Hello Green Army, now that the club's first ever squad has been announced, I can try to cast some light on how these came to the Mean Green.
The first thing you might notice is that 10 of the 28 players are either current or recently graduated members of the University of Jamestown programme which is the only competitive men's soccer programme in the area, and is coached by our own head coach Tommy Nienhaus.
Their team is well covered in the local press and well catalogued by their Sports Information Director so I thank them for that.
I also found guys with ties to Minnesota State University Moorhead , Concordia College and Moorhead High School, where we will begin play for the 2015 season, Fargo Davies and West Fargo High in the immediate area.
Slightly further afield, we have a guy from Red River High in Grand Forks, a member of the Minnesota Thunder/ US Soccer Development Academy side, based at the NSC in Blaine, MN (most well known as home of Minnesota United FC) and a couple with links to Dakota County Technical College, Minot High School, University of Mary and Bismarck.
South Dakota has representation from Presentation College and Aberdeen Central High
Iowa is represented by Marshalltown Community College, between Ames and Cedar Rapids.One of the graduates of that college went to high school in Ohio.
The first thing you might notice is that 10 of the 28 players are either current or recently graduated members of the University of Jamestown programme which is the only competitive men's soccer programme in the area, and is coached by our own head coach Tommy Nienhaus.
Their team is well covered in the local press and well catalogued by their Sports Information Director so I thank them for that.
I also found guys with ties to Minnesota State University Moorhead , Concordia College and Moorhead High School, where we will begin play for the 2015 season, Fargo Davies and West Fargo High in the immediate area.
Slightly further afield, we have a guy from Red River High in Grand Forks, a member of the Minnesota Thunder/ US Soccer Development Academy side, based at the NSC in Blaine, MN (most well known as home of Minnesota United FC) and a couple with links to Dakota County Technical College, Minot High School, University of Mary and Bismarck.
South Dakota has representation from Presentation College and Aberdeen Central High
Iowa is represented by Marshalltown Community College, between Ames and Cedar Rapids.One of the graduates of that college went to high school in Ohio.
North Carolina has a native from Lincolnton, near Charlotte
Reflecting the bi-polar nature of soccer in the upper Midwest, the rest of the squad appears to be made up with international players.
If you want to know to whom those tags belong, click through for defense/GKs and midfield/attackers.
Please let me know if my data is wrong, or if you can help me complete the data.
Reflecting the bi-polar nature of soccer in the upper Midwest, the rest of the squad appears to be made up with international players.
If you want to know to whom those tags belong, click through for defense/GKs and midfield/attackers.
Please let me know if my data is wrong, or if you can help me complete the data.
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