Four from California who are standing out
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Club season is hitting its stride on the West Coast and with the warm weather in California comes plenty of opportunity for players to hit the pitch and demonstrate their abilities. These four girls are worth keeping an eye on…
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Continue ReadingClub season is hitting its stride on the West Coast and with the warm weather in California comes plenty of opportunity for players to hit the pitch and demonstrate their abilities. These four girls are worth keeping an eye on for coaches, recruiters and fans of the game.
Finley Aghassi Finley Aghassi M Westlake | 2025 State #270 Nation CA , Midfield, Westlake, Class of 2025
Aghassi is a dynamic and versatile midfielder, showing the ability to play at either end, featuring as an attacking midfielder or a holding mid. She can also play outside back if her team is pressing high. Aghassi, who plays at Westlake High in Westlake Village, also plays for the LAFC SoCal 2007 ECNL team, is a very well-rounded player. On top of being very smart and very communicative with her teammates, she displays great skill. Aghassi is very technical, creative and fast. She also shows deception and quickness and everything she does is with precision.
Madisyn Grant Madisyn Grant D Harvard-Westlake | 2025 CA , Outside Defender, Harvard-Westlake, Class of 2025
Grant plays high school for Harvard-Westlake in Studio City and plays ECNL for her club Beach FC, playing for the 2007 team. She is an outside back, and one who can do it all. She is a dynamic player, who is multi-faceted and very athletic. She can do it all. Grant is very intelligent, for starters. She sees the game and reads it well. She is a very determined and competitive player who refuses to let another player get the best of her. Most of all, she is very talented. A very creative, attack-minded back, she is very quick and very clever. She displays great technical skill and is very smooth on the ball.
Savannah Leifried Savannah Leifried M Ceres Haigh School | 2027 CA , Midfielder/Central Defender, San Juan SC, Class of 2027
Leifried is going into her freshman year, and should be an impact player for whatever high school she decides to attend. She is currently playing club for the San Juan SC 2008 ECNL team, a club based out of Rancho Cordova, and plays for Academica WSC in the USL-W League. She’s a versatile player, starring in the midfield mostly as a No. 10 or a No. 8, but can also drop back and play central defender. She is a very consistent player, who can be relied on. She solves problems on the pitch which is why she can basically play anywhere along the spine. She shows a lot of passion and dedication for the sport, she is determined to get better. She’s also incredibly technical, athletic and creative. She can change a game from anywhere on the pitch.
Kylie Wilkins Kylie Wilkins 5'3" | F Temecula Valley | 2025 CA , Forward, Chaparral, Class of 2025
Wilkins is from Murrieta where she plays at Chaparral High, and plays her club for the Murrieta Soccer Academy’s 2007 GA team. She is an attacking player, one who can bang in goals as a forward that plays up top or out wide. Wilkins is a well-rounded player because she can do everything you need a goal-scorer to do. She has speed and agility. She’s a natural athlete with quickness and good ball skills. She can move on the ball or off it and she is good in space. She’s a very effective and confident player as well as being a hardworking player.