Local player is part of Major League Soccer season 

Yorktown Heights resident and professional soccer player John Denis on the pitch.

John Denis of Yorktown Heights is playing in the 2023 MLS Next Pro soccer season. 

Denis, 25, is playing as a midfielder with the New York City Football Club”™s NYCFC II team. Last year, Denis played forward, leading the team in scoring with 14 goals, tied for fourth-most in the league. 

”¯Launched in 2022 by Major League Soccer, MLS Next Pro is a professional men”™s soccer league in the United States and Canada that completes the pro-player pathway. MLS Next Pro began its second season in 2023 with 27 teams, all affiliated with MLS clubs. 

”¯Denis is a graduate of Lakeland High School and attended Columbia University from 2016 to 2020, where he played in 64 games, scoring 19 goals.