Awarded to probably the most impactful participant below 24, Darren Yapi’s honor of Younger Participant of the Yr comes after the striker made 28 appearances throughout the Rapids’ first staff and Rapids 2, notched a game-winning help, and was referred to as as much as signify his nation within the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup this 12 months. The Homegrown scored 4 targets and created two assists for Rapids 2, together with a game-winning objective towards San Jose within the MLS NEXT Professional Western Convention Semifinal match, and his bicycle-kick help to Diego Rubio within the Rapids’ contest with Sporting Kansas Metropolis earned his first objective contribution in MLS. The 18-year-old additionally featured in all three of the USA’ group stage matches within the U-20 World Cup, incomes the beginning of their 3-0 win over Fiji.
