Last Update: January 01, 2010
So my friend from the College Cup came through again. Since I’m not going he sent me the list ahead of time. Keep in mind this is just the preliminary list of potential names. MLS will get feedback and the list will get smaller. There might even be names added, there usually are. Notably missing are Gale Agbossoumonde and Billy Duka both allegedly already contacted by MLS.
There are quite a few more names than previous years, 30 in fact. Off the top of my head we’ve seen 8 to 13 or so signed. each year Granted there are more teams now.
If I get action on a name, I will move him up to the top. Got a name for us or a story about a player going pro? Send it me at buzz@3rddegree.net.
This page is a clearing house for information and isn’t meant to be definitive in any way.
Possible Signings
| Name |
Pos |
Team |
Cl |
Status |
Source |
Notes |
| Brian Perk |
G |
UCLA |
Sr |
MLS List |
MLS |
Update: MLS Finally figured out Perk was a senior and signed him. On 2010 MLS List. |
| Ike Opara |
D |
Wake Forest |
Jr |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/31: Ives says signed. 3rd Degree :Same Wake source as Bone says “Big offer” for Opara from MLS but as yet undecided. On 2010 MLS List. On the 09 MLS Ga possible list, but turned MLS down. Probably the most coveted player in the pool if he signs. |
| Corben Bone |
M |
Wake Forest |
Jr |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/31: Ives has Bone as signed. Got a passed on tip claimed to come originally from Wake staffer that Bone is “definitely leaving.” On 2010 MLS List. Has flirted with MLS three times now and has had sniffs from Europe. |
| Amobi Okugo |
M |
UCLA |
Fr |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/30: Signed.“The closest to commit of the unsigned standouts is freshman phenom Amobi Okugo.” On 2010 MLS List. Recent US U20. |
| Tony Tchani |
M |
Virginia |
So |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/30: Signed.On 2010 MLS List. |
| Zachery Herold |
D |
US U17 |
HS |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/30: Signed.US U17 defender, Ives says he is talking to MLS and may have a German offer. |
| Sean Johnson |
G |
Cent Fla |
Jr |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update: Ives says he has signed.On 2010 MLS List. Previously: Ives has a source that says Johnson is close to signing with MLS. |
| Andrew Wiedeman |
F |
Cal |
Jr |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update: Ives says he has signed.On 2010 MLS List. Previously: A 3rd Degree poster tells me Wiedeman is coming to MLS. Ordinarily that wouldn’t be enough by itself for inclusion, but Wiedman is a real talent and it won’t remotely shock me to see him signed. |
| Danny Mwanga |
F |
Or St |
So |
Signed |
MLS |
Update 11: MLS says signed. Update 12/30: Contract signed. Update 12/28: My source says someone from MLS met with Mwenga for a late appeal. That meeting plus reworked terms has caused the striker to change his mind and agree to sign with MLS. Has also signed with Motzkin and contract is in the final stages.
Previously: my source says Mwenga has now turned down a 3rd offer from MLS and will go on trial in France with Lille on Jan 5th. Mwanga wants to chase the European dream and will pass on MLS despite the offer being “very lucrative.” On 2010 MLS List. School is still an option. Pac 10 POY as Soph. Congolese passport and US Refugee Travel Document/Passport (which means he can come and go without visa). Also has a US Green card and resident Alien card. |
| Jack McInerney |
F |
US U17s |
HS |
Signed MLS |
MLS |
MLS Confirms Signing. On 2010 MLS List. “Being courted by Hertha Berlin and Vitesse Arnhem.” |
| Blair Gavin |
M |
Akron |
Jr |
Signed MLS |
MLS |
MLS Confirms Signing. “Bunbury is likely to be joined by a teammate from this season’s remarkable Akron squad, Blair Gavin” says MLS Insider. |
| Dilly Duka |
M |
Rutgers |
Fr |
Signed MLS |
MLS |
MLS Confirms Signing. Goff says signed. Previously Brian Lewis said “expected to sign. He’s a former Red Bull youth player so they may pitch a fit if he goes to someone else. |
| Teal Bunbury |
F |
Akron |
So |
Signed MLS |
MLS |
MLS Confirms Signing. On 2010 MLS List. “One of the players expected to be on that list” says MLS Insider. Goff says signed. |
| Cameron Brown |
F/M |
UNC |
Jr |
leaving |
3rdD |
I’ve got a good source on Cameron Brown and the junior is looking to leave UNC and sign with MLS. On 2010 MLS List. |
| Dustin Corea |
F |
Milwaukie High |
HS |
“going pro” |
Clackamas Review |
U17 residency player who has enough interest that he’s bypassing college soccer and a full ride to Oregon State. MLS and some European clubs may be tracking him. |
|
Luis Gil
|
M
|
US U17
|
HS |
Looking pro |
Yanks Abroad |
On 2010 MLS List. Looks like he’s Arsenal bound, but he’s had some discussions with MLS. Offers from Man City and Real Madrid. |
| Sheanon Williams |
D |
North Carolina |
So |
unattached |
– |
On 2010 MLS List. Left school and has been unattached through the U20 Worlds. |
| Chris Agorsor |
F/M |
Virginia |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Bernardo Anor |
M |
South Florida |
So-r |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Rich Balchan |
D/M |
Indiana |
Jr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Will Bruin |
F |
Indiana |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Michael Farfan |
M |
UNC |
Jr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Christian Ibeagha |
D |
Duke |
Jr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Arturo Ivo |
M |
SMU |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Zac MacMath |
G |
Maryland |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Jimmy Mauer |
G |
S. Carolina |
Jr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Aaron Maund |
D |
Notre Dame |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Darlington Ngbe |
F/M |
Akron |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Brian Ownby |
M |
Virginia |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| AJ Soares |
D |
California |
Jr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Michael Tetteh |
M |
UCSB |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Casey Townsend |
F |
Maryland |
So |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| Zarek Valentin |
C |
Akron |
Fr |
MLS List |
3rdD |
On 2010 MLS List. |
| John Agudelo |
F |
US U17 |
HS |
Offer from NYRB |
fannation |
Red Bull Academy player has an offer from NYRB to join them as local signing. Which means he’s not totally right for this list but we’ll leave him on. |
| Gale Agbossoumonde |
D |
US U20 |
HS |
Portugal? or MLS? |
Yanks Abroad |
Yanks Abroad quote Clavijo as saying no deal yet, and MLS might still be in the picture. On the 09 MLS Ga possible list. AMS sais he’s signing with Sporting Braga when he turns 18. Signed with Traffic Sports a Brazilian sports management company. |
| Clark Richeson |
G |
Francis Marion |
Jr |
Contacted |
3rdD |
Someone well connected to the kid and Dallas soccer says MLS has contacted him about Ga potential. He led FMU to back to back D2 tournament appearances. |
| Matt Kassel |
M |
Maryland |
So |
– |
– |
If MLS signs NYRB get’s first dibs, then it’s SuperDraft. |
| Carlos Martinez |
M |
US U17 |
HS |
– |
– |
Kicked out of the US U17 Academy and was looking to go pro, but worked his way back into good graces and back into the U17s. |
Out List
Players that look like they are not coming out this year, or not signing with MLS
| Name |
Pos |
Team |
Cl |
Status |
Source |
Notes |
| Michael Chesler |
GK |
High Point |
So |
school |
3rd |
Rumors had been rampant RSL wanted him, but I heard form someone informed who says Chesler has had zero contact and is staying in school. |
Out Out List
These are guys that signed Pro contracts somewhere else.
| Name |
Pos |
Team |
Cl |
Status |
Source |
Notes |
| Tony Taylor |
F |
US U20 |
– |
Signed |
Yanks Abroad |
Signed with Estoril FC of Portugal second division. On 2010 MLS List. Signed with Traffic Sports a Brazilian sports management company. |
| Charles Renken |
M |
US U17 |
HS |
Signed |
ESPN |
Signed with 1899 Hoffenheim. |
| Joseph-Claude Gyau |
F |
US U17 |
HS |
Signed |
ESPN |
Signed with 1899 Hoffenheim. |
| Bryan Leyva |
M |
FC Dallas Juniors |
HS |
Signed |
3rd Degree |
Singed with FC Dallas under home grown rule. |
| Alex Molano |
M |
FC Dallas Juniors |
HS |
Signed |
3rd Degree |
Signed with Dinamo Zagreb. |
| Matthre Dunn |
M |
FC Dallas Juniors |
HS |
Signed |
various |
FC Koln |
| Giorgi Chirgadze |
– |
NY Red Bulls Acd. |
HS |
Signed |
– |
Signed with NY Red Bulls |
Key
|
Officially signed or “signing with MLS” but only announced by player, a very strong connection, a respected top tier reporter, or by MLS. |
| |
Rumored, hearing, water cooler talk, contact says… close to signing or “going pro.” |
|
Unknown |
|
Staying in School |
|
Signed Somewhere else |
|
2009 MLS Ga List |
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2010 MLS Ga List |