He has not. Will either be homegrown to the Crew or Europe. I believe he has signed with an agent so for all intent and purposes, he is gone.
This is the type of stuff MLS just does, and it's stupid. They run an article of a "report" on a tweet. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...iana-midfielder-aidan-morris-homegrown-player I'm told the Columbus Crew have signed Indiana University freshman standout Aidan Morris to a homegrown player deal, continuing a busy offseason as they revamp their roster: https://t.co/MVdEZ5UPEZ— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) January 3, 2020
UVa loses another underclassmen, as So. M Daniel Steedman signs with USL's Atlanta United 2. https://www.atlutd.com/post/2020/01/13/atlanta-united-2-signs-daniel-steedman
Wow. UVA really got decimated this off-season with 4 underclassman (Bell - not announced yet, Kessler GA, Dike GA, Steedman) along with the senior starting LB Afamafuna.
Media in the US, Norway and New Zealand have all said it's a done deal. This article has a quote from the Viking coach confirming it https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/footb...der-joe-bell-to-join-norwegian-club-viking-fk And here's something from UVa mentioning Bell (and Steedman) going pro. https://virginiasports.com/news/2020/1/8/mens-soccer-three-cavaliers-head-to-professional-ranks.aspx
Just came out. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020/01/14/columbus-crew-sc-sign-aidan-morris-homegrown-contract With the draft completed yesterday and spring training in the next week, expect HG's to be signed and for non-senior (MLS ineligible) players to be signed to USL.
Jake Dengler to Loudoun is official. https://www.loudoununitedfc.com/news_article/show/1077493 And another underclassmen leaves for the USL as Sacramento State's So. F Ben Kikanovic signs with Reno 1868. https://www.reno1868fc.com/news_article/show/1077671
Updated list... Joe Bell, Jr. M, Virginia (New Zealand) - Viking (Norway) Jake Dengler, Jr. D, Connecticut - Loudoun United (USL) Daryl Dike, So. F, Virginia - Orlando (Generation Adidas) Henry Kessler, Jr. D, Virginia - New England (Generation Adidas) Ben Kikanovic, So. F, Sacramento State - Reno 1868 (USL) David Loera, Jr. M, NC State - Orlando City (Homegrown) Jack Maher, So. D, Indiana - Nashville (Generation Adidas) Aidan Morris, Fr. M, Indiana - Columbus Crew (Homegrown) Ryan Raposo, So. M/F, Syracuse (Canada) - Vancouver (Generation Adidas) Robbie Robinson, Jr. F, Clemson - Miami (Generation Adidas) Daniel Steedman, So. M, Virginia - Atlanta United 2 (USL)
UCLA Jr. F Milan Iloski inks a homegrown deal with Real Salt Lake. https://www.rsl.com/post/2020/01/15/rsl-signs-homegrown-forward-milan-iloski
UNC Fr. M Sebastian Berhalter, whose dad is supposedly someone of note, has signed a homegrown deal with Columbus. https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2020...sebastian-berhalter-greggs-son-homegrown-deal
Tweet from a media person saying Washington Jr. M Blake Bodily has signed a HG deal with the Portland Timbers. 1219342050211987457 is not a valid tweet id
Farley is a Portland Timbers/Thorns Media person. He previously did an interesting podcast with Jamie Goldberg (with the Oreganian), but stopped last year.
North Carolina Fr. D Blake Malone has signed with Orange County of USL. 🚨 Orange County SC has signed U20 @USYNT Defender, Blake Malone, to a multi-year deal.Previously with the Seattle Sounders 2 and @UNCmenssoccer, @blakeyyy_malone was called up to the U.S. U20 MNT camp in January 2020. Welcome to OC! #ForCountyhttps://t.co/4vjumwVucD— Orange County SC (@orangecountysc) January 31, 2020
Updated list... (I've included a couple of redshirt juniors who were taken in the SuperDraft.) Joe Bell, Jr. M, Virginia (New Zealand) - Viking (Norway) Sebastian Berhalter, Fr. M, North Carolina - Columbus Crew (Homegrown) Blake Bodily, Jr. M, Washington - Portland (Homegrown) Jake Dengler, Jr. D, Connecticut - Loudoun United (USL) Daryl Dike, So. F, Virginia - Orlando (Generation Adidas) Milan Iloski, Jr. F, UCLA - Real Salt Lake (Homegrown) Henry Kessler, Jr. D, Virginia - New England (Generation Adidas) Ben Kikanovic, So. F, Sacramento State - Reno 1868 (USL) David Loera, Jr. M, NC State - Orlando City (Homegrown) Jack Maher, So. D, Indiana - Nashville (Generation Adidas) Blake Malone, Fr. D, North Carolina - Orange County SC (USL) Aidan Morris, Fr. M, Indiana - Columbus Crew (Homegrown) Patrick Nielsen, R-Jr. D, Michigan State - (MLS SuperDraft) Ryan Raposo, So. M/F, Syracuse (Canada) - Vancouver (Generation Adidas) Robbie Robinson, Jr. F, Clemson - Miami (Generation Adidas) Daniel Steedman, So. M, Virginia - Atlanta United 2 (USL) Duncan Turnbull, R-Jr. GK, Notre Dame - Houston (MLS SuperDraft)
Abdou Samake, a Canadian redshirt junior defender at Michigan, has opted against using his fifth-year of eligibility and has instead signed with Pacific FC of the Canadian Premier League. https://canpl.ca/article/pacific-signs-mali-born-defender-abdou-samake
Full credit to ChuckMe92 over on the YNT thread, who noticed that Duke So. D Aedan Stanley appears to have signed with Portland Timbers 2 of the USL Championship. Both Stanley's Insta and Twitter bios say he is a Timbers 2 player. https://www.instagram.com/astan_13/?hl=en https://twitter.com/aedanasta
Abdoulaye Diop, a Fr. M from Eastern Florida State JC, has signed with USL's Atlanta United 2. https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/atlanta-united-2-signs-abdoulaye-diop/n-5604051 Originally from Senegal, before college he played at he played at HS powerhouse Montverde and (briefly) for Orlando City's academy. Why he didn't sign a USL deal with Orlando, I have no idea. I don't pretend to understand how these decisions get made.
Another UNC player leaves... North Carolina Jr. MF Raul Aguilera has signed with Orlando City B of the USL League One. OCB also signed South Florida redshirt junior D Jonathan Rosales, who had another year of eligibility. https://www.orlandocitysc.com/post/...unces-roster-ahead-2020-usl-league-one-season
Updated list. The volume of players willing to leave school early - usually good schools at top programs, too - for lower division domestic deals is interesting. And a bad sign for college soccer. Raul Aguilera, Jr. M, North Carolina - Orlando City B (USL) Joe Bell, Jr. M, Virginia (New Zealand) - Viking (Norway) Sebastian Berhalter, Fr. M, North Carolina - Columbus Crew (Homegrown) Blake Bodily, Jr. M, Washington - Portland (Homegrown) Jake Dengler, Jr. D, Connecticut - Loudoun United (USL) Abdoulaye Diop, Fr. M, Eastern Florida State JC, (Senegal) - Atlanta United 2 (USL) Daryl Dike, So. F, Virginia - Orlando (Generation Adidas) Milan Iloski, Jr. F, UCLA - Real Salt Lake (Homegrown) Henry Kessler, Jr. D, Virginia - New England (Generation Adidas) Ben Kikanovic, So. F, Sacramento State - Reno 1868 (USL) David Loera, Jr. M, NC State - Orlando City (Homegrown) Jack Maher, So. D, Indiana - Nashville (Generation Adidas) Blake Malone, Fr. D, North Carolina - Orange County SC (USL) Aidan Morris, Fr. M, Indiana - Columbus Crew (Homegrown) Patrick Nielsen, R-Jr. D, Michigan State - (MLS SuperDraft) Ryan Raposo, So. M/F, Syracuse (Canada) - Vancouver (Generation Adidas) Abdou Samake, R-Jr. D, Michigan (Canada) - Pacific FC (CPL) Robbie Robinson, Jr. F, Clemson - Miami (Generation Adidas) Jonathan Rosales, R-Jr. D, South Florida - Orlando City B (USL) Aedan Stanley, So. D, D - Portland Timbers 2 (USL) Daniel Steedman, So. M, Virginia - Atlanta United 2 (USL) Duncan Turnbull, R-Jr. GK, Notre Dame - Houston (MLS SuperDraft)
I'm not sure Redshirt Juniors should count in this as surely they have graduated. Goes along with the hundreds of red-shirt juniors who give up their last year playing for a job.