Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 19:01     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
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Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604

No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...


It's easy for you to be relentless because you're just rambling your opinion

There's no limits to that

There is a thing called context. The Bournemouth player was specifically mentioned in response to a specific line of argument.

If a player can come through DC United (as an example) and go to the Premier League but every other academy is 4% better in producing top tier professionals, then top tier leagues in Europe should be currently littered with all MLS Club Academy products.

But obviously that's not the case, so, what are these 29 academies better than DCU producing?


You're officially lost...
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:57     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604

No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...


It's easy for you to be relentless because you're just rambling your opinion

There's no limits to that

There is a thing called context. The Bournemouth player was specifically mentioned in response to a specific line of argument.

If a player can come through DC United (as an example) and go to the Premier League but every other academy is 4% better in producing top tier professionals, then top tier leagues in Europe should be currently littered with all MLS Club Academy products.

But obviously that's not the case, so, what are these 29 academies better than DCU producing?


That thing you mention called context, use that to think about how stupid your argument is.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:55     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster[/quote]
LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. [b]Arguably[/b], Loudoun United has a stronger claim.[/quote]

Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite[/quote]

Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU [/quote]

Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604[/quote]
No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...[/quote]

It's easy for you to be relentless because you're just rambling your opinion

There's no limits to that

There is a thing called context. The Bournemouth player was specifically mentioned in response to a specific line of argument.

If a player can come through DC United (as an example) and go to the Premier League but every other academy is 4% better in producing top tier professionals, then top tier leagues in Europe should be currently littered with all MLS Club Academy products.

But obviously that's not the case, so, what are these 29 academies better than DCU producing?[/quote]

Yeah,
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:54     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604

No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...


It's easy for you to be relentless because you're just rambling your opinion

There's no limits to that

There is a thing called context. The Bournemouth player was specifically mentioned in response to a specific line of argument.

If a player can come through DC United (as an example) and go to the Premier League but every other academy is 4% better in producing top tier professionals, then top tier leagues in Europe should be currently littered with all MLS Club Academy products.

But obviously that's not the case, so, what are these 29 academies better than DCU producing?


More than DCU.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:43     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604

No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...


It's easy for you to be relentless because you're just rambling your opinion

There's no limits to that

There is a thing called context. The Bournemouth player was specifically mentioned in response to a specific line of argument.

If a player can come through DC United (as an example) and go to the Premier League but every other academy is 4% better in producing top tier professionals, then top tier leagues in Europe should be currently littered with all MLS Club Academy products.

But obviously that's not the case, so, what are these 29 academies better than DCU producing?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:28     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604

No one is arguing he wasnt at DCU. Just that DCU didn't fully support his career. They almost dropped him when he was 13. Bet you didn't know that. He grew physically and that helped. He played practically no minutes at DCU for the first team. But they put the homegrown tag on him at 15 just like they did this recent kid because they wanted a PR headline and boost their homegrown numbers. Which they got then and they got now. They stagnated his career and his family and agent got him looks overseas because they knew he had no chance at dcu. Which he capitalized on. DCU was not a significant part of his move to Bournemouth. Even if it was, he is a RARE, probably the rarest of rare cases of DCU actually having results. It is all you can hold on to??? And if that is the best case, going through the academy to sign a homegrown, sit on DCUs bench even when they are the worst team and franchise in the league, then add that to the long list of reasons to not go to DCU.

So basically, your argument is one player from the academy went to Bournemouth so the entire academy must be good?? 🤣That's like offering that if one student from a very low performing high school goes to a really good college then the entire school must be good. Hope you can see why that line of thinking and your logic is fundamentally flawed.

You're like dealing with a child. It's actually.amusing. keep it coming. You will never one up me. I am relentless...
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:07     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

How much time did he spend in the academy proper, relative to his entire youth and professional career?
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 18:03     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:This thread is about the academy. He stopped playing there in 2022.


True.
academy discussion don't include graduates to top tier league clubs 😂🤣
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:56     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

This thread is about the academy. He stopped playing there in 2022.
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:56     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Facts of club history

https://www.transfermarkt.us/matai-akinmboni/profil/spieler/994604
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:53     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:https://wjla.com/news/local/dc-united-signs-15-year-old-matai-akinmboni-soccer-football-mls-washington-district-sports-professnional-prince-georges-county-native-usl-loudoun-virginia-upper-marlboro

"The Annapolis native grew up in Upper Marlboro and played his youth soccer in Greenbelt."


4 appearances for Loudoun is what's listed in the article

He signed homegrown for DCU at 15 and left for Europe at 18
Show the record of him being at Loudoun all that time
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:48     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU


Well, if your spin on it is considered facts because you said it,, then that must be the case

For years he was at DCU Academy and DCU Senior team before Premier League, but Pipeline gets the credit
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:43     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite


Same arguments recycled. We already established DCU was not good for this player or his career. Just like griffin yow. He was successful despite DCU not. Because of them. If that story is the best you have then literally God help all the kids at DCU
Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:41     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous
Post 10/22/2025 17:29     Subject: DC United Academy - aa strong academy or not

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:DCUA currently has an 18 year old former academy product at a Premier League Club listed on the Senior Team roster

LOL at calling him as an "academy product." He was there for like 5 minutes. Arguably, Loudoun United has a stronger claim.


Arguably is right

Because if its the player at Bournemouth, he spent years in the DC United organization including getting a homegrown contract at 15 years old

He spent brief moments at Loudoun United, but we know this thread is facts lite