YNT-eligible lower-division pro players: 2018 In-season thread

Uly Llanez played 30 minutes for Los Dos in a 2-0 loss at Colorado Springs Switchbacks. Had a nice pass to forward, whose shot was saved by GK. It will be interesting to see what happens with him in the next year. He will play pro somewhere, whether that's LAG, Los Dos or perhaps in Mexico.

 

Las Vegas Lights backup goalkeeper Angel Alvarez is a 1997.

 

Friday:
RGV FC 1-1 Saint Louis FC
RGV - Jesus Enriquez '97 -- 90
STL - *Aedan Stanley '99 -- 90
STL - *Jack Maher '99 -- unused sub
STL - *Seth Stiebel '99 -- unused sub

S2 2-1 T2
SEA - Sam Rogers '99 -- 90
SEA - *Dylan Teves '00 -- 90
SEA - *Cameron Martin '00 -- 90
SEA - Nick Hinds '97 -- 65, goal
SEA - Shandon Hopeau '98 -- 58
SEA - *Jake Morris '99 -- 25
SEA - Ray Serrano '02 -- 13
SEA - *Sam Fowler '00 -- unused sub
SEA - Azriel Gonzalez '01 -- unused sub
SEA - *Khai Brisco '00 -- unused sub
POR - Augustine Williams '97 -- 90, goal
POR - Jeremy Ebobisse '97 -- 90
POR - Harold Hanson '99 -- 90
POR - *Calos Anguiano '99 -- 63
POR - Terrell Lowe '98 -- 27
POR - *John Klein '99 -- unused sub
POR - *Giovanni Calixtro '00 -- unused sub
POR - *Kyle Gruno '99 -- unused sub

Saturday:
NYRB II 2-1 TFC II
NYRB - Tommy Redding '97 -- 90
NYRB - Ben Mines '00 -- 90, assist
NYRB - *John Murphy '00 -- unused sub
NYRB - *Sam Ilin '00 -- unused sub

North Carolina 1-3 Tampa Bay
NC - D.J. Taylor '97 -- 90

Charleston 0-1 Cincinnati
CHA - Victor Mansaray '97 -- 2

Charlotte 4-1 Ottawa
CHA - Sam Vines '99 -- 90
CHA - *Kainoa Likewise '99 -- unused sub
CHA - *Daniel Steedman '00 -- unsued sub

Reno 3-4 SPR
REN - J.T. Marcinkowski '97 -- 90
REN - Eric Calvillo '98 -- 90
SPR - Wan Kuzain '98 -- 90
SPR - Felipe Hernandez '98 -- 78
SPR - Will Little '98 -- unused sub

Colorado Springs 2-0 Los Dos
LA - Justin Vom Steeg '97 -- 90
LA - Hugo Arellano '98 -- 90
LA - Adrian Vera '97 -- 90
LA - *Uly Llanez '01 -- 31
LA - Efrain Alvarez '02 -- 21
LA - Jonathan Hernandez '97 -- unused sub

OKC 1-0 Tulsa
TUL - Chase Gentry '97 -- unused sub

Fresno 2-3 Las Vegas
FRE - Noah Verhoeven '99 -- unused sub
LV - Angel Alvarez '97 -- unused sub

Orange County 1-1 Phoenix
PHX - Collin Fernandez '97 -- 90
PHX - Evan Waldrep '97 -- unused sub

Sacramento 2-1 San Antonio
SAC - *Quincy Butler '01 -- unused sub
SAC - *Mark McEntosh '00 -- unused sub
SAN - Connor Presley '98 -- 26

Louisville 2-0 Nashville
N/A

 

This leg-work is much appreciated.

 

Don't let him fool ya. He didn't run anywhere, let alone to every one of these games. He sat at his computer and looked them up online.
You're welcome.

 

Check out @LAGalaxyAcademy’s Tweet:

This ball from @uly_soccer7 in last night's @LAGalaxyII match 👀👀👀 pic.twitter.com/rAJoN2DWU4

— LA Galaxy Academy (@LAGalaxyAcademy) March 18, 2018

 

He should do more of this. I think he has good technique, and he can play some passes like that, but he seems mostly to try to dribble through the whole defense whenever he gets the ball, and often ignores the runs of teammates. Its almost like the Akinola approach, but with considerably more skill.

 

Bethlehem Steel beat Richmond 4-1 today.

BTH - Mark McKenzie '99 -- 90
BTH - Matthew Real '99 -- 90
BTH - Derrick Jones '97 -- 87, goal
BTH - *Issa Rayyan '00 -- 6
BTH - *Brenden Aaronson '00 -- unused sub


It feels like a solid number of players got on the field this week. Two MLS2 clubs were idle: Real Monarchs and ATL 2. Now that RSL's academy has moved to Utah, will we see the Monarchs use more young players? With most of their 97s having matriculated to first team playing time last season, they gave very few minutes to YNT-eligible players. One might expect that to change given that they have academy teams drawing YNT interest in Richie Ledezma, Glademir Mendoza, and Sebastian Soto.

ATL has some first-teamers who should get USL minutes (Robinson, Bello, Goslin, Kunga, maybe Vazquez too), some USL contract players (Samuel, Lopez) and plenty of academy candidates as well.

 

Nice run and finish by the unskilled Derick Jones.

Disclaimer: you're going to want to watch this.

We don't deserve you, @21_djones 🙌🙌.#BSTvRIC pic.twitter.com/OpOQN831MO

— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) March 18, 2018

 

Not impressed until he does it in the Spanish 8th division.

 

Still an argument to be made that Jones is an 8 and not a 6, though, as Ramos used him. Certainly he has almost always played the 8 or the 8/10 hybrid when I have watched him for Bethlehem (which is only a handful of times, but still).

 

I don't think he has the discipline to play as a #6. He could turn into a decent ground-covering #8, but I don't know that he has the passing or soccer IQ to play for the NT.

 

Just a thought, but given that there's only one pro lower division in the US this year, couldn't we have called this the USL thread?

 

Fair enough.

I was just being obnoxious.

 

In this article about why MLS clubs are and aren't fielding USL teams, this nugget confirms the Orlando City B-to-D3 rumors:

The Revs are looking at a partnership with a potential USL team in Hartford:

Can't be worse than the epic Revs/Rhinos partnership!

 

Since Balerion is being a damn slack-ass this week, you'll have to settle for my USL report and hope I didn't miss any YNT players.

Dani Acosta (97), RSL2, 90 minutes
Lamar Batista (98), D, POR2, 8
*Khai Brisco (00), M, SEA2, 27
Handwalla Bwana (99-allegedly), SEA2, 90
Eric Calvillo (98), M, Reno, 90
Jose Carranza (99), M, ATL2, 14
*Sebastian Cruz (00), M, Swope Park, 1
Jeremy Ebobisse (97), POR2, 90
Anthony Fontana (99), M, Bethlehem, 90
Harold Hanson (99), D, POR2, 62
Felipe Hernandez (98), M, Swope Park, 77
Jonathan Hernandez (97), LAG2, 2
Nick Hinds (97), M, SEA2, 18
Shandon Hopeau (98), M, SEA2, 37
Derrick Jones (97), M, Bethlehem, 90
Lagos Kunga (98), F, ATL2, 86
Was Kuzain (98), M, Swope Park, 90
Wil Little (98), M, Swope Park, 23
Victor Mansary (97), M, Charleston, 64
JT Marcinkowski (97), GK, Reno, 90
*Cameron Martin (00), SEA2, 53
*John Murphy (00), M, NYRB2, 6
Connor Presley (98), San Antonio, 66
Tommy Redding (97), NYRB2, 69
Miles Robinson (97), D, ATL2, 90
Yosef Samuel (97), F, ATL2, 90, goal
*Dylan Teves (00), M, SEA2, 90
*Gabe Threadgold (00), SEA2, 72
Noah Verhoeven (99), M, Fresno, 6
Sam Vines (99), D, Charlotte, 90
Eryk Williamson (97), POR2, 90
Ethan Zubak (98), LAG2, 36

*Academy player not signed to a pro deal.

 

Can't a man paint his kitchen on a Saturday in peace?

Anyway, I'm now going to nitpick you.

*Ian Lonergan (99), D, LA2
Collin Fernandez (97), M, PHX, 90, assist [he played in a friendly for Peru U20 but is still 100% US eligible]
Augustine Williams (97), F, POR2, 90, goal

Unused subs:
Angel Alvarez (97), GK, LV
*Sam Fowler (00), GK, SEA2
Chase Gentry (97), GK, TUL
Christian Herrera (97), GK, SPR
*Kainoa Likewise (99), GK, Charlotte
Eric Lopez (99), GK, LA2
*Seth Stiebel (99), GK, STL
*Jake Arteaga (00), DF, LA2
*Jack Maher (99), DF, STL
*Carlos Anguiano (99), M, POR2
*Taylor Davila (99), M, LA2
*Jorge Hernandez (00), M, LA2
*John Klein (99), M, POR2
*Daniel Steedman (00), M, Charlotte
*Giovanni Calixtro (00), F, POR2
*Tonny Temple (00), F, Bethlehem

Some thoughts:

• What's up with Ayo Akinola? Injured?
• S2 has been rolling with an all-academy CM so far and done okay with it, seemingly.
• Real Monarchs didn't have any academy players in their 18. It will be disappointing if that continues all season. Their U19s have won 15 out of 19 games and have scored 72 while conceding only 18. There are players ready for the next challenge.

 

People are posting in two different threads on the same topic.

This thread title didn't catch my eye to be honest.

But should the threads be merged? Posts moved over here?

 

I can only speak for myself, but I was under the impression this thread was started for the 2018 season. Hence I am posting here.

 

He's at Dallas Cup?