Five from Florida with a bright outlook

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>These five players from Florida might be young, as we feature four sophomore and an eighth grader, but the future seems bright for all of them as they all bring a unique skill set to the table. Here is a closer look at all five of them.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='271664' first='Maya' last='Buerger'], Attacking Midfielder, Class of 2028</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Buerger hasn't started high school yet, but is quite precocious. She attends Doral Academy, and plays for two clubs, playing for Supreme FC's ECNL Boys Florida Conference team in addition to playing for United Football Academy's ECNL team in Georgia. She is a very creative No. 10, who uses her great technical ability and vision to breakdown defenses and create goals. She is very good with the ball at her feet, seeming very comfortable. She has game-changing ability in addition to working very hard, efficiently and with discipline.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='21402' first='Rylie' last='Gardner'], Forward/Attacking Midfielder, Class of 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Gardner is a sophomore at Fleming Island High, playing club for Florida Elite Soccer Academy. She is very versatile as she can play as an outside forward, or as an attacking midfielder. Wherever you put her, she's going to help create goals. Gardner is a very hard-working and determined player on top of having scoring ability and great technical skills.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='112063' first='Alexa' last='Jourdan'], Forward, Class of 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Jourdan is a sophomore at Stoneman Douglas High, playing for FC Prime as her club. A forward with versatility, showing an ability to play across all three forward attacking spots, Jourdan is a very ambitious player. She is daring and creative, loves to distribute as much as she likes to score, and she shows great agility. Jourdan is also very passionate and determined.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='137415' first='Bianca' last='Raskin'], Central Midfielder, Class of 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Raskin attends University, or U School, as Nova Southeastern's college prep school is known, and plays club for the FC Prime 2007 ECNL team. She is a sophomore central midfielder who is the leader in the midfield that one needs. Raskin is dedicated to her craft, and works very hard going box to box. She plays with passion, she plays with a relentlessness, and a confidence that you want from the center of the pitch. </p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>[player_tooltip player_id='21151' first='Hailey' last='Smith'], Keeper, Class of 2026</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Smith is a sophomore keeper from Creekside High who plays her club with the Florida Elite Soccer Academy's 2008 ECNL team. Smith is a talented keeper, who can essentially play as an additional defender, because of her foot skills and because of how dynamic she is. She is an excellent communicator as well.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->