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    Best wishes to our other Zips' Men's Soccer players looking to be drafted in Rounds 3 and 4 today (starts at 2 pm ET...by teleconference...draft tracker) Clark: A look at the top players remaining in Day 2 of the Superdraft Nate Shultz DF Akron The right back out of Akron struggled against some of the combine’s speedy wide players, and had some moments that likely made scout nervous. If he can come into the a camp to showcase the required defensive ability, he brings plenty to the table going forward and would be a good pick in the later rounds. Any of the Zips remaining on the board – Sam Gainford, Stu Holthusen, Manuel Cordeiro or Pau Belana have shown the quality to get picked at this point in the draft.
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    https://www.lafc.com/post/2018/01/19/2018-mls-superdraft-all-access?autoplay=true At about 1:11 we can see Joao in the background with LAFC Head Coach Bob Bradley in the foreground; then we can see the card with Joao's name, and then see Don Garber call out the first pick, + some footage of Joao not seen in the other videos. I can't get enough of this. I'm so proud of our program and our players.
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    Niko interview begins around the 5:00 minute mark. Question: "Niko, how would you describe your style of play..." Niko DeVera: "I would say I'm more of a football player than a soccer player" [big grin] "You can see I'm not the biggest guy ... but my strengths are probably my mentality, more of a psychological game..." Question: "you surprised at how many players from Akron have been drafted in MLS?" Niko DeVera: "... That's what Akron does. Akron produces a lot of pros. I'm just glad to be on the list."
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    ESPN http://www.espn.com/soccer/major-league-soccer/19/blog/post/3353403/clubs-who-helped-themselves-in-a-frantic-first-day-of-the-mls-superdraft
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    USA Today https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/mls/2018/01/19/mls-los-angeles-fc-drafts-akrons-joao-moutinho-no-1-overall/1050134001/
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    Los Angeles Times: http://www.latimes.com/sports/soccer/la-sp-lafc-draft-20180119-story.html
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    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/19/mls-superdraft-grades-rating-winners-losers-busy-day-philly ...LAFC: B Some eyebrows were raised when the expansion newcomers picked two players that will require international roster slots, but Bob Bradley seems unbothered. Getting the best pure soccer player with the No. 1 pick is a smart way to go, not to mention the versatility that Joao Moutinho possesses. Tristan Blackmon comes with an expensive price tag, as they sent $200,000 in allocation money to D.C. United for the No. 3 pick. Pol Calvet Planellas is another quality player that can fill out the roster, despite coming with an international tag. New York Red Bulls: B- In the first round, the Red Bulls went with the obvious pick, selecting RBNY U-23s forward Brian White. While he may not have a clear position in MLS, he will be a well-known commodity to the Red Bull technical staff. Left back Niko de Vera is something of a sleeper, and should be able to contribute to Red Bulls II with an eye on making it to the MLS team sooner rather than later. Forward Tom Barlow is a big body that thrived up front with Orlando City draft pick Chris Mueller. ...
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    For those who didn't see the 6 pm local news, you may want to tune into or record WEWS and WKYC broadcasts at 11 pm tonight. They each had a nice piece in their sports segments about Joao being drafted #1 overall and commented how great our program is. Hopefully, they will rerun these stories tonight.
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    2018 No. 1 overall selection Historic moments for The University of Akron Zips Men's Soccer! 2009 No. 1 overall selection (Seattle Sounders FC: Steve Zakuani)
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    UPDATE 2018 Games potentially featuring #ZipsinMLS at MAPFRE Stadium (Columbus Crew) Every match: Wil Trapp, CrewSC Captain Saturday, March 10th: Evan Bush, Montreal Impact Saturday, March 24th: Darren Mattocks, DC United Saturday, April 21st: Scott Caldwell, Teal Bunbury, NE Revolution Wednesday, May 9th: Adam Najem, Philadelphia Union Saturday, June 9th: Niko DeVera, New York Red Bulls Wednesday, June 13th: Darlington Nagbe, Atlanta United Saturday, July 21st, Richie Laryea, Orlando City Saturday, September 1st: Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Lewis, NYCFC Saturday, September 22nd: Dillon Serna, Colorado Rapids Saturday, September 29th: Adam Najem, Philadelphia Union
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    Continues to evolve... 2018 Zips in MLS Summary Darlington Nagbe ... Atlanta United FC Dillon Serna ... Colorado Rapids Wil Trapp ... Columbus Crew SC Darren Mattocks ... DC United Joao Moutinho ... LA FC Perry Kitchen ... LA Galaxy Evan Bush ... Montreal Impact Teal Bunbury, Scott Caldwell ... New England Revolution Saad Abdul-Salaam, Jonathan Lewis ... NYCFC Niko DeVera ... New York Red Bulls Richie Laryea ... Orlando City FC Adam Najem ... Philadelphia Union Zarek Valentin ... Portland Timbers FC Ben Zemanski ... Free Agent Kofi Sarkodie, Chris Korb ... Out of Contract
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    So happy for Joao and Niko. Such a great day for Akron! Chills, smile, and tears! Love our guys and our program!!!
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    https://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2018/01/19/how-joao-moutinhos-american-dream-began-love-john-cena ...That early exposure to American culture (including his favorite wrestler, John Cena) honed his language skills and helped plant a seed of fascination with the country that would become his adopted home when the University of Akron came calling after the close of his youth tenure at Sporting CP’s revered academy. Moutinho went to Ohio knowing the Zips program has become a conveyor belt to the professional level over the past decade. “That was something that I was aware of,” he said of Akron’s history of grooming MLS talent, “and something I wanted to do, play [in] MLS … And now, after just one NCAA season in Ohio, he’s about to embark on his pro adventure with one of the splashiest expansion sides in MLS history. ... Asked if it was a long-running dream to make his way in America, Moutinho wagged his head in the affirmative. “Oh yeah, definitely, definitely. It’s the country of opportunity,” said the versatile left-footer. ...
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    MLS SUPERDRAFT: GOAL'S 2018 FIRST-ROUND MOCK DRAFT 1. LAFC - Francis Atuahene, Left Winger (Michigan) After entertaining some trade talk, LAFC stays put and takes a potential difference-making winger in Atuahene, who has blazing speed and could take advantage of the space created by the likes of Diego Rossi and Carlos Vela. 2. LA Galaxy - Joao Moutinho, Left Back (Akron) The Galaxy have shaken up their roster quite a bit and are looking to spend big to become a contender again, so adding a Generation Adidas player who provides some cap relief, while also giving the team a very talented prospect who could develop into a left back or central defender makes sense for Sigi Schmid's squad.
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    Armchair Analyst: 2018 Mock SuperDraft v2.0 1 LAFC Joao Moutinho CB/MF - AKRON (GA) The "'tweener" concerns about Moutinho are overstated – I think he'll be fine as a "push up and support" left back, a la Tony Beltran. He won't be an endline-to-endline guy, but that's fine. It's also a bonus that he can probably play two other spots (LCB in a 3-5-2; d-mid in just about any set-up) credibly. I do worry about his 1v1 defensive ability, but not enough to pass on him here. For an expansion team, depth at multiple spots is crucial. That's why Moutinho's the pick.
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    Comparing 2018 MLS SuperDraft prospects to their tactical doppelgangers ...Joao Moutinho (Tim Ream) A great passer and skilled defender, the questions about 1v1 defending as well as true position are similar for both the Akron product and Fulham man. Another Moutinho comparison is Michael Parkhurst, who has built a great career on reading the game and positioning at center back, rather than relying on physical gifts. ... EDIT: I like Parkhurst. Good player, good guy. I met him at a Zips game when he and Wil Trapp came up to watch Akron v WF a few years back.
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    WHY MANY TALENTED INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS WON'T BE DRAFTED BY MLS TEAMS Ives Galarcep @soccerbyives ...The 2018 MLS draft talent pool is loaded with international players, a product of the growing internationalization of college soccer. With more and more top young Americans reaching the professional ranks via MLS homegrown deals and moves to foreign leagues, college soccer has suffered a drain of top-level local talent and has helped fill that void with an ever-improving caliber of foreign players. International players are nothing new to the college game, having been a part of the landscape for decades, but the caliber of those players is growing. The 2018 MLS draft pool bears that out, with six of the seven Generation Adidas signings — the draft's top underclassmen — being foreign players, while several of the draft's top seniors are also internationals. For MLS teams, which have a set number of international player slots (eight per team, with variations due to trading of slots), this could be a problem. "The better [foreign players] will be taken, but to be totally honest there will be some really good players who aren't drafted simply because they're internationals," New York City FC sporting director Claudio Reyna told Goal. "There are some players who could find a spot in the league, but teams aren't ready to use an international slot on them because they're not ready. It certainly puts all the clubs in a tricky situation, and I don't think that's going to go away because more and more kids are coming here from foreign countries like Spain and Germany, and they're good." ... ...Foreign players in the MLS draft not only have to compete with the other players in the draft, they must also compete with worldwide talent for one of the league's precious 184 international roster spots, many of which are filled with high-priced talent. ...
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    2018 MLS SuperDraft: List of players eligible for selection (All 220 players who are eligible)
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    Manel Cordeiro with the assist to John Bakero in the 36th minute!
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    COLLEGE PROVIDERS TO MLS Top 10 schools all-time by MLS players attended: 66 UCLA 46 Virginia 45 Maryland 39 North Carolina 37 Indiana 32 Wake Forest 29 Clemson 26 Connecticut 25 Akron 24 California 24 Washington Top 10 schools (since 2013) by MLS players attended: 24 UCLA 22 Akron 22 Maryland 20 North Carolina 19 Wake Forest 16 Indiana 14 Notre Dame 14 California 11 California-Santa Barbara 10 Connecticut * limited to those who played at least one MLS regular-season game during that time
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    DRAFT SELECTIONS BY SCHOOL Schools listed by number of players selected all-time (through 2016; all drafts – Inaugural, College, Supplemental and SuperDraft – included): 74 UCLA 48 North Carolina 46 Maryland 45 Indiana 40 Virginia 39 Wake Forest 37 Creighton 33 Connecticut 32 Notre Dame 31 California 31 Washington 30 California-Santa Barbara 30 Clemson 29 Stanford 29 Southern Methodist 26 St. Louis 25 Duke 25 South Florida 24 Santa Clara 23 Akron 22 New Mexico 20 Louisville 18 Georgetown 17 Ohio State 17 Portland 16 Syracuse 15 Penn State 15 Rutgers 15 St. John's (N.Y.) 15 San Francisco 14 Cal State-Northridge 14 California-Irvine 13 Princeton 13 Brown 13 San Diego State 13 North Carolina-Charlotte 13 Old Dominion 13 Tulsa 12 North Carolina State 11 Michigan State 11 Alabama-Birmingham 11 Seton Hall 11 Southern Connecticut State 11 Fresno State 11 Denver 11 San Diego 11 South Carolina 11 Coastal Carolina 10 Michigan 10 West Virginia Top 10 schools (since 2013) by players selected in SuperDraft and Supplemental Draft: 13 UCLA 12 Georgetown 11 Louisville 11 Washington 11 North Carolina 11 Wake Forest 10 Connecticut 9 Akron 9 Notre Dame 9 Syracuse 9 New Mexico 9 Maryland 9 South Florida 9 Creighton 9 Saint Louis
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