Most MLS Next players won't play college soccer. To stand out for Division I or top Division III programs, you need more than club soccer: high-visibility showcases, elite club alignment, and pathways like Generation Adidas. The speaker offers personalized guidance to improve your odds.
What level can you play if you are playing MLS Next on the Call Soccer? I'm gonna have you play Call Soccer in 60 seconds. If you're in MLS Next, you would think, okay, you automatically get to play Call Soccer. Most players in MLS Next will not play college soccer. I don't know how many times I have to tell you. I don't know how many calls I need to do a day. I don't know how many times I need to go live and show you guys, but I get so many people messaging me, I'm MLS Next and I'm not gonna get to play Call Soccer because I started recruiting classes late. I thought they were gonna come to me. So most people in MLS Next will not play college soccer. Now, most players in MLS Next are usually at least the Division 3 level, depending on what level of Division 3 that is. It can vary, but most players in MLS Next don't want to play at a low-tier Division 3 school, they want to play at a high Division 1 or a mid Division 1, low Division 1, or they want to play at the top end of Division 3 if they're going to play college soccer. Otherwise, most of them might just quit and not decide to play soccer in college. So to go to those schools, every single MLS Next player wants to go to the same freaking schools. Do you think that makes it competitive? Yes, it does. This is partially why most MLS Next players do not play college soccer. So if you want the chance to play college soccer as an MLS Next player, you need to do above and beyond the players that are playing for LA Galaxy, LAFC, who are going to Generation Adidas, who are going to the traditional top, top schools because they're being seen at the best showcases and they're very good players. call with you and your parents.
