SBI Spotlight: Tyler Adams reflects on Bournemouth success, USMNT’s future

American midfielder Tyler Adams grew up roughly 76 miles from the place he made his skilled soccer debut, and after rising into one of many main function fashions for the U.S. males’s nationwide group, the New York native was honored in his hometown.

Adams was in Wappinger Falls on Tuesday as Martz Subject Recreation Facility honored the midfielder with the newly named Tyler Adams Soccer Pitch. A former Excessive Faculty graduate of native Roy C. Ketcham Excessive Faculty, Adams helped led drills with youth soccer gamers as a part of his partnership with Scotts garden care merchandise to assist elevate consciousness in regards to the enlargement of youth entry to natural-turf sports activities fields.

Contemporary from his busy USMNT involvement this summer time, Adams shared his enjoyment in giving again to his group and expects the curiosity in soccer to proceed rising.

“No, I undoubtedly by no means dreamed of that,” Adams mentioned in an unique interview with SBI when requested if he ever considered an area subject being named after him. “It’s an enormous honor that it occurred. I’m actually grateful to not solely Scotts and my partnership with them, but in addition to the individuals in my group that helped actually make this doable. Coming again right here now and play a component in one thing that I grew up in enjoying with my family and friends, and seeing younger youngsters enjoying soccer is de facto particular.

“You’ve seen the success of the [U.S.] girls’s nationwide group and the impact that has on so many younger ladies across the nation,” Adams added. “I feel as our U.S. nationwide group will get higher and higher, that assist goes to vary for therefore many younger youngsters. I’ve seen it develop tremendously in simply the previous eight years since I’ve been enjoying for the nationwide group, so after the World Cup on house soil and so many different tournaments, I can solely think about what it should do.”

Adams made his USMNT debut again in 2017 and has rapidly change into a number one face of this system, on and off the sector. He not too long ago made his fiftieth cap, whereas serving as captain all through the summer time in Mauricio Pochettino’s squad.

Now at 26-years-old and within the prime of his membership and worldwide profession, Adams voiced his pleasure for 2026 and likewise credited the rising modifications in this system in comparison with when he started with the USMNT.

“Having the luxurious of enjoying a World Cup on house soil is superb,” Adams mentioned. “Not many gamers of their lifetime get a possibility to play in a World Cup, not to mention on house soil, so for me, I’m going to take that in full swing. I’m actually having fun with the actual fact of enjoying in entrance of so many family and friends.”

“After I first began with the nationwide group, it was in all probability not as targeted on the event of gamers as it’s now,” Adams mentioned. “You will have Mauricio and his assistant coaches going to golf equipment, assembly the coaches and gamers, seeing how they match into these groups and serving to have these conversations. It’s an enormous privilege to see the expansion of U.S. Soccer and I can solely think about that in one other eight years time, it’s going to be even higher. I take enormous satisfaction in being an skilled participant now and serving to these younger gamers attain their most potential.”

Adams will now have a brief break from motion earlier than starting preseason camp with English Premier League membership Bournemouth forward of the PL Summer time Sequence within the U.S. Adams most not too long ago accomplished his second season with the Cherries, delivering a sensational particular person marketing campaign of 32 appearances and three assists.

The South Coast membership completed ninth in EPL play, lacking out on European qualification by 9 factors. Andoni Iraola’s males additionally reached the FA Cup quarterfinals whereas watching worldwide stars like Adams, Justin Kluivert, Antoine Semenyo, and plenty of others shine through the 2024-25 marketing campaign.

Regardless of the losses of Dean Huijsen and Milos Kerkez to Actual Madrid and Liverpool respectively this summer time, Adams credited Bournemouth’s affect on serving to these gamers earn monumental strikes of their careers.

“The expansion of the membership is mirrored by some gamers going to play at huge golf equipment like Actual Madrid Liverpool, that solely occurs with group success,” Adams mentioned. “Clearly, they’re unbelievable people and particular person gamers, however these strikes occur when you could have a great, profitable marketing campaign as a group.”

The Cherries will face off with fellow EPL golf equipment Everton, West Ham United, and Manchester United throughout an eight-day interval earlier than returning to England for the ultimate matches of their preseason schedule. It would mark the second PL Summer time Sequence within the final three years in North America, which has led to many worldwide stars exhibiting off their abilities throughout a number of future World Cup venues.

With Adams serving because the lone American on the first-team squad, he’s already planning to be a tour information for the remainder of the group.

“One other honor for me to have the ability to play with my membership, being stateside, and actually with the ability to develop Bournemouth, but in addition develop myself as nicely,” Adams mentioned. “I’m certain guys are going to be asking me about totally different locations, the place to go, the place to eat and store. Hopefully I generally is a tour information for them.”