The Nyassi twins have never been on the same team, and probably actually have very few shared minutes on the field over their careers.
Just wait until they sign little brother Louie and long-lost cousin Jefferson. -edit- Lucky Mkosana and Bilal Duckett are in-camp with the Columbus Crew and New England Revolution, respectively. http://www.cityislanders.com/pages/news/news_detail.aspx?newid=174
News from RSL's camp in Irvine CA: "RSL made a couple of changes to the roster that trained in Casa Grande, sending forward Peri Marosevic, goalkeeper Andrew Weber and defender Max Wasserman home and bringing in defender Justin Davis on trial. RSL took Davis in the second round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft but did not offer him a contract. The University of New Mexico product played the last two seasons with the Minnesota Stars in NASL."
http://www.3rddegree.net/roster-dance/ FC Dallas trialists: D - Michel Garbini Pereira [BRAZIL] (Aris - Greece) F - Ryuta Sasaki [JAPAN] (Tochigo SC - Japan) Chivas trialist: M - Narciso Cuevas DCU Trialist Kyle Porter (Canada) - M (FC Edmonton - NASL) College Guest Players ( Florida Gulf Coast University) Andres Navas - M Jeremy Vollmer - M Seattle In Mason Trafford (Canada/USA) - D (IFK Mariehamn - Finland) Shavar Thomas (Jamaica) - D (Montreal - MLS) Out Cordell Cato (Trinidad) - M (Seattle - MLS)****
https://twitter.com/HotTimeOldTown/status/297777026566340608 Yesterday Kevin Mercadoand (Jose) Alexander Pabón, players LDU Quito, travelled to United States to be tested by Chicago Fire.
Josh Saunders apparently trialing with RSL whilst the team is in Irvine CA. Plus another GK named Mark Pais who played college ball at both St. Louis and Tulsa.
Surprised Saunders has to trial. Given his absence mid season last year I can understand some teams being reluctant to sign him, but he would be an upgrade for a number of teams.
3rd Degree@3rdDegreeNetRamon Nunez was at FCD Stadium Today, going to Cancun with team. In talks with#FCDallas to sign. More to come on that from Todd Date later.
CHICAGO http://www.chicago-fire.com/blog/post/2013/02/04/trialists-update-california IN Blake Brettschneider - F (New England) (who is now OUT from Columbus camp) Dallos Tejera (SPAIN) - F (Conquense - Spain) Trialist #3 Trialist #4 (Mercado and Pabon already posted earlier) OUT Trialist #1 - M Caleb Konstanski - D Eric Robertson - D Rich Balchan - D PHILADELPHIA OUT Diego Restrepo - G Tunde Ogunbiyi - G Uriah Bentick - D Mark Linnville - D Nicolas Medina - M Charles Renken - M Matt Kassel - M SAN JOSE IN Felix Ogbuke (NIGERIA) - F (Apollon Lisamol - Cyprus) SEATTLE IN Djimi Traore (MALI) - D - Free Agent (last with Marseille - France)
Update from the New England camp: OUT: DeJohn, Griffith, Salciccia, Spencer, Thomas http://www.revolutionsoccer.net/sites/newengland/files/020413_Roster.pdf (This does not necessarily mean they are not in the club's plans, contracts could be being negotiated as we speak.)
Former Liverpool defender Djimi Traore on trial with Seattle http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2013/02/04/ex-champions-league-winner-traore-trial-seattle
Steven Goff@SoccerInsiderAmerican GK Samir Badr, ex-DCU academy who most recently played in Egyptian league, going on trial with Columbus Crew.@samirmbadr
CHICAGO FIRE SIGNED Maicon Santos – F [BRAZIL] (DC United - MLS)*** IN James Belshaw - G [ENGLAND] (Duke)** Alec Kann – G (Charleston – USL PRO) Neal Kitson – G (Northampton – England) John Gallagher – D (Penn State)** Rauwshan MacKenzie – D (Chivas USA – MLS) Yazid Atouba – M [CAMEROON] (Rainbow FC Bamenda – Cameroon)* Kevin Mercado – M [ECUADOR] (LDU Quito – Ecuador) Jose Alxander Pabon – M [ECUADOR] (LDU Quito – Ecuador) Dallos Tejera – F [SPAIN] (Conquense – Spain) Blake Brettschneider – F (DC United - MLS) Colin Rolfe – F (Houston – MLS) Trialist 3 - ? Trialist 4 - ? OUT Ian Joyce – G (Colorado - MLS) Caleb Konstanski – D (Indiana)** Eric Robertson – D (Brown) Rich Balchan – D (Columbus - MLS) Luke Boden – M [ENGLAND] (Orlando City – USL PRO) Trialist 1 - M Sam Archer – F (Rutgers) PENDING None CHIVAS USA SIGNED Carlos Alvarez – M (Connecticut)* IN Antonio Rodriguez - G [MEXICO] (Chivas Guadalajara – Mexico) Mario de Luna – D [MEXICO] (Chivas Guadalajara – Mexico) Walter Vilchez – D [PERU] (Sporting Cristal – Peru) Jose Diaz – D (Cal State Riverside)** Steve Purdy – D (Portland - MLS) Ruben Rodriguez – D (Cal State Northridge) Carlos Borja – D (Los Angeles – USL PRO) Emilio Orozco – D (Ft. Lauderdale – NASL) Daniel Oviedo – D (?) Joaquin Velasquez – D [MEXICO] (Puebla – Mexico) Rodrigo Lopez – M (Portland - MLS) Edgar Mejia - M [MEXICO] (Chivas Guadalajara – Mexico) Giovani Casillas - M [MEXICO] (Chivas Guadalajara – Mexico) Eric Avila – M (Colorado - MLS)*** Josue Soto – M (Houston – MLS) Daniel Antunez – M (Inter Turku – Finland) Paul Islas – F (Fresno Pacific – F)** Jose Manuel Rivera – F [MEXICO] (RoPS Rovaniemi – Finland) Narciso Cuevas – F (?) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT None PENDING Joe Franco – D (Cal State Northridge)** {recovering from injury} COLORADO RAPIDS SIGNED Dillon Powers – M (Notre Dame)* Deshorn Brown – F [JAMAICA] (Central Florida) *GA ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None IN Clint Irwin – G (Charlotte – USL PRO) Jim Maurer – G (Universidad Concepcion – Chile) Kory Kindle – D (Cal State Bakersfield)* Brenton Griffiths – D [JAMAICA] (South Florida)** Marcello Castro – D [BRAZIL] (Sacred Heart) Machael David – M [NIGERIA] (UCSB)** Jamie Smith – M [SCOTLAND](Colorado)*** Cesar Romero – F (Chivas USA - MLS) Stefano Pinho – F [BRAZIL] (Fluminense – Brazil)** OUT Joel Helmick – G (Longwood University) Luke Vercollone – M (Richmond – USL PRO) Carlos Diaz – M (Paysandu - Brazil) Ruben Luna – F (FC Dallas - MLS) Walter Martinez – F [HONDURAS] (Chongqing – China) PENDING None COLUMBUS CREW SIGNED Ryan Finley – F (Notre Dame)* IN Daniel Withrow – G (Marshall)** Samir Badr – G (Haras El – Hoodad – Egypt) Tony Halterman – G (Depauw) Hami Kara – G [TURKEY] (Pittsburgh) Drew Beckie – D [CANADA] (Denver)* Austin Matte – D (Alabama Birmingham)** Matias Sanchez – M [ARGENTINA] (Estudiantes - Argentina) Konrad Warzycha – M (Kansas City - MLS) Shawn Sloan – M (High Point)** Kyle Hyland – M (Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis) Sercan Guvenisik– F [TURKEY] (San Jose - MLS) Nate Bascom – F (Ohio Northern) Lucky Mkosana – F [ZIMBABWE] (Harrisburg City – USL PRO) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT Krystian Witkowski – M (Philadelphia - MLS) Blake Brettschneider – F (DC United - MLS) PENDING None DC UNITED SIGNED John Thorrington – M (Vancouver - MLS)*** IN Matt Van Oekel – G (Minnesota – NASL) Taylor Kemp – D (Maryland)* Kyle Altman – D (Minnesota – NASL) Neven Markovic – D [SERBIA](Kansas City - MLS) Ryan Richter – M (Charleston – USL PRO) Joseph Nane – M [CAMEROON](Colorado - MLS) Evan Raynr – M (UCLA)**Kyle Porter (Canada) - M (FC Edmonton - NASL) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERSAndres Navas – M (Florida Gulf Coast) Jeremy Vollmer – M (Florida Gulf Coast) OUT Diego Restrepo – G (Deportivo Tachira – Venezuela) Demertius Omphroy – D (Global FC – Phillipines) PENDING None FC DALLAS SIGNED Walker Zimmerman – D (Furman) *GA Stephen Keel – D (New York - MLS)*** IN Kyle Zobeck – G (Valapariso)**Michel Garbini Pereira D [BRAZIL] (Aris - Greece)T.J. Nelson – M (SMU)** Cam Wilder – M (Kentucky)** Cameron Brown – M (North Carolina)** Ramon Nunez M [HONDURAS/USA] (Leeds United – England)Ryuta Sasaki F [JAPAN] (Tochigo SC - Japan) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT None PENDING Ryan Hollingshead – M (UCLA)* {currently doing missionary work} HOUSTON DYNAMO SIGNED Jason Johnson – F [JAMAICA] (Virginia Commonwealth) *GA IN Mike Chabala – D (DC United - MLS) Jimmy Nealis – D (Georgetown)* Anthony Arena – D (Wake Forest)** Nic Ryan – M (UCSB)** Franck Songo’o – M [CAMEROON] (Portland – MLS) Yannick Smith – F (Old Dominion)** Calum Elliot – F [SCOTLAND] (Girilis Vilnius – Lithuania) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT None PENDING None LA GALAXY SIGNED Colin Clark – M (Los Angeles - MLS)*** IN Will Hesmer – G (Columbus - MLS)*** Kofi Opare – D (Michigan)* Greg Cochrane – D (Louisville)* Andy Riemer – M (Georgetown)** Charlie Rugg – F (Boston College)* ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT Kyle Nakazawa – M (Los Angeles - MLS)**** PENDING None MONTREAL IMPACT SIGNED Andrea Pisanu – M [ITALY] (Bologna – Italy) IN Brad Stuver – G (Cleveland State)* Juan Arbelaez – D (Virginia Commonwealth)** Fernando Monge – M (UCLA)* Blake Smith – M (New Mexico)* Jordan LeBlanc – M (Old Dominion)** Luciano Delbono – M (Wake Forest)** Nick Zimmerman - F (Carolina - NASL) Hakan Ilhan – F [GERMANY] (North Carolina Greensboro)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS Maxime Crepeau – G Maxim Tiscot – D Wadrille Lefevre – M [FRANCE] Zakaria Mewssoudi – M Mircea Ilcu– F [ROMANIA] OUT Nicolas Cordova – M [CHILE] (Brescia – Italy) Henrique Cornelio Bem – M [BRAZIL] (SC Kriens – Switzerland) Oussama Essabr – F [MOROCCO] (Juventus – Italy) PENDING Paolo DelPiccolo – M (Louisville)* {signed with Eintracht Franfurt} NE REVOLUTION SIGNED Andrew Farrell – D (Louisville – D) *GA Matt Horth – F (Atlanta – NASL) IN Luis Soffner – G (Indiana)* Tim Murray – G (New England – MLS)**** Bilal Duckett – D (Harrisburg City – USL PRO) Donnie Smith – M (North Carolina Charlotte)* Gabe Latigue – M (Elon)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT Alex DeJohn – D (Old Dominion)** Quinton Griffith – M [ANTIGUA] (SSS All Saints United – Antigua) Anthony Salciccia – M (California) Luke Spencer – F (Xavier)* Chris Thomas – F (Elon)** PENDING Hunter Freeman – D (Colorado - MLS)*** Jossimar Sanchez – M (Connecticut)** {recovering from injury} Chad Barrett – F (Los Angeles - MLS)*** Olivier Kapo – F [FRANCE] (Auxerre – France) NY RED BULLS SIGNED None IN Tyler Ruthven – D (New York - MLS)**** Toni Stahl – D [FINLAND] (Ft. Lauderdale – NASL) Andrew Ribeiro – D (Creighton)** Ryan Clark – D (Monmouth)** Ian Christianson – M (Georgetown)* Ben Fisk – M (Washington)** Michael Bustamante – M (Boston University)** Marc Cintron – M (Providence)** Ruben Izquierdo – M [SPAIN] (Charlton Athletic – England) Nicki Patterson – M [SCOTLAND] (Charleston – USL PRO) Marius Obekop – M [CAMEROON] (Renaissance de Ngoumou – Cameroon) Stephane Diop– F [SENEGAL] (Connecticut)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS Ethan Decker - F OUT None PENDING None PHILADELPHIA UNION SIGNED Alex Mendoza – D (Pumas Morelos – Mexico) Conor Casey – F (Colorado - MLS)*** IN Chase Harrison - G (Philadelphia)**** Eric Schoenle – D (West Virginia)** Stephen Okai – M [GHANA] (Mobile)* Leonardo Fernandes– M [BRAZIL] (Stony Brook)** Jordi Vidal Martin Rojas – M [SPAIN] (Real Madrid III – Spain) Don Anding – F (Northeastern)* Jake Keegan – F (Binghamton)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT Diego Restrepo – G (Deportivo Tachira – Venezuela) Tunde Ogunbiyi – G (Ocean City – PDL) Uriah Bentick– D [TRINIDAD] (Liberty)** Mark Linnville – D (Princeton)** Nicolas Medina– M [ARGENTINA] (El Porvenir – Argentina) Charles Renken – M (Portland - MLS) Matt Kassel – M (Pittsburgh – USL PRO) PENDING None PORTLAND TIMBERS SIGNED None IN David Meves – G (Akron)** Jason Dodson – G (Stanford) Dylan Tucker-Gangnes – D (Washington)* Mikael Silvestre – D [FRANCE] (Werder Bremen – Germany) Michael Nanchoff – M (Vancouver - MLS) Chris Hegngi – F (Ohio State)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT None PENDING None REAL SALT LAKE SIGNED Lovell Palmer [JAMAICA] – D (Portland - MLS)*** John Stertzer – M (Maryland)* IN Joel Saunders – G (Los Angeles – MLS) Mark Pais – G (Tulsa) Brock Granger – D (Louisville)** Justin Davis – D (Minnesota – NASL) Khari Stephenson – M [JAMAICA] (San Jose - MLS) Devon Sandoval – F (New Mexico)* ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None Benji Lopez - F OUT Andrew Weber – G (Seattle - MLS) Max Wasserman – D (Connecticut)** Peri Marosevic – M (NK Junak Sinj – Croatia) PENDING None SJ EARTHQUAKES SIGNED Dan Gargan – D (Chicago - MLS)*** Ty Harden – D (Toronto - MLS) *** IN Tommy Muller – D (Georgetown)* Ramiro Corrales – D (San Jose - MLS)**** Peter McGlynn – D (UCSB)** Henrik Robstad – D [NORWAY] (Coastal Carolina) Dan Delgado – M (San Diego)* Brian Jordan – M (Los Angeles - MLS)*** Colin Mitchell – M (Oregon State)** Sean da Silva – M [TRINIDAD](College of Charleston) Abu Tommy – M [SIERRA LEONE] (Tiraspol – Romania) Lamin Suma – M [SIERRA LEONE] (FK Jagodina – Serbia) Alexandre Gonzalez Emerson – F [USA/MEXICO] (Necaxa – Mexico) Matt Fondy – F (Los Angeles – USL PRO) Adam Jahn – F (Stanford)** Felix Ogbuke – F [NIGERIA] (Appollon Lisamol – Cyprus) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS Jesus Guzman - G OUT Josh Suggs – D (Los Angeles – USL PRO) PENDING None SEATTLE SOUNDERS SIGNED Eriz Zavaleta – D (Indiana)*GA IN Doug Herrick – G (St. Marys) Dylan Remick – D (Brown)* Leo Lelis D [BRAZIL] (Fluminense – Brazil) Shavar Thomas D[JAMAICA] (Montreal – MLS) Djimi Traore D [MALI] (Marseille – France) Mason Trafford D [CANADA/USA] (IFK Mariehamn – Finland) Philip Lund – M [DENMARK] (FC Fyn – Denmark) Blair Gavin – M (New England – MLS) Guy Essame – M [CAMEROON] (FC Terek Grozny – Russia) Kevin Olali – M (South Florida)** Jennings Rex – M (North Carolina Charlotte)** Lebotang Moloto – F [SOUTH AFRICA] (Lindsey Wilson)** Will Bates – F (Virginia)** Travis Bowen – F (Oxnard College) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT Justin Davis – D (Minnesota – NASL) Isaiah Schaefer – D (Mars Hill College) Cody Ellison – D (Charleston – USL PRO) Marvin Angulo –M [COSTA RICA] (Herediano – Costa Rica) Ross LaBauex – M (Colorado - MLS) Manuel Asprilla - M [PANAMA] (Tigres – Mexico) Jonas Rasmussen – M [DENMARK] (Nordsjllund – Denmark) Cordell Cato – M [TRINIDAD] (Seattle – MLS)**** David Opuku – F [GHANA] (Myllykosken – Finalnd) Jose Cuevas – F (Charleston – USL PRO) PENDING Jose David Velasquez – D [HONDURAS] (Victoria – Honduras) Kevin Durr – M (Air Force)** {military commitment} SPORTING KC SIGNED Mikey Lopez – M (North Carolina) *GA IN Steve Spangler – G (MLS Pool Goalie) Mechack Jerome – D [HAITI] (Orlando City – USL PRO) Brian Feteke – D (Tampa)** Christian Duke – M (San Diego)** Mitchell Cardenas – M (Campbell)** Mike Reidy – M (Colgate)** ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS David Leichty - M OUT None PENDING None TORONTO FC SIGNED Danny Califf – D (Chivas USA - MLS)*** Kyle Bekker – M [CANADA] (Boston College)* IN Jose Gomez – M [MEXICO] (Creighton)** Nik Robson – M [NEW ZEALAND] (New Mexico)** Emery Welshman – F [CANADA] (Oregon State)* Ashton Bennett – F [JAMAICA/CANADA] (Coastal Carolina)** Taylor Morgan – F [ENGLAND] (George Mason)** Paulo Mendes – F [BRAZIL] (Atlanta – NASL) Pedro Mendes – F [BRAZIL] (Atlanta – NASL) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS None OUT None PENDING None VANCOUVER WHITECAPS SIGNED Kekuta Manneh – F [GAMBIA] (Austin – PDL) *GA Erik Hurtado – F (Santa Clara)* Tommy Heinemann – F (Columbus - MLS) Corey Hertzog – F (New York - MLS) Paulo Junior – F (Real Salt Lake - MLS) *** IN Simon Thomas – G [CANADA] (Huddersfield Town – England) Adam Clement – D (Duquesne)** Andres Fresenga – D [CANADA] (Racing Montevideo – Uruguay) Alberto Navarro – D (Atlanta – NASL) Evan James – M [CANADA] (Montreal - MLS) Crispin Olando – M [KENYA] (Tusker FC – Kenya) Jacob Lensky – M [CANADA] (Utrecht FC – Netherlands) Jamie Peters – M [CANADA] (Ipswich Town – England) Joshua Patterson – F (Duquesne)** Alejandro Sucre – F (VENEZUELA) (Amherst)** Brian Rogers – F (Harvard)** Joseph LaPira – F (Nybergsund - Norway) Dever Orgill – F [JAMAICA] (St. Georges SC – Jamaica) ACADEMY & GUEST PLAYERS Sean Melvin – G Valerian Wiebe – G Ben Fisk - M OUT None PENDING Adam Mena – M (Notre Dame)** {recovering from injury} Michael Rose – M (Notre Dame)** {recovering from injury} NOTES * - 2013 SuperDraft pick ** - 2013 Supplemental Draft pick *** - 2012 MLS Re-Entry Draft pick **** - non-roster invitee from last season’s roster
It appears New England has brought FW Jordan Green (Hastings; NAIA) into camp. No confirmation from the team yet. http://www.newenglandsoccernews.com/teams/revolution2.php?article_id=10421
Not sure if Kapo should be listed as Pending or as Out. He was in camp for a couple days but had to fly back out to France because he had a league game with Auxerre that weekend (which he played 90 in). I believe they brought him in for a quick look and so he could see the team since he is out of contract this summer.