Amponsah. In a tough match, Wake Forest ended up winning in a penalty shootout after a 2-2 draw in regulation.
The 18 year old will hope to follow the path of some other MLS NEXT players that have passed through the Wake Forest back line on their way to a professional first team. Former Philadelphia Union defender Mark McKenzie is one of those examples. He’s now in Belgium with KRC Genk and has represented the U.S. Men’s National Team on several occasions so far. Krueger has German citizenship and if all things go well, he might have an opportunity within the European Union as well.
Krueger joins a very experienced group of defenders at Wake Forest and I’m sure he’ll learn a lot from a unit that includes Trace Alphin, Prince Amponsah, Travis Smith Jr., Cristian Escribano and Bo Cummins. As he continues to learn the demands of the ACC and grows into a more experienced player, I’d expect the intensity and quickness of his play will rise as well. Technically, he’s sound. The teenager just needs more experience in a tougher environment, and he’ll get that with the Demon Deacons.
Luke Martelli — West Chester United
The Philadelphia Union cohort at West Chester also included Luke Martelli, who enters his sophomore season with Villanova this fall as a captain of the team. The expectation is that the left back will have more of a featured role this time around, so be on the lookout as he tries to help influence a much needed turnaround.
Alex Tarway — Philadelphia Lone Star FC
Another standout from my first summer visit to West Chester United SC was Philadelphia Lone Star FC’s Alex Tarway. Sesay’s countryman served in the midfield in a box-to-box type role with strong technical ability and creativity. He’s able to receive well, and turn and drive through the midfield. Tarway’s skillset resembles that of KK Baffour from the Metropolitan Division. After transferring from Coastal Carolina, Tarway joined Webber International where he’ll go into his second season in the NAIA this fall. He came to the U.S. after having played in Liberia’s first division.
Recent Highlights (Credit — Alexander Tarway)
Dominik Topolsky — Reading United AC
I haven’t had the time yet to hone in on the specific play of some of the other Reading United players besides Sam Hershey as I’ve been sifting through replays, but Dominik Topolsky has matched the talismanic striker in goals this season from the wing. With 6 goals to his account this summer, the 23 year old former Slovakian youth international will go in to his senior season at Mount St. Mary’s University. They’ll need all the help they can get offensively as it’s been tough sledding for quite some time, but maybe Topolsky can carry over some of his recent goal scoring habits back to Maryland with him. The Mount hasn’t had double digit wins since 1999 and they haven’t had a winning record since 2011. I’ll note that the program had a hiatus from 2013-2017 though.
Topolsky spent a few years with Olympique de Marseille B before heading to the United States. He made several professional level appearances at his natural defensive midfield position in the Championnat National 2 league from 2019-2021.
Giampaolo Nardi — Reading United AC
One of the universities that I’ll get to watch quite a few times this fall will be Giampaolo Nardi’s Gardner-Webb University. Just down the highway from Charlotte, North Carolina, Nardi has been with the Runnin’ Bulldogs since 2021. The ball-winning midfielder originally came to the United States from Venezuela, and he's made 36 college appearances so far. Out of possession, Nardi is often scanning the opponent and positioning himself to make a challenge for the ball. In possession, he distributes well from the deep lying areas. As a returner this summer, it's been his second year with Reading United and the staff have been happy to have the consistent starter.
Recent Highlights (Credit — Giampaolo Nardi)
Marc Bonnaire — Ocean City Nor’easters
Marc Bonnaire and Nathan Sallah have swapped appearances every other match for this summer and for Bonnaire’s starts, he went 5-1-0 with 3 clean sheets and 4 goals against. For the past two seasons at West Virginia, Bonnaire has backed up Jackson Lee who is now playing professionally for Rhode Island FC in the USL Championship. This 2024 season could be Bonnaire’s shot at being the starter for Dan Stratford as a redshirt senior.
Arthur Widiez — Ocean City Nor’easters
The Ocean City Nor’easters captain has gotten a lot of attention this summer as a stalwart in the midfield. Before attending Oakland University, Arthur Widiez was with AS Monaco. I assume he was teammates with Harvard University forward Alessandro Arlotti since their time with the club had overlapped. After not appearing for the Grizzlies that much, he found a new opportunity down in Boca Raton, Florida where he’s had more chances to show his ability. In his junior season, he played more minutes than his freshman and sophomore seasons combined. The Owls joined a new conference after leaving C-USA ahead of 2022 and they’ll try to improve upon a 6-8-3 record in search of an AAC title.
In 2023, Widiez earned an All-Conference Tournament Team selection after making it to the semifinal match against UNC Charlotte where Widiez scored. The highs of the season included two wins over nationally ranked rival Florida International University and a big 6-4 opening win against Lipscomb University.
Colin Veltri — Ocean City Nor’easters
Like most of the divisional prospect teams that I’ve put together, there are a lot of connections from one player to another. In this instance, Colin Veltri was teammates with Andrew Kitch when they won the U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships with Real Jersey FC in 2021. Veltri started his college career with Andrew Kitch’s twin brother and Real Jersey FC teammate Charlie Kitch, but after two seasons of nominal minutes, he’s since transferred to Elon University. The junior can play anywhere up and down the flank, so we’ll see where and how Head Coach Marc Reeves utilizes his new addition.
Recent Highlights (Credit — Colin Veltri)
Jansen Miller — Ocean City Nor’easters
Indiana University has been one of the top college programs for a while now under Todd Yeagley, and Jansen Miller has been a recent piece of that. With 19 appearances in defense in 2023, Miller helped the Hoosiers secure another Big Ten Conference Championship. They’ll be at it again as they feature a star studded team that expect to be in the hunt for a National Championship.
The Missouri native signed two academy contracts with the new defunct Saint Louis FC during their time in the USL Championship so he was able to gain some experience in a professional environment before his time with Xavier University. The club dissolved in 2020 due to financial issues, but also to make way for MLS expansion club St. Louis City SC. Miller was on the draft eligible list for last year’s MLS SuperDraft.
Marco Silva — Ocean City Nor’easters
Do I even need to say where Marco Silva played during his academy days? He’s yet another one of the former Philadelphia Union players, but instead of representing West Chester United, he suited up for the Nor’easters this summer. While in attendance, Silva scored one of his two goals of the season against West Chester United on June 11, 2024. He makes the substitute list mainly because of his fall season at Marshall University where they went 18-3-0 while gathering a conference championship title in the process. In only 864 minutes across his 17 appearances, he scored 7 goals and had 5 assists as a redshirt sophomore. The Thundering Herd finished the year with the third best scoring offense in the country averaging 2.62 goals per game.
As a sophomore, he also made the MLS SuperDraft eligible players list in 2024.
Marco Silva Goal v. West Chester United on June 11, 2024
RESERVES
I haven’t been able to watch much of the players that are listed in the reserves, but I’ve added them since I’ll be further assessing their ability over the fall college season.
Jaylen Orr — Reading United AC
Accompanying Sam Hershey in the Reading United attack was Jaylen Orr. The winger plays his college ball at Gardner-Webb University, where I’ll be able to get a better look at him soon. The North Carolina local has contributed 7 goals in 12 starts over the course of his two fall seasons. He was also a part of the recent spring season team that saw Scott Wells’ side go 6-0-0 to lift the inaugural Carolina Cup.
Joe and Jack McDaid — Reading United AC
As an identical twin myself, I didn’t want to group the twins together, but after looking at their resumes, they have shared the same path and achieved a lot of the same accolades along the way in their early career. Both McDaid brothers grew up playing for FC Delco where they had success in MLS NEXT Cup competitions. Both ended their high school careers as All-Americans in 2022 before joining the University of Maryland. After a disastrous run in 2023 where Maryland failed to win a conference game, the spring season wasn’t much better as there was noticeable frustration in their last Spring Soccer Cup match against Clemson. I don’t know the details of what’s happened to the Terps after going unbeaten in 2022 to win the Big Ten regular season title, but it was a complete one-eighty for Sasho Cirovski’s side in 2023. Over the summer, the twins transferred to another school that didn’t win a conference match in 2023. At Columbia University this fall, it’ll be worth seeing if these two can provide a much needed impact.
I assume both have Irish citizenship, and if not, it could be granted rather easily given their family lineage. They’ve both had opportunities to train and trial with Ireland First Division side Finn Harps F.C. as well as the U18 Watford FC team in the past.
Tim Timchenko — Reading United AC
I haven’t analyzed Tim Timchenko much, but he brought a good resume to Reading United this summer as he was a cornerstone piece to their line up. With the Iona Gaels last fall, Timchenko won the MAAC Defensive Player of the Year, All-Conference First Team, and All-Championship Team awards because of his resolute defending. His team went 12-4-0 on the year, but failed to win the conference championship, narrowly missing out on the NCAA Tournament. His senior year may be a little more difficult as the Gaels will have to replace the goals of Camil Azzam Ruiz, who is now with NYCFC II.
Before his time in college, Timchenko spent a few years playing with Dynamo Moscow, Black Rock FC and the New York Red Bulls organization.
Mamadou Diarra — Philadelphia Lone Star FC
The leading scorer for Philadelphia Lone Star this summer has been Mamadou Diarra who is no stranger to leading teams in goals. He has also been the leading scorer for each of his seasons at Southwestern College at the NAIA level. In 2022, he scored half of his team’s goals with 12 in 1,176 minutes. Diarra improved upon that mark in 2023 when he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists in 16 appearances. For reference, there are a couple other top NAIA performers in the USL League Two ranks including Asheville City’s Sebastian Tregarthen and SC United Bantam Jack Stainrod. Diarra outperformed both statistically last season, but was unable to make the NAIA All-American lists.
Momo Diarra was rewarded for his contributions with a move to NCAA Division I as he joins fellow Mid Atlantic Division Prospect Team selection Arthur Widiez at Florida Atlantic University (FAU). Head Coach Joey Worthen will be hoping that Diarra brings the goals with him as the Owls look to contend in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Alberto Cruz — Ocean City Nor’easters
Another player from the AAC is the University of Memphis attacker Alberto Cruz. He started his college career with an All-Rookie Team selection after he scored 7 goals in 745 minutes for the Tigers. With only 3 goals and an assist last season, he’ll want to get back to the numbers of his freshman year as he becomes a junior. Cruz is from Madrid, Spain and has spent time with both Real and Atlético academies.
Recent Highlights (Credit — Alberto Cruz)
Agustin Resch — Ocean City Nor’easters
Agustin Resch has had a great summer as he managed to add 5 goals to the Nor’easters despite lining up as a center back. Without having looked at every goal their team scored this summer, I assume Ocean City must be well drilled in set pieces because Josh Jones also had 5 goals from that position. Resch helped his team on both sides of the ball, finishing the season with an unmatchable goal differential on their way to a division title.
The Argentinian defender enters his sophomore season at Seton Hall University. He made 11 appearances as a freshman.
Elias Betancourt — Real Central New Jersey
Elias Betancourt started every match for Real Central New Jersey as he gets valuable minutes before he heads back to Temple University. As one of the former FC Delco guys in this team, he played with Caden Grabfelder and Joe and Jack McDaid before they all entered college. During his freshman year, he had 2 goals and 2 assists in 376 minutes. He’s another player that will likely see an expanded role in 2024.
Luke Thomas — West Chester United
Luke Thomas’s goal contributions per minutes played have been consistent across his three seasons at Duke University. With only 423 minutes last season, he added 2 goals and 3 assists to the nation’s best scoring offense. His crosses from the wing were effective during the Spring Soccer Cup season and with the departure of several players, maybe he’ll have more opportunities on the flank.
Luke Thomas assist during a Spring Soccer Cup match against NC State on April 7, 2024.