The 2024-25 season was a banner year for Nashville SC's youth academy, with many accolades bestowed upon both team and players alike. Now that the season is over, Jeff Remlinger and Ronan Briscoe have teamed up to review the year that was at Currey-Ingram Academy.
In the 2024-25 season, Nashville SC's academy teams had ten players called up to various youth national teams. Most notably, under-18s Anthony Rogalski and Charly Dealmonte were called up to camp with Poland and Mexico respectively, while under-16s Emmanuel Arias, Liam Devan and Liam Stribling were all called up to United States camp.
A further five players beneath the under-16 age group featured in United States camps as well.
On top of this, Nashville's Liam Devan was named an MLS Next All-Star, the third Nashville SC player to do so after Adem Sipić and Chris Applewhite achieved the feat.
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In addition to the individual accomplishments of many players, three age groups made noteworthy runs deep into various competitions. The under-18 side made it all the way to the Final of the Premier Division at Generation Adidas Cup, only to fall to Brazilian giants Palmeiras.
Meanwhile, both the under-14 and under-15 age groups made deep runs into MLS Next Cup Playoffs, with the under-15s reaching the semifinals, and the under-14s falling in the Round of 16 respectively.
With that in mind, Jeff and Ronan have prepared an FAQ of sorts, answering some of the more common questions about the academy.
Who's next in line to get a homegrown contract?
Jeff Remlinger: I’d have to go with Gabriel Alonso (‘07 LB). I’m not sure if this is a fair answer. The 17-year-old left-back joined The Gold Mine this year from Inter Miami. He immediately trained in preseason with Huntsville, and since the academy season ended, he has started back-to-back games for Huntsville. I believe he was brought in to play professional soccer in the Nashville system, whether it ends up being for Huntsville or Nashville.
