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

USL playing time, by position. I've included players with zero minutes if they've made the 18 or are on a USL contract. I wasn't 100% sure of the specific position of some academy players. I generally put the question mark midfielders in CM because it's the US - they are either CMs or will eventually be moved to CM once they can't hack it at AM.

GK
J.T. Marcinkowski 97, REN - 990
Justin Vom Steeg 97, LA - 540
Eric Lopez 99, LA - 270
Sam Fowler 00, SEA - 90
Davd Ochoa 01, RM - 90
Angel Alvarez 97, LV - 0
Jacob Castro 99, SEA - 0
Aaron Cervantes 02, OC - 0
Matthew Frank 00, NYRB - 0
Christian Herrera 97, SPR - 0
Chase Gentry 97, TUL - 0
Sam Ilin 00, NYRB - 0
Jacob Jackson 00, RM - 0
Conrad Lee 02, SEA - 0
Kainoa Likewise 99, CHA - 0
John Pulskamp 01, LA - 0
Matias Reynares 98, TB - 0
Kris Shakes 01, BET - 0
Russell Shealy 99, ATL - 0
Bennett Sneddon 97, LA - 0
Seth Stiebel 99, STL - 0

RB
D.J Taylor 97, NC - 721
Jonathan Hernandez 97, LA - 440
Harold Hanson 99, POR - 321
Jaylin Lindsey 00, SPR - 270
Aaron Herrera 97, RM - 242
Jordan Bailon 00, NYRB - 88
Andrew Lombard 97, NYRB - 0

CB
Hugo Arellano 98, LA - 810
Lamar Batista 98, POR - 509
Sam Rogers 99, SEA - 450
Miles Robinson 97, ATL - 442
Will Crain 00, ATL - 310
Robert Castellanos 98, RGV - 270
Blake Malone 01, SEA - 270
Sakari Carter 00, SEA - 180
Mark McKenzie 99, BET - 180
Benjamin Ofeimu 00, BET - 161
Tommy Redding 97, NYRB - 159
Khai Brisco 00, SEA - 134
Jack Maher 99, STL - 6
Glademir Mendoza 99, RM - 5
Jake Arteaga 00, LA - 0
Kyle Gruno 99, POR - 0

LB
Sam Vines 99, CHA - 956
Aedan Stanley 99, STL - 495
Matthew Real 99, BET - 450
Danny Acosta 97, RM - 281
George Bello 02, ATL - 239
Ian Lonergan 99, LA - 180
Jake Morris 99, SEA - 144
Charlie Asensio 00, ATL - 0

CM
Derrick Jones 97, BET - 897
Eryk Williamson 97, POR - 894
Wan Kuzain 98, SPR - 765
Felipe Hernandez 98, SPR - 742
Chris Goslin 00, ATL - 634
Dylan Teves 00, SEA - 633
Collin Fernandez 97, PHX - 593
Eric Calvillo 98, REN - 360
Alex Mendez 00, LA - 317
Brandon Servania 99, TUL - 270
Terrell Lowe 98, POR - 252
Cameron Martin 00, SEA - 226
Carlos Anguiano 99, POR - 153
Roman Knox 99, SPR - 113
Cam Lindley 97, STL - 90
Brenden Aaronson 00, BET - 50
Evan Waldrep 97, PHX - 39
John Murphy 00, NYRB - 19
George Campbell 01, ATL - 0
Sebastian Cruz 00, SPR - 0
Taylor Davila 00, LA - 0
Christian Enriquez 98, POR - 0
Dylan Gaither 00, ATL - 0
John Klein 99, POR - 0
Ryley Kraft 98, OKC - 0
Mark McEntosh 00, SAC - 0
Amirgy Pineda 97, OC - 0
Jahon Rad 01, SPR - 0
Sammy Tojaga 00, RM - 0

AM
Jesus Enriquez 97, RGV - 807
Nick Hinds 97, SEA - 732
Shandon Hopeau 98, SEA - 716
Jose Carranza 99, ATL - 690
Lagos Kunga 98, ATL - 623
Noah Verhoeven 99, FRE - 594 [has played in Canadian YNT friendlies]
Ben Mines 00, NYRB - 520
Uly Llanez 01, LA - 488
Andrew Carleton 00, ATL - 482
Anthony Fontana 99, BET - 449
Efrain Alvarez 02, LA - 394 [playing for Mexican YNTs]
Adrian Vera 97, LA - 376
Gianluca Busio 02, SPR - 332
Connor Presley 98, SAN - 272
Richie Ledezma 00, RM - 248
Azriel Gonzalez 01, SEA - 232
Marlon Vargas 01, SEA - 129
R.J. Stretch 99, SEA - 108
Handwalla Bwana 99, SEA - 90 [not US citizen yet]
Pierre da Silva 98, STL - 90
Ray Serrano 02, SEA - 76
Gabriel Threadgold 00, SEA - 72
Will Little 98, SPR - 35
Devin Vega 98, PHX - 21
Sean Karani 00, SPR - 15
Wilmer Cabrera, Jr. 00, RGV - 7
Ethan Bryant 01, SAN - 0
Nelson Blanco 99, NC - 0
Roberto Hategan 01, SAC - 0
Jorge Hernandez 00, LA - 0

FW
Ethan Zubak 98, LA - 914
Jeremy Ebobisse 97, POR - 694
Augustine Williams 97, POR - 625
Yosef Samuel 97, ATL - 508
Ayo Akinola 00, TOR - 285
Victor Mansaray 97, CST - 249
Wilson Harris 99, SPR - 219
Brandon Vazquez 98, ATL - 209
Jesus Ferreira 00, TUL - 208 [not a US citizen yet]
Jeremy Rafanello 00, BET - 50
Tonny Temple 00, BET - 39
Issa Rayyan 00, BET - 6
Daniel Steedman 00, CHA - 1
Quincy Butler 01, SAC - 0
Giovanni Calixtro 00, POR - 0
Jackson Conway 01, ATL - 0
D.J. Dean 98, TUL - 0
Diego Lopez 02, ATL - 0
Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez 02, SEA - 0

By club:
LA - 4729
SEA - 4282
ATL - 4198
POR - 3448
SPR - 2492
BET - 2282
REN - 1350
RGV - 1084
CHA - 957
RM - 866
NYRB - 786
NC - 721
STL - 681
PHX - 653
FRE - 594
TUL - 478
TOR - 285
SAN - 272
CHA - 249
LV, OKC, OC, RIC, SAC, TB, CIN, IND, LOU, NAS, OTT, PEN, PIT, CS - 0

 

Hey @Richyledezma13, smile 😃

Because you just made the @USL Team of the Week 👏🏼

DETAILS: https://t.co/fRtMs0kNqG pic.twitter.com/RgfCc77t6z

— Real Monarchs (@RealMonarchs) June 12, 2018

 

Sakari Carter and Matt Real made the bench of that week's USL XI.

 

Here's some great news from an underexploited market.
It'll be interesting to see if El Paso USL is able to develop young talent. MLS clubs are certainly in the market already mining for youngsters with potential.

He's coming home! El Paso USL announces Omar Salgado as first player in club history!
Click Here to read more:https://t.co/cAeXo8n3HC pic.twitter.com/SU1hJ6SmUk

— El Paso Locomotive FC (@eplocomotivefc) June 13, 2018

 

Carleton, Goslin, Samuel, and *Garces* start for ATL2.

 

where can i watch?

 

ESPN+. They offer a 7 day free trial per account.

(Note that I didn't say per credit card number).

 

ATL2 plays Charlotte, who is starting Rapids homegrown Sam Vines, who I think is the best '99 left back and should start for the U20 team in qualifying, and possibly even the U20 WC.

 

Will Crain, Jackson Conway, Chad Letts, and Jose Carranza on the bench as well. With Garces starting, ATL2 have played 10 academy players this year. I think Garces has a good shot to get more playing time too. Christensen has looked poor when I've seen him. However, once Hildebrandt is back to full health, Garces might just be a backup.

 

Tonight's Starting XI to face @SwopeRangers: pic.twitter.com/KnXF3AIVr7

— Real Monarchs (@RealMonarchs) June 13, 2018

Interesting that Ledezma is not in the 18.

 

Guessing he'll be with the RSL U19's when the DA playoffs start Monday.

 

.@21_djones will not be denied!@BSteelFC out early vs @fccincinnati #CINvBST pic.twitter.com/4givKadaTP

— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) June 14, 2018

I was the first Derrick Jones fan and I don't care if I'm the last.

 

Garces: Made some nice saves. Nothing too difficult. Not at fault for the one goal given up. Distributed the ball well. Certainly belonged.

Goslin: He has the right ideas. He doesn't try to play extremely negative. You can tell he's a high pedigree player because of some of the things he tries to do. Not just USL journeyman kick and chase, but there are still some errors. Bad giveaways right near his own goal, he telegraphs his passes way too much, and he's not a particularly good athlete for a #6. I like how he tries to play more than most players in USL though. He won't be in this level for that much longer.

Samuel: This guy is American? He's not very good. Waste of a spot in the lineup. I hate to be harsh, but he does nothing other than win 2-3 headers per game, and run. This Atlanta 2 team is not good, but I gotta blame the coach some. He has better players at his disposal, and continues to use some guys who don't even belong in USL.

Carleton: At this point, its just a joke how bad the attackers around him are. He should've had 2-3 assists minimum in this match. Sandoval missed two headers from sitter range, one wide and one off the post. Kissideou took a bad touch when he was played in for what should've been an easy far post finish. Carleton's stats would look a lot better in these USL games with better teammates. Played well again. Stat watchers will claim he's struggling. He's doing his job, and really should not be playing at this level.

Carranza: He barely played. Had some nice touches. Nothing very influential.

 

Should be noted that this was Justin's first pro game.

Big night between the pipes for @_jgarx_ !

Congrats on your 1st start and debut for @atlutd2 👊 pic.twitter.com/n1uE9RyY4W

— ATLUTD Academy (@AcademyATLUTD) June 14, 2018

 

He's a 2000, and about a year and a half younger than Eric Lopez.

Not the youngest domestic keeper in the USYNT pool to make his debut, right? David Ochoa of the Real Monarchs is a 2001. He was at the recent U20 camp if I remember correctly.

 

I have no clue why Garces has not been playing for the U-20's. It makes almost no sense to me.

You are going to try to tell me guys like Ochoa, Stiebel, Dos Santos, Ejimadu, Marks are better? Insulting, as far as I'm concerned.

 

Yeah ATL2 is playing pretty poorly lately. They started off the season as a good team, but I think Donnelly hasn't done a great job as a coach, I also think this team misses Bello as a attacking option. Jose Hernandez is a Venezuelan international and I figured he would be better than Bello, but Bello just attacked more aggressively and forces defenses to make mistakes. Hernandez doesn't.

I also think Lagos Kunga was a great dribbling option at the beginning of the year, but he has lost some edge seemingly.

Yosef Samuel is a very up and down player. I think he is better when he plays striker because he makes some good runs, but as a winger he doesn't have good service and isn't very good in the buildup.

I still think the talent is there for this to be a better team than what we see though. I also thought that was Carleton's best USL game this year.

 

I think they have a number of younger players who belong.

I think Garces should be starting in goal, Crain at CB, Bello at LB, Asensio and Goslin CM pairing, Carranza somewhere in the attacking third.

We'll have to see about McGann, MacDonald, Vixamar, Lopez, Castro, Candela-Perez, Suzuki, Brighton. Those are players who probably get their debut sometime later this year or next year.

Edwards is an absolute disaster in USL. Can't play him, otherwise you are going to give up goals. Conway looks more like a product of the Atlanta United youth system than a talented striker. Don't think he's good enough. Negative football IQ's and passing ability for Kunga and Kissiedou. They don't really belong. They hurt their team's ability to possess and combine when they are on the field. Samuel adds nothing, IMO.

They need to supplement that with some better veterans. This Cochrane guy is one of the worst USL players I've seen play all season. I'm not sure what he's good at. Nicklaw looks like a Sunday league player. He's out of shape, he doesn't understand positioning, he has no athleticism and no technical ability. Kendall-Moulin's game is riddled with errors. Metcalf is not terrible, but he bullies the younger players who are better set-piece takers into letting him take them and thats a detriment to his team. Sandoval can hold the ball up, and thats about it. Gallagher scores some goals, and thats about it, although thats better than most players on the team. Shannon isn't terrible in a defensive midfield role. I think the keeper Caraux isn't bad either.

 

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Here are highlights of George Bello's 3 USL games. Through watching this it seems like he did a lot more attacking than defending. I really like his movement as an attacker and he can make a vital tackle when needed.

 

ATL UTD 2's Starting XI to face @OttawaFuryFC pic.twitter.com/jCmcNRZsff

— ATL UTD 2 (@atlutd2) June 16, 2018

Carleton starting in 30 minutes, and I’ve got a good feeling about this game.

 

Akinola with another goal for TFC2

 

Carleton forces an own goal in the opening minutes. He's looked very lively on the left. He's grown into the pro game.

 

16-yr-old Ethan Bryant made his first USL appearance -- a start -- for San Antonio tonight. Got the game-winning assist in a 1-0 victory over Sacramento Republic by pouncing on a poor touch and hitting a good ball over the top. pic.twitter.com/IMB8TuuH2U

— scuffed (@scuffedpod) June 17, 2018

 

Ok I think I found my Carleton comparison. Isco is he I think he resembles the most to me.