Butler senior David Goldsmith, who has earned numerous national and BIG EAST honors over the past few weeks, has been invited to participate in the 2017 adidas MLS Player Combine.

Major League Soccer announced on Wednesday the initial list of 53 NCAA Division I college players that have been invited to participate in the Combine in Los Angeles from Jan. 8-12.

All invited players will be eligible for selection in the 2017 SuperDraft presented by adidas, which will take place on Friday, Jan. 13 at the LA Convention Center.

A committee of MLS and NCAA Division I coaches from every conference selected the invitees, all of whom completed their college eligibility this season. Further invitees, including Generation adidas signings, non-collegiate players and additional college seniors, will be announced in the coming weeks.

A mix of MLS academy personnel and college head coaches will make up the Combine coaching staff.

Columbia University head coach Kevin Anderson, Seattle University head coach Pete Fewing, University of Denver head coach Jamie Franks and East Tennessee State head coach Bo Oshoniyi will serve as the head coaches for the four Combine teams. The assistant coaches will be CASL Director of Classic Dan Popik, Michigan Rush Director of Coaching Brian Doyle, Sporting Kansas City Academy Director Jon Parry and Beachside of Connecticut Soccer Club Founder and Technical Director Mickey Kydes.