This was always inevitable for Jordan Morris. The time to make a decision has come.

Morris punctuated his strong junior season in emphatic fashion on Sunday, as he bagged a brace to help give Stanford its first College Cup title. Now, the 21-year-old striker is at a fork in the road.

Does he stay at Stanford in 2016 to finish out his collegiate career, or does he trade in the classroom and homework for a professional deal in MLS or abroad?

Regardless of what Morris ultimately chooses and where he goes, U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann wants the promising youngster to be playing. That is the only way to guarantee continued involvement within U.S. Soccer.

“Now comes a big moment for Jordan Morris. He has to decide what is his next step,” said Klinsmann in a statement released by U.S. Soccer. “His next step obviously has to be becoming a professional. It’s not an easy decision for him. From our standpoint, it’s very, very important that he chooses an environment where he gets to play.

“He needs to play in order to be in a good position to be a continuous part of the national team program, and also the Olympic team that hopefully qualifies for the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the end of March. Big moments ahead of Jordan Morris, but again huge compliments to him and Stanford for what they achieved.”

By and large considered one of the brightest prospects in the American pipeline because of his combination of skill and athleticism, Morris made a real name for himself in 2015. He not only played and scored goals for both the full U.S. squad and the Under-23 Men’s National Team, but he carried those experiences into the collegiate level and was quite dominant this season.

With a national title now under his belt, the forward’s stock has climbed as high as ever. There are reports and rumors of Morris drawing interest from Europe as well as being offered the largest Homegrown Player contract in MLS history.

It is all the result of his impressive play and continued development, but now he must decide whether he will continue to shine in college stadiums around the country or test himself in the pros.

“Watching Jordan Morris has been extremely exciting over the last year-and-a-half,” said Klinsmann. “He made his mark coming into the senior national team and scoring a goal against Mexico, being part of the Olympic team, and now obviously winning the NCAA title with Stanford.”