The Vancouver Whitecaps have selected four players in the 2026 MLS Superdraft. It used to be that these articles were largely vibes based but thanks to increased data coverage of NCAA and excellent work by American Soccer Analysis’ Paul Harvey, we have tons of information on these guys. So, let’s see what the ‘Caps got. Zach Ramsey/CM/17th Overall The Whitecaps acquired this pick this morning … Continue reading Deep Dive: Draft Picks (Zach Ramsey, Daniel Lugo, Yeider Zuluaga & Connor Lofy)

It is time for another edition of the WFC2 end-of-season report. This article will cover (mostly) every player who played at least 500 minutes for WFC2 and analyse their chances of making the jump to the first team using a mixture of stats and qualitative observations. For the purposes of this article, I am considering Nelson Pierre and Rayan Elloumi to have already graduated to … Continue reading WFC2 End of Season Reports (2025)

We have reached the 2/3 point of the MLS Next Pro Season which means it is time for an update on how the prospective future Whitecaps are doing. The first edition from this season has a long section explaining how all of this works so you can go and read that if you want that information. Additionally, I wanted to briefly touch on who will … Continue reading WFC2 Player Reports – July 2025

Ahead of their 1-0 win against LAFC, the Whitecaps acquired Nelson Pierre (20) permanently from the Philadelphia Union.  Pierre had been on loan from Philadelphia’s first team to WFC2, a slightly odd arrangement that made him ineligible for MLS call-ups. Pierre had been on fire in MLS Next Pro, leading the league in scoring with 9 goals in 13 appearances. So, I wanted to take … Continue reading What to Expect From Nelson Pierre

The MLS Next Pro season is less than a week away and WFC2 have added some players. Let’s take a look at what those player’s MLS prospects are. Nelson Pierre/19/ST Nelson Pierre actually joins on loan from the Philadelphia Union. Why would Philadelphia loan a first-team contracted player to somebody else’s MLSNP team? Well, it seems Jonathan Tannenwald has the answer for us: You can … Continue reading WFC2 Newcomers

We are now 10 games into the MLS Next Pro season (or at least we are at the point I’m writing this) so I thought it was time to check in on how the players are doing. This article will only cover players who have played at least 300 minutes. Judgments will be made based on a mixture of qualitative observations and the American Soccer … Continue reading WFC2 Mid-Season Report Cards