USL Bidois starts for Loudoun & Musa for Indy, who have Collier on the pine. Edit - Bidois off at 59 mins for Loudoun (2-0), as Indy win 2-1. Full game Musa & Collier an unused sub for the victors
No Adams for Louisville in a 0-0 draw.
Greive on the pine for San Antonio. Edit - AG on at 71 mins (1-0) as San Antonio lose 1-0.
No Linder as Caps II season ends with a 3-2 loss at Colorado Rapids II.
Troy Putt comes on at 40 mins (Real Monarchs up 1-0) Minny II come from behind to win 2-1
James Bulkeley on the pine as North Texas trail 2-0 at 60 mins Edit - finished 3-0 and don’t think Bulkeley got on. He’s only 20 so might go around next year with North Texas again
So Putt the only Kiwi who will be playing in the Conference semi finals
USL Louisville City finish 1st in the East Loudoun 6th in the East San Antonio 5th in the West
All 3 teams make the USL playoffs.
Season over for Indy Eleven who finish 9th in the East. 33 yr old Musa a big season for them. 2,594 mins & 2 goals 30 yr old Collier (309 mins, 0 goals) very much a fringe player, who's days of pro football maybe nearing an end.
MLS Next Pro playoffs - Conference semi finals Tomorrow
Louisville trail 0-1 at HT. Captain Adams starting. Edit - USL playoffs are brutal. Louisville lose 0-1, after being runway Eastern Conference winners in the regular season. One & done in the playoffs.
Bidois starting as Loudoun trail 1-0 at North Carolina, mid first half. Edit - Bidois off at 67 mins as Lodoun still trail 1-0. Edit 2 - Loudoun lose 1-0
Greive on the bench for San Antonio. Edit - Greive an unused sub in a 2-0 loss.
19 yr old Putt with 17 appearances for Minny II, and 3 assists. Hopefully he's showed enough promise to get another year in Minnesota's development programme.
Was part of Greeny's U20s, though from memory he went back to the bench for the final two pool matches after starting against Chile in Game 1.
That wraps up 2025 for Kiwis stateside, outside the MLS and college scene.
So for 2026 to date I have the below. Please let me know if missing anyone.
Wonder what Riley Bidois is up to? James Bulkeley another.
MLS Next Pro (starts this weekend) Thomas Raimbault (Carolina Core) Troy Putt (Minnesota United 2) Codey Phoenix (Tacoma Defiance)
USL Championship (starts March 7th) Alex Greive (San Antonio) Kyle Adams (Louisville City)
USL League One (starts March 8th) James Musa (Fort Wayne)
Looks a little light on numbers this year which is a shame given USA has previously given so many Kiwis a shot at a pro deal, especially so over the past 5-10 years.
Bulkeley is back in Australia, and Bidois I assume is back in New Zealand. Would have thought that if a deal stateside was in the offing that they'd both already be over there given its only a couple of weeks until the USL Championship and MLS Next Pro seasons begin.
Codey Phoenix off the pine at 61 mins (Tacoma down 0-1) for a Tacoma competitive debut. 2-2 draw in normal time, and LAFC II win the pen shootout that followed.