ITHACA, N.Y. - Major League Soccer announced five Big Red men's soccer players as eligible for the MLS SuperDraft 2025, which is set to take place on Friday, December 20 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Alex Harris,
Ryan Friedberg,
Alioune Ka,
Andrew Johnson, and
Kisa Kiingi were the Cornellians named on the eligible players list. In addition to being named to the list, Harris signed a Generation Adidas contract.
Generation Adidas is an MLS partnership in which Adidas sponsors the athlete's contract for the team that drafts them. In signing the contract, Harris officially declares himself as a professional and will not be returning to the pitch with the Big Red next season.
Harris concludes his Cornell career with 71 points on 31 goals and nine assists. He finished fourth all-time in career goals, third all-time in career points, and first in penalty-kicks made (8). "Alex's career at Cornell has been nothing short of remarkable. In his two seasons here he has managed to make the most difficult part of playing our sport [scoring goals] looking fairly effortless. He has been a pleasure to coach.",
John Smith, the Dr. Daniel P. Wood Head Coach of Men's Soccer mentioned.
"Many of the guys committing to us have professional soccer aspirations and would dream of being offered a GA contract. Although Alex was left with a tough decision of choosing between Cornell engineering and professional soccer, the offer on the table was too good for him to turn down.",
John Smith concluded with.
Coverage of the MLS SuperDraft will be available on MLSSoccer.com along with MLS social media channels.