MLS Inter Miami CF

Academy Update: Season Recap

Published on July 7, 2023 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Inter Miami CF News Release


The Inter Miami CF Academy presented by Baptist Health has officially concluded another thrilling season across its seven age groups: U-12, U-13, U-14, U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-19. This year, we witnessed numerous accomplishments and highlight-worthy moments. Let's dive into some season highlights below:

Professional Debuts

Over the last season, a total of 10 Academy players made their professional debuts for Inter Miami CF II, the Club's MLS NEXT Pro side, while on Academy contracts.

Lorenzo D'Agostini

Italo Addimandi

Cesar Abadia-Reda

Joseph Convers

Ricardo Montenegro

Samuel Basabe

Jack Plymm

Santiago Morales

Alejandro Flores

Kevin Gorbell

Inter Miami CF II Promotions

Three Academy products earned their first professional contracts with Inter Miami II this season.

Israel Boatwright

Bryan Destin

Tyler Hall

First Team Promotions and Debuts

Throughout the season, two Academy players earned Homegrown contracts with the First Team and are currently having an impact in their first season in MLS. Additionally, two other Academy products made their MLS debuts this campaign: Ian Fray, who was signed by Inter Miami as a Homegrown in 2021 and missed the 2021 and 2022 campaign due to injury, and Israel Boatwright, who featured in an MLS match while being on a short-term loan agreement from Inter Miami II.

Benjamin Cremaschi - Signed as a Homegrown Player in November 2022

David Ruiz - Signed as a Homegrown Player in April 2023

Ian Fray - Made First Team debut in MLS regular season road match against Nashville SC in May

Israel Boatwright - Made First Team debut in MLS regular season road match against the Philadelphia Union in June

National Team Call-Ups

Inter Miami Academy players have continued getting noticed by national teams from around the world. This past season, 19 players were selected throughout the season to represent their countries on the international arena. Academy players featured in a wide array of competitions, including international friendlies, FIFA U-20 World Cup, Concacaf U-20 Championship, Concacaf U-17 Championship, Ježek Cup, 2023 International Dream cup, 2023 U-15 Uncaf Tournament, and more.

USA

U-14 Gabriel Florentino

U-16: Daniel Pinter*

U-16: Nicholas Almeida

U-16 &U-17: Santiago Morales

U-19: David Ruiz*

U-19 & U-20: Benjamin Cremaschi*

U-17 & U-20: Tyler Hall

Puerto Rico

U-15: Marco Cantalapiedra

U-16: Ezequiel Abadia-Reda

U-17: Adrián Rosario

U-19: Benjamin Donato

U-19: Sebastian Otero

Jamaica

U-15: Cadriano Marsh

U-15: Kai Williamson

U-17: Brandon Bent

Argentina

U-20: Benjamin Cremaschi*

Dominican Republic

U-20: Israel Boatwright

Honduras

U-20: David Ruiz*

Hungary

U-16: Daniel Pinter*

Canada

U-17: Victor Fung

Croatia

U-14: Kai Nesfield

Haiti

U-17: Bryan Destin

NOTE: * Means that the player received call ups for more than one national team

MLS NEXT All-Star Game Selection

Defender Tyler Hall, 17, was selected as one of the top 44 best youth soccer players in North America to play in this year's MLS NEXT All-Star Game presented by Allstate set to take place on July 19 and have the once-in-a-lifetime player experience during MLS All-Star Week.

Commitments to Play for Top Programs in the Nation

This season, nine players from our Academy's U-19 side committed to play for some of the top college soccer programs in the nation.

Italo Addimandi - Northwestern University

Pedro Faife - University of South Florida

Angel Fernandez - Houston Christian University

Kevin Gorbell - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Mikhail Keise - University of South Florida

Jonathan Nabaka - University of Michigan

Ian Nuñez - Princeton University

Matías Paredes - University of Connecticut

Gabriel Velez - North Carolina State University

On-Field Results

Success had many forms this year for our Academy throughout the 2022-2023 season. With the many milestones and wins, the compilation of these achievements earned Inter Miami CF consideration as a finalist for MLS Academy of the Year Award as part of the 2022 Mark Abbott MLS Club Awards. The accomplishments included:

U-13

Finished the 2023 Easter International Cup undefeated and claimed the U-13 category gold division championship title.

Won the MLS NEXT U-13 Florida Division.

Competed in 2023 LaLiga Pomises.

U-14

Clinched the silver division crown at the 2023 Easter International Cup.

Remained undefeated across the team's 24 league games to win the MLS NEXT U-14 Florida Division.

U-15

Won the MLS NEXT U-15 East Division.

Secured a spot in MLS NEXT Playoffs.

Competed in 2023 Generation adidas Cup.

U-16

Remained unbeaten and won the MLS NEXT U-16 Florida Division.

Finished in first place in its group at MLS NEXT Flex with an undefeated record to clinch a spot in the MLS NEXT Playoffs.

Competed in 2023 Generation adidas Cup.

U-19

Won the 2023 Spring UPSL Florida South Division title in its first year since being incorporated

Off-Field Evolutions

Throughout this past season, the Inter Miami CF Academy also provided expanded educational support for its players and launched the Partner Club Program to continue fostering relationships between Inter Miami CF and the South Florida community. In this move to unite Soccer in South Florida, Inter Miami FC allied itself with over 30 local academies to further the development of fútbol throughout the region.

Additionally, the Academy launched the Freedom Cup in 2022 and hosted the inaugural edition with the mission of the tournament being to create a unique, one-of-a-kind tournament atmosphere where our Academy teams could compete with the highest-level teams possible at the Club's facilities. The second edition of the in-house, high-level tournament will take place later this year from Dec. 14 to 17 at the Florida Blue Training Center and will encompass three age brackets: U-12, U-13 and U-14.

For additional coverage of our teams, you can follow our Academy's journey online by following our Twitter account @InterMiamiAcad and Instagram @InterMiamiCFAcademy accounts.

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