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Philadelphia Union Reserves
Philadelphia Union Reserves were the reserve team for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer and competed in the East Division of the MLS Reserve League. The team played its home games at Chester Park in Wallingford, Pennsylvania, the home of the Union practice facility. The team's colors are navy blue and gold. First team assistant coach and head coach of Reading United A.C. Brendan Burke was the head coach of the reserve side. Due to the Union's affiliation with the Harrisburg City Islanders, the Union will not field a Reserve team in 2013. History The new MLS Reserve Division was resurrected for the 2011 season, after not having played since 2008. Each team played 10 games against divisional opponents, with clubs being allowed schedule additional games against non-MLS opponents, the League began 20 March 2011 and concluded 16 October 2011. Philadelphia Union Reserves played 10 regional Reserve League games as part of the East division in 2011. The Re-launching of the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wallingford, Pennsylvania
Wallingford is an unincorporated community in Nether Providence Township, Pennsylvania, Nether Providence Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania, Delaware County in Pennsylvanias. Founded in 1687, it is named for Wallingford, Oxfordshire, Wallingford, England. In 2007, Wallingford was named by ''Money Magazine'' as the 9th best place to live in the United States; two other towns in the area made the top 15. Most locations in Nether Providence use Wallingford's zip code. It is west of Interstate 476, known locally as the Blue Route, and east of S. Providence Road, Pennsylvania Route 252, PA 252. Crum Creek forms the township's eastern border with Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, the borough of Swarthmore. Wallingford lies north of Chester, Pennsylvania, Chester on the southwest edge of the Philadelphia, Philadelphia urban area. Wallingford is about 9 miles from Philadelphia. There is a dry cleaning shop and a post office. Various doctors, dentists, and lawyers are also located in Wallin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Chronis
Andreas Chronis ( el, Ανδρέας Χρόνης; born 25 April 1989 in Bayside, Queens, New York) is a Greek-American professional soccer player who currently plays for semi-professional club New York Pancyprian Freedom. Career AEK Athens and Nea Ionia After graduating from Holy Cross High School in 2007, Chronis was set to attend and play for Columbia University, but instead signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Greek Super League club AEK Athens. Upon joining AEK, the club loaned Chronis to Delta Ethniki club Nea Ionia for two consecutive seasons, where Chronis made a total of 57 appearances and scored 11 goals. Agia Paraskevi and Panachaiki During the summer transfer period of 2009, Chronis had an unsuccessful trial with English third division side Brighton before Football League club Agia Paraskevi acquired Chronis from AEK. Chronis made an immediate impact at Agia Paraskevi, and his performances were impressive enough that promotion contenders Panachaiki w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antoine Hoppenot
Antoine Laurent Hoppenot (born 23 November 1990) is a French footballer who currently plays for Hartford Athletic in the USL Championship. Career College and amateur Hoppenot played college soccer at Princeton University between 2008 and 2011. During his time at Princeton, Hoppenot was named First-Team All-Ivy in 2011, Ivy League Player of the Year, semi-finalist for the Hermann Trophy, second-team NSCAA All-America, third-team College Soccer News All-America, first-team All-Ivy and first-team All-Region in 2010, first-team All-Ivy League and third-team All-Region by the NSCAA in 2009, and second-team All-Ivy in 2008. During his time at college, Hoppenot also played for USL Premier Development League club Central Jersey Spartans between 2010 and 2011. Professional Philadelphia Union Philadelphia Union selected Hoppenot in the third round (No. 51 overall) of the 2012 MLS Supplemental Draft. Hoppenot made his debut as a substitute during a 1–0 win against Columbus Crew on 14 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Gaddis
Raymon "Ray" Gaddis (born January 13, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a defender for Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati. College career Gaddis grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana, attended North Central High School, and played college soccer at West Virginia from 2009–2011. Gaddis received second team all-Big East honors in his junior and senior seasons respectively. Gaddis was also one of two players to play every minute during the 2010 campaign. Gaddis ended his college career with 6 assists in 73 career games. Gaddis also played for Philadelphia Union PDL affiliate Reading United in 2010 and 2011. During his tenure at Reading, he scored a goal and registered 8 assists. Club career Gaddis was drafted in the second round (35th overall) of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union. Gaddis made his MLS Debut on April 14 against the Columbus Crew SC when Danny Califf was a late scratch. On June 23, he recorded his first MLS assist in the Uni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zach Pfeffer
Zachary "Zach" Pfeffer (born January 6, 1995) is an American former soccer player. In 2010 at the age of 15 he became the fourth-youngest player ever to sign a Major League Soccer contract. He retired from soccer in 2016 at 21 years of age, and was an investment banker with Goldman Sachs and currently works in private equity at Brightstar Capital Partners. Early life Pfeffer is Jewish and was born in Dresher, Pennsylvania. He attended Upper Dublin High School, finishing on time as he played soccer for Union. He played for YMS Celtics, FC Delco Academy along with the Montgomery Maniacs as a young man in Pennsylvania before spending a semester at the U-17 national team residency at IMG in 2010. After retiring from soccer in 2016 at 21 years of age, as of January 2017, he was a junior at the Fox School of Business and Management department of Temple University; he became an investment banker thereafter. Career Philadelphia Union Pfeffer then spent several months training with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Porfirio López
Porfirio López Meza (; born September 10, 1985 in San José, Costa Rica) is a Costa Rican professional football player who currently plays for Municipal Perez Zeledon in the Costa Rican Premier Division. Club career Porfirio López began his career with Santos de Guápiles in Costa Rica, already being part of the first team in the 2003/04 season. He made his debut with the club in 2006 and remained at the club for three seasons. He then joined Puntarenas and quickly established himself as the club's starting left back. He moved to China and signed a contract with Dalian Shide in February 2010. He made his CSL debut for Dalian against Shaanxi Chanba on 28 March and scored a goal in the match. After one season in China, López went on loan to Costa Rican club Alajuelense, helping his new club win both the Clausura and Apertura titles in 2011. López signed with Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer on December 22, 2011. López was released by Philadelphia on November 19, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy McLaughlin (soccer)
James Joseph McLaughlin III (born April 30, 1993) is an American former professional association football, soccer midfielder who most recently played for USL Championship side Louisville City FC, Louisville City. He began his professional career in 2012 as a homegrown player for MLS side Philadelphia Union. However, after two years without seeing much playing time, he spent 2014 and 2015 on loan to the Harrisburg City Islanders of the USL Championship, United Soccer League (USL). McLaughlin left his native Philadelphia in 2016 to sign with USL expansion club FC Cincinnati (2016–18), FC Cincinnati. He became a fan favorite in Cincinnati and made 91 appearances through the club's first three seasons. As FC Cincinnati moved up to MLS for the 2019 season, he was signed to an MLS contract, but missed the entire season recovering from knee surgery. After a period of uncertainty, the club renewed his contract for the 2020 season. Youth and college McLaughlin spent three seasons with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josué Martínez
Josué Isaac Martinez Areas (born 25 March 1990) is a Costa Rican footballer who currently plays for Guadalupe. Club career Martinez began his career with top Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa. His first appearance with the club was in the 2009 Torneo de Invierno, this coming after a successful role in the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Martinez won one title with the club during the 2009–10 Costa Rican Primera División season the Campeonato de Verano 2010. Josué was an important part of ''The Purple Monster'', being one of its top goalscorers in that tournament also scoring the 1-0 winning goal against Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the first of two matches of "El Clásico" de Costa Rica, at Ricardo Saprissa Stadium in San José. He wore the number 28 for Saprissa and scored 19 goals in 66 league matches with the club. Martinez also scored an important goal during the CONCACAF Champions League which sent Saprissa to the 2010-11 knockout stage. On 19 October 2010 in a match ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amobi Okugo
Amobi Chidubem Okugo (born March 13, 1991) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder and defender for Austin Bold FC in the USL Championship. Career College Okugo grew up in Sacramento, California, attended Rio Americano High School and Jesuit High School, and played one year of college soccer at UCLA in 2009, where he was named the 2009 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year. Professional Okugo was drafted in the first round (6th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union. He made his professional debut on March 25, 2010, in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Seattle Sounders FC. After featuring in 26 league matches in his first two seasons with Philadelphia, Okugo became a regular starter for the Union during the 2012 season appearing in 27 matches. During the 2013 he continued to anchor the Union back line as he appeared in 32 matches and scored three goals. In June 2014 Okugo moved to his familiar role of defensive midfielder with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chandler Hoffman
Jon Chandler Hoffman (born August 17, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who currently plays as a forward for Los Angeles Force in the National Independent Soccer Association. Career College and amateur After leading Oak Mountain High School to two state championships (2007, 2008), Hoffman played college soccer at UCLA between 2009 and 2011. During his time at UCLA, Hoffman was a Hermann Trophy semifinalist, NSCAA Third-team All-American, First-team NSCAA All-Far West selection, First-team All-Pac-12 honoree, Second-team CoSIDA Academic All-American, First-team Academic All-District and Pac-12 All-Academic. Hoffman also played in the Premier Development League for Panama City Pirates in 2009 and Orange County Blue Star in both 2010 and 2011. Professional After his junior season at UCLA, Hoffman was offered a Generation Adidas contract by Major League Soccer which he accepted. He attended the MLS Player Combine, January 6–10, 2012 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack McInerney
John Seamus "Jack" McInerney (born August 5, 1992) is an American soccer player. Career Youth Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, McInerney moved with his family to Colorado, Illinois, California, and Florida before finally settling in Alpharetta, Georgia before he entered the third grade. He graduated from Bradenton Preparatory High School in Bradenton, Florida, and played club soccer for the Cobb Futbol Club in Georgia. He was named the National Soccer Coaches Association of America National Youth Player of the Year for 2009, having already established a regional reputation as a member of the Georgia 1992 Boys Olympic Development Program. Professional McInerney turned professional straight out of high school; he was drafted in the first round (7th overall) of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft by Philadelphia Union. He made his professional debut on March 25, in the opening game of the 2010 MLS season against Seattle Sounders FC. He scored his first professional goal on May 1 against the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roger Torres
Roger is a given name, usually masculine, and a surname. The given name is derived from the Old French personal names ' and '. These names are of Germanic origin, derived from the elements ', ''χrōþi'' ("fame", "renown", "honour") and ', ' ("spear", "lance") (Hrōþigēraz). The name was introduced into England by the Normans. In Normandy, the Frankish name had been reinforced by the Old Norse cognate '. The name introduced into England replaced the Old English cognate '. ''Roger'' became a very common given name during the Middle Ages. A variant form of the given name ''Roger'' that is closer to the name's origin is ''Rodger''. Slang and other uses Roger is also a short version of the term "Jolly Roger", which refers to a black flag with a white skull and crossbones, formerly used by sea pirates since as early as 1723. From up to , Roger was slang for the word "penis". In ''Under Milk Wood'', Dylan Thomas writes "jolly, rodgered" suggesting both the sexual double entend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
