Mark McKenzie #22

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While most of his boyhood friends spent Saturday morning watching cartoons, McKenzie and his father fixated on Milan. The left-footed, ball-playing defender from the Philadelphia Union academy quickly became a standout MLS center-back before turning 22. His form oscillated greatly at Genk, but Ligue 1 has seen him go from strength to strength, logging full-90 shifts with regularity. Upon signing with Toulouse, the McDonald’s French menu offered a sandwich named in his honor. (“It was a promo thing, to be honest. [Ligue 1] is sponsored by McDonald’s. I’m American.”) One of the final and harshest cuts from the 2022 squad. Regularly speaks up in support of Black representation in the sport. Has recently picked up a photography hobby – film, since the fleeting nature of digital snaps lets one “lose the meaning behind taking the photo itself”.

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