Three Dallas Hornets 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. These are our ones to watch from [program_tooltip program_id='283639' first='Dallas' last='Hornets'].</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["295683"],"_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-6a91f07baf544"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Ramos plays for the [program_tooltip program_id='283639' first='Dallas' last='Hornets'] U16 team. He's a highly-rated prospect who's on the radar of many MLS academies and has trialed and played for some of them in the past year. A forward, Ramos stands out for his great technical skills and strong all-around game, which allow him to play as a winger or more centrally. He's very skilled and intelligent on the ball, keeps backlines under pressure with his runs in behind, is calm and composed in front of the goal and is extremely accurate with his free-kick shots.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/p/DSN2HdNEji5/","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/DSN2HdNEji5/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["321404"],"_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-6a91f07baf5a9"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Da Silva plays for the [program_tooltip program_id='283639' first='Dallas' last='Hornets'] U17 team, where he features as a central midfielder. His passing vision and quality on the ball make of him a talented playmaker, but he tends to operate a little bit deeper, setting up plays from the center of the field. Da Silva takes great care of the ball, both in that it's very difficult for him to give it away and in that he's always very intentional and intelligent with his distribution. The midfielder can also cause damage in the final third with his ability to beat opponents off the dribble and to finish from outside the box.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:image {"id":353705,"sizeSlug":"large","linkDestination":"none"} --> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://prepsoccer.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2026/03/2J4A0335_0a61a5.jpg?w=1024" alt="" class="wp-image-353705" /></figure> <!-- /wp:image --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_player":["335288"],"_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-6a91f07baf5f7"} --> <!-- wp:paragraph {"placeholder":"Add evaluation here...","className":"text-gray-700"} --> <p class="text-gray-700">Cardoso is with the [program_tooltip program_id='283639' first='Dallas' last='Hornets'] U19 team in 2026-2027. A tall and technical midfielder, he has an elegant game, manipulating the ball very well and contributing to the team's offense. Capable of operating more centrally or on the right, Cardoso boosts his team's offense with her outstanding decision-making in the attacking half, understanding when to speed things up and play more directly or when to slow the pace of the game and try to break into the opposing backline with combination plays. He's a very talented dribbler, too, and is extremely efficient at finishing chances.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- /wp:acf/evaluation-block --> <!-- wp:embed {"url":"https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXSYYp7EUVF/","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/reel/DXSYYp7EUVF/ </div></figure> <!-- /wp:embed -->