IMG Academy Bradenton is an American
soccer team based in
Bradenton, Florida, United States. Founded in 1998, the team plays in
USL League Two
USL League Two (USL2), formerly the Premier Development League (PDL), is a semi-professional developmental soccer league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league syst ...
, the fourth tier of the
American Soccer Pyramid.
The team is associated with IMG Academy and the
United States Soccer Federation
The United States Soccer Federation (USSF), commonly referred to as U.S. Soccer, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and the official governing body of the sport of soccer in the United States. Headquartered in Chicago, the federation is ...
's full-time residency program for the US Under 17
Men's National Team. The team plays its home games in the stadium at IMG Academy, where they have played since 2003. The team's colors are blue, gold and black.
From 2004 to 2008 the team had a sister organization, the
Bradenton Athletics
Bradenton Athletics were a professional American women's soccer team based in Bradenton, Florida. The team was a member of the United Soccer Leagues USL W-League, W-League, then the premier women's soccer league in the United States and Canada, fr ...
, who played in the women's
W-League.
Players
Current roster
''As of June 23, 2014.''
Notable former players
''This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Premier Development League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.''
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David Abidor
David Abidor (nicknamed "Slabby"; born October 5, 1992) is an American soccer player who currently plays for Chicago House AC in the National Independent Soccer Association. He played college soccer for University of Dayton and Creighto ...
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Anthony Ampaipitakwong
Anthony Petch Ampaipitakwong ( th, แอนโธนี่ เพ็ชร อําไพพิทักษ์วงศ์; born 14 June 1988) is a retired professional association football, footballer who played as a Midfielder (association fo ...
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Bernardo Anor
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Jeff Attinella
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Career College and amateur
Attinella is a product of the University ...
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Zak Boggs
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Kevin Burns
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Jonny Campbell
Jonny Campbell is a British director.
Biography
Campbell studied French and German at Durham University and began his career at Granada TV working on documentaries. He soon moved into drama.
Selected filmography Film
* '' Alien Autopsy'' (2006 ...
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Francis de Vries
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Ben Everson
Benjamin James Everson (born 11 February 1987) is an English footballer who plays for Dandenong City as a striker. He previously played for Norton & Stockton Ancients, Shildon, Guisborough Town, El Paso Patriots, Bradenton Academics, Wes ...
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Jani Galik
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Blair Gavin
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Michael Gavin
Michael Gavin (born March 30, 1986 in Scottsdale, Arizona) is an American soccer player, currently without a team.
Career
Youth, College and Amateur
Gavin attended Horizon High School (Scottsdale, Arizona), Horizon High School in Scottsdale, Ar ...
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Miguel Gonzalez
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Happy Hall
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Cameron Hepple
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Stephen Keel
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Wes Knight
Wes Knight (born September 6, 1986) is a retired American soccer player.
Career College and amateur
Knight attended Palmetto High School and played club soccer for the Greenville Futbol club, and played college soccer at the College of Charles ...
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Nick Kolarac
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David Mahoney
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Devon McKenney
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Pascal Millien
Pascal Millien (born 3 May 1986) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays for Winter Haven United in the United Premier Soccer League.
Career
Youth and college
Millien was born in Léogâne, Haiti, but moved to Lakeland, Florida as a te ...
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Steven Morris
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Kurt Morsink
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Nick Noble
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Michael Parkhurst
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Heath Pearce
Heath Pearce (born August 13, 1984) is an American former professional soccer player who played as a defender for teams in Europe and North America. He represented his national team on 35 occasions. Pearce is currently the host of "The Mixer", ...
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Charlie Reiter
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Brad Rusin
Bradford Evan Rusin (born September 5, 1986) is an American retired professional soccer player. He appeared for Bradenton Academics, Ventura County Fusion, and San Fernando Valley Quakes at the semi-professional level, and for Carolina RailHaw ...
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Jordan Seabrook
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Yevgeni Starikov
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Ryan Thompson
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Tanner Wolfe
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Andrew Wolverton
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Leland Wright
Year-by-year
Honors
* USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2009
* USL PDL Southeast Division Champions 2006
* USL PDL Southern Conference Champions 2002
Head coaches
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Tom DurkinBradenton Academics - Staff
(2005–2011)
Stadia
* IMG Soccer Academy
IMG Academy is a preparatory boarding school and sports training destination in Bradenton, Florida, United States. IMG Academy is set across over 600 acres and features programs consisting of sport camps for youth athletes, adult camps, a board ...
; Bradenton, Florida (2003–present)
Average attendance
Attendance stats are calculated by averaging each team's self-reported home attendances from the historical match archive at https://web.archive.org/web/20100105175057/http://www.uslsoccer.com/history/index_E.html.
* 2005: 97
* 2006: 103
* 2007: 135
* 2008: 138
* 2009: 133
* 2010: 133
References
External links
Official Site
Association football clubs established in 1998
Soccer clubs in Florida
USL League Two teams
1998 establishments in Florida
IMG Academy
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