Captain of the U-19 USA National Team.
He has been compared to current Liverpool and Dutch centre-back Virgil van Dijk.
Now 17-year-old Louisville City Center Back Joshua Winder is setting up a new market for young talent at the USL.
The runner-up for the USL Championship’s 2022 Young Player of the Year Award has been placed among the world’s top age group centre-backs in 2005 and the best players of 2005 across the Concacaf region.
A year after a number of USL Championship transfer records have been broken – most recently 2021 Championship MVP Haji Barry was sold to Egyptian Premier League club Future FC in September – a potential first in league history Winder’s previous projections as a seven-figure sale were: closer to reality.
Winder, who will turn 18 on May 2, will be the next talented USL Championship-bred youngster to follow his former Roux City teammate across the Atlantic just before the summer transfer window opens in Europe. may become. Jonathan Gomez, former Orange his County SC centre-back Kobi Henry and former San Antonio FC winger Jose Gallegos.
In addition to Wynder, other notable USL Championship talent has increased in value, according to TransferMarkt.com. Orange County SC forward and 2022 Championship Golden in his boot winner Milan Iroski’s valuation jumped to his $500,000 valuation, while his 23-year-old Wilson Harris, also of Louisville City, rose to his $450,000.
Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Isaiah Foster, another top U-20 talent – reportedly still attracting attention from European scouts – also rose to $400,000.
