On Thursday, MLS announced the rosters and match schedule for the 2018 adidas MLS Player Combine.
The players have been split up into four teams (Nemeziz, Predator, X and Tango) and each team will play three matches. The matchdays start on Saturday with the schedule calling for matches every other day. All matches will be played at Orlando City Stadium and they will be streamed on MLSsoccer.com.
MLS originally announced the 60 players who were invited to the combine, but in recent days those players have been changed. You can find a full list of the changes below.
The most notable change is the addition of Virginia forward Edward Opoku to the Generation adidas class. Opoku, a native of Ghana who came to the US through the Right to Dream Academy, had a total of 16 goals and nine assists over three seasons with the Cavaliers. The forward is the seventh member of the 2018 Generation adidas class.
The league also announced Notre Dame forward Jon Gallagher has signed a contract with the league. The Dundalk, Ireland native had a total of 39 goals and 15 assists over four seasons in South Bend.
- Thomas Vancaeyezeele replaces Rafael Sanchez
- Alex Bumpus, Josh Morton, Jose Carrera-Garcia, Xavier Gomez added
- Diego Campos replaces Jake Rozhansky
- Luis Argudo replaces Drew Skundrich (injury)
- Isaaka Nyemewero added as youth international
Match Schedule
- Saturday, Jan. 13 - 12:30 pm ET: Nemeziz vs. Predator — WATCH
- Saturday, Jan. 13 - 2:30 pm ET: X vs. Tango — WATCH
- Monday, Jan. 15 - 12:30 pm ET: Nemeziz vs. X — WATCH
- Monday, Jan. 15 - 2:30 pm ET: Predator vs. Tango — WATCH
- Wednesday, Jan. 17 - 10 am ET: X vs. Predator — WATCH
- Wednesday, Jan. 17 - 12 pm ET: Tango vs. Nemeziz — WATCH
Team Tango (Blue)
# |
Pos. |
Player |
School |
|---|---|---|---|
18 |
GK |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/eric-dick">Eric Dick</a> |
Butler |
46 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/tristan-blackmon">Tristan Blackmon</a> |
Pacific |
48 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/brandon-bye">Brandon Bye</a> |
Western Michigan |
44 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/niko-de-vera">Niko de Vera</a> |
Akron |
50 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/thomas-hilliard-arce">Tomas Hilliard-Arce</a> |
Stanford<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Signed senior</span> |
51 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/joao-moutinho">Joao Moutinho</a> |
Akron<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
53 |
D/M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/aj-paterson">AJ Paterson</a> |
Wright St. |
40 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/pablo-aguilar">Pablo Aguilar</a> |
Virginia |
41 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/pau-belana">Pau Belana</a> |
Akron |
45 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jose-carrera-garcia">Jose Carrera-Garcia</a> |
California |
49 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/harry-cooksley">Harry Cooksley</a> |
St. John's |
52 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/edward-opoku">Edward Opoku</a> |
Viriginia<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
43 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/oliver-shannon">Oliver Shannon</a> |
Clemson |
42 |
M/F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/chris-mueller">Chris Mueller</a> |
Wisconsin<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Signed senior</span> |
47 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/arthur-bosua">Arthur Bosua</a> |
Columbia |
54 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/afonso-pinheiro">Afonso Pinheiro</a> |
Albany |
58 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mac-steeves">Mac Steeves</a> |
Providenc |
55 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alan-winn">Alan Winn</a> |
North Carolina |
Team Predator (Red)
# |
Pos. |
Player |
School |
|---|---|---|---|
12 |
GK |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jeff-caldwell">Jeff Caldwell</a> |
Virginia |
67 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/cory-brown">Cory Brown</a> |
Xavier |
62 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alex-bumpus">Alex Bumpus</a> |
Kentucky |
64 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/justin-fiddes">Justin Fiddes</a> |
Washington |
68 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/markus-fjortoft">Markus Fjortoft</a> |
Duke |
72 |
D/F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mark-segbers">Mark Segbers</a> |
Wisconsin |
73 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/nate-shultz">Nate Shultz</a> |
Akron |
74 |
M/D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/thomas-vancaeyezeele">Thomas Vancaeyezeele</a> |
Charleston |
60 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mo-adams">Mo Adams</a> |
Syracuse<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
61 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/rafael-andrade-santos">Rafael Andrade Santos</a> |
VCU |
63 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/manuel-cordeiro">Manuel Cordeiro</a> |
Akron |
70 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/xavier-gomez">Xavier Gomez</a> |
Omaha |
66 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jon-bakero">Jon Bakero</a> |
Wake Forest<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Signed senior</span> |
65 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/sam-gainford">Sam Gainford</a> |
Akron |
69 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/giovanni-godoy">Giovanni Godoy</a> |
UC-Irvine |
71 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jordan-jones">Jordan Jones</a> |
Oregon St. |
75 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/albert-ruiz">Albert Ruiz</a> |
Florida Gulf Coast |
76 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/leon-schwarzer">Leon Schwarzer</a> |
San Francisco |
Team X (White)
# |
Pos. |
Player |
School |
|---|---|---|---|
11 |
GK |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/paul-christensen">Paul Christensen</a> |
Xavier |
17 |
GK |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ben-lundgaard">Ben Lundgaard</a> |
Virginia Tech |
22 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/george-campbell">George Campbell</a> |
Maryland |
29 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/carter-manley">Carter Manley</a> |
Duke |
30 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/andre-morrison">Andre Morrison</a> |
Hartford |
31 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/josh-morton">Josh Morton</a> |
California |
32 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ben-white">Ben White</a> |
Gonzaga |
26 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/will-bagrou">Will Bagrou</a> |
Mercer |
21 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/pol-calvet-planellas">Pol Calvet Planellas</a> |
Pittsburgh |
23 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/brian-iloski">Brian Iloski</a> |
UCLA |
28 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/chris-lema">Chris Lema</a> |
Georgetown |
25 |
M/D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/paul-marie">Paul Marie</a> |
Florida International |
20 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/francis-atuahene">Francis Atuahene</a> |
Michigan<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
24 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/diego-campos">Diego Campos</a> |
Clemson |
27 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mamadou-guirassy">Mamadou Guirassy</a> |
NJIT |
38 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/frandtzy-pierrot">Frandtzy Pierrot</a> |
Coastal Carolina |
33 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/gordon-wild">Gordon Wild</a> |
Maryland) - Generation adidas |
34 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jason-wright">Jason Wright</a> |
Clemson |
Team Nemeziz (Black)
# |
Pos. |
Player |
School |
|---|---|---|---|
14 |
GK |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/michael-nelson">Michael Nelson</a> |
SMU |
87 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/tim-kubel">Tim Kubel</a> |
Louisville |
90 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/wyatt-omsberg">Wyatt Omsberg</a> |
Dartmouth |
98 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/graham-smith">Graham Smith</a> |
Denver |
84 |
D |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/lucas-stauffer">Lucas Stauffer</a> |
Creighton |
91 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/luis-argudo">Luis Argudo</a> |
Wake Forest |
81 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ken-krolicki">Ken Krolicki</a> |
Michigan St. |
88 |
M/F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ricky-lopez-espin">Ricky Lopez-Espin</a> |
Creighton |
82 |
M/F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/matias-pyysalo">Matias Pyysalo</a> |
Central Florida |
83 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/alex-roldan">Alex Roldan</a> |
Seattle |
85 |
M |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/ema-twumasi">Ema Twumasi</a> |
Wake Forest<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
94 |
M/F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/brian-white">Brian White</a> |
Duke |
86 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/marcelo-acuna">Marcelo Acuna</a> |
Virginia Tech |
80 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/jon-gallagher">Jon Gallagher</a> |
Notre Dame<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Signed senior</span> |
89 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/danny-musovski">Danny Musovski</a> |
UNLV |
96 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/issaka-nyemewero">Issaka Nyemewero</a> |
Youth International |
92 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mohamed-thiaw">Mohamed Thiaw</a> |
Louisville |
93 |
F |
<a href="http://mlssoccer.com/players/mason-toye">Mason Toye</a> |
Indiana<br><span style="font-size:0.85em;">Generation adidas</span> |
