09/06/2026
🇺🇸🏆 From College Soccer to the World Cup
27 players in this year’s World Cup squads started their careers playing College Soccer in the United States.
They weren’t in professional academies. They were student-athletes.
They trained, studied, and competed at the college level.
And now they are representing their countries on the biggest stage in the world.
6 countries. 27 former College players. All with one thing in common: College Soccer gave them the platform to get there!
🇺🇸 USA - 8 players
Matt Turner - Fairfield University
Matt Freese - Harvard University
Tim Ream - Saint Louis University
Max Arfsten - UC Davis
Sebastian Berhalter - University of North Carolina
Mark McKenzie - Wake Forest University
Miles Robinson - Syracuse University
Cristian Roldan - University of Washington
🇨🇦 Canada - 10 players
Dayne St. Clair - University of Maryland
Moïse Bombito - University of New Hampshire Alistair Johnston - Wake Forest University
Richie Laryea - University of Akron
Joel Waterman - Trinity Western University
Niko Sigur - York University
Tajon Buchanan - Syracuse University
Cyle Larin - University of Connecticut Tani Oluwaseyi - St. John’s University
Jacen Russell-Rowe - University of Maryland
🇳🇿 New Zealand - 4 players
Michael Boxall - UC Santa Barbara
Joe Bell - University of Virginia
Francis De Vries - Saint Francis University
Jesse Randall - Northern Kentucky University
🇭🇹 Haiti - 3 players
Derrick Etienne Jr. - University of Virginia
Duke Lacroix - University of Pennsylvania
Frantzdy Pierrot - Coastal Carolina University
🇯🇴 Jordan - 1 player
Mohammad Abu Alnadi - University of Pittsburgh
🇸🇪 Sweden - 1 player
Hjalmar Ekdal - UNC Wilmington
College Soccer is not a detour. It’s a launchpad.
Your talent knows no borders.