FC Edmonton and Canada Under-20 midfielder Shamit Shome is set to become the first Generation Adidas Canada signing in MLS, sources told Goal on Tuesday.

Pending his transfer, Shome will take part in next week’s MLS combine in Los Angeles and be eligible for the subsequent MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 13.

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A product of Edmonton’s academy and a second-year engineering student at the University of Alberta, the box-to-box midfielder is coming off an impressive rookie season in the NASL where he played in 26 games, helping Edmonton finish third in the regular season. He is also the captain of Canada’s Under-20 national team, which will take part in the U-20 CONCACAF Championship next month in Costa Rica.

The Generation Adidas Canada program was recently formed as part of the joint task force between MLS and the Canadian Soccer Association to identify top talent playing in Canada and to sign them to Generation Adidas contracts.