2026 Zips in the Pros

[Zip_ME87]

I will endeavor to update this as I or others learn / post the status of our Zips in the Pros for 2026. If anyone sees a player/transaction that I've missed, please post in this thread, and I will revise this list.

 

MLS

Chicago Fire - Jason Shokalook

Columbus Crew - Evan Bush

Minnesota United FC - Wil Trapp

Real Salt Lake - DeAndre Yedlin

St Louis City SC - Ben Lundt

Toronto FC - Richie Laryea, Malik Henry

 

USL Championship

IndyEleven - Aodhan Quinn

Pittsburgh Riverhounds - Beto Ydrach

San Antonio FC - Diogo Pacheco

Tampa Bay Rowdies - Marco Micaletto 

 

 

Europe

Lech Poznań (Poland) - João Moutinho

 

 

Edited December 11, 2025 by Zip_ME87

[Zip_ME87]

Real Salt Lake sign DeAndre Yedlin to contract extension

 

St. Louis CITY SC Re-signs Goalkeeper Ben Lundt Through 2027

 

Toronto FC Announce Year-End Roster Moves Ahead of 2026 Season

 

 

Edited November 10, 2025 by Zip_ME87

[TennZip]

 

I can;t access the article below as I don't subscribe

 

I believe that Will had to play a certain number of games in 2025...for his contract to be picked up for 2026.   He played in more games than needed....so Wil be part of Minnesota United for 2026

 

https://www.twincities.com/2025/10/24/michael-boxall-wil-trapp-to-return-to-minnesota-united-in-2026/

[Zip_ME87]

Thanks @TennZip

 

https://www.inforum.com/sports/pro/michael-boxall-wil-trapp-to-return-to-minnesota-united-in-2026

[TennZip]

Canada mens National team.....is very fortunate to have Richie Laryea on their roster.

Zips Nation is very proud of Richmond Laryea.

 

https://wakingthered.com/2025/11/14/21600/richie-laryea-energizes-10-man-canada-in-scrappy-draw-with-ecuador/

[TennZip]

I think that it is probably appropriate to have Joao Moutinho on the 2026 list.   He is with Lech Poznan in the top tier league in Poland.

From what I can tell, their season spans from July 2025 to May 2026.

 

Lech Poznań, is a Polish professional football club based in Poznań and currently competing in the Ekstraklasa, the nation's highest division.

 

https://www.lechpoznan.pl/en/schedule--results,47.html

 

https://www.lechpoznan.pl/first-team,11,joao-moutinho,2931,zawodnik.html

[Zip_ME87]

 

 

Edited November 25, 2025 by Zip_ME87

[Zip_ME87]

 

[Zip_ME87]

Congratulations to Zips Men's Soccer alum Diogo Pacheco on signing with San Antonio FC for the 2026 season.

 

https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news/2025/12/03/san-antonio-fc-announces-initial-roster-decisions-for-2026-campaign/

[WeRise225]

13 hours ago, Zip_ME87 said:

Congratulations to Zips Men's Soccer alum Diogo Pacheco on signing with San Antonio FC for the 2026 season.

 

https://www.sanantoniofc.com/news/2025/12/03/san-antonio-fc-announces-initial-roster-decisions-for-2026-campaign/

One of my favorite zips, good luck to him. 

[Zip_ME87]

Congratulations to Zips Alum / 2025 USL Championship champion Beto Ydrach on returning with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds in 2026. 
 

 

[Zip_ME87]

Congratulations Jason Shokalook!!!

 

 

[Zip_ME87]

 

[Zip_ME87]

Congratulations to Evan Bush on re-signing with the Columbus Crew. 
 

 

[TennZip]

Excellent article on Jason Shokalook.

article has many quotes from Jason.

https://rg.org/news/soccer/mls-next-pro-mvp-jason-shokalook-road-top-american-soccer

[72 Roo]

Thanks for passing this along TennZip. Rarely do you read an article where the interviewed athlete has such mature and articulate comments. Jason is another example of the exceptional quality of young men who come thru the Akron soccer program.

[fknbuflobo]

5 hours ago, 72 Roo said:

Thanks for passing this along TennZip. Rarely do you read an article where the interviewed athlete has such mature and articulate comments. Jason is another example of the exceptional quality of young men who come thru the Akron soccer program.

The Hockey explains a lot.  
I distinctly remember Shooky, after earning a red card, cheering on his teammates from the stairwell to the locker room.  I kept whispering, “keep quiet so the AR does not realize you are still watching.”  He just could not stop exhorting his team.  Loudly.  The AR eventually caught on, prompting the HR to stop the game clock so that Shooky could be escorted to the locker room.  Kind of funny.  Kind of moving.

[Zip_ME87]

Ranking the Top 25 USMNT Players in the Last 25 Years
 

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25340227-ranking-top-25-usmnt-players-last-25-years

 

20. DeAndre Yedlin

Caps: 81
Goals: 0
World Cups: 2 (2014, 2022)

DeAndre Yedlin is the lone player on this list who managed to appear in both the 2014 and 2022 World Cups, surviving the carnage in between and failing to qualify for the 2018 tournament.

 

That durability earns him a place on this list even while he is rarely thought of as a core piece of any of the three World Cup cycles in which he participated. 

The hype around Yedlin coming out of the Seattle Sounders was so high that merely establishing himself as a Premier League regular for four seasons at Newcastle United was seen by some as a disappointment. 
 

But he was always a useful player as an international outside back, and is still one of the better MLS fullbacks well into his 30s.

 

Yedlin hasn't received a cap under current manager Mauricio Pochettino, and the switch to a 3-4-3 as the Americans' primary formation means it's unlikely he will. But at just 32 years old, there's still a remote chance he could return to the USMNT picture if there's an injury crisis.

[Zip_ME87]

 

[Zip_ME87]

Canada MNT's January 2026 roster also includes Zips Men's Soccer Alum Richie Laryea.

 

https://canadasoccer.com/news/canmnt-squad-named-for-january-canadas-road-to-2026-begins-with-training-camp-and-match-v-guatemala/

 

 

Edited 1 hour ago by Zip_ME87