NEW YORK – Major League Soccer today announced the 2017 Generation adidas class, which includes the first Generation adidas Canada signings, that will enter the professional ranks through the 2017 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas on Friday, Jan. 13 in Los Angeles (12 p.m. PT on whitecapsfc.com).
The league also announced the signings of five additional college players ahead of the SuperDraft and further adidas MLS Player Combine invitees.
Five players make up the entire 2017 Generation adidas class, two of which are Generation adidas Canada signings. The three Generation adidas players include UCLA forward Abu Danladi, who despite appearing in only 11 games in 2016, posted a career-high seven goals and finished second on the Bruins with 16 points, while being named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.