MLSsoccer.com's Will Parchman ranked the top 10 MLS players to come out of the world-renowned Generation adidas Cup — described by Parchman as "an annual Under-17 competition including nearly every MLS academy and a handful of the world’s best as well." Parchman rates the Black & Gold captain, Homegrown Player and midfielder as the fourth-best current MLS-er to have broken out of the GA Cup.
Check out what Parchman had to say about Crew SC's Gahanna, Ohio, native:
4. Wil Trapp, Columbus Crew SC
Wil Trapp is one of those rare breeds who’s specialized at his favored position in the deep recesses of the midfield for more or less his entire career. So it often goes when skill sets are so self evident as Trapp’s.
By the time Trapp left the Crew SC academy for Akron in 2011, he’d already captained both the club's Under-16 and Under-18 outfits and even won a high school state championship in the days before US Soccer forced players to choose between the DA and high school ball.
Trapp’s time at the Generation adidas Cup in the late 2000’s only helped his notoriety, although he was well-scouted enough that he didn’t necessarily need it to launch his career. It did help his US Soccer career, however, and by 2013 he was leading the Under-20 Men's National Team at the FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
Crew SC next visits the Chicago Fire on April 8 in Bridgeview for a 2 p.m. showdown. The two teams have met once already this season, resulting in a 1-1 draw at MAPFRE Stadium in the season opener on March 4. The game can be viewed on ABC-6, Spectrum Sports, and BCSN2 in Ohio or nationally via MLS Live.
The Black & Gold then return home for the first leg of the Trillium Cup against Toronto FC on April 15 for an 8 p.m. kickoff at MAPFRE Stadium.
