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He can’t get a college scholarship but can go to college. Average homegrown salary is $100,000

Justin isn’t that bright, College was never a factor for him...

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Almost buy a house ? Where is the down payment coming from ?? 100k is great for a young guy but he needs to save first.

Well duh....thanks for stating the obvious......_SS Hole.

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Almost buy a house ? Where is the down payment coming from ?? 100k is great for a young guy but he needs to save first.

Any details on his contract? Signing bonus, amount per year, and # of years?

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That is great. Hope things go well for him and they actually give him a shot on the first team. Don't care to hear they've loaned him to some USL team 2 months from now. If MLS Academies really want to be taken seriously they need to start getting their kids time on the field and not on the bench.

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He can’t get a college scholarship but can go to college. Average homegrown salary is $100,000

It's actually more like $75K. Big disparity in MLS salaries with a few players making big bucks but the rank and file making pennies in comparison. With the short career span of pro athletes that is not a lot of money - this isn't football or basketball money. You can look at salaries by teams here https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide

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Justin isn’t that bright, College was never a factor for him...

Congrats, early contender for D-Bag of the Year with that one (and in January no less).

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It's actually more like $75K. Big disparity in MLS salaries with a few players making big bucks but the rank and file making pennies in comparison. With the short career span of pro athletes that is not a lot of money - this isn't football or basketball money. You can look at salaries by teams here https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide

Does anyone know/understand what is meant by text below; does each player possibly have two agreements?

From site referenced above:

"These figures include compensation from each player’s contract with MLS. They do not include any compensation from any contracts with individual teams or their affiliates"

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It's actually more like $75K. Big disparity in MLS salaries with a few players making big bucks but the rank and file making pennies in comparison. With the short career span of pro athletes that is not a lot of money - this isn't football or basketball money. You can look at salaries by teams here https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide

yeah, but it's not bad - while the average rookie has an average 2.5 year career and makes relatively low wages - if you're actually talented and can be a regular first team player, wages aren't terrible. using the 18/19 salary guide:

- 7 players made more than $5mm in total compensation
- 17 players > $2mm
- 50 players > $1mm
- 145 players > $500k

All players make around at least the median household income for the US.

I also don't think this includes any team-based compensation (above are MLS salaries as MLS controls all contracts) or any external comp (e.g. promotional).

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yeah, but it's not bad - while the average rookie has an average 2.5 year career and makes relatively low wages - if you're actually talented and can be a regular first team player, wages aren't terrible. using the 18/19 salary guide:

- 7 players made more than $5mm in total compensation
- 17 players > $2mm
- 50 players > $1mm
- 145 players > $500k

All players make around at least the median household income for the US.

I also don't think this includes any team-based compensation (above are MLS salaries as MLS controls all contracts) or any external comp (e.g. promotional).

How many of the 74 players at $1m+ grew up in DA? How many were former european or south american players? He would likely have made far more money overall if he got a full ride to college and then a degree.

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It's actually more like $75K. Big disparity in MLS salaries with a few players making big bucks but the rank and file making pennies in comparison. With the short career span of pro athletes that is not a lot of money - this isn't football or basketball money. You can look at salaries by teams here https://mlsplayers.org/resources/salary-guide

The average is $100,000. Average

https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/the9...e-salary-dump/

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yeah, but it's not bad - while the average rookie has an average 2.5 year career and makes relatively low wages - if you're actually talented and can be a regular first team player, wages aren't terrible. using the 18/19 salary guide:

- 7 players made more than $5mm in total compensation
- 17 players > $2mm
- 50 players > $1mm
- 145 players > $500k

All players make around at least the median household income for the US.

I also don't think this includes any team-based compensation (above are MLS salaries as MLS controls all contracts) or any external comp (e.g. promotional).

79 players make less that $60K
83 makes 60.1 to $80K

You get the idea. The low paid guys aren't making a nickel on endorsements. There's a huge pay disparity gap in MLS soccer. At some clubs the top 3 players can account for 70% or more of a team's total salary. That is a sharp contrast to international tams where it's more often in the mid 30's. https://the18.com/soccer-news/mls-co...ers-salary-cap. Soccer also has the shortest average career span of any US sport, only 2.5 years https://www.americansocceranalysis.c...ingmlssalaries

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79 players make less that $60K
83 makes 60.1 to $80K

You get the idea. The low paid guys aren't making a nickel on endorsements. There's a huge pay disparity gap in MLS soccer. At some clubs the top 3 players can account for 70% or more of a team's total salary. That is a sharp contrast to international tams where it's more often in the mid 30's. https://the18.com/soccer-news/mls-co...ers-salary-cap. Soccer also has the shortest average career span of any US sport, only 2.5 years https://www.americansocceranalysis.c...ingmlssalaries

The shleps should fight for equal pay rights like the women do now in America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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How many of the 74 players at $1m+ grew up in DA? How many were former european or south american players? He would likely have made far more money overall if he got a full ride to college and then a degree.

Many of the high ticket players are internationals making some extra dough before they retire. You are right that it is not easy to walk away from what is likely a full ride (a player that good would get that) vs slogging it out in the MLS for a few years and maybe never making it. The true top talent heads to Europe with mixed success. The CPs of America are exceedingly rare.

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Congrats, early contender for D-Bag of the Year with that one (and in January no less).

I heard long hair makes you dumb, better cut a hair-cut kid!

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The shleps should fight for equal pay rights like the women do now in America !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Is there a players union for mls?