S2 had a whopping 41 different players take the pitch this season, so we’ll be breaking these evaluations up into easily identifiable groups.
Those groups are: Players on MLS contracts playing down, direct S2 signings, adult S2 players eligible for Homegrown Player deals, teen S2 players eligible for Homegrown Player deals, and Sounders Academy members with at least five appearances.
Let’s take a look at the last batch of professionals from our S2 review. These teenagers are already on pro contracts, forgoing their NCAA eligibility for a shot at the big time. The expansion of this group of players has been a point of emphasis for the Sounders Academy pipeline for a number of years, and with the U17s winning a national title in 2018 we can likely look forward to more players joining this group in the near future.