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New Fusion

 New locals: Yousuf Alshimani - Moorhead Ali Gedo - Moorhead Nobin Gurung - Fargo South New Internationals:  Diago Adachi - Hyogo, Japan Abass Ajibade - Winnipeg, Manitoba (also FC Manitoba) Kyle Bleidt - Kadiz, Kentucky Dicke Boucka - Libreville, Gabon (St. Cloud State) Samuel Coxon - Barns Green, Sussex, England  Alex Hamer - Solihull, England (Jamestown) Larry Ngomsu Foyet - Douala, Cameroon (St Cloud State)  Frankie Parkinson - English? Aaron Pike - Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England (Jamestown) Grant Stamp - Ammanford, Wales  Diego Valle -  Yucaipa, California Thomas Zamba -  There are only four returning Fusion players who have actually played for the club (Chuol and Musa actually both played for FC Fargo too, the last remaining of that group) Mach Chuol - Des Moines, IA Fiaz Musa - Des Moines, IA Austin Shafer - Jamestown, ND Hartrick Tarr - Grand Forks, ND There is an odd subcategory of returnees too . The following players all tr...

Of Big Ben and Saint George - 2015 squad profile 2

Of Big Ben and Saint George Second in a series of profiles of the first ever Red River, Green & Gold squad   Ben Eastwell and George Anthony grew up in cities 200 miles apart in England. Eastwell comes from Norwich , an old historic market town with a castle in the center but with a thriving modern economy and soccer history of its own. He decided to promote himself to college recruiters in the US with the aim of playing professional soccer and earning a degree, a combination far better established in America than England. Having been swiftly recruited from the city by the University of Jamestown , he settled into life in Fargo – a city and a state that he says he “knew nothing about” before he moved to the area. I asked him how he thought his time at Jamestown had helped his progress towards making a living as a player: “Training five days a week at Jamestown and practising the simple foundations helped out a lot. Most importantly the talen...

First midfield and attack

Midfield Brady Rotert - from West Fargo and then University of Jamestown Justin Froslie  - from Moorhead High and then Jamestown Nick Nguyen  - from Moorhead High and then Jamestown Logan Christensen  - Minot High and then U of Mary in Bismarck George Anthony - Jamestown transfer from Genesee Community College (half way between Buffalo & Rochester, Western NY), originally from Bath in western England. Andy Mogga - from Beavercreek High and then Jamestown. Faiz Musa - Marshalltown Community College in Iowa. Originally from Des Moines. Amadu Myers  - Presentation College, Aberdeen, SD. Rolando Danha - from Paris. Forwards Jade Johnson - from West Fargo. Now at Jamestown. Braden Axtman - from Red River High School, Grand Forks, ND Miah Wills from Aberdeen Central High, SD and then Dakota County Technical College Mach Chuol - possibly from Marshalltown Community College Emra Beljuli  and  Sunaj Beljuli - from Mitrovi...

First ever defence

Goalkeepers Dominik  "Dominator"  Palaty  from MN Thunder Academy, U-16 US Development Academy Nicky Roberts  from Dakota County Technical College in the Twin Cities metro. Steve Harris - from Lincolnton, NC then Jamestown Habib Beljulji - from Mitrovica, Kosovo Defenders Kody Duncan  - from West Fargo then Jamestown Jace Nybo  - Bismarck then Jamestown Ben Prochniak  - West Fargo High then Jamestown Derek Dreher  - West Fargo High then Jamestown Austin Peterson from Fargo Davies High then Jamestown Ben Eastwell  director of community relations at the club - Graduated from Jamestown, originally from Norwich in eastern England. JP Soglo is from Benin Possible roots: Francis Agoro - from Lagos, Nigeria then MSUM