Looking to build on a strong showing in 2016, New York City FC brought in a bevy of talented players this preseason, and youth is the common theme. Last year, the team’s average age was 27.66. This time around, its all the way down to a chipper 25.77, the sixth-youngest mark in Major League Soccer.
In 2016, the play of second-year man Khiry Shelton (4 goals, 9 assists) and rookie Jack Harrison (4 goals, 7 assists), both college products brought in through the SuperDraft, pointed to an exciting future in the Five Boroughs.