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2019 Generation adidas class announced

The 2019 Generation adidas class on was announced Friday morning by Major League Soccer, with seven players signed to contracts and eligible for the SuperDraft.

UCLA midfielder Frankie Amaya, Syracuse winger Tajon Buchanan, Indiana winger Griffin Dorsey, Virginia Commonwealth winger Siad Haji (pictured above), UNC defender John Nelson, Maryland goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and Kentucky forward JJ Williams are the GA signings. These players will be added to the initial list of players invited to the Combine, taking place in Orlando, Florida, pushing the total number of participants to over 70.

Generation adidas is a joint venture between MLS and adidas, designed to give select promising underclassmen and youth national team players a route to go professional.