A potential first overall pick in the 2017 Major League Soccer SuperDraft has been training with Minnesota United FC this week.

Jeremy Ebobisse, a 6-foot forward who played with Duke in the 2015 season, has given United Sporting Director Manny Lagos an up-close look at the National Sports Center in Blaine.

“Great kid. Great personality. Working hard,” Lagos said.

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Loons acquire backup goalkeeper Adrian Zendejas from Nashville Lagos is scouting players he might select with the top pick in January’s MLS collegiate draft. The Loons, who will begin MLS play in March, received the selection when roster-building mechanisms were divvied up with fellow MLS expansion club Atlanta on Oct. 16.

Ebobisse, of Bethesda, Md., is considered a top-tier candidate. He was a member of the U.S under-20 national team and left Duke after the 2015 season. He played with the Charleston (S.C.) Battery of the United Soccer League last season. He had a goal and an assist in five games.

Here’s one of his seven goals for Duke in 2015:

Other top SuperDraft picks remain with their collegiate programs. Jackson Yueill, a Bloomington native, and Abu Danladi, of Takoradi, Ghana, are with UCLA. Miles Robinson, of Arlington, Mass., is at Syracuse. Their seasons are ongoing, which, of course, keeps them from training with United and other prospective MLS clubs.

Ebobisse has been with the Loons (11-12-8) as they’re preparing for their final regular season North American Soccer League match against New York on Saturday night at the National Sports Center in Blaine. Minnesota needs a win, plus a loss by Oklahoma City on Sunday to make the four-team playoffs.

“We’ve had a big week of training, and (Ebobisse has) really embraced the group and being a part of making sure that the level remains high,” Lagos said. “That is a credit to him to come in in shape with the attitude that he wants to train and work and show us what he can do.”