The WFC2 season is about to get underway, so I wanted to take a look at the players they have added to the squad and how the 2026 MLSNP season is shaping up. Let’s start with the signings (which are surprisingly numerous) in reverse order of how excited I am for them. Marko Popović/20/CF I can’t lie, I don’t really see the vision here. At … Continue reading Deep Dive: New WFC2 Signings
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
We are just past the 1/3rd mark of the MLS Next Pro season, so I think it’s time to start examining how some Vancouver Whitecaps prospects are doing. How I Evaluate MLS Next Pro Players The Vancouver Whitecaps’ ascent to serious MLS contenders has come with a surge of interest in the team. A downstream effect of this is that The Third Sub’s daily clicks … Continue reading WFC2 Player Reports – May 2025
Whitecaps FC 2 have a new look about them this year, as can be expected with a reserve team with many new faces. Axel Schuster and the rest of the Whitecaps front office have made it clear that they want more academy players coming through to the first team, so this team will take an added importance in the development process. This guide will look … Continue reading WFC2 Season Preview
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
The Vancouver Whitecaps season lives! (at least it does at the time I’m writing this). But the WFC2 season has ended. So, it’s time to look at the prospects of the prospects. As always, I have put the players into categories rather than attempting any kind of ranking system. My assessment of players is more based on how good they are relative to their age … Continue reading WFC2: End of Season Reports
WFC2 has been on a bit of a tear lately. A key part of their recent good form has been Eliot Goldthorp, a 22-year-old wing-back who has registered 6 goals and 6 assists this season. Normally this is the sort of thing that would make Goldthorp a slam dunk for first-team consideration (indeed he’s already made a short leagues cup cameo). But there’s one complicating … Continue reading When is an MLSNP Player Ready?