High Point's Jefferson Amaya Invited to MLS College Showcase
By High Point Athletics
NEW YORK - High Point University's
Jefferson Amaya, a sophomore midfielder from Charlotte, N.C., has been invited to participate in the MLS College Showcase.
Major League Soccer announced the 44 invitees for the Adidas MLS College Showcase, which will take place from December 6-9 in Phoenix, Ariz. The four-day event will give technical staffs from every MLS club an opportunity to scout top collegiate prospects in the nation ahead of MLS SuperDraft 2024 presented by Adidas, which will take place on Tuesday, Dec. 19, and feature an expanded eligible player pool. Please note that the list of attendees is subject to change prior to the event.
Amaya will take his talents to Phoenix, Ariz., as he will get the chance to perform in front of MLS scouts from around the country.
Amaya was a key part of the Panthers offense. He has started all 18 games he played this season, scoring five goals with six assists. Amaya helped the team to all their conference wins with four Big South Conference goals and four assists. He led the Big South in conference game points (12) and was a two-time Big South Offensive Player of the Week winner and the Big South Offensive Player of the Year. Amaya was named #96 on the TopDrawerSoccer Midseason Top-100 Player list. Prior to his sophomore season, Amaya was listed to the preseason all-conference team.
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| 2023 adidas MLS College Showcase Invitees |
| Name |
Pos |
College |
Year |
| Trace Alphin |
GK |
Wake Forest University |
Junior |
| Jefferson Amaya |
MF |
High Point University |
Sophomore |
| Stephen Annor Gyamfi |
FW |
University of Virginia |
Freshman |
| Femi Awodesu |
DEF |
Pennsylvania State University |
Senior |
| Jacob Babalai |
FW |
University of Portland |
Senior |
| Hugo Bacharach |
MF |
Indiana University |
Senior |
| Damien Barker John |
FW |
University of Louisville |
Sophomore |
| Matthew Bell |
FW |
Marshall University |
Sophomore |
| Kevin Bonilla |
DEF |
University of Portland |
Senior |
| Yannick Bright |
MF |
University of New Hampshire |
Senior |
| Taylor Calheira |
FW |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Senior |
| Ryan Carmichael |
FW |
Hofstra University |
Senior |
| Amir Daley |
DEF |
Duke University |
Senior |
| Morris Duggan |
DEF |
Marshall University |
Senior |
| Jahlane Forbes |
DEF |
Wake Forest University |
Senior |
| Eliot Goldthorp |
FW |
Hofstra University |
Junior |
| Jayden Hibbert |
GK |
University of Connecticut |
Sophomore |
| Alec Hughes |
FW |
University of Massachusetts Amherst |
Senior |
| Emil Jääskeläinen |
FW |
Long Island University |
Senior |
| Nate Jones |
DEF |
University of Washington |
Junior |
| Josh Jones |
DEF |
University of Louisville |
Junior |
| Hosei Kijima |
MF |
Wake Forest University |
Senior |
| Jeorgio Kocevski |
MF |
Syracuse University |
Senior |
| Kalani Kossa-Rienzi |
DEF |
University of Washington |
Senior |
| Giona Leibold |
DEF |
Syracuse University |
Junior |
| Tucker Lepley |
MF |
University of California Los Angeles |
Senior |
| Joey Maher |
DEF |
Indiana University |
Senior |
| Peter Mangione |
MF |
Pennsylvania State University |
Senior |
| Ruben Mesalles |
DEF |
Duke University |
Junior |
| Wyatt Meyer |
DEF |
University of California Berkeley |
Senior |
| Filip Mirkovic |
MF |
University of Pittsburgh |
Senior |
| Casper Mols |
GK |
University of Kentucky |
Sophomore |
| Jacob Murrell |
FW |
Georgetown University |
Sophomore |
| Taimu Okiyoshi |
MF |
Marshall University |
Senior |
| Roberto Ordonez |
MF |
California State Fullerton |
Senior |
| Jamar Ricketts |
DEF |
California State University Northridge |
Senior |
| Sander Roed |
MF |
University of Louisville |
Junior |
| Joel Sangwa |
DEF |
University of Akron |
Senior |
| Ryan Schewe |
GK |
Georgetown University |
Senior |
| Jason Shokalook |
FW |
University of Akron |
Senior |
| Kimani Stewart-Baynes |
FW |
University of Maryland |
Freshman |
| Mouhameth Thiam |
FW |
University of Virginia |
Senior |
| Justin Weiss |
FW |
Northwestern University |
Senior |
| Mads Westergren |
DEF |
Southern Methodist University |
Junior |