Unsigned Seniors - East Boys
March 1, 2020
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TopDrawerSoccer.com asked high school and club coaches and club directors to email us Class of 2020 high school seniors or college transfers actively looking for homes for the fall. With the 2020 high school/club season on hold, we thought it was an excellent time to spotlight those who want to find a college match. Below are the players of which we have received information.
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Players are listed in alphabetical order.
James Anderson, NJ, 5-11/150, CM/W, PDA U19/[Rumson-Fair Haven nj-m] (N.J.) -- Interested in academically selective Division I-III research-focused schools with strong marine science/earth and environmental science programs. He has narrowed list, received offers but is open to conversation. Dynamic player capable of making chances. Good ability on the ball, uses 1v1 and passing to create scoring opportunities. Technical and athletic player. Also played in UK for York City FC youth academy. Highlight Video. Player Profile. Contact PDA boys academy director Sam Nellins, snellins@aol.com.
Christian Barnes, MD, 5-11, D, Pipeline 2001 Pre-Academy/[Friends School md-m] (Md.) -- Looking for an East Coast, urban/suburban, any size, public or private, Division I. He has an open mind. Strong defender, builds from the back, great passer, very hard worker, very coachable. Highlight Video. Contact Brandon Quaranta, 443-866-0162.
Shawn Chacko, NY, 5-11/165, RB/CB/M, CD Almunecar City in Spain/Met Oval/Pateadores -- Originally committed to Cal Poly, the 19-year-old back/mid opted for a yar in Spain to play for CD Almunecar City to gain European experience. He is on the transfer portal. He played his entire youth career in the Development Academy system with Met Oval and pateadores. Dallas Cup Highlights. NYCFC Academy Highlights. Spain Fall 2019 Highlights. Contact Shawn Chacko, soccershawn2400@gmail.com.
Nicolas Giannola, NY, 5-9, F/M/RB, Albertson Fury, [St. Anthony's ny-m] (N.Y.) -- College Interest: Fordham, Hofstra, Adelphi, Fairfield (already accepted to Hofstra and Adelphi). Been in touch with Fordham, waiting to see about acceptance. A leader on the field, always gives teammates positive communication. Makes sure that every time he steps off the field he put in 100 percent at all times. Strengths are speed, taking on defenders while getting to goal, and winning the ball back as soon as team loses it. Video Highlights. Contacts: Flavio Ferri, flavioferri09@gmail.com ... 516-697-0095; Don Corrao, dcorrao@stanthonyshs.org ... 516-527-3448.
Patrick Hinkeldey, MD, 5-8/138, OM/OB/CB, OBGC Rangers Blue 2002/[Magruder md-m] (Md.) -- Seeking a Division I, II or III opportunity in the Southeast or Mid-Atlantic region. Medium or large school. Currently open minded, willing to communicate with any coach that would like to talk. He is very quick and explosive with and without the ball, allowing him to attack and defend with success. His stronger side is his left foot, but he is able to use his right foot to keep the defenders guessing and it allows him to pass and shoot with both feet. He plays multiple positions in the midfield and defense, which makes him a versatile player and can stay on the field longer. Highlight Video. Club Coach Alex Burke, alburke11@gmail.com and High School Coach David Edlow, David_Edlow@mcpsmd.org.
Dean Hughes, VA, D, McLean Hotspur -- Played for Jamil Walker's national championship-winning club team. Hughes is a four-time Virginia State Cup champion, national champion, and regional champion. After getting injured during the fall of 2018, he was told that he would likely sit out his freshman year. Instead, he took a gap year (after graduating from [Langley va-m] (Va.) in 2019, and is now stronger than he was before he was injured. He is interested in playing at a good soccer school and respectable academic school. 27 ACT. Contact Dean Hughes at deanhughes703@gmail.com or 703-848-5978.
PJ Kloska, NY, 5-10, CM, East Islip PSG/[Sayville ny-m] (N.Y.) -- Looking to attend a Division II or Division III program in the Northeast or Mid-Atlantic regions. He has visited a few schools open to other options. A physical, smart simple technical player who reads the field extremely well. A grinder with a high work rate. A leader who is a captain on every team on which he has played, in addition to others sports, as well. Suffolk County Finalist. Two-time all-conference and all-league. Newsday Top Players on Long Island Suffolk County Exceptional Sr. Club team is ranked No. 8 in New York-East. 1280 SAT. Highlight Video. Contact: Rich 631-877-2227, pfbsports@gmail.com.
Nick Mayronne, MD, 5-9/150, CB/RB, Maryland United/Good Counsel (Md.) -- Interested in NCAA Division I schools. Has good vision and grit. Good 1v1 defending. Good passing range and distribution. Allstate All-American and Washington Post All-Met honoree. Loudoun Showcase Video. Contact Colin Herriot (Maryland United) 301-752-0192 or Jeremy Spoales (Good Counsel) 240-876-4134.
Brian McDaid, PA, 5-11/163, CDM/CB, Penn Fusion/Shipley School (Pa.) -- Brian played for FC Continental (Now FC Delco) Development Academy from 2015 until 2019 and switched over to Penn Fusion ECNL in 2019. He is a strong tackler and passer as a CDM for Penn Fusion and he plays CB for The Shipley School. Brian is a very technical CB/CDM. The best part of his game is his range of passing as well as his defensive abilities. Brian can beat players in the air who are taller than him because he reads the flight of the ball so well and he is fearless. Brian has played a CB in both a back 4 and a back 3. Brian has captained his Shipley team since sophomore year. Brian was a three-time All-Friends League and three-time All-Main Line first team recipient, and Shipley's MVP in both 2018 and 2019 seasons. Highlight Video. Contact: Brian McDaid, 267-595-2095, bmcdaid@shipleyschool.org.
Ftsum Michael, VA, 6-0, 170, M, WVU/Louisburg College -- Michael is a left-footed unsigned midfielder who started his career at WVU, transfered to Louisburg College and is now looking to return to a four-year program. He was receiving interest but that slowed when the pandemic hit. At Louisburg, he helped the NJCAA Division I power to a No. 5 national ranking by the coches and a No. 6 RPI ranking behind a one-loss regular season. Michael is on the Dean’s List and is part of the Honors College, National Society of Leadership and Service, and the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society. He attended St. John Paul the Great Catholic High School (Va.) and played for BRYC 00 Elite and the ECNL 99s. He scored 11 goals and had 10 assists in his senior season. He competed in the National League for two years with BRYC and was part of a club team that won nationals in 2017. He has three years of eligibilty remaining. The transfer from WVU to Louisburg was driven by a desire to switch majors and improve grades while still playing at a high level. BRYC NL, State Cup Highlights. Louisburg Highlights. WVU vs. Virginia Tech Highlights. Louisburg vs. USC Sumter Highlights. Contact Louisburg Coach Ted Awana, tawana@louisburg.edu, 757-285-4832; Ftsum Michael, 571-244-7899.
Ebenezer Olorunyomi, NJ, 5-10, OB, Deptford Premier FC/[Deptford nj-m] (N.J.) -- Looking an any type of school except for all-male schools. Looking at NCAA Division I, II, III and NAIA. Starting to narrow down school but still open-minded. He likes to get stuck in, plays hard, competitor. Video Highlights. NCSA Profile. Contact Luke Tyler sdsluketyler@gmail.com, 856-816-4757.
Zane Ramsaran, NY, 5-10, D, East Islip Lions/East Islip PSG/Bay Shore (N.Y.) -- Seeking an NCAA Division II or III school with a civil engineering program. Very athletic and technical player, trained for one year in Marbella, Spain. Good vision and passing skills, ability to open up the field and play the ball out of the back. Ability to play in many positions, comfortable in the back line or midfield. Player Profile. Highlight Video. Contact: Stuart Love, 516-983-6488; slove@bayshoreschools.org.
Leandro Ribeiro, CT, 5-11, GK, [Putnam Science Academy ct-m] (Conn.) -- Team captain and starter for PSA, which ended the year ranked No. 6 in the TDS Prep Top 10 . Ribeiro, from Brazil, is a 2020 grad but is considering a PG year. His top accomplishments are winning Golden Glove honors at the Rede Ball Cup, which is an international cup with several recognized South American club teams, and MVP for Rei Pele Cup, a state cup in which he allowed two goals in eight matches. He played in two club teams of the first division of Brazil National League: Esporte Clube Bahia (four years) and Esporte Clube Vitoria. He played for a team in the first division of the state of Rio de Janeiro: Esporte Clube Tigres do Brasil (one year). He also played one year with Esporte Clube Jacuipense. SAT is 1040, American GPA is 3.3. Highlight Video. Training Video. Contact Leandro Ribeiro, leandro.sousa.ribeiro@gmail.com, +55 71 991461565.
Knut Lundstrom Svahnqvist, MA, 6-2/175, CM/M, Paterna C.F U23 (Spanish Club 2019-20)/Bolts ECNL/DA (2018-19 in USA) -- Played full season in Spain playing competitive men's soccer after graduating from [Lexington ma-m] (Mass.) High School in 2019. 3.2 GPA, 1260 SAT. Looking for a competitive Division I school, public or private, and location is not a big concern. Far along in the process with one Division I competitive school, no offer though. Would like to study broadcasting or journalism, but not tied to those majors if the potential school didn't offer those. As a Player, intelligent, determined, vocal and passionate player. Always looking to learn and get better, and enjoys the process of working hard to continue to develop in a game he truly loves, also disciplined and mature. Highlight Video Links: Link 1 | Link 2 and Link 3. Soccer CV Link.
Coaches Contact: keithmbeaty@gmail.com, ablackburn@invasports.com, ttrevisan@globalpremiersoccer.com, smithutubor@bostonbolts.com.
Kwadjo Kodie Tannor, VA, 5-9, OB, Richmond United/[Midlothian va-m] (Va.) -- Preferably instate (Virginia) however open to anywhere. Open minded about schools may take a gap semester/year if necessary. Kwadjo Tannor is a quality outside back who is exceptional at 1v1 defending but can play in a number of positions. His athleticism allows him to join or start the attack making him a threat in the attacking third as well. Kwadjo started in a DA academy featured game and has played with multiple DI athletes. He's even played against a number of U.S National Team players, including the likes of Griffin Yow Adam Armor, Dantouma Toure, Travion Sousa, and Moses Nyeman. Video Highlights. Contact coach Chad Porter at cporter32215@gmail.com or 804-840-9002.
Brendan Werner, PA, 6-4, GK, Philadelphia SC/Philadelphia Academy Charter (Pa.) -- Seeking NCAA Division I, II or III opportunities. Interest from Bryant, St. Joseph's, Lycoming College, Rutgers-Camden and Bryn Athen College. SE Pennsylvania Soccer Hall of Fame Male Player of the Year. Three-time Philadelphia All-Public goalkeeper. Highlight Video. Contact Brendan Werner, BrendanW3232@gmail.com.
Deven Wightman, MD, M, [Lackey md-m] (Md.) -- A center mid who is well along in the process and getting offers, but was reaching out to maybe get a Division II or I opportunity, even as a walk-on. Currently exploring options in the U.K., and that's probably where he will go. He has a walk-on offer from Tiffin, and that's the highest NCAA offer at this point, as well as several NAIA opportunities. NCSA account.
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