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Adidas MLS Combine rosters, schedule announced

MLS Player Combine 2011

The future of MLS talent will be on full display this coming weekend, as the 2011 adidas MLS Player Combine gets underway.


On Tuesday, the league announced the full rosters and coaching assignments for the showcase, scheduled for January 7 to 11 at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and it also added seven more college seniors and five non-college players to the list of players initially invited to the annual Combine.


The group of more than 70 prospects will be split into four squads, with each roster led by a top national coach.


The University of Louisville’s Ken Lolla will coach AdiZero with Rick Brownell of the Michigan Wolves, the University of Tulsa’s Tom McIntosh will coach AdiPure with Dave Smith of the North Atlantic Soccer Association, Seattle Pacific University’s Mark Collings will coach team Jabulani with Brian Quinn of San Diego SC, and Old Dominion University’s Alan Dawson will coach team AdiPower with Brian Doyle of Council Rock Soccer Association and FC Bucks.


Four Generation adidas players eligible for this year's SuperDraft — Perry Kitchen, Zac MacMath, Omar Salgado, and Zarek Valentin — will not participate in the Combine, as they are currently in camp with the USA U-20 national team. Another, Akron forward Darlington Nagbe, will not be at the Combine though is still eligible for the MLS SuperDraft, which will be held in Baltimore, Maryland, on Thursday, January 13.


Following an initiative approved in December by the MLS Competition Committee, this year's Combine will also feature some non-collegiate players and international talent, including Uruguayan midfielder Paolo Cardozo, Ecuadoran forward Victor Estupinan and midfielder Marlon Ganchozo, Argentine midfielder Martin Rivas, and English midfielder John Rooney.


2011 adidas MLS Player Combine player additions:

<strong>First</strong>
<strong>Last</strong>
<strong>Postion</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>DOB</strong>
<strong>Citizenship</strong>
Andy
Adlard
Midfield
Indiana
8/7/88
USA
Charlie
Campbell
Midfield
Louisville
1/15/88
USA
Paolo
Cardozo
Midfield
N/A
6/9/89
Uruguay
Alex
Caskey
Midfield
Davidson
7/22/88
USA
Victor
Estupinan
Forward
N/A
3/5/88
Ecuador
Marlon
Ganchozo
Midfield
N/A
2/21/91
Ecuador
Ryan
Kinne
Forward/Midfield
Monmouth
8/31/89
USA
Matt
Marcin
Midfield
Providence
10/19/88
USA
Martin
Rivas
Midfield
N/A
10/1/91
Argentina
John
Rooney
Forward
N/A
12/17/90
England
Ben
Sippola
Midfield
Butler
7/13/89
USA
Chris
Taylor
Midfield
Tulsa
5/12/89
USA

Complete 2011 adidas MLS Combine rosters:
ADIZERO (head coach: Ken Lolla; assistant: Rick Brownell)

<strong>First</strong>
<strong>Last</strong>
<strong>Postion</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>DOB</strong>
<strong>Citizenship</strong>
Andy
Adlard
Midfielder
Indiana
8/7/88
USA
Matheus
Braga
Midfielder
Penn St
11/24/86
Brazil
Will
Bruin
Forward
Indiana
10/24/89
USA
Charlie
Campbell
Midfielder
Louisville
1/15/88
USA
Ernesto
Carranza
Midfielder
Sac. State
3/22/89
Mexico
Tommy
Drake
Midfielder
Clemson
11/6/88
USA
Bilal
Duckett
Defender
Notre Dame
1/9/89
USA
Michael
Farfan
Midfielder
UNC
6/23/88
USA
Josh
Ford
Goalkeeper
UCONN
11/6/87
USA
Cole
Grossman
Midfielder
Duke
4/10/89
USA
Tyler
Lassiter
Defender
NC State
4/7/89
USA
Stephen
McCarthy
Midfielder
UNC
7/1/88
USA
J.T.
Murray
Defender
Louisville
8/4/88
USA
Steven
Perry
Forward
Notre Dame
9/7/88
USA
Indy
Smith
Defender
UNC Wilmington
11/14/88
USA
Chris
Taylor
Midfielder
Tulsa
5/12/89
USA
Amani
Walker
Forward
UC Irvine
12/16/89
USA/Jamaica

ADIPURE (head coach: Tom McIntosh; assistant: Dave Smith)

<strong>First</strong>
<strong>Last</strong>
<strong>Postion</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>DOB</strong>
<strong>Citizenship</strong>
Eddie
Ababio
Defender
UNC
1/1/88
USA/Ghana
Jalil
Anibaba
Defender
UNC
10/19/88
USA
Jeff
Attinella
Goalkeeper
USF
9/29/88
USA
Philip
Bannister
Forward
Loyola Maryland
10/3/88
England
Jeb
Brovsky
Midfielder
Notre Dame
12/3/88
USA
Alex
Caskey
Midfielder
Davidson
7/22/88
USA
Jason
Herrick
Forward
Maryland
10/5/87
USA
Hector
Jimenez
Midfielder
California
11/3/88
USA
Greg
King
Defender
UCONN
8/6/87
Australia
Brayan
Martinez
Midfielder
Seton Hall
12/17/88
Uruguay
Dustin
McCarty
Midfielder
UNC
10/12/88
USA
Ashely
McInnes
Forward
Tulsa
4/22/87
Scotland
Michael
Nanchoff
Midfielder
Akron
9/24/88
USA
Demitrius
Omphroy
Defender
California
5/30/89
USA
Lebogang
Pila
Midfielder
St. Peters
10/22/88
South Africa
John
Rooney
Forward
N/A
12/17/90
England
Josue
Soto
Midfielder
SMU
1/3/89
USA/Mexico
Curtis
Ushedo
Defender
UAB
3/21/89
Canada

JABULANI (head coach: Mark Collings; assistant: Brian Quinn)

<strong>First</strong>
<strong>Last</strong>
<strong>Postion</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>DOB</strong>
<strong>Citizenship</strong>
Blake
Brettschneider
Midfielder
S. Carolina
4/11/89
USA
Efrain
Burgos
Midfielder
SL Obisbo
8/14/88
USA/El Salvador
Paolo
Cardozo
Midfielder
N/A
6/9/89
Uruguay
Guillermo
Cortes
Defender
Maryland
12/1/88
USA
Juan
Cruz
Defender
SMU
6/13/87
USA/Mex
Victor
Estupinan
Forward
N/A
3/5/88
Ecuador
Colin
Givens
Defender
Michigan State
4/8/89
USA/Scotland
Matt
Gold
Midfielder
Ohio State
6/14/88
USA
Levi
Houapeu
Forward
UMBC
6/22/89
Ivory Coast
Jimmy
Maurer
Goalkeeper
S. Carolina
10/14/88
USA
Justin
Meram
Forward
Michigan
12/4/88
USA
Bryan
Meredith
Goalkeeper
Monmouth
8/2/89
USA
Jon
Okafor
Midfielder
Brown
8/25/89
USA
Martin
Rivas
Midfielder
N/A
10/1/91
Argentina
CJ
Sapong
Forward
James Madison
12/27/88
USA
Kofi
Sarkodie
Defender
Akron
3/22/91
USA
Bobby
Warshaw
Defender
Stanford
11/21/88
USA
Konrad
Warzycha
Midfielder
Ohio State
2/14/89
USA

ADIPOWER (head coach: Alan Dawson; assistant: Brian Doyle)

<strong>First</strong>
<strong>Last</strong>
<strong>Postion</strong>
<strong>School</strong>
<strong>DOB</strong>
<strong>Citizenship</strong>
Anthony
Ampaipitakwong
Midfielder
Akron
6/14/88
USA
Rich
Balchan
Defender
Indian
1/18/89
USA
JC
Banks
Midfielder
Wisconsin - Green Bay
8/24/89
USA
Michael
Boxall
Defender
UCSB
8/18/88
New Zealand
Servando
Carrasco
Midfielder
California
8/13/88
USA
Marlon
Ganchozo
Midfielder
N/A
2/21/91
Ecuador
Corey
Hertzog
Forward
Penn State
8/1/90
USA
Daniel
Keat
Midfielder
Dartmouth
9/28/87
New Zealand
Ryan
Kinne
Midfielder
Monmouth
8/31/89
USA
Chris
Korb
Defender
Akron
10/8/87
USA
Matt
Marcin
Midfielder
Providence
10/19/88
USA
Davis
Paul
Forward
California
10/12/88
USA
Karl
Reddick
Midfielder
Boston College
8/25/88
USA
Ben
Sippola
Midfielder
Butler
7/13/89
USA
A.J.
Soares
Defender
California
11/28/88
USA
Joe
Willis
Goalkeeper
Denver
8/10/88
USA

Full schedule is as follows (all times Eastern and schedule is subject to change. All games will be held on the Main Event Field at Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Tickets can be purchased at the event):
Saturday, Jan. 8

1:45 p.m. — AdiPower vs AdiPure


3:30 p.m. — Jabulani vs AdiZero


Monday, Jan. 10

11:15 a.m. — AdiPure vs. Jabulani


1 p.m. — AdiPower vs. AdiZero


Tuesday, Jan. 11

11:15 a.m. — AdiPower vs. Jabulani


1 p.m. — AdiPure vs. AdiZero