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NEW YORK (Wednesday, October 8, 2025) – Major League Soccer today unveiled the full 2025 22 Under 22 class highlighting the best young international and domestic players across the league. Players were voted on by an expert panel of �鶹��Ƶ coaches, general managers, sporting directors, �鶹��Ƶ Season Pass talent, and select media.

Charlotte FC Forward Idan Toklomati sits at #3 and is the highest-ranked player on the list in Club history.

Topping the list in 2025 is Seattle Sounders FC and Mexico National Team midfielder Obed Vargas, who is the third Seattle player to be ranked No. 1 overall and the first since the list became 22 Under 22 in 2018. Vargas is also the first Mexican player to earn the top spot in 22 Under 22.

The 2025 version of the list includes a total of 14 Homegrown players with eight of the top 10 coming up through �鶹��Ƶ academies. The most represented club is the Philadelphia Union with three players, while three other clubs had two selections on the list – Los Angeles Football Club, New England Revolution, and San Diego FC. Players on this year’s 22 Under 22 list entered through three different mechanisms: Homegrown signings (14), U22 Initiative signings (seven), and �鶹��Ƶ SuperDraft selections (one).

Several players on the list have progressed through the �鶹��Ƶ Pro Player Pathway, beginning their careers in �鶹��Ƶ NEXT before competing in �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Pro and then starring in �鶹��Ƶ. 13 players in this year’s class previously played in �鶹��Ƶ NEXT, as well as seven who earned their first �鶹��Ƶ contract after starring in �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Pro. Notable �鶹��Ƶ NEXT standouts include Peyton Miller (No. 7), who helped lead the U19 New England Revolution to an �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Cup title in 2023 as a 15-year-old, and San Diego FC’s Manu Duah (No. 15), who starred at Santa Barbara Soccer Club before becoming the first No. 1 overall selection in the �鶹��Ƶ SuperDraft to compete in �鶹��Ƶ NEXT.

Notable �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Pro alumni include Philadelphia Union defender Frankie Westfield (No. 18), who played in 26 games with Philadelphia Union II in 2024 and helped lead the club to the 2024 �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Pro Final, as well as Real Salt Lake’s Zavier Gozo (No. 10) who scored six times in 26 appearances for Real Monarchs in 2023-24. Additionally, Orlando City SC’s Alex Freeman (No. 2) saw action in 50 �鶹��Ƶ NEXT Pro matches from 2023-24 before breaking out for the first team in 2025.

To be eligible for voting, players had to remain 21 or younger before Decision Day on October 18, and therefore must have been born after October 19, 2003. The all-time 22 Under 22 winners are below. Note: Prior to 2018, the list was known as the 24 Under 24.