Topic: New soccer recruit - Adrian Mahoney

[gochneaur645]

17 year old defensive midfielder from Jamaica with dual Canadian citizenship. Currently with the academy of Toronto FC (MLS).

Played on Jamaica's U-17 international team in the CONCACAF (North/Central America & Caribbean) U-17 tourney earlier this year.

https://twitter.com/HerdMSoccer/status/1732875925551771783

[MicDrass1]

Jamaicans best sprinters in world.  Now known for soccer.  Grassie needs to give track coach contacts. 

[mu79grad]

The Stanford coach is going to be boiling hot at this news!

[wasbarryb]

The Stanford coach is going to be boiling hot at this news!

F him

[svherd]

The Stanford coach is going to be boiling hot at this news!

Someone should post this to the Stanford soccer X account. LOL!

[CoachMaclid]

Just so people understand, this is not the type of international recruit that some coaches are upset about. He's a 17-year old coming though an MLS academy, he's the expected and usual age and development of typical college freshmen.  The "international" players that some object to are those that stay in European or South American junior academy U-20 teams, and then get into scouting programs to figure out their path and decide to come to college and end up being a 22- or 23-year-old "freshman" with all these years of experience.

[MUonium]

Just so people understand, this is not the type of international recruit that some coaches are upset about. He's a 17-year old coming though an MLS academy, he's the expected and usual age and development of typical college freshmen.  The "international" players that some object to are those that stay in European or South American junior academy U-20 teams, and then get into scouting programs to figure out their path and decide to come to college and end up being a 22- or 23-year-old "freshman" with all these years of experience.

my amateur gut response is that if it's within the rules then nobody should complain.  anyway, i'm thankful to Grassie for knowing how to evaluate and recruit talent within the system framework

[chris88]

Some video from 2022

BTW, the #1 ranked player from that academy is committed to WVU. Mahoney is ranked #30. Wonder if WVU's Calderio (sp) came from there. I know he is a Canadian player.

After watching the NCAA College Cup Final it seems we have work to do on the defensive end. Both those teams were incredibly connected on defense at all levels imo. Much like we were in 2021 (spring)

BTW #2: the transfer from Memphis, Lineker Rodrigues dos Santos, played his HS soccer in Texas