The ECNL Boys head to Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Florida (January 3-5) for the first National Event of the 2026 calendar year. The three day event will see hundreds of scouts in attendance to watch 230 of the top teams from the ECNL Boys U16-U18/19 age groups in action at one of the best facilities in America.

The weekend will be highlighted by Saturday night's Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Game. The game will kickoff at 6:00 PM on the Premier Sports Campus Stadium Field and can be live streamed here.

The Continental Tire ECNL National Selection Games are "all-star" matches that bring top players at each regular season ECNL National Event together for representative competition on the first day of the event. They are one component of the ECNL National Selection Program, which encompasses all player identification and development programs within the league. 

Players were selected for the games by ECNL Player Identification staff through a combination of scouting and recommendations based on performances over the past several months. These athletes will not compete for their clubs on this day in order to properly rest and prepare for the National Selection Game.

Rosters

East

Luke Alvarez (DKSC)
Tomas Alvarez (Florida Premier FC)
Atigou Bah (Manhattan SC)
Hudson Becerril Geiger (XF Academy)
Ethan Brown (Minnesota Thunder Academy)
Blake Fuss (CESA)
Liam Gummer (Charlotte SA Academy)
Cooper Harwood (La Roca FC)
Justin Jones (Kansas Rush)
Kristian Kopacz (Chicago Magic)
Luke Magali (East Meadow SC)
Cristiano Palacios (Kansas City Athletics)
Derrick Rafacz (Chicago Inter)
Erik Santamaria (Louisiana Fire)
Will Slawinski (FC Wisconsin)
Caelan Stangil (LVU Rush)
Jaxson Weber (SUSA FC Academy)
Landon Wilkinson (NCFC Youth Academy)
Michael Zapata (Atlanta Fire United)

West

Reuben Clarson (Concorde Fire Platinum)
Tim Dowd (Sporting Nebraska)
Dylan Flores (LV Heat Surf SC)
Nishan Gregory (Ohio Premier)
Diego Hernandez (Pipeline SC)
Sanjay Jagadeesh (United Futbol Academy)
Raul Leyva (Fort Lauderdale United FC)
Filippo Mancini (Arlington Soccer)
Cooper McGough (Dallas Texans Academy)
Ethan Miranda (Lonestar SC Red)
Jacob Nokken (St. Croix SC)
Ryan O'Donnell (STA)
Miles Olavarria (Florida Kraze Krush)
Samuel Ospina (FC Stars)
Kevin Polanco (VDA)
Mathew Ramirez (Chattanooga Red Wolves SC)
Kaden Tabib (Richmond United)
Gianluca Tortolani (Doral SC)
Liam Ulinski (Parkland SC)

To view a full list of the rosters for the National Selection Game, click here.

---

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

Commitments: NEPSAC Star Heads West

ECNL Boys Florida: Under-19 Players to Know

2026 Women's DI Recruiting Ranks: Dec.