The Seattle Sounders claimed their first MLS Cup in 2016, but 21 other teams will be gunning for them next season.
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With the offseason already in full swing, teams will have the opportunity to take a look at some of the league’s future stars next month at the 2017 adidas MLS Player Combine. The event will take place from January 8 through Jan. 12 in Los Angeles.
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MLS announced the 53 players invited to the event on Wednesday, including two-time NCAA champion with the Stanford Cardinal, Brian Nana-Sinkam.
Additional players will be added following a process of establishing Generation adidas signings and other players.
Below is the full list of invitees looking to be selected in January’s MLS SuperDraft.
| First Name | Last Name | School | Pos. | Hometown/Citizenship | |
| Lalas | Abubakar | University of Dayton | DF | Accra, Ghana; Ghana | |
| Michael | Amick | UCLA | DF | Sunnyvale, CA; USA | |
| Brandon | Aubrey | University of Notre Dame | DF | Plano, TX; USA | |
| Kwame | Awuah | UConn | MF | Toronto, ON; Canada | |
| Nazeem | Bartman | University of South Florida | FW | Cape Town, South Africa; South Africa | |
| Kyle | Bjornethun | Seattle University | DF | Snohomish, WA; USA | |
| Brandt | Bronico | UNC Charlotte | MF | High Point, NC; USA | |
| Russell | Cicerone | SUNY-Buffalo | MF/FW | Bloomfield Hills, MI; USA | |
| Suliman | Dainkeh | University of Maryland | DF | Reston, VA; USA | |
| Michael | DeGraffenreidt | University of Louisville | DF | Baltimore, MD; USA | |
| Guillermo | Delgado | University of Delaware | FW | Tres Cantos, Spain; Spain | |
| Nick | DePuy | UC Santa Barbara | FW | Irvine, CA; USA | |
| Francis | de Vries | Saint Francis University (Penn.) | DF | Christchurch, New Zealand; New Zealand | |
| Reagan | Dunk | University of Denver | DF | Dallas, TX; USA | |
| Jack | Elliott | West Virginia University | DF/MF | London, England; UK | |
| Wuilito | Fernandes | UMass-Lowell | FW/MF | Praia, Cape Verde; Cape Verde | |
| Alec | Ferrell | Wake Forest University | GK | Westlake, OH; USA | |
| David | Goldsmith | Butler University | FW | Bristol, England; UK | |
| Jorge | Gomez Sanchez | Temple University | FW | Talavera De La Reina, Spain; Spain | |
| Julian | Gressel | Providence College | MF | Neustadt an der Aisch, Germany; Germany | |
| Sam | Hamilton | University of Denver | MF | Evergreen, CO; USA | |
| Niko | Hansen | University of New Mexico | FW | Sacramento, CA; USA/Denmark | |
| Jacori | Hayes | Wake Forest University | MF | Bowie, MD; USA | |
| Joe | Holland | Hofstra University | MF | London, England; UK | |
| Walker | Hume | UNC Chapel Hill | DF | San Angelo, TX; USA | |
| Daniel | Johnson | University of Louisville | MF | Duluth, GA; USA | |
| Aaron | Jones | Clemson University | DF | Great Yarmouth, UK; UK | |
| Eric | Klenofsky | Monmouth University | GK | Lincoln Park, NJ; USA | |
| Austin | Ledbetter | SIU-Edwardsville | DF | St. Charles, MO; USA | |
| Zeiko | Lewis | Boston College | MF | Pembroke, Bermuda; Bermuda | |
| Connor | Maloney | Penn State University | DF | Harrisburg, PA; USA | |
| Napo | Matsoso | University of Kentucky | MF | Louisville, Kentucky; Lesotho | |
| Billy | McConnell | Indiana University | DF | Richboro, PA; USA | |
| Jake | McGuire | University of Tulsa | GK | Chino Hills, CA; USA | |
| Lindo | Mfeka | University of South Florida | MF/FW | Durban, South Africa; South Africa | |
| Robert | Moewes | Duke University | GK | Dortmund, Germany; Germany | |
| Brian | Nana-Sinkam | Stanford University | DF | Lititz, PA; USA | |
| Chris | Nanco | Syracuse University |