Chris Agorsor Named Gatorade Player of the Year

Thought I’d point you to a young man getting plenty of attention following the completion of the US Soccer Developmental Academy Finals last week. The Baltimore Bays won the U18 age group and were led by Chris, who recently completed his high school degree a semester early at private school McDonogh in Baltimore, who he also led to a State title last November.

The LA Times, where the photo came from, covered the Academy Final which was against LA FC:

Despite his injury, Agorsor, who has a scholarship offer from Virginia but is considering playing professionally in Europe, brought back the Bays with his tournament-leading sixth goal and also drew a penalty kick in the 90th minute that forced the game to overtime.

Chris’ future plans have been the subject of a year of speculation on Big Soccer. The most recent interview comes from the Potomac Soccer Wire who sat down with him last week to discuss his plans which seem to lean towards playing at Virginia.

There’s also a YouTube video from the Gatorade Awards ceremony if you’d like to see more of this young man who currently sits at the top of his peer group. For more action, here’s 4 minutes of highlights the Bay’s win over the Chicago Fire Academy team early in the playoffs.