A player named Teddy Wingo, whose younger brother Henry Wingo is a current college player, was in Norway for a while in 2012 apparently: https://www.linkedin.com/in/teddy-wingo-044552122 http://www.haugenfotball.no/fakta120218vtstrynskavoypoll.html
Did not know: Also returning to the club is Serbian-American attacking midfielder [Dusañ] Stevanović, who had one goal in 13 appearances a season ago. A local standout who began his professional career with FK Sinđelić Beograd in his native Serbia, the 24-year-old Stevanović scored his first goal for Orange County on May 21 against Real Monarchs SLC. http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/748209?referrer_id=2349190
It's relatively rare for me to post links to Vogue, but I guess beauty's where you find it. Story's about a young runway model named Dorien Olson: “Soccer was a longtime interest of mine—watching it, playing it, talking about it. I wish I kept up a little more this season when it came to playing and watching. I’ve mainly resorted to FIFA to get that thrill this past year, but I’ll always love the sport. I moved to Santa Cruz, Bolivia, for a short period to pursue the sport. I was a part of the Tahuichi Academy, advancing my skills to try out for the Blooming professional soccer team. It was hard to go from Chicago to Bolivia, one of the poorest countries in South America—but I got to develop some skills and saw my potential in a way that I would never have in the U.S. Eventually, I came back and was practically a whole new person on the field. I started playing for the Chicago Fire Jr. team. I was on the Youth 16 team when I was 14. Some time passed and the sport didn’t coincide with the lifestyle I wanted to live, so I eventually just made it a hobby instead of a full-time career.” http://www.vogue.com/13523940/givenchy-model-dorien-olson-soccer-star-turned-runway-exclusive/ Don't just stand there.
Something I didn't know about a Gen X radio host: In his early years, fresh out of school, Chad left everything he knew at home in Southern California to play professional soccer in Europe and was talented enough to be signed onto the rosters of several teams including the Bristol Rovers, the Fallkirk Scotland and the Portsmouth Football Club. http://www.kokcradio.com/ChadBenson.aspx
This was news to me about Dynamo signing (and former Rapid) Vicente Sanchez. http://www.houstondynamo.com/post/2017/01/24/houston-dynamo-sign-uruguayan-forward-vicente-s-nchez
Huh. Appears not to have been one when he signed in 2013. http://www.coloradorapids.com/post/2013/08/06/colorado-rapids-sign-uruguayan-forward-vicente-sánchez Got a Green Card before the 2015 season. http://blogs.denverpost.com/rapids/...international-roster-spots-2015-season/26720/ This story on the Houston signing only says GC: http://www.chron.com/sports/dynamo/...year-old-forward-Vicente-Sanchez-10879950.php This sounds like maybe he married an American? @BostonRed, thoughts on the timeline? (Obviously, this happened long after he was an international player for URU.)
The only way to get US citizenship *faster* than the 3 years for marrying an American is the "David Regis" track, which is marry an American who then takes employment with a US company or US government entity overseas. He spent the last year or so overseas, so that makes it harder to get the time in country needed if it was for marrying a US citizen. I guess the options are: 1) The club is mistaken and he is only a Green Card holder (perhaps mostly likely) 2) The 2015 date for the GC is wrong and he received it earlier (and married a US citizen) 3) The David Regis move
Nice summary of the January window from Brian Rieder over at "Nats Abroad": https://natsabroad.com/january-transfer-window-recap-af472efff1b4#.ov1h8ai2x
US U-19 keeper Matias Reynares, who just moved from Ft. Lauderdale Strikers to North Carolina FC (the former Carolina Railhawks), had spent three years at Defensor Sporting Club's academy in Uruguay, before moving back stateside to sign with the Strikers for the 2016 season. He also has been called up to Uruguay U-17. Doesn't appear we had a YA thread on him. http://www.northcarolinafc.com/news...ina-fc-signs-young-goalkeeper-matias-reynares http://www.strikers.com/news/2015/12/31/fort-lauderdale-recruits-trio-of-goalkeepers http://defensorsportingformativas.c...nsor-sporting-cosecho-7-puntos-ante-nacional/ http://www.auf.org.uy/Portal/NEWS/3611/0/Nueva_citación_en_sub_17/
Lebanese-American player Ali Khatoun signs professional contract with CD Leganes https://falebanon.com/2017/02/22/le...-signs-professional-contract-with-cd-leganes/
Cool -- sounds like we need to update this thread: http://forums.bigsoccer.com/threads/ali-khatoun-at-leganes.2036631/
Snip: HARRISBURG, Pa. – The Harrisburg City Islanders announced on Friday it had re-signed defender Chris Hill, pending league and federation approval. The defender returns to Central Pennsylvania after making his USL debut with Harrisburg last season. ... In the offseason, Hill spent some time overseas training in Italy and Germany and looks forward to playing a larger role in 2017 for the Harrisburg City Islanders. http://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/761764?referrer_id=2349190 http://cityislanders.com/persons/chris-hill/
Wesley Stark is with Elta Izola in the Slovenian 3rd tier. He started yesterday and played 76 minutes in a 5-0 win over Ilirska Bistrica. He signed with the club over the winter break. http://www.nzs.si/tekmovanja/?action=igralec&id_igralca=203943&id_kluba=693&id_tekmovanja=276 I assume this is the same player http://www.wwuvikings.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/wesley_stark_909229.html
Christopher Avila: An all-district honorable mention defender as a senior at Robert E. Lee, Avila was given a chance to play professionally in Mexico, where he played for San Luis Potosi for a couple years. “It’s funny because ever since I got picked to go play in Mexico I always thought, ‘How come this guy didn’t get picked - why me?’ ” Avila said. “I didn’t feel like I was the best player out of Tyler, Texas.” Avila played until he turned 21, when he was no longer considered a youth player. While the club offered him a contract, it wasn’t enough money to support himself. “I was interested in making money,” Avila said. “That’s why I went to the oil fields.” http://www.etfinalscore.com/ET-Soccer/275732/robert-e-lee-graduate-bringing-semipro-soccer-to-tyler He now works with Tyler of the NPSL in a non-playing capacity. http://www.npsl.com/news_article/show/731536?referrer_id=1575788
Because YA stories can come from anywhere, here's a story about an Irishman, soon to be American by marriage, who is apparently playing in Sweden. (The story is about his marriage proposal.) https://www.joe.ie/life-style/pics-galway-man-putting-men-everywhere-shame-romantic-proposal-583897
Skelly Kellar, who played in South Africa, was recently named head coach of the womens team at Ottawa U. in Suprise, Ariz. https://www.facebook.com/OUAZSpiritAthletics/posts/1235608763225693
Here's another one of those "train while you study, and maybe get an offer" programs, this one based on Huesca, Spain: https://sites.google.com/site/escuelafutbolhuesca/ It's attracted a guy named Tyler Arnold from Ohio: http://www.thisweeknews.com/news/20170411/arnold-set-to-chase-soccer-dream-in-spain
Here's a story about a player now based in the U.S. named Adam McCabe who spent some time in the UK, Thailand and Slovakia. He's been in the news fairly frequently of late, having come out as gay. https://thegavoice.com/catching-georgia-revolution-soccer-player-adam-mccabe/ College bio (at Vassar, where the football team is undefeated since 1861): http://www.vassarathletics.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=2171
Guess I'd missed (or forgotten) that the Earthquakes GM Jesse Fioranelli had an American parent. Born of an American mother and an Italian father, Fioranelli grew up playing soccer in his native Switzerland. http://www.mercurynews.com/2017/01/10/earthquakes-introduce-new-gm-eye-mexican-forward/