LAFC Academy product Christopher Jaime grew to become the staff’s first participant to signal an MLS NEXT PRO contract.
“This can be a important second for our Membership as a subsequent step in our skilled pathway for our younger, gifted academy gamers like Chris,” mentioned LAFC Co-President and Normal Supervisor John Thorrington.
“It’s testomony to the exhausting work of everybody concerned – our technical workers, scouts, and coaches however significantly speaks to the sacrifices made by Chris and his household. We’re happy to see Christopher proceed to develop in our system as one of many gamers on our inaugural MLS Subsequent Professional roster.”
LAFC just lately introduced its plan to launch an MLS Subsequent Professional facet in August to start competing in 2023, bringing the league to a complete variety of 28 groups. MLS Subsequent Professional stands as a brand new skilled males’s soccer league that gives gamers a clearer pathway to skilled groups earlier than breaking onto the worldwide stage and past Academies.
For now, Jaime will proceed to play in 2022 below a USL contract with the Las Vegas Lights, LAFC’s USL affiliate. He initially joined the staff’s academy in 2021 and debuted with the Underneath-19s within the 2021 MLS Subsequent Cup Playoffs.
“Christopher is the primary to signal an MLS Subsequent Professional contract and as such inaugurates our participant growth path that we’ve been striving to create and we imagine that is the suitable approach ahead,” mentioned Marco Garces LAFC Director of Soccer Operations.
“Jaime is a wonderful participant – he’s very dynamic and energetic. This can be a good signing for us, and we count on to see a whole lot of nice issues from Christopher sooner or later.”