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...The 21-year-old midfielder is one of eight players on the roster to earn their first call-up and one of 13 who are uncapped. Lewis has previously played for the U-20 MNT and was part of the U.S. squad that won the 2017 Concacaf U-20 Championship. ... DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Caps/Goals): GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (Toronto FC/CAN; 1/0), Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 5/0), Tyler Miller (LAFC; 0/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 6/0) DEFENDERS (10): Reggie Cannon (FC Dallas; 2/0), Greg Garza (FC Cincinnati; 10/0), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 2/0), Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Impact/CAN; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Keegan Rosenberry (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC; 4/1) MIDFIELDERS (11): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 23/2), Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 17/2), Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN; 142/17), Russell Canouse (D.C. United; 0/0), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC/CAN; 6/0), Jonathan Lewis (New York City FC; 0/0), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 5/1), Djordje Mihailovic (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 5/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 11/0) FORWARDS (3): Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers, 0/0), Christian Ramirez (LAFC; 0/0), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 40/6)

Should have started this thread a fews days ago; so some items may be repeated here... MLS teams complete roster moves ahead of expansion draft Atlanta - Darlington Nagbe Colorado - Dillon Serna New England - Scott Caldwell Portland - Zarek Valentin (New contract) Expired Contracts or Options not Exercised DC United - Darren Mattocks (expansion draft to FC Cincy) NYCFC - Saad Abdul-Salaam Orlando - Richie Laryea Philadelphia - Adam Najem

Congratulations to Ben Lundt on a fantastic professional debut for Louisville FC last night...

Might as well start this, and we can add to it when we have more information. We/I have not seen the Spring schedule yet, but I for one cannot wait to see our team back in action. I'm especially interested to see who steps up to potentially replace Ben Lundt and Abdi Mohamed as starters. Of course, we're still awaiting the official announcement of our 2019 recruiting class. Although, for 2019, the Soccer signing period began November 14, 2018, our coaches and team were a little busy at the time. Very much looking forward to reading about the talented players who will be joining our championship caliber program.

Per @TennZip and TDS... Updated list of 2019 commitments from Top Drawer Soccer https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/search/?query=akron&divisionId=&genderId=m&graduationYear=2019&positionId=0&playerRating=&stateId=All&pageNo=0&area=commitments Grant Abbott, GK, Decatur, Illinois, St. Louis FC Jonathan Boothe, F, Houston, TX, Texans SC Henrique Cruz, MF, New Jersey, Cedar Stars Academy John Fitzgerald, MF, Tallahassee, Florida, Barca Academy Will Jackson, MF, Hudson, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH) Natnael McDonald, MF, Georgia, Atlanta United Josef Paulus, MF, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH) Cameron Victor, GK, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH) Kai Wagner, F, Wadsworth, OH, Internationals SC (OH) Jaden Wright, F, Lorain, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH)

Latest 2019 commitments list from Top Drawer Soccer includes: Grant Abbott, GK, Decatur, Illinois, St. Louis FC Henrique Cruz, MF, New Jersey, Cedar Stars Academy John Fitzgerald, MF, Tallahassee, Florida, Barca Academy Will Jackson, MF, Hudson, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH) Cameron Victor, GK, Olmsted Falls, Ohio, Internationals SC (OH) I know we've discussed some of these players in the 2018 Recruiting thread. Anyone have any updates?

Congratulations to Morgan Hackworth who made his professional soccer debut last night for Memphis901FC

All 3 Zips alumni on the roster in the 18 for the first match...

Jake Fenlason

DOMESTIC MLS, https://www.mlssoccer.com/ Atlanta - Darlington Nagbe Colorado Rapids - Dillon Serna Columbus Crew - Wil Trapp FC Cincinnati - Darren Mattocks LA Galaxy - Perry Kitchen Montreal Impact - Evan Bush New England Revolution - Teal Bunbury, Scott Caldwell NYCFC - Jonathan Lewis Orlando City - Joao Moutinho (trade from LAFC) Portland Timbers - Zarek Valentin USL Championship, https://www.uslsoccer.com/ LA Galaxy II - Nate Shultz Louisville City FC - Ben Lundt (on loan from FC Cincinnati) Memphis 901 FC - Morgan Hackworth, Adam Najem, Abdi Mohamed (on loan from NYCFC) Orange County SC - Aodhan Quinn Portland Timbers 2 - Niko De Vera St. Louis FC - Jake Fenlason Tacoma Defiance - Nick Hinds, Saad Abdul-Salaam (on loan from Seattle Sounders FC) USL League One, https://www.uslleagueone.com/ South Georgia Tormenta FC - Marco Micaletto INTERNATIONAL Canadian Premier League (CanPL), https://canpl.ca/ Hamilton Forge - Marcel Zajac English Premier League, https://www.premierleague.com/ Newcastle United FC - DeAndre Yedlin Thai Premier League, https://www.thaileague.co.th/official/ Bangkok United - Anthony Ampaipitakwong

Another Zips Men's Soccer Alum in Memphis. Congratulations to Abdi Mohamed in signing with NYCFC (loan to Memphis)...

1:49 You know Columbus' new head coach pretty well having played for him ... https://www.revolutionsoccer.net/post/2019/03/05/caldwell-its-all-eyes-forward-home-opener-against-columbus?autoplay=true#commentsDiv

Might as well begin this topic now with the list of players who will not be returning, or apparently will not be returning, in 2018 and the remaining roster. Starters not returning (or rumored to not be returning): F Sam Gainford (senior) F Stuart Holthusen (senior) MF Pau Belana (senior) MF Manel Cordeiro (senior) D Niko De Vera (senior) D Nate Shultz (senior) D Joao Moutinho (Generation Adidas, apparently) Others not returning (or rumored to not be returning): MF Dener Dos Santos (senior) MF Barth-Luther Muafo (senior) MF Nathan Brown (senior) D Nick Hinds (homegrown, rumored) Remaining 2018 Roster GK Ben Lundt GK Tor Saunders GK Nick Costa GK Codie Lynd D Daniel Strachan D Marc Alexander D Morgan Hackworth D Reggie Laryea D Shane Wiedt D Joe Korb D Alex Mapp D Declan Watters MF Skye Harter MF Christian Lue Young MF Jackson Crawford MF Faisal Ghaffur F Marcel Zajac F David Egbo F Ezana Kahsay F Braden Petno

No Joao for Orlando, though.

I've only gotten part way through the podcast with Ger. Also, very informative and interesting. A great assistant coach whom we are very lucky to have. Jared, Ger, and I'm certain Michael are all very hardworking and committed to our program and student-athletes. I couldn't be happier with our "organization".

Great podcast with Jared. Lots of stuff about him and Caleb and how Caleb brought him to Akron as well as their approaches to the game. Very much enjoyed listening. Thanks for posting @TennZip

Also, I noticed that Ger Coppinger did the podcast back on June 6, 2018. ... SC051 "When the University of Akron calls, you have to take the call..."

Jared mentioned on the podcast that TJ had left the Zips... Best wishes to TJ. Great coach and person. Gonna miss him but I'm sure Jared will find another excellent assistant.