Still a teenager for a few more months, Cole Bassett has positioned himself as one of the top young Americans in Major League Soccer. The 19-year-old Colorado Rapids midfielder recently scored the tying goal in a 3-2 win over Minnesota United, displaying his ever-burgeoning prowess in the final third. Already in the fourth season of his young career, he is pushing for a move to Europe and close to making his senior national team debut.
The “very focused and driven” Littleton, Colorado native never “had an interest in much else besides soccer” and was “so committed to being great.