Under the Radar: MLS Next standouts from the opening weeks

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The opening weeks of the club season are here. With the start of a new campaign, there is the promise of new talent emerging from all of the leagues, clubs, and teams. Through the opening weeks of the MLS Next season, there have been some eye-opening results, and also some standout performances.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Through those opening few weeks of the season, there have been a few players that have caught the eye of scouts - either for being under-the-radar before or just not being scouted previously.&nbsp;</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Below are a few players who stood out from the games that PrepSoccer scouts caught during the last weekend in the MLS Next action. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"id":"block_6328d8435b4c1","name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Sebastian Salm","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2024","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"101","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Louisiana TDP Elite","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"Salm plays left back for his club side. 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