24 Under 24 - 2015 Rankings

HOW THE 2015 "24 UNDER 24" RANKING WAS DETERMINED

The rankings this year, as in past years, are determined by a panel of soccer media members across the US and Canada who regularly cover MLS, including from ESPN, Fox, RDS, SI.com, FoxSports.com, Goal.com, and, of course, the editorial staff at MLSsoccer.com. 

• Ben Baer, content researcher
• Matt Doyle, senior editor
• Jason Saghini, director of video
• Diego Pinzon, editor, FutbolMLS.com
• Alicia Rodriguez, contributing editor
• Jonathan Yardley, contributor / broadcaster

• Jeff Carlisle (ESPN.com)
• Brian Dunseth (various)
• Alexi Lalas (Fox Sports)
• Kurt Larson (Toronto Sun)
• Patrick Leduc (RDS)
• Seth Vertelney (Goal.com)
• Kyle McCarthy (FoxSoccer.com)
• Todd Kingston (Opta Sports)
• Katie Witham (Fox Sports)
• Franco Panizo (SoccerByIves)
• Alex Abnos (SI.com)
• Andy Edwards (NBC ProSoccerTalk)
• Will Parchman (TopDrawerSoccer)

A 75-player short list (see below) was selected by a preliminary panel of MLSsoccer.com editors and external constituents, and then the larger panel rated the 75 players based on the following criteria:

• Technical (first touch, dribbling, shooting, heading, etc.)
• Soccer IQ (positioning, reading game, situational understanding, tactical awareness, etc.)
• Physical Attributes (balance, agility, speed, endurance, strength, vertical leap, etc.)
• Personality (attitude, marketability, media savviness, charisma, intangibles, etc.)
• Potential (improvability, ceiling, national team potential, potential future transfer value, etc.)

The votes were tabulated to establish the final 24 players. The cut-off date for eligibility for this year's was October 25, the final day of the 2015 MLS regular season. 

2015 "24 UNDER 24" SHORT LIST

• Alejandro Zendejas, FC Dallas
• Erik Palmer-Brown, Sporting KC
• Justen Glad, Real Salt Lake
• Eric Ayuk Mbu, Philadelphia Union
• Angelino, New York City FC
• Bradford Jamieson IV, LA Galaxy
• Anatole Abang, New York Red Bulls
• Deybi Flores, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Kianz Froese, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Tommy Thompson, San Jose Earthquakes
• Kellyn Acosta, FC Dallas
• Matt Miazga, New York Red Bulls
• Cristian Roldan, Seattle Sounders
• Marky Delgado, Toronto FC
• Jordan Allen, Real Salt Lake
• Cyle Larin, Orlando City SC
• Diego Fagundez, New England Revolution
• Sam Adekugbe, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Rafael Ramos, Orlando City SC
• Shay Facey, New York City FC
• Zach Pfeffer, Philadelphia Union
• Kekuta Manneh, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Alvas Powell, Portland Timbers
• Carlos Rivas, Orlando City SC
• Dillon Serna, Colorado Rapids
• Cristian Higuita, Orlando City SC
• Jay Chapman, Toronto FC
• Luis Gil, Real Salt Lake
• Fatai Alashe, San Jose Earthquakes
• Jose Villarreal, LA Galaxy
• Amadou Dia, Sporting KC
• Khiry Shelton, New York City FC
• Matt Polster, Chicago Fire
• Juan Ramírez, Colorado Rapids
• Walker Zimmerman, FC Dallas
• Lucas Melano, Portland Timbers
• A.J. Cochran, Houston Dynamo
• Sean Davis, New York Red Bulls

• Víctor Cabrera, Montreal Impact
• Erick Torres, Houston Dynamo
• Wil Trapp, Columbus Crew SC
• Eric Miller, Montreal Impact
• Russell Teibert, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Brian Sylvestre, Philadelphia Union
• Juan Agudelo, New England Revolution
• Olmes García, Real Salt Lake
• Kemar Lawrence, New York Red Bulls
• Sebastian Lletget, LA Galaxy
• Jack McInerney, Columbus Crew SC
• Eriq Zavaleta, Toronto FC
• Elías Vásquez, Real Salt Lake
• Fabián Castillo, FC Dallas
• Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC
• Alexander López, Houston Dynamo
• Cristian Techera, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Donny Toia, Montreal Impact
• Richie Marquez, Philadelphia Union
• Maxim Tissot, Montreal Impact
• Fernando Aristeguieta, Philadelphia Union
• Andrew Farrell, New England Revolution
• Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas
• Cedrick Mabwati, Columbus Crew SC
• Moises Hernandez, FC Dallas
• Victor Ulloa, FC Dallas
• Joao Plata, Real Salt Lake
• Perry Kitchen, D.C. United
• Kwadwo Poku, New York City FC
• Patrick Mullins, New York City FC
• Jared Watts, Colorado Rapids
• Octavio Rivero, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Nicolás Mezquida, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Matías Laba, Vancouver Whitecaps
• Kelyn Rowe, New EnglandRevolution
• Lucas Pittinari, Colorado Rapids
• Harry Shipp, Chicago Fire