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Generation Adidas Type Joint venture Industry Sport Founded 1997; 29 years ago (1997) Headquarters United States Area served United States Products Recruitement of soccer players Owner Major League Soccer U.S. Soccer

**Generation Adidas** is a [joint venture](/source/Joint_venture) between [Major League Soccer](/source/Major_League_Soccer) and [U.S. Soccer](/source/United_States_Soccer_Federation) aimed at raising the level of young professional [soccer](/source/Association_football) talent in the United States.[1] The program, sponsored by [Adidas](/source/Adidas), offers professional-ready players in the U.S. developmental system not yet eligible for the [MLS SuperDraft](/source/MLS_SuperDraft) early entry, allowing MLS to compete with foreign professional clubs without comparable restrictions on player signing.[2] From its establishment in 1997 to 2005, the program was sponsored by [Nike](/source/Nike%2C_Inc.) and was called *Project-40*.[3] Originally intended to improve the U.S. national team player pool, American national team eligibility is no longer required for program entry.

[Carlos Parra](/source/Carlos_Parra_(soccer%2C_born_1977)) was the first Project-40 player when he signed with the league and was allocated to the [New York/New Jersey MetroStars](/source/New_York_Red_Bulls) in 1997. Since then, the program has included players such as [Tim Howard](/source/Tim_Howard), [DaMarcus Beasley](/source/DaMarcus_Beasley), [Maurice Edu](/source/Maurice_Edu), [Carlos Bocanegra](/source/Carlos_Bocanegra), [Clint Dempsey](/source/Clint_Dempsey), [Jozy Altidore](/source/Jozy_Altidore), [Ben Olsen](/source/Ben_Olsen), [Sacha Kljestan](/source/Sacha_Kljestan), [Freddy Adu](/source/Freddy_Adu), [Brad Guzan](/source/Brad_Guzan), [Michael Bradley](/source/Michael_Bradley_(soccer)), [Nick Rimando](/source/Nick_Rimando), [Kyle Beckerman](/source/Kyle_Beckerman), and NFL kicker [Josh Lambo](/source/Josh_Lambo).

Generation Adidas players do not count against the MLS senior roster and usually earn a much higher salary than the league minimum.[4] Entering into the program automatically classifies a player as [professional](/source/Professional), and thus disqualifies them from playing college soccer. As a result, Generation Adidas players are also guaranteed scholarships to continue their college education should they end their professional career early.[5]

From 1998 to 2000, MLS entered a team of Project-40 players, supplemented by other MLS players who did not get much playing time, into the [A-League](/source/USL_First_Division) in the [USL](/source/United_Soccer_Leagues).[6]

In 2017, MLS introduced Canadian Generation Adidas players, part of a new initiative with the [Canadian Soccer Association](/source/Canadian_Soccer_Association). Canadian Generation Adidas players count as domestic players on US based MLS teams.[7]

## Players

### 1997

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Assigned team Ubusuku Abukusumo 19 D Albuquerque, NM North Carolina State Columbus Crew Jose Botello 20 M Los Angeles, CA East Los Angeles College Los Angeles Galaxy Nino Da Silva 17 M Hoffman Estates, IL Kansas City Wizards Joey DiGiamarino 19 D Corona, CA Cal State Fullerton Colorado Rapids Brian Dunseth 19 D Upland, CA Cal State Fullerton New England Revolution Carlos Parra 19 M West Haven, CT MetroStars Eric Quill 18 F Missouri City, TX Clemson Tampa Bay Mutiny Esmundo Rodriguez 19 M Dallas, TX Indiana San Jose Clash Tim Sahaydak 19 D Bethlehem, PA North Carolina Columbus Crew Juan Sastoque 19 F Brooklyn, NY CSUN Dallas Burn

### 1998

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Assigned team Jamar Beasley 18 F Fort Wayne, IN New England Revolution Judah Cooks 21 M Bethesda, MD Maryland D.C. United Tim Howard 18 GK North Brunswick, NJ MetroStars Andy Kirk 20 GK Milwaukee, WI Maryland San Jose Clash Chad McCarty 20 D Clovis, CA Washington Tampa Bay Mutiny Matt Napoleon 20 GK Feasterville, PA Columbia Miami Fusion Ben Olsen 20 M/F Middletown, PA Virginia D.C. United Barry Swift 20 F Port-of-Spain, Trinidad MetroStars Scott Vermillion 21 D Olathe, KS Virginia Tampa Bay Mutiny Brian West 19 F Columbia, MD Virginia Columbus Crew Josh Wolff 20 F Stone Mountain, GA South Carolina Chicago Fire

### 1999

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Assigned team Chris Albright 20 F Philadelphia, PA Virginia D.C. United DaMarcus Beasley 16 M Fort Wayne, IN Bradenton Academy Los Angeles Galaxy Scott Bower 20 F/M Tampa, FL Clemson San Jose Earthquakes Sergi Daniv 23 M Lviv, Ukraine Wake Forest Chicago Fire Francisco Gomez 19 M Watsonville, CA California Jaguars Kansas City Wizards Michael Green 20 D Columbia, MD Virginia Kansas City Wizards Dema Kovalenko 21 M Rochester, NY Indiana Chicago Fire Alen Kozić 22 D/M Tampa, FL Florida International Miami Fusion Matt Nyman 22 G Westbrook, CT Dartmouth Tampa Bay Mutiny Antonio Otero 21 M Tampa, FL American D.C. United Marvin Quijano 19 F North Hollywood, CA Rio Hondo Comm College Los Angeles Galaxy Maurizio Rocha 22 M Santa Cruz, Bolivia Connecticut Miami Fusion Scott Vallow 21 GK Naperville, IL Bowling Green Dallas Burn

### 2000

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Shaker Asad 20 M Raleigh, NC North Carolina State New England Revolution Kyle Beckerman 17 M Crofton, MD US Under-17 Miami Fusion Carlos Bocanegra 20 D Alta Loma, CA UCLA Chicago Fire Danny Califf 19 D Orange, CA Maryland Los Angeles Galaxy Bobby Convey 16 M Philadelphia, PA Bradenton Academy D.C. United Micah Cooks 18 M Washington, DC D.C. United Nick Garcia 20 D Plano, TX Indiana Kansas City Wizards Mario Longo 19 M Apex, NC Columbus Crew Rusty Pierce 20 D The Woodlands, TX UNC Greensboro New England Revolution Nick Rimando 20 GK Montclair, CA UCLA Miami Fusion Seth Trembly 17 M Littleton, CO Bradenton Academy Colorado Rapids Sergio Salas 18 F Falls Church, VA D.C. United

### 2001

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Devin Barclay 17 F Annapolis, MD US Under-20 Tampa Bay Mutiny Isaias Bardales 21 F San Jose, CA San Jose State Los Angeles Galaxy Edson Buddle 19 F New Rochelle, NY State Fair Community College Columbus Crew Jose Aparicio Sanchez Jr. 16 F Houston, TX San Jose Earthquakes José Burciaga Jr. 19 D Duncanville, TX US Under-20 Kansas City Wizards Chris Carrieri 20 F Stafford, VA North Carolina San Jose Earthquakes D.J. Countess 19 GK Sacramento, CA UCLA MetroStars Nick Downing 20 D Redmond, WA Maryland New England Revolution Eddie Johnson 16 F Palm Coast, FL Bradenton Academy Dallas Burn Martin Klinger 20 F Kearny, NJ MetroStars Black MetroStars Santino Quaranta 16 F Baltimore, MD Bradenton Academy D.C. United Miguel Saavedra 17 M Milwaukee, WI US Under-18 Dallas Burn

### 2002

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Nelson Akwari 19 D Houston, TX UCLA MetroStars Craig Capano 16 M Hyde Park, NY Bradenton Academy Chicago Fire Brad Davis 20 M St. Charles, MO Saint Louis MetroStars Kelly Gray 20 D Palo Alto, CA Portland Chicago Fire Justin Mapp 17 M Brandon, MS Bradenton Academy D.C. United Kyle Martino 20 M Atlanta, GA Virginia Columbus Crew Jordan Stone 17 D Allen, TX US Under-17 Dallas Burn

### 2003

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Arturo Alvarez 17 F/M Houston, TX US Under-17 San Jose Earthquakes Brian Carroll 21 M Fairfax, VA Wake Forest D.C. United Ricardo Clark 19 M Jonesboro, GA Furman MetroStars Alecko Eskandarian 20 F Montvale, NJ Virginia D.C. United Eddie Gaven 16 M Hamilton, NJ Bradenton Academy MetroStars Guillermo Gonzalez 16 M Paramount, CA Bradenton Academy Los Angeles Galaxy Nate Jaqua 21 F Eugene, OR Portland Chicago Fire Jacob LeBlanc 21 M Palo Alto, VA Virginia MetroStars Ricky Lewis 20 D Spring, TX Clemson Los Angeles Galaxy Mike Magee 18 F/M South Barrington, IL Bradenton Academy MetroStars Logan Pause 21 D Hillsborough, NC North Carolina Chicago Fire David Stokes 20 D Dumfries, VA North Carolina D.C. United Jason Thompson 21 F Garland, TX Eastern Illinois Dallas Burn

### 2004

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Freddy Adu 14 M Potomac, MD US Under-17 D.C. United Michael Bradley 16 M Palatine, IL US Under-17 MetroStars Ryan Cochrane 20 D Portland, OR Santa Clara San Jose Earthquakes Steve Cronin 20 GK Sacramento, CA Santa Clara San Jose Earthquakes Clint Dempsey 20 M Nacogdoches, TX Furman New England Revolution Josh Gardner 21 M Houston, TX Cincinnati Los Angeles Galaxy Clarence Goodson 21 D Springfield, VA Maryland Dallas Burn Ned Grabavoy 20 M New Lenox, IL Indiana Los Angeles Galaxy Chad Marshall 19 D Riverside, CA Stanford Columbus Crew Danny Szetela 16 M Clifton, NJ US Under-17 Columbus Crew

### 2005

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Chad Barrett 19 F Beaverton, OR UCLA Chicago Fire Nikolas Besagno 16 M Maple Valley, WA US Under-17 Real Salt Lake Hunter Freeman 20 D Allen, TX Virginia Colorado Rapids Brad Guzan 20 GK Homer Glen, IL South Carolina Chivas USA Christian Jimenez 18 M San Dimas, CA US Under-20 Chivas USA Will John 19 F Kansas City, MO Saint Louis Chicago Fire Quavas Kirk 16 F Aurora, IL US Under-17 Los Angeles Galaxy Drew Moor 20 D Dallas, TX Indiana FC Dallas Michael Parkhurst 20 D Cranston, RI Wake Forest New England Revolution Ryan Pore 21 F Mansfield, OH Tulsa Kansas City Wizards Tim Ward 17 D Waukesha, WI Saint Louis MetroStars Jamie Watson 18 F Dallas, TX North Carolina Real Salt Lake

### 2006

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Jozy Altidore 16 F Boca Raton, FL IMG Soccer Academy MetroStars Yura Movsisyan 18 F Pasadena, CA Pasadena Kansas City Wizards David Arvizu 17 F Santa Ana, CA US Under-20 MetroStars Patrick Ianni 20 D/M Lodi, CA UCLA Houston Dynamo Kei Kamara 21 F Lawndale, CA Cal State Dominguez Hills Columbus Crew Sacha Kljestan 20 M Huntington Beach, CA Seton Hall Chivas USA Dax McCarty 18 M Winter Park, FL North Carolina FC Dallas Jacob Peterson 19 F Portage, MI Indiana Colorado Rapids Willie Sims 21 F Los Angeles, CA Cal State Northridge New England Revolution Nathan Sturgis 18 D/M St. Augustine, FL Clemson Los Angeles Galaxy Blake Wagner 17 D Tampa, FL US Under-20 FC Dallas Marvell Wynne 19 D Poway, CA UCLA MetroStars Jed Zayner 21 D Orland Park, IL Indiana Columbus Crew

### 2007

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Chris Seitz 19 GK San Luis Obispo, CA Maryland Real Salt Lake Bryan Arguez 17 D/M Miami, FL US Under-20 D.C. United Anthony Wallace 17 D/M St. Petersburg, FL South Florida FC Dallas Amaechi Igwe 17 D Belmont, CA Santa Clara New England Revolution Maurice Edu 20 M Fontana, CA Maryland Toronto FC Nico Colaluca 20 M/F Coventry, RI Virginia Colorado Rapids Bakary Soumaré 21 D New York, NY Virginia Chicago Fire Fuad Ibrahim 15 F Richfield, MN US Under-17 FC Dallas

### 2008

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Eric Avila 20 M San Diego, CA UC Santa Barbara FC Dallas Tony Beltran 20 D/M Claremont, CA UCLA Real Salt Lake Roger Espinoza 21 M Aurora, CO Ohio State Kansas City Wizards Josh Lambo 17 GK Middleton, WI US Under-17 FC Dallas Chance Myers 20 D/M Thousand Oaks, CA UCLA Kansas City Wizards Alex Nimo 17 F/M Portland, OR US Under-17 Real Salt Lake Patrick Nyarko 22 F Kumasi, Ghana Virginia Tech Chicago Fire Ciaran O'Brien 20 M Tacoma, WA UC Santa Barbara Colorado Rapids Brek Shea 17 M/D College Station, TX US Under-17 FC Dallas Rob Valentino 22 D Cave Creek, AZ San Francisco New England Revolution

### 2009

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Kevin Alston 20 D Silver Spring, MD Indiana New England Revolution Danny Cruz 19 M Glendale, AZ UNLV Houston Dynamo Stefan Frei 22 GK Widnau, Switzerland California Toronto FC Omar Gonzalez 20 D Dallas, TX Maryland Los Angeles Galaxy Jeremy Hall 20 M Tampa, FL Maryland New York Red Bulls Baggio Hušidić 21 M Libertyville, IL UIC Chicago Fire Peri Marošević 19 F Rockford, IL Michigan FC Dallas Rodney Wallace 20 M Rockville, MD Maryland D.C. United Steve Zakuani 20 F London, England Akron Seattle Sounders FC

### 2010

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Corben Bone 21 M Plano, TX Wake Forest Chicago Fire Teal Bunbury 19 F Prior Lake, MN Akron Kansas City Wizards Dilly Duka 20 M Montville, NJ Rutgers Columbus Crew Blair Gavin 20 M Louisville, KY Akron Chivas USA Luis Gil 16 M Garden Grove, CA US Under-17 Kansas City Wizards Zachary Herold 17 D Port St. Lucie, FL US Under-17 Toronto FC Sean Johnson 20 GK Lilburn, GA UCF Chicago Fire Jack McInerney 17 F Alpharetta, GA US Under-17 Philadelphia Union Danny Mwanga 18 F Kinshasa, DR Congo Oregon State Philadelphia Union Amobi Okugo 18 M Sacramento, CA UCLA Philadelphia Union Ike Opara 20 D Durham, NC Wake Forest San Jose Earthquakes Tony Tchani 20 M Norfolk, VA Virginia New York Red Bulls Andrew Wiedeman 20 F San Ramon, CA California FC Dallas

### 2011

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team David Bingham 21 GK Castro Valley, CA California San Jose Earthquakes Will Bruin 21 F St. Louis, MO Indiana Houston Dynamo Corey Hertzog 20 F Reading, PA Penn State New York Red Bulls Perry Kitchen 18 M Indianapolis, IN Akron D.C. United Zac MacMath 19 GK St. Petersburg, FL Maryland Philadelphia Union Darlington Nagbe 20 M Lakewood, OH Akron Portland Timbers Michael Nanchoff 22 M North Royalton, OH Akron Vancouver Whitecaps FC Omar Salgado 17 F El Paso, TX US Under-20 Vancouver Whitecaps FC Kofi Sarkodie 19 D Huber Heights, OH Akron Houston Dynamo Michael Tetteh 21 D Accra, Ghana UC Santa Barbara Seattle Sounders FC Zarek Valentin 19 D Lancaster, PA Akron Chivas USA

### 2012

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Dom Dwyer 21 F London, England USF Sporting Kansas City Sam Garza 21 F Highland Village, TX UC Santa Barbara San Jose Earthquakes Chandler Hoffman 21 F Birmingham, AL UCLA Philadelphia Union Andrew Jean-Baptiste 19 D Brentwood, NY Connecticut Portland Timbers Enzo Martinez 21 M Rock Hill, SC North Carolina Real Salt Lake Darren Mattocks 21 F Portmore, Jamaica Akron Vancouver Whitecaps FC Tyler Polak 19 D Lincoln, NE Creighton New England Revolution Kelyn Rowe 20 M Federal Way, WA UCLA New England Revolution Andrew Wenger 21 D Lititz, PA Duke Montreal Impact

### 2013

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Deshorn Brown 21 F Manchester, Jamaica UCF Colorado Rapids Andrew Farrell 20 D Louisville, KY Louisville New England Revolution Jason Johnson 22 F Happy News, Jamaica VCU Houston Dynamo Kekuta Manneh 18 F Austin, TX Austin Aztex Vancouver Whitecaps FC Mikey Lopez 19 M Dallas, TX North Carolina Sporting Kansas City Walker Zimmerman 19 D Lawrenceville, GA Furman FC Dallas Eriq Zavaleta 20 F Westfield, IN Indiana Seattle Sounders FC

### 2014

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Andre Blake 23 GK May Pen, Jamaica Connecticut Philadelphia Union A.J. Cochran 20 D St. Louis, MO Wisconsin Houston Dynamo Christian Dean 21 D East Palo Alto, CA California Vancouver Whitecaps FC Marlon Hairston 19 M Jackson, MS Louisville Colorado Rapids Damion Lowe 20 D Kingston, Jamaica Hartford Seattle Sounders FC Eric Miller 20 D Woodbury, MN Creighton Montreal Impact Schillo Tshuma 21 F Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Maryland Portland Timbers

### 2015

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Alex Bono 20 G Syracuse, NY Syracuse Toronto FC Conor Donovan 19 D Fuquay-Varina, NC North Carolina State Orlando City SC Cyle Larin 19 F Brampton, ON Connecticut Orlando City SC Cristian Roldan 19 M Pico Rivera, CA Washington Seattle Sounders FC Romario Williams 20 F Portmore, Jamaica UCF Montreal Impact

### 2016

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Julian Engels 22 M Dülmen, Germany Syracuse D.C. United Jack Harrison 19 M Bolton, England Wake Forest Chicago Fire Fabian Herbers 22 F Ahaus, Germany Creighton Philadelphia Union Omar Holness 21 M Kingston, Jamaica North Carolina Real Salt Lake Richie Laryea 21 M Toronto, ON Akron Orlando City SC Andrew Tarbell 21 G Mandeville, LA Clemson San Jose Earthquakes Joshua Yaro 21 D Kumasi, Ghana Georgetown Philadelphia Union

### 2017

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Abu Danladi 21 F Takoradi, Ghana UCLA Minnesota United FC Jonathan Lewis 19 F Plantation, FL Akron New York City FC Adonijah Reid 17 F Brampton, ON ANB Futbol Academy FC Dallas Miles Robinson 19 D Arlington, MA Syracuse Atlanta United FC Shamit Shome 19 M Edmonton, AB FC Edmonton Montreal Impact Jackson Yueill 19 M St. Paul, MN UCLA San Jose Earthquakes

### 2018

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Mo Adams 21 M Nottingham, England Syracuse Chicago Fire Francis Atuahene 21 F Accra, Ghana Michigan FC Dallas João Moutinho 20 D Lisbon, Portugal Akron Los Angeles FC Edward Opoku 20 F Konongo, Ghana Virginia Columbus Crew Mason Toye 19 F South Orange, NJ Indiana Minnesota United FC Ema Twumasi 20 M Accra, Ghana Wake Forest FC Dallas Gordon Wild 22 F Cologne, Germany Maryland Atlanta United FC

### 2019

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Frankie Amaya 18 M Santa Ana, CA UCLA FC Cincinnati Tajon Buchanan 19 F Brampton, ON Syracuse New England Revolution Griffin Dorsey 19 F Evergreen, CO Indiana Toronto FC Siad Haji 19 M Manchester, NH VCU San Jose Earthquakes John Nelson 20 D Medina, OH North Carolina FC Dallas Dayne St. Clair 21 G Pickering ON Maryland Minnesota United FC JJ Williams 20 F Montgomery, AL Kentucky Columbus Crew

### 2020

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Daryl Dike 19 F Edmond, OK Virginia Orlando City SC Henry Kessler 20 D New York, NY Virginia New England Revolution Jack Maher 20 D Caseyville, IL Indiana Nashville SC Ryan Raposo 19 M Hamilton, ON Syracuse Vancouver Whitecaps FC Robbie Robinson 21 F Camden, SC Clemson Inter Miami CF

### 2021

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Ethan Bartlow 20 D Woodinville, WA Washington Houston Dynamo Bret Halsey 22 M Sterling, VA Virginia Real Salt Lake Calvin Harris 20 F Middlesbrough, England Wake Forest FC Cincinnati Philip Mayaka 20 M Nairobi, Kenya Clemson Colorado Rapids Daniel Pereira 20 M Caracas, Venezuela Virginia Tech Austin FC

### 2022

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Ben Bender 20 M Baltimore, MD Maryland Charlotte FC Ousseni Bouda 21 F Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso Stanford San Jose Earthquakes Erik Centeno 19 D Stockton, CA Pacific Atlanta United FC Roman Celentano 21 G Naperville, IL Indiana FC Cincinnati Kipp Keller 21 D St. Louis, MO Saint Louis Austin FC Isaiah Parker 19 F Gurnee, IL Saint Louis FC Dallas Patrick Schulte 20 G St. Charles, MO Saint Louis Columbus Crew Thorleifur Úlfarsson 21 F Kópavogur, Iceland Duke Houston Dynamo

### 2023

The 2023 class was announced on December 19, 2022, prior to the [2023 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2023_MLS_SuperDraft).[8] The first five picks in the draft, including top pick [Hamady Diop](/source/Hamady_Diop) from [Clemson](/source/Clemson_Tigers_men's_soccer), were Generation Adidas players.[9]

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Joey Akpunonu 20 D Toledo, OH Bowling Green FC Cincinnati Joshua Bolma 20 M Accra, Ghana Maryland New England Revolution Moïse Bombito 22 D Montréal, QC New Hampshire Colorado Rapids Hamady Diop 20 D Dakar, Senegal Clemson Charlotte FC CJ Fodrey 18 M San Diego, CA San Diego State Austin FC Bertin Jacquesson 21 F Lorrez-le-Bocage-Préaux, France Pittsburgh Real Salt Lake Shak Mohammed 19 F Kumasi, Ghana Duke Orlando City SC J.C. Ngando 23 M Paris, France UNC Greensboro Vancouver Whitecaps FC Owen O'Malley 21 M Cary, NC Creighton St. Louis City SC Ilijah Paul 20 F Gilbert, AZ Washington Real Salt Lake Joey Skinner 19 D Charlotte, NC Clemson Nashville SC

### 2024

The two-member 2024 class was announced on December 19, 2023, the same day as the [2024 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2024_MLS_SuperDraft).[10]

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Stephen Annor Gyamfi 19 F Accra, Ghana Maryland Houston Dynamo Kimani Stewart-Baynes 18 F Toronto, ON Virginia Colorado Rapids

### 2025

The 2025 class was announced on December 18, 2024, prior to the [2025 MLS SuperDraft](/source/2025_MLS_SuperDraft).[11]

Player Age Pos Hometown College/prior Draft team Dean Boltz 18 F Palatine, IL Wisconsin Chicago Fire FC Manu Duah 19 M Kumasi, Ghana UC Santa Barbara San Diego FC Alex Harris 19 F Vancouver, WA Cornell Colorado Rapids Tate Johnson 19 D Tampa, FL North Carolina Vancouver Whitecaps FC

## Project-40 in the A-League

Year Division League Reg. season Playoffs Open Cup 1998 2 USISL A-League 5th, Pacific did not qualify did not qualify 1999 USL A-League 2nd, Central Quarterfinals 2000 4th, Central did not qualify 3rd round

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["U.S. U-20 players headline 2006 class"](http://www.espnfc.com/story/354854/us-u-20-players-headline-2006-class). *ESPNFC.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["McCabe Explains Generation adidas"](http://ussoccerplayers.com/2010/01/mccabe-explains-generation-adidas.html). *US Soccer Players*.[*[permanent dead link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Link_rot)*]

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["US Soccer Players"](http://www.ussoccerplayers.com/resource_center/soccer_history/447766.html). *ussoccerplayers.com*. Retrieved January 29, 2007.{{[cite web](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Cite_web)}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service ([link](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_deprecated_archival_service))

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Palmer, Tod (May 16, 2014). ["Generation adidas program has been beneficial to Sporting KC"](https://www.kansascity.com/sports/soccer/sporting-kc/article316046.html). *[Kansas City Star](/source/Kansas_City_Star)*. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Galarcep, Ives (December 10, 2008). ["The Generation adidas targets"](https://sbisoccer.com/2008/12/the-generation-adidas-targets). *Soccer By Ives*. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Firchau, Nick (April 2, 2020). ["Project-40: The story of the original MLS youth super team"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/04/02/mls-project-40). *MLSsoccer.com*. Retrieved April 19, 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["MLS announces 2017 Generation adidas class and senior signings"](http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2017/01/04/mls-announces-2017-generation-adidas-class-and-senior-signings). *MLSSoccer.com*.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["2023 Generation adidas class announced"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/news/2023-generation-adidas-class-announced). *MLSsoccer.com*. December 19, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Charlotte FC picks Clemson's Hamady Diop No. 1 in MLS SuperDraft"](https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_/id/37634995/charlotte-fc-picks-clemsons-diop-no-1-mls-superdraft). ESPN. [Reuters](/source/Reuters). December 21, 2022. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["2024 Generation adidas class announced"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/2024-generation-adidas-class-announced). *MLSsoccer.com*. December 19, 2023. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["2025 Generation adidas class announced"](https://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft/news/2025-generation-adidas-class-announced). *MLSsoccer.com*. December 18, 2024. Retrieved December 18, 2024.

## External links

- [Official website](https://generationadidasinternational.com/)

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