WHO WE ARE
PlayerFirst was founded in 2024 by Taygun Koç, a former NCAA Division 1 soccer player at Xavier University, to help talented soccer players navigate the college recruiting and transfer process more efficiently. We specialize in guiding and placing student-athletes at collegiate programs that best fit their athletic, academic, and financial goals.
Our mission is to maximize recruiting opportunities while minimizing the time, stress, and uncertainty that comes with navigating today's recruiting landscape. We manage the process for our clients from start to finish. From building a personalized recruiting strategy, to connecting our clients with college coaches, to evaluating opportunities and ultimately making a college commitment, we're in your corner every step of the way. By managing the recruiting process from start to finish, our players and their families can focus on what matters most: performing at their highest level and finding the right college fit.
Our Success in Numbers
170+
100%
$20M
Clients placed at the college level through PlayerFirst since our agency's founding in early 2024.
Client offer success rate – every family who has worked with PlayerFirst has received an opportunity to play at the college level
Total accumulated scholarship money by families that have worked with PlayerFirst, emphasizing our desire to make the college soccer experience more affordable.
INTERESTED IN PLAYING COLLEGE SOCCER?
Earning the opportunity to play college soccer takes more than talent. With limited roster spots, increased competition, and thousands of players fighting for coaches’ attention, having the right strategy and representation can make all the difference. PlayerFirst manages the recruiting process from start to finish—building your strategy, marketing you to college coaches, creating opportunities, and helping you identify the program that best fits your athletic, academic, financial, and personal goals.
TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF OUR RECENT COLLEGE PLACEMENTS
Aidan Morrison
Liberty University
NCAA DI
Perry Blay
Gonzaga University
NCAA DI
Kortay Koc
Northeastern University
NCAA DI
Kian Walsh
Princeton University
NCAA DI
Samir Mohammad
SMU
NCAA DI