MLS Draft Combine Invitees

Posted by Mike on December 10, 2009 · Under 2010, Draft · View Comments 

MajorLeagueSoccer.pngTo follow up on yamsmos’s post about the MLS SuperDraft (set for January 14th), MLS announced the invitees to the MLS Player Combine. The Combine will be Jan 9-12 and held in the Fort Lauderdale area.

Here are the invitees…By Position

GOALKEEPERS (5): Brooks Haggerty (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill); Jovan Bubonja (University of Illinois-Chicago); Frederick Hall (Quinnipiac University); Brian Perk (University of California – Los Angeles); John Moore (Stanford University)

DEFENDERS (18): Kevin Tangney (University of Maryland – College Park); Olukorede Aiyegbusi (North Carolina State University); Tim Ream (Saint Louis University); Kwame Watson-Siriboe (University of Connecticut); Phil Edginton (University of Louisville); Ben Clack (St. Johns University); Justin Morrow (University of Notre Dame); Ofori Sarkodie (Indiana University); Martin Hadevag (University of California – Santa Barbara); Chad Borak (California State University, Northridge); Chris Schuler (Creighton University); Julien Edwards (Drake University); Kris Banghart (University of Denver); Nick Cardenas (San Diego State University); Tyler Barry (University of California – Berkeley); Adam Welch (Lehigh University); Steven Kinney (Elon University); Ryan Peterman (University of San Diego)

MIDFIELDERS/FORWARDS (39): Samuel Appiah (Boston University); Carlos Villa (University of Hartford); Zack Schilawski (Wake Forest University); Zach Loyd (University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill); Austin da Luz (Wake Forest University); Drew Yates (University of Maryland – College Park); Ronnie Bouemboue (North Carolina State University); Ross LaBauex (University of Virginia); Joseph Noone (Temple University); Isaac Kissi (University of Dayton); Mike Seamon (Villanova University); Othaniel Yanez (University of Louisville); Steffen Vroom (Depaul University); Fred Braun (University of Louisville); Michael Thomas (University of Notre Dame); Toni Stahl (University of Connecticut); Mike Pezza (University of Connecticut); Nelson Becerra (St. John’s University); Bright Dike (University of Notre Dame); Jason Yeisley (Penn State University); Mauro Fuzetti (University of Michigan); Eric Alexander (Indiana University); Irving Garcia (University of California – Irvine); David Walker (University of California – Santa Barbara); Andrew Hoxie (College of William & Mary); Nane Joseph (Old Dominion University); Two-Boys Gumede (University of Alabama – Birmingham); Andre Akpan (Harvard University);Craig Henderson (Dartmouth College); Nick Elenz-Martin (Brown University);Kwaku Nyamekye (Harvard University); Seth Sinovic (Creighton University); Justin Davis (University of New Mexico); Kyle Nakawaza (University of California – Los Angeles); Michael Stephens (University of California – Los Angeles); David Estrada (University of California – Los Angeles); Adam Welch (Lehigh University); Conor O’Brien (Bucknell University) Collen Warner (University of Portland); Conor Chinn (University of San Francisco)

By School…

Boston University
Samuel Appiah

Brown University
Nick Elenz-Martin

Bucknell University
Conor O’Brien

California State University, Northridge
Chad Borak

College of William & Mary
Andrew Hoxie

Creighton University
Chris Schuler
Seth Sinovic

Dartmouth University
Craig Henderson

Depaul University
Steffen Vroom

Drake University
Julien Edwards

Elon University
Steven Kinney

Harvard University
Andre Akpan
Kwaku Nyamekye

Indiana University
Eric Alexander
Ofori Sarkodie

Lehigh University
Adam Welch

North Carolina State University
Olukorede Aiyegbusi
Ronnie Bouemboue

Old Dominion University
Nane Joseph

Penn State University
Jason Yeisley

Quinnipiac University
Frederick Hall

Saint Louis University
Tim Ream

San Diego State University
Nick Cardenas

St. John’s University
Nelson Becerra
Ben Clack

Stanford University
John Moore

Temple University
Joseph Noone

University of Alabama – Birmingham
Two-Boys Gumede

University of California – Berkeley
Tyler Barry

University of California – Irvine
Irving Garcia

University of California – Los Angeles
Kyle Nakazawa
Michael Stephens
Brian Perk
David Estrada

University of California – Santa Barbara
Martin Hadevag
David Walker

University of Connecticut
Kwame Watson-Siriboe
Toni Stahl
Mike Pezza

University of Dayton
Isaac Kissi

University of Denver
Kris Banghart

University of Hartford
Carlos Villa

University of Illinois – Chicago
Jovan Bubonja

University of Louisville
Othaniel Yanez
Fred Braun
Phil Edginton

University of Maryland
Drew Yates
Kevin Tangney

University of Michigan
Mauro Fuzetti

University of New Mexico
Justin Davis

University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Zach Loyd
Brooks Haggerty

University of Notre Dame
Michael Thomas
Bright Dike
Justin Morrow

University of Portland
Collen Warner

University of San Diego
Ryan Peterman

University of San Francisco
Conor Chinn

University of Virginia
Ross LaBauex

Villanova University
Mike Seamon

Wake Forest University
Zack Schilawski
Austin da Luz

  • czazall

    So happy that Two-Boys is there.  Just an awesome name

  • http://gosounders.com Mike

    FWIW- Ives has a Harvard forward @ #11

    11. ANDRE AKPAN, Harvard, F

    An experienced and polished forward who has been linked with moves to MLS for years, Akpan could be the victim of a slide in the draft if MLS succeeds in signing all the Generation adidas targets it has in mind. That won’t stop Akpan from being a first round pick, or from potentially being this class’ Chris Pontius.

  • yamsmos

    Andre Akpan, F, Sr., Harvard, Grand Prairie, Texas
    Started all 19 games for the Crimson…has 12 goals and six assists (through 11/30) for a team-high 30 points…scored four game-winning goals…making his third appearance among MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalists…Harvard’s all-time leading scorer with 127 points, including a program record 33 assists.

  • http://seattle.theoffside.com laurie

    Nobody cuts and pastes as well as you guys.  Truly.  Nobody.  ;-)

    yamsmos Reply:

    Nobody cuts and pastes as well as you guys.  Truly.  Nobody.  ;-)

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