Sporting KC midfielder Owen Wolff named to MLS 22 Under 22 Rankings

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Owen Wolff has been named to Major League Soccer’s annual 22 Under 22 list, the league announced today. Wolff, who is named to the list for the fourth straight year, is ranked 16^th overall in 2026 after being voted fourth in 2025, 17^th in 2024 and 18^th in 2023.

Wolff, who joined Sporting KC as a U22 initiative player in a cash trade from Austin FC this summer, has enjoyed a brilliant start to his MLS career, recording 10 goals and 23 assists in 149 appearances. The 21-year-old is the only player to be selected to the 22 Under 22 Rankings each of the last four seasons and is one of only three players to be named to the 22u22 Rankings on four total occasions.

Wolff spent significant time growing up in Kansas City, playing for Sporting Blue Valley as his first youth club, before developing in the academies of the Columbus Crew and Atlanta United. He signed as a Homegrown Player with Austin in September 2021 and made his MLS debut as a 16-year-old with a substitute appearance in Austin’s 3-1 win over Sporting KC at Q2 Stadium on Nov. 3, 2021.

Wolff exploded in 2025, setting career-highs with seven goals and 12 assists in 41 matches across all competitions, leading the team with 19 goal contributions to help Austin qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs with a sixth-place finish while also reaching the U.S. Open Cup Final for the first time – resulting in Austin Offensive Player of the Year honors.

Owen’s father, Josh Wolff, starred for the Kansas City Wizards from 2003-2006 and 2008-2010, recording 46 goals and 30 assists leading to his induction in the Sporting Legends Hall of Honor in 2019.

To be eligible for selection in the MLS 22 Under 22 Rankings, players had to remain 21 or younger before Decision Day on November 7, 2026 and therefore must have been born after November 8, 2004.

Includes 24 Under 24 (2010-17) and 22 Under 22 (2018-26) selections