Lindsey first appeared for the Swope Park Rangers in the 2016 season as an Academy signing and became the first American player born in the year 2000 to compete in the USL as he followed in the footsteps of current Canadian international Alphonso Davies earlier in the year. A member of the United States U17 National Team that reached the quarterfinals of last year’s FIFA U17 World Cup, Lindsey has progressed strongly this year in splitting time between the Rangers and Sporting Kansas City, where he has made six starts this season.

That action for SKC combined with regular call-ups to the U.S. U20 National Team this summer has meant a limited amount of action for Lindsey in the USL this season, but when he’s been on the field the quality he brings has been clear. The 18-year-old has a pass completion rate of 87 percent on 53.7 passes per 90 minutes as part of Swope Park’s possession-oriented lineup and has been active in getting forward down the right to record six chances created and nine open-field crosses. He has been solid defensively as well with 11 interceptions and a 58.1 percent duel success rate.

Lindsey should be part of the United States U20 National Team squad that will be part of the 2018 Concacaf U20 Championship this November, and from there the stage for a return to a second World Cup could be set for next year.