English opportunity for Luka Prpa?

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Swansea’s link with American side North Shore United, which has been strengthened over the last few years thanks to excellent work from Huw Cooze and everyone else at the club, could well be set to pay dividends with the news that for the first time a player has been on trial at the Swans’ academy after impressing in the American club’s youth setup.

In the Swansea Supporters Trust’s minutes from their last meeting it was revealed that Luka Prpa, who first came to attention at U14 level, spent two weeks on trial at the Swans at the beginning of the month.
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http://theswanseaway.co.uk/2015/03/swansea-cast-eye-over-american-starlet/

He's a '98 from the Chicago area with YNT experience. Also a Marquette commit:

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/boys-commitments:-big-east-nabs-ynt-mid_aid32865



http://www.ussoccer.com/players/2014/03/15/05/03/luka-prpa

 

That's fair, though I did mean EPL. Anyway, mods -- feel free to fix or just leave it there to make me look even dumber than usual.

 

Oh, and I didn't know that:

He's not the only member of his family with a bright future in the sport: His cousin is Andrija Novakovich(Muskego), who is finishing up his first season in England after signing with Championship club Reading FC last year and is a striker for the U.S. Under-20 national team.
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http://www.wisconsinsoccercentral.c...onsinSoccerCentral+(Wisconsin+Soccer+Central)

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Nothing is imminent, though he seems to want to go back:

“The coaching staff said that they liked what they saw from me and mentioned that I didn’t look out of place,” Prpa said. “The coaches said that they wished that they were able to see me in some games with the U18s, but the club’s busy schedule of League and Welsh cup games and other clubs being unavailable for friendlies didn’t allow for that. Swansea would like to keep in touch and hopefully I am able to go over again should my schedule allow for it.”
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http://www.northshoreunited.org/new...-player-earns-training-stint-with-swansea-18s

 

Marquette's recruiting class:

http://www.gomarquette.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/041316aab.html

Also (from an older story) some context:

His old club, North Shore United, had a partnership with Swansea, giving Prpa the opportunity to impress them three years ago. The club told him if he wanted to come back and train, he could.

“I had some time off from residency when we were on break, and we decided to run with it,” Prpa said.

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Despite his pro ceiling, Prpa said he has not yet received any professional offers. Bennett said Prpa has gotten looks from international scouts, but Prpa decided that the college route is the one that fits him best. He chose a different path than his cousin Andrija Novakovich, who chose to forego his commitment to Marquette and signed a contract with English Football League Championship club Reading F.C.​

http://marquettewire.org/3944054/sports/prpa-could-be-next-marquette-soccer-star/

 

Not YA news, but just noting that in addition to being Nova's cousin, his brother is also playing college soccer -- he's Alex "Leki" Prpa of Wisconsin-Parkside.

https://parksiderangers.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=3112

 

He ended up joining RGV in the USL.