BOWLING GREEN — Bowling Green State University men’s soccer standout and St. John’s Jesuit graduate Joey Akpunonu has been named to the MLS 2023 Generation adidas class.
The Falcons’ junior was one of the first eight players named to the class and the list of players eligible for selection in the MLS SuperDraft 2023, which is slated for Wednesday at 5 p.m.
Akpunonu, one of the top defenders in college soccer, was a first-team All-MAC selection during the 2022 campaign. He tallied six goals and played every second of his 16 starts for BGSU (6-5-5).
Akpunonu was a second-team all-MAC selection last season and played 1,866 of the team’s 1,877 total minutes.