re: Young Players Tracker and Americans Abroad Thread

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A former New York Red Bulls academy defender is wowing his coaches at Manchester United.

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He currently plays for the club’s U-18s, and recently earned some high praise from United academy manager and former star Nicky Butt, who said that the club are “really excited about” the right/center back. “He’s one that’s been ongoing for a while. With the clearance it took him a while but we’ve got him,” Butt told the club’s official website. “He’s a good player, a nice lad and a really good athlete. Hopefully we’ll see a lot of him in the coming years because he’s someone we’re really excited about.”

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Olosunde spent multiple years in the Red Bulls academy, but played a very limited number of games for the club in the 2013-14 and 2014-15 Developmental Academy seasons, instead choosing to spend most of his time at US Soccer’s residential program in Bradenton, Florida.

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The 6-foot-1 Olosunde, who committed to play at Duke University this coming fall before signing with United, was a member of the US Under-17 team at the U-17 World Cup last fall

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