HARRISON, N.J. (Feb. 4, 2015) – The New York Red Bulls are pleased to announce that the following Under-18 Red Bulls Academy players have officially signed the NCAA National Letter of Intent to attend the following Division I colleges.
<strong>Player</strong> |
<strong>Position</strong> |
<strong>Hometown</strong> |
<strong>High School</strong> |
<strong>College</strong> |
Jerel Blades |
FWD |
Brooklyn, NY |
Elisabeth Irwin |
Penn |
Marcello Borges |
DEF |
Kearny, NJ |
Kearny |
Michigan |
Samad Bounthong |
MID |
Union City, NJ |
Union City |
NYU |
Sam Carter |
MID |
Briarwood, NY |
NA |
Loyola |
Malcolm Dixon |
FWD |
Glen Ridge, NJ |
Montclair Kimberley Academy |
Virginia |
Kyle Duncan |
DEF |
Brooklyn, NY |
Medgar Evers |
Monmouth |
Stephen Elias |
FWD |
Rye, NY |
Iona Prep |
NC State |
Derrick Etienne |
MID |
Paterson, NJ |
K12 International Academy |
Virginia |
Chris Flores |
M/F |
Great Neck, NY |
Great Neck South |
Northeastern |
Nick Giordano |
GK |
East Northport |
NY Commack |
Loyola |
Cameron Harr |
FWD |
Morris Plains, NJ |
Seton Hall Prep |
Marist |
Tomas Lapnas |
GK |
Pittstown, NJ |
Delaware Valley Regional |
George Mason |
Ethan Lochner |
FWD |
New York, NY |
Stuyvesant |
Georgetown |
Andrew Lombard |
DEF |
Montclair, NJ |
Montclair |
Northeastern |
Breno Lustosa |
MID |
Kearny, NJ |
Kearny |
Stony Brook |
Henry Martin |
DEF |
New York, NY |
Dalton |
Princeton |
Matt McCarthy |
DEF |
Armonk, NY |
Byram Hills |
Cornell |
Gideon Metrikin |
MID |
New York, NY |
Dalton |
Penn |
Conrad Nowowiejski |
MID |
Hollis Hills, NY |
Archbishop Molloy |
Binghampton |
Juan Sebastian Sanchez |
FWD |
Ossining, NY |
Ossining |
Tulsa |
Gabriel Viana |
DEF |
Lyndhurst, NJ |
Lyndhurst |
ASA Institute |
Wes Wade |
FWD |
South Orange, NJ |
Montclair Kimberley Academy |
Virginia |
Kyle Zajec |
MID |
Westport, CT |
Staples |
Georgetown |
"The New York Red Bulls Academy is very proud of each of our players who have committed to attend many fine institutions,” U-18 Red Bulls head coach Paul O’Donnell said. “We hope that the future carries much success and perhaps we will see several of these players adorn the Red Bulls jersey at Red Bull Arena for the first team in the future.”
The New York Red Bulls maintain one of the premier youth soccer development programs in the United States, committed to identifying and developing talent in the tri-state area. All five age groups, U-12s, 13s, 14s, 16s and 18s, are consistently ranked among the top programs in the nation, and Red Bulls players make regular appearances in U.S. Soccer Youth National Teams and NCAA Division I programs. For more information about Red Bulls academy and training programs, visit www.redbullsacademy.com/.
