When Luka Prpa arrives on campus in August, he’ll come in as one of the highest rated recruits men’s soccer has ever landed. TopDrawerSoccer has him ranked as the 36th best player in his class.
“Prpa is a brilliant soccer player,” TopDrawerSoccer.com reporter J.R. Eskilson said in an email. “He has the vision and the technique to excel at the professional level.”
Prpa (pronounced per-pa), who Marquette head coach Louis Bennett has known since Prpa was about seven years old, is a center midfielder with Chicago Magic PSG Soccer Club. He also played with the U.S. U-17 National Team and spent two weeks training with with Swansea City A.