Cooper Forcellini Invited to Attend 2025 MLS College Showcase

NEW YORK - Cooper Forcellini was named one of 45 invitees for the 2025 Major League Soccer College Showcase on Dec. 10-13 in Mesa, Ariz. He is the first Xavier invitee since Cole Jensen in 2022.

Forcellini was a All-BIG EAST First Team selection and United Soccer Coaches All-East Region Third Team selection. The Olathe, Kan., native finished the season with a team-high 22 points (10 goals, two assists), ranking third in the BIG EAST and 33rd in the NCAA.

The four-day talent evaluation event will give technical staffs from MLS clubs an opportunity to scout top collegiate prospects in the nation ahead of 2026 MLS SuperDraft, which will take place on Thursday, Dec. 18 at 2 p.m. ET. Please note that the list of attendees is subject to change prior to the event.

"Each year we see young breakout players who previously shined at the MLS College Showcase go on to make a meaningful impact at the first-team level," said Alecko Eskandarian, Vice President, Player Relations & Player Development. "This event is a crucial opportunity for our clubs to evaluate the nation's top collegiate talent, and we are thrilled to welcome these 45 standout individuals to a life-changing showcase in Arizona this year."

Notable standouts from last year's College Showcase who went on to make an impact in MLS this season include Manu Duah (San Diego FC), Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Jansen Miller (Sporting Kansas City), and Joran Gerbet (Orlando City SC). The 2025 MLS College Showcase is a closed-door scouting event officially sanctioned by the NCAA. The eligible player list for 2026 MLS SuperDraft will be announced at a later date following the 2025 MLS College Showcase.

2025 MLS COLLEGE SHOWCASE ATTENDEES

Kwaku Agyabeng - MF - Clemson University - Freshman
Jefferson Amaya - MF - High Point University - Senior
Clarence Awoudor - MF - University of Central Florida - Senior
Palmer Bank - DEF - Stanford University - Redshirt Junior
Brayden Beason - FW - University of San Francisco - Sophomore
Charles-Emile Brunet - MF - Southern Methodist University - Sophomore
Mitch Budler - GK - University of Akron - Redshirt Senior
Nikos Clarke-Tosczak - DEF - University of Portland - Junior
Will Cleary - DEF - Stanford University - Senior
Sebastian Conlon - GK - University of Kentucky - Senior
Blake D'Agostino - FW - California Baptist University - Sophomore
Daniel D'Ippolito - MF - Fordham University - Senior
Dren Dobruna - DEF - University of Dayton - Sophomore
Enzo Dovlo - FW - University of North Carolina at Greensboro - Junior
Kyle Durham - GK - University of Connecticut - Redshirt Sophomore
Zachary Ehrenpreis - DEF - University of Virginia - Freshman
Isaac Emojong - MF - Utah Valley University - Sophomore
Cooper Forcellini - MF - Xavier University - Senior
Ransford Gyan - MF - Clemson University - Sophomore
Kenan Hot - MF - Duke University - Senior
Noah James - MF - University of San Diego - Junior
Jack Jasinski - DEF - Princeton University - Senior
Lukas Kamrath - DEF - High Point University - Junior
Lasse Kelp - DEF - University of Maryland - Senior
Wyatt Lewis - MF - University of Notre Dame - Redshirt Junior
Zack Lillington - DEF - University of California, Davis - Senior
Ricky Louis - FW - Georgia Southern University - Sophomore
Daniel Lugo - FW - High Point University - Junior
Sadam Masereka - FW - University of Maryland - Senior
Kyle McGowan - FW - University of Denver - Redshirt Junior
Jaylinn Mitchell - FW - Southern Methodist University - Junior
Luca Nikolai - DEF - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Junior
Gaku Nishimura - MF - University of California, Berkeley - Senior
Stephane Njike - FW - University of Maryland - Sophomore
Edouard Nys - MF - University of Illinois Chicago - Junior
Alfredo Ortiz - DEF - University of California, Berkeley - Senior
David Raphael - FW - University of San Francisco - Sophomore
Agustin Resch - DEF - Seton Hall University - Senior
Gilberto Rivera - MF - San Jose State University - Junior
Andrew Samuels - GK - Princeton University - Junior
Harvey Sarajian - FW - Wake Forest University - Sophomore
Nicholas Simmonds - FW - University of Virginia - Freshman
Marius Stenner - FW - University of Delaware - Sophomore
Giuliano Whitchurch - DEF - Princeton University - Senior
Tre Wright - DEF - University of California, Los Angeles - Junior

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