Three Capital City SC Players to Watch in the MLS Next Season

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Just over two months after completing its 2025-2026 season, the MLS Next League is set to return to action this weekend, with the first games of 2026-2027 taking place all over the country.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>For another season, Prep Soccer Texas will be following the league closely and providing wide coverage of the Lone Star State prospects, which will include match reports, player analysis and photo galleries.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>With the season about to start, we'd like to highlight a few players from each Texas team who could be set for strong performances. [program_tooltip program_id='283624' first='Capital' last='City SC'] is the next club from the Lone Star State we'll look into.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["295667"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a91e21193b6a"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Stokes will be part of Capital City's U16 team this season. A winger who plays primarily on the left, he's a big part of their offense, contributing with his ability to make plays and high-quality finishing. Stokes is very quick, dynamic and skilled on the ball, and uses that combination to challenge defenders out wide and create chances for his team. He also delivers solid goalscoring production, mostly by making runs to the far post to get to the end of crosses and bringing the ball inside from the left to finish with his preferred right foot.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DObgulxkeQw/","type":"rich","providerNameSlug":"instagram","responsive":true} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.instagram.com/p/DObgulxkeQw/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":386238,"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a91e21193be2"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Emagueu will feature for Capital City's U17 squad in the MLS Next season. A dynamic and skilled box-to-box midfielder, he delivers a high level of intensity and consistent production on both sides of the ball. Despite not being very physical, Emagueu makes up for that with remarkable athleticism and superior defensive instincts, which help him efficiently determine when to step up to challenge opponents or to stay put and keep his spot. Offensively, he stands out for his ability to get into the final third with quick runs through the center and his intelligent passing.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:image {"id":356192,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2026/04/2J4A0211.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-356192" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["286481"],"_player_evaluations_0_player":"field_62ab9d62ecf2c","player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_override_profile_image":"override-player-profile-image","player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"","_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations":1,"_player_evaluations":"field_62aba7547dc44"},"mode":"preview","alignText":"left","anchor":"acf-block-6a91e21193c38"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Lara Quintana will be part of Capital City's U19 team this season. He's highly effective and impactful from the defensive midfielder spot, combining good physicality to win duels and excellent passing vision and range. Lara Quintana does a good job of shielding his team's backline, having success in most of the duels he gets into and reading plays well to always be one step ahead. When in possession, he offers a lot with his ability to dictate the team's tempo and his quality when passing the ball, understanding when to speed things up and attempt long, direct passes or when to circulate the ball and wait for the best opportunity to attempt a final pass.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFKYbEAoreE","type":"video","providerNameSlug":"youtube","responsive":true,"className":"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"} --> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFKYbEAoreE </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p></p> <!-- /wp:paragraph -->