Thomas Enevoldsen is going back to Orange County SC. https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news_article/show/1073756 That leaves Aleman, Bonomo, and Taintor as the remaining players from 2019 left unsigned.
Stump-stupid on the part of @SacRepublicFC, not signing this guy. Enevoldsen was a surgeon, and he was one of the few players that could take the defensive pressure off of @cam31iwasa.Best of luck in the OC, @therealenevolds - just not too much. https://t.co/B9a1XgdKz8— SierraSpartan (@SierraSpartan) December 27, 2019
Teaser alert! Excited with the work Todd Dunivant has doing with respect to signing players for our USL squad for 2020. Stand by. He might have something special up his sleeve!!— Kevin Nagle (@KevinNagleMLS) December 28, 2019
"The Man" returns... Welcome back, RoRo!!The club legend who crafted the Miracle at Bonney is back in Old Glory Red.https://t.co/p2HMcIcrLh pic.twitter.com/HDZV8G00GE— Sacramento Republic FC (@SacRepublicFC) January 3, 2020 Let's hope he has something left in the tank and can provide the central attacking that we saw before.
Now that the signings have slowed, here is the current roster: Rafael Diaz - GK Matt Mahoney - FB/CB Dekel Keinan - CB Juan Barahona - FB Jordan McCrary - FB Shannon Gomez - FB Andrew Wheeler-Omiunu - D/MF Jaime Villareal - MF Sam Werner - MF Drew Skundrich - MF Rodrigo Lopez - MF Vilyan Bijev - MF Dariusz Formella - MF/F Kharlton Belmar - MF/F Cam Iwassa - F That's 15 senior roster positions. We're still lacking a GK, two CB's (Mitchell, Mitchell Taintor?), and perhaps a true forward. If Lopez is to be used as an attacking center mid, it would make sense to get another as depth because I don't think that player is on the roster yet, unless it's Formella. Besides Taintor, Aleman is the remaining unknown from last season, assuming that Bonomo is not in the equation. Last season we carried 20 senior roster players (not academy kids) and the year before we carried 21 (22 if you count Hategan).
New center back, possibly a starter... Another one ✍️The club signs the 2018 MLS SuperDraft second overall pick @TomasHilliard for the 2020 season.Welcome to Sacramento, Tomas 👋➡️ https://t.co/RUi11aTbHm pic.twitter.com/Tz6Kae5BZ9— Sacramento Republic FC (@SacRepublicFC) January 8, 2020 The second overall pick by Galaxy in 2018 MLS draft, he's spent his time playing for Galaxy II. He led the team in most defensive categories, but the Gals gave up a lot of goals last season.
Just to be clear, by "trialists" I mean fringe MLS caliber. USL probably already has a bunch of these guys throughout.
I think Hillard Arce is gonna be huge for Sac. He might be one to keep around during the promotion to MLS
Academy players have signed senior roster contracts. Note that these appear to be professional contracts, not the academy/amateur contract. Excited to get started!! #vamosrepublic https://t.co/0BZ1RT1H2v— Hayden Sargis (@HaydenSargis) January 15, 2020 Penagos is an MF who has played on the U-17 MNT while Sargis is a defender who's spent time in U.S. Soccer Development Academy. Of course, Hategan never got senior team action in league play, so who knows if they're anything more than end-of-the-roster depth.
Originally posted on the Former Players thread. Oops. New 'keeper... Our newest shot stopper is here 👋 Republic FC lock in MLS goalkeeper Adam Grinwis for the 2020 @USLChampionship season. Welcome, @agrinny!➡️ https://t.co/8qhO3oeObU pic.twitter.com/rOy1yxiy69— Sacramento Republic FC (@SacRepublicFC) January 21, 2020 Grinwis spent the 2018 season signed to Orlando City SC, where he made five appearances, recorded 14 saves and earned one clean sheet with the Floridian club. In 2019 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup action, the Ada, MI, native delivered a pair of extra time penalty kick saves during a Quarterfinal showdown with New York City FC, helping Orlando City SC advance in the tournament. Late in the 2018 season, Orlando City loaned Grinwis to Real Monarchs for the remainder of the season where he made four appearances with the USL side before being recalled back to his parent MLS club.