CHESTER — In many ways, Indiana Vassilev’s first major soccer move was the most difficult of his young career. That could still prove true whenever his playing days eventually end.

Vassilev was 17 and a standout at the talent factory of IMG Academy when he attracted the attention of English Premier League club Aston Villa. He spent two years in the Birmingham club’s academy, debuting with the first team in 2020, the second-youngest American ever to play in the EPL.

His time in England didn’t work out as hoped: four league appearances for Villa in that first pandemic-affected season; loans to Burton Albion and Cheltenham Town in Leagues One and Two, respectively; a pair of stateside loan returns to Inter Miami.

But as much as anything on the pitch, the English adventure taught Vassilev t

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