Not a surprise the kid settled in Jersey. Half of the 1994 USMNT starting squad came from Jersey. Tony Meola, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna, NJ is a hotbed for immigrant families to settle and continue to play the game they grew up with. Much luck to the young man for this future. Hoping he doesn’t follow the same trajectory as a former Ghanaian kid who represented the US at too young an age. Let the soccer come to you.
Exactly which is why it is sad and atrocious that the New York/New Jersey Red Bulls have not won MLS cup in their history and mostly have a half filled stadium for their games.
Seems like a great kid, but calling him the best HS player might be a stretch. There’s a lot of talent out there and the best players don’t even play HS, they play for a top level club or pro academy. That being said, I’m sure he can play college if that’s what he wants to do, and then go from there into a possible pro career. That is the path for a lot of players with real potential.
on the flip side the countries that produces the best football players in the world are Arg/Uru/Br perhaps that would have been a more propitious destination... besides there is a war in europe hell there is war there every 15-20 years @@Terfecto
Adu was a monster, I was in US camp when I was 16 with him. Some of the guys there went on to have successful careers, Adu was 100s better than everyone there and he was 3 years younger than us. No idea what happened to him for him to fail like that. Look at what he did to Chelsea when they were the best team in the world. I have no idea what happened to him but when i think back on seeing him play for the first time, i wanted to quit.. and i was a top layer in the country at the time.
@@afnani.4626 first, he means the mls academies called MLS next. secondly, only a few dozen players out of the millions that play football/soccer in the US even get a chance at getting to the MLS, let alone an academy in MLS next. going to the top division in the united states is hardly retiring, and is probably the best option as if he moves to a different country too early he might have issues settling in.
He would be much better considering he already lives in NJ if he signed With New York Red Bulls Academy. They have developed Massive soccer stars already such as, Tyler Adams, Matt Miazga and Timothy Weah. And he could be developed here as well to the Benefit of the US soccer system, and the possibility of playing in top filght European clubs once he reaches top development.
guess what happens when youre young and you play with people at the top level as you grow? plus most of the european leagues pay significantly higher than mls. like i said...higher ceiling and higher pay.@@jonortiz9028
Word play lol 😂 Davian Kimbrough is the top young player in the USA at 13 he signed with a professional team with hopes of avoiding all the transfer headaches mls gives young players migrating to Europe, USL is easier to transfer from
Freals, he might be a great high school baller but his choice of playing college ball is telling. I remember when Jordan Morris did the same thing vs Pulisic going overseas and lets just say they are on two different levels of talent nowadays.
Ah he would be too old. The u20 is finished. The u23 are getting ready for Olympics and the senior team is gearing up for the World Cup. You would think he would be on some kind of radar being one of the best high school players.
@@Deeznutz29828 I think it's 5 years + citizenship so he's been here for about enough time, but the citizenship process it difficult (although I don't think that rule applies to youth teams, so he may be in the clear)
He literally got the spotlight from the usa. No one else took a chance on him but St Benedicts Prep, who is literally the #1 team in the country, a ton of academies, big colleges are looking right at him rn.
Having to pick a college to play soccer at pretty much puts him out of top 500 really, the sad truth is if you're playing college soccer in the US, you're just nowhere as good.
The question I have is what do African kids from poor countries learn specifically about soccer and are better that our kids here in the states can't seem to learn even though we have better facilities, so called better coaches who are licensed give programmed and training formats. Maybe we should follow the African methods of creating youth players who seems to be better technically and are smoother with the ball...
There is no passion for soccer in the US, so it doesn’t matter how good the facilities are…. If it does not attract the more gifted athletes….., if this young man was raised in America, I doubt his main sport would be soccer!
@@Slo-ryde Gifted athletes come in all branches of sports. Messi is short, not fast, not good at heading the ball, he doesn't have a hard shot but can handles a ball well and can think the game. Soccer is a team sport not an individual sport. Having 11 Peles or 11 Messi's doesn't make a good team. There is a passion for those who love the game and you apparently haven't seen the growth in soccer since it began in the late 60's. The problem is about the quality of training that I question.
@@Pelerincha you missed my point….. in a country with over 300 million people, we don’t even have 1 major top world class player……the reason is, in the US, most kids who are athletically blessed, do not go into soccer… they go where the big money is, and don’t want to wander around the soccer world looking for a spot in a line up… yes, a few will do it, most will not… but you can believe what you want!
@@Slo-ryde I come from Europe and have lived and spend most of my life coaching and training the youth and adults here. Your statement really gives you away ,it tells me you were born in America. It is so typical coming from a person who was born here and didn't grow up with the sport...You haven't a clue and you're on the wrong track on why we haven't produced a great player. I agree but the reason we haven't produced a great player(s) can also be said of other countries like Mexico, Belgium, Bolivia, Venezuela, etc many other countries where soccer is big time or where it is the only sport . There is a lot more to it than that. I criticize the lack of good coaching and training of these socalled licensed coaches .....The other aspect that needs to be developed is pickup soccer like in basketball where kids in the neighborhood go to the b.court to play where as here in soccer is organized. Baseball , I can remember use to be pickup also but that is gone...
Messi is extremely quick. You are mistaken. Take hgh for a month, see if you can't run through a wall from a standstill. Messi sweats PEDs of course hes an athletic monster. @@Pelerincha
Lets just say if your in highschool and your next plans are to play soccer in college, you're nowhere near messi. Kid seems awesome but this screams college hype video vs actual soccer phenom.
No shit. If this were any decent in professional level he would be toying with every player in high school “soccer”. He’s just another footballer in Sourh America.
What exactly makes him the best high school player in the country? He is a senior and not even the captain of his team LOL. Literally nothing in this video talked about this talent, skill, credentials, etc. Just a pup piece to promote this kid given this story. I guaranteed we will never hear about him again.
@@OseiYaw-l3e Bro he's going to play college soccer... He's nowhere near a phenom like how this video puts out lol, hell Tyler Adams was already racking up miles in the USL as a 16yr old and this guys still playing highschool ball.
the prophecies of the Bible are coming true (war in Israel) (Luke 21:20) Jesus died and resurrected for our sins unlike any other prophet (Mohammed) never resurrected, repent and spread the words
It’s not compassion, these private schools recruit skilled players so they can dominate their lower tiered division. This team probably competes with small towns with low recruitment opportunities. Then brags about their program. If private schools recruit they should have to move up to top tier divisions. No offense to the player , seems like a great kid and I wish him opportunities. But it’s surely not the benevolence of the school.
@@JoBlakeLisbon Thank you, Captain Obvious. It's supposed to be a Christian school, where one might expect some charitable things in the name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
You're wrong, all of these seniors will get full rides to top 15 schools. My school had 4 freshman starters from Benedicts and we were top 20 that year, D1 of course. Uconn, Maryland also had freshman SB starters that season and they were top 5. @@bradical7772
Can we please stop hyping kids up and let them be kids. I guranfuckingtee this kid will be washed up and never win a ballon d’or. The fact he didn’t have the maturity to tell people “hey I’m just enjoying my time playing football, let me do my thing and accomplish to win big games and trophies.” Instead of letting them do this coverage on him means he’s already on the wrong path.
Hope this dude goes far. Seems like a true, genuine guy following his dreams
What a story this kid has. This is what the American dream is suppose to be.
The new American Dream is being a man but getting to play against women and dominating them
@@Number1Camperok
@@Number1Camperthey live in your head rent free huh
@@matt-rv5gm unfortunately yes
“The American dream is called that because you have to be asleep to believe it”
Not a surprise the kid settled in Jersey. Half of the 1994 USMNT starting squad came from Jersey. Tony Meola, John Harkes, Tab Ramos, Claudio Reyna, NJ is a hotbed for immigrant families to settle and continue to play the game they grew up with.
Much luck to the young man for this future.
Hoping he doesn’t follow the same trajectory as a former Ghanaian kid who represented the US at too young an age. Let the soccer come to you.
that nice to know about
Exactly which is why it is sad and atrocious that the New York/New Jersey Red Bulls have not won MLS cup in their history and mostly have a half filled stadium for their games.
Tab Ramos and Reyna both from St. Benedict's Prep.
they have
North east is the hub for soccer in the US but i suspect the south will slowly catch up by 2030
Reminds me of Yunus Musah! Not just because they're both from Ghanian descent but because of their smile and humility
I like his energy: very humble and grateful
What an inspiring story this kid has!!! I reallyy hope he becomes pro
Lies again? Nanyang Junior College USD SGD
This kid will be a superstar!
Proud of you Ransford!! Boola Boola!!
God bless that young man to a nice prosperous career
Kid is outstanding footballer🚀
what a cutie pie. hope he reps the national team one day!
Good luck bro. #Ghana! ❤
Great story, love how humble he is
You will be playing in Europe bro. Best wishes.
He’s like a great kid and player. Whoever chose this background music loves coch in their ase.
Remember seeing his highlights about 3-4 years ago against the likes of Real Madrid kids got a bright future.
He should be picked up by the New York Red Bulls Academy. He should develop and shine for Metro, we could use natural talent as his!!
Love to see it ⚽️
This kid is still around playing, hoping he gets to play in a good team one day
May god continue to bless him and may he achieve great sucess
Wish him the best
Seems like a great kid, but calling him the best HS player might be a stretch. There’s a lot of talent out there and the best players don’t even play HS, they play for a top level club or pro academy. That being said, I’m sure he can play college if that’s what he wants to do, and then go from there into a possible pro career. That is the path for a lot of players with real potential.
How could they be in the running to be considered the best high school player if they don’t even play high school soccer?
I played against them in 1990 when Claudio was there. It was a long day.
Christian Atsu Reborn🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭❤
Africa 🙌🏿🙌🏿
ROFL
saw this when it first dropped
He's good.
thats awesome... i got a serious concussion of that field and it altered the flow of my life for the next decade... but happy for this guy
Good luck to him
Get this kid on an academy. Unfortunately high school is just not consistently competitive enough
He should go to europe and get some trials there. He seems like a promising player
yeah, agreed
I agree. Football in USA is a pay to play sport. He won’t get anywhere in the USA. He should definitely come to Europe
He would be a D1 prospect and probably #1 pick in the MLS draft. But I agree his talents belong in academy football over in europe
on the flip side the countries that produces the best football players in the world are Arg/Uru/Br perhaps that would have been a more propitious destination... besides there is a war in europe hell there is war there every 15-20 years @@Terfecto
He's on my radar
great bid
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So he's not actually from jersey
The next Rashford
Here we go again.... Fredy Adu Part 2
Adu was a monster, I was in US camp when I was 16 with him. Some of the guys there went on to have successful careers, Adu was 100s better than everyone there and he was 3 years younger than us. No idea what happened to him for him to fail like that. Look at what he did to Chelsea when they were the best team in the world. I have no idea what happened to him but when i think back on seeing him play for the first time, i wanted to quit.. and i was a top layer in the country at the time.
Note how the good players call it football.
The level was actually way higher for 17 year olds in 2002… but you d-riders won’t agree.
ah yes the best high school US soccer player ain't even American
He should play mls next
retire already?💀💀
@@afnani.4626 first, he means the mls academies called MLS next. secondly, only a few dozen players out of the millions that play football/soccer in the US even get a chance at getting to the MLS, let alone an academy in MLS next. going to the top division in the united states is hardly retiring, and is probably the best option as if he moves to a different country too early he might have issues settling in.
@vancouvers8737 woah, I'll be sure to tell jude to join mls side Kansas city
@@afnani.4626Bro’s an obvious Mexican fan. You can smell the stupidity already.
My school
id travel to europe and not waste my talents and ceiling with the mls.
How is the MLS wasted talents?
@@EasilyCringed I already explained it. He'll reach a much higher level in Europe. You know, where the game is light years ahead of mls.
He would be much better considering he already lives in NJ if he signed With New York Red Bulls Academy. They have developed Massive soccer stars already such as, Tyler Adams, Matt Miazga and Timothy Weah. And he could be developed here as well to the Benefit of the US soccer system, and the possibility of playing in top filght European clubs once he reaches top development.
guess what happens when youre young and you play with people at the top level as you grow?
plus most of the european leagues pay significantly higher than mls.
like i said...higher ceiling and higher pay.@@jonortiz9028
Wish they paid attention to a lot of players that have potential and not just pick nd choose
Word play lol 😂 Davian Kimbrough is the top young player in the USA at 13 he signed with a professional team with hopes of avoiding all the transfer headaches mls gives young players migrating to Europe, USL is easier to transfer from
Freals, he might be a great high school baller but his choice of playing college ball is telling. I remember when Jordan Morris did the same thing vs Pulisic going overseas and lets just say they are on two different levels of talent nowadays.
1:50 wtf are they doing 🤣🤣
Ritual or something 😂
Better not miss a penalty in the last minute of the world cup quater finals 😆
you’re not funny
Why don’t we see him on the USA Youth teams? We have a U17 World Cup coming up.
Ah he would be too old. The u20 is finished. The u23 are getting ready for Olympics and the senior team is gearing up for the World Cup. You would think he would be on some kind of radar being one of the best high school players.
@@brendantheprettygoodhe's probably not eligible to represent the US yet
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@@ratedpendingHow much longer does he need to be in the US?
@@Deeznutz29828 I think it's 5 years + citizenship so he's been here for about enough time, but the citizenship process it difficult (although I don't think that rule applies to youth teams, so he may be in the clear)
Bro needs some Messi growth pills
May blessings go his way people don't realize that black players have it the worse.
How so?
Hopefully he doesn't end up like Freddy Edu. Fingers crossed 🤞.
u all can still turn to Christ God bless yall
played against st bennys and we just got abused
Dont waste TIME in US go over seas
He literally got the spotlight from the usa. No one else took a chance on him but St Benedicts Prep, who is literally the #1 team in the country, a ton of academies, big colleges are looking right at him rn.
I can easily Brexit
This guy is so far from being even top 100
Having to pick a college to play soccer at pretty much puts him out of top 500 really, the sad truth is if you're playing college soccer in the US, you're just nowhere as good.
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American Alphonso Davies
The question I have is what do African kids from poor countries learn specifically about soccer and are better that our kids here in the states can't seem to learn even though we have better facilities, so called better coaches who are licensed give programmed and training formats. Maybe we should follow the African methods of creating youth players who seems to be better technically and are smoother with the ball...
There is no passion for soccer in the US, so it doesn’t matter how good the facilities are…. If it does not attract the more gifted athletes….., if this young man was raised in America, I doubt his main sport would be soccer!
@@Slo-ryde Gifted athletes come in all branches of sports. Messi is short, not fast, not good at heading the ball, he doesn't have a hard shot but can handles a ball well and can think the game. Soccer is a team sport not an individual sport. Having 11 Peles or 11 Messi's doesn't make a good team. There is a passion for those who love the game and you apparently haven't seen the growth in soccer since it began in the late 60's. The problem is about the quality of training that I question.
@@Pelerincha you missed my point….. in a country with over 300 million people, we don’t even have 1 major top world class player……the reason is, in the US, most kids who are athletically blessed, do not go into soccer… they go where the big money is, and don’t want to wander around the soccer world looking for a spot in a line up… yes, a few will do it, most will not… but you can believe what you want!
@@Slo-ryde I come from Europe and have lived and spend most of my life coaching and training the youth and adults here. Your statement really gives you away ,it tells me you were born in America. It is so typical coming from a person who was born here and didn't grow up with the sport...You haven't a clue and you're on the wrong track on why we haven't produced a great player. I agree but the reason we haven't produced a great player(s) can also be said of other countries like Mexico, Belgium, Bolivia, Venezuela, etc many other countries where soccer is big time or where it is the only sport . There is a lot more to it than that. I criticize the lack of good coaching and training of these socalled licensed coaches .....The other aspect that needs to be developed is pickup soccer like in basketball where kids in the neighborhood go to the b.court to play where as here in soccer is organized. Baseball , I can remember use to be pickup also but that is gone...
Messi is extremely quick. You are mistaken. Take hgh for a month, see if you can't run through a wall from a standstill. Messi sweats PEDs of course hes an athletic monster. @@Pelerincha
average sadly
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Lets just say if your in highschool and your next plans are to play soccer in college, you're nowhere near messi. Kid seems awesome but this screams college hype video vs actual soccer phenom.
So?
No shit. If this were any decent in professional level he would be toying with every player in high school “soccer”. He’s just another footballer in Sourh America.
Great story but this school needs to up their gear. Those balls sound like they're $5 balls from walmart. A soccer ball shouldn't make a "Ping" sound.
You don’t say 💯
Can he afford to play on a club team? because HS soccer won't get you to the pros.
He gonna rep the USMNT or Ghana?
Ghana
then send him back 🚢 @@cr8982
@@cr8982wait u know?
@@Justarandomwierdo yes
lets pump the brakes some. he's not even a professional yet.
Hope he’s not another Freddy Adu.
😂😂😅
What exactly makes him the best high school player in the country? He is a senior and not even the captain of his team LOL. Literally nothing in this video talked about this talent, skill, credentials, etc. Just a pup piece to promote this kid given this story. I guaranteed we will never hear about him again.
Have u checked his stats ?
@@OseiYaw-l3e Bro he's going to play college soccer... He's nowhere near a phenom like how this video puts out lol, hell Tyler Adams was already racking up miles in the USL as a 16yr old and this guys still playing highschool ball.
I took this guy ankle’s 1 month ago 😂😂😂
Damn that’s crazy, where’s your number one spot???
i’ve broke a lot of ankles of players better than me. doesn’t make me better
@@willmcclard206 true we lost 8 to 2 but next season I will end their 94 wins streak
@@willmcclard206bro I slide tackle like Gavi against 4 Colombia geeks and they said you cheating 🤣
Evil asl……God will protect him
We have lotnof better players in ghana more than this guy get ready for them
the prophecies of the Bible are coming true (war in Israel) (Luke 21:20)
Jesus died and resurrected for our sins unlike any other prophet (Mohammed) never resurrected, repent and spread the words
I hope they dont Freddy Adu him.
Too bad St. Benedicts didn't show the same love and compassion for all the children who weren't exceptionally good at soccer.
It’s not compassion, these private schools recruit skilled players so they can dominate their lower tiered division. This team probably competes with small towns with low recruitment opportunities. Then brags about their program.
If private schools recruit they should have to move up to top tier divisions.
No offense to the player , seems like a great kid and I wish him opportunities. But it’s surely not the benevolence of the school.
nah they play other private schools around the country, nationally ranked schools as well@@bradical7772
What are you talking about? The boys on a sports scholarship, he's not a charity case.
@@JoBlakeLisbon Thank you, Captain Obvious. It's supposed to be a Christian school, where one might expect some charitable things in the name of Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
You're wrong, all of these seniors will get full rides to top 15 schools. My school had 4 freshman starters from Benedicts and we were top 20 that year, D1 of course. Uconn, Maryland also had freshman SB starters that season and they were top 5. @@bradical7772
Another colonial program because Americans aren't talented enough apparently
At what point was Ghana, or any country in the US, a colonial program?
Nothing here impressed me….
@Zayden842 looool
Can we please stop hyping kids up and let them be kids. I guranfuckingtee this kid will be washed up and never win a ballon d’or. The fact he didn’t have the maturity to tell people “hey I’m just enjoying my time playing football, let me do my thing and accomplish to win big games and trophies.” Instead of letting them do this coverage on him means he’s already on the wrong path.