With every Development Academy team in action last week (thanks to the Showcase in Florida), there was bound to be a shakeup among the top scorers in the nation. The players did not disappoint as a number of them put on impressive performances over the course of three games.

Below is the updated list of top ten scorers from each age group after the Showcase extravaganza in Florida including a few new names in the older age group and the new top scorer in the U16 bracket. 

U18

Name(Club/commitment) – goals scored as of December 7

1. Nicholas Pappacena (Weston FC/Columbia) - 13
Jeffrey Farina (Chicago Fire)
3. Yaw Amankwa (Baltimore Bays Chelsea) – 12
Donovan Japp (North Carolina Fusion) -12
5. Alex Ainscough (FC Bolts Celtic) -11
Jason Romero (De Anza Force) -11
7. Brody Huitema (Vancouver Whitecaps/Stanford) -10
8. Alex Muyl (New York Red Bulls/Georgetown) – 9
Yankuba Janneh (BW Gottschee) – 9
James Carlin (South Carolina United Battery/South Carolina) – 9
Elisama Padilla (San Jose Earthquakes) – 9
Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders/Stanford) – 9
Benjamin Lopez (Real Salt Lake – Arizona/Syracuse) – 9

U16

Name (club) – goals scored as of December 7

1. Harrison Swartz (FC Bolts Celtic) – 12
Richard Prestridge (Orlando City) – 12
3. Arthur Bosua (Albertson SC) -11
Denis Kalamar (Seattle Sounders) – 11
5. Gerson Umana (D.C. United) – 10
Doyle Tuvesson (FC Delco) -10
7. Santiago Agudelo (FC Dallas) – 9
Akeem Ward (Shattuck-Saint Mary’s) -9
Tanner Roberts (North Meck) – 9
Bryce Flores (San Diego Surf) – 9
Khalil Abderahman (Charlotte Soccer Academy) – 9

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