- Eddie Johnson
Edward "Eddie" Johnson (born 31 March 1984 in Bunnell, FL, United States) is an American soccer striker. He currently plays for Kansas City Wizards in the Major League Soccer league, and represented the United States in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Already an established player on the US Under-17 team and having trained at the Bradenton Academy, Johnson became one of the youngest players to sign with MLS, …
- Danny Szetela
Danny Szetela (born June 7, 1987 in Passaic, New Jersey), is an American soccer player, currently one of the best young American prospects. He plays for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Szetela graduated from USSF's Bradenton Academy in 2003 and burst onto the world's stage during the Under-17 World Cup in Finland. The second-youngest player on the United States roster, he started every game for the Americans.
- Sigi Schmid
Siegfried "Sigi" Schmid is a soccer coach who currently heads the Columbus Crew. Schmid moved from Germany to Torrance, California in 1962. He received a B.S. in economics from UCLA in 1976, and an M.A in Business Administration from USC. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He played (and started) in midfield at UCLA between 1972 and 1975. He was an assistant coach at UCLA in 1977 and 1979, before becoming head of the program in 1980.
- Sacha Kljestan
Sacha Kljestan (born September 9, 1985 in Anaheim, California) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for C.D. Chivas USA of Major League Soccer. Kljestan played for the Region IV Olympic Development Program team. He then played three years college soccer at Seton Hall University. He was named first team All-American in 2004 and earned third team honors in 2005.
- Marvell Wynne
Marvell Wynne II (born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for Toronto FC of Major League Soccer. Wynne attended Poway High School in Poway, California and was a letterman in soccer and track. Wynne played two years of college soccer at UCLA, where he was named first team All-American in 2005. He then signed a Generation adidas contract with MLS. Wynne was taken first overall at the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, …
- Justin Mapp
Justin Mapp (born October 18, 1984 in Brandon, Mississippi) is an American soccer midfielder, who currently plays for the Chicago Fire in Major League Soccer. Mapp graduated from the Bradenton Academy in 2001 and signed with MLS as a Project-40 player. He was drafted by D.C. United with the fourth overall pick in the 2002 MLS SuperDraft, but played only 28 minutes for DC in his first year as a pro. The Fire acquired Mapp for Dema Kovalenko before the 2003 season, …
- Ricardo Clark
Ricardo Clark (born February 10, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American soccer player, who currently plays defensive midfielder for the Houston Dynamo of Major League Soccer. Clark played high school soccer at St. Pius X Catholic High School in Atlanta, Georgia, and college soccer at Furman University in 2001 and 2002, and was named a first-team All-American in his second season. After his sophomore year, he signed a Project-40 contract with MLS, …
- Oguchi Onyewu
Oguchialu Chilioke "Oguchi" Onyewu or "Gooch" (born May 13, 1982 in Washington, D.C.) is an American soccer player who plays in defense for Standard Liège and the United States. Onyewu's parents moved to the United States from Nigeria to attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. Onyewu has two brothers, Uche and Nonye, and two sisters, Chi-Chi and Ogechi. Growing up in Silver Spring and later Olney, Maryland, …
- Will John
Will John (born June 13, 1985 in Overland Park, Kansas) is an American soccer player who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. John played high school soccer at Rockhurst High School in Kansas City, Missouri, college soccer at Saint Louis University, and in the USL Premier Development League for Kansas City Brass. He was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the second round of the 2005 MLS SuperDraft.
- Patrick Ianni
Patrick Ianni (born April 15, 1985 in Lodi, California) is an American soccer defender / defensive midfielder, who currently plays for the Houston Dynamo of the Major League Soccer. After completing his junior season at UCLA and playing in the USL Premier Development League with the Southern California Seahorses, Ianni entered the 2006 MLS SuperDraft he was chosen by Houston as the 8th overall pick. Patrick's performance with the Bruins led to his Hermann Award nomination.
- Nathan Sturgis
Nathan Sturgis (born July 6, 1987) is an American soccer midfielder who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Sturgis is capable of playing a variety of positions in MLS and has seen action in defense and midfield. Sturgis played two years of college soccer at Clemson University, and one year with the Ajax Orlando Prospects in the USL Premier Development League.
- Paulo da Silva
Paulo César da Silva Barrios is a Paraguayan football defender, who currently plays for Toluca of the Primera División de México. Da Silva started his career at the youth divisions of Atlántida Sport Club. Before joining Toluca, da Silva played for Perugia and Venezia of Italy, and Lanús of Argentina. He joined Toluca from Paraguayan club Club Libertad for the 2003 Apertura. Since making his debut, da Silva has been a mainstay in Toluca's defense, …
- Shinji Ono
is a Japanese football player, who plays as a midfielder for the Japanese national team and Urawa Red Diamonds of J. League Known as "Tensai", Japanese for "Genius", from his youth days, Ono is one of the biggest stars in Asian football, known for his vision and versatility, as well as his big smile. Although his primary position is attacking midfielder, he can play anywhere in the midfield, including defensive midfield and either wing.
- Shunsuke Nakamura
is a Japanese football player who currently plays for Celtic of the Scottish Premier League. He is one of the most prominent and successful Asian players to play in Europe now and on 13 September 2006 became the first Japanese player to score in the Champions League and the second Asian player to do so. He has won the Asian Cup in 2000 and 2004 with the Japanese national football team, and was named Most Valuable Player in the 2004 competition.
- Greg Dalby
Greg Dalby is a professional soccer defender and midfielder. He is a free agent after he was turned down a work permit in england. He had trials with two Italian Serie A teams, as well as Werder Bremen of the Bundesliga and Scottish side Celtic FC. He then agreed terms with Preston but a decision bym the Home Office about his eligibility to work in the UK was rejected.. On January 12, 2007, …
- Drew Moor
Drew Moor (born January 15, 1984 in Dallas, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer. Drew Moor attended the Episcopal School of Dallas. Moor played college soccer for Furman University in 2002, before transferring to Indiana University, where he played for two seasons. He started every game during his college career and helped the Hoosiers to back-to-back National Championships.
- Mike Magee
Mike Magee (born September 2, 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American soccer forward/midfielder. He plays for Red Bull New York of Major League Soccer. Magee's entry into MLS does not parallel many other players; after graduating from USSF's Bradenton Academy, he tried his luck in Europe, trying out for a number of teams, including Ajax Amsterdam. Unable to get a contract, he came back to the US and entered the 2003 MLS SuperDraft, …
- Quentin Westberg
Quentin Westberg (b. April 25, 1986 in Suresnes, Île-de-France) is a Franco-American football (soccer) goalkeeper currently playing for Troyes AC in France's Ligue 2. Westberg is a product of the famed academy at Clairefontaine. Though he was born in France, Quentin has turned out for American youth national teams (and started for the US at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in the Netherlands) due to American ancestry. Quentin made his first team debut on October 21, …
- José Pekerman
José Néstor Pekerman is an ex-Argentine football coach and current coach of Club Toluca of Mexico. He is arguably the all-time most successful football coach of young teams, having won the FIFA World Youth Championship three times (1995, 1997 and 2001), and the South American Youth Championship (U20) twice (1997 and 1999). He coached the Argentina national football team in the 2006 World Cup.
- Ned Grabavoy
Ned Grabavoy (born July 1, 1983 in Joliet, Illinois) is an American soccer player who currently plays as a midfielder for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Grabavoy attended Lincoln-Way Central High School, a large suburban Chicago school, where he played under coach Brian Papa .He led the Knights to two straight Illinois State Championship Class AA Games. He was also named the 2000-01 Gatorade National High School Player of the Year his senior year.
- Josh Simpson
Josh Simpson (born May 15, 1983 in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada) is a member of the Canadian national soccer team and German club 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Simpson started out his soccer career on a soccer scholarship to the University of Portland. In 2003, he played for the Canadian U-20 team at the World Youth Cup, where he scored the only goal in Canada's 1-0 win over Burkina Faso. He was also a call-up to the 2001 version, but not selected to bench nor starter.
- Nick Rimando
Nick Rimando (born June 17, 1979 in Montclair, California) is an American soccer goalkeeper who currently plays for Real Salt Lake of Major League Soccer. Rimando played two years of college soccer at UCLA. Prior to playing at UCLA, Nick played high school soccer at Montclair High School in Montclair, California. As a rookie in 1997, he tended goal as the Bruins won the College Cup; after his sophomore year, he signed a Project-40 contract with MLS.
- David Williams
David Williams is an Indigenous Australian football (soccer) player for Danish Superliga side Brøndby IF. He is a striker and has played for Australia at both U-17 and U-20 levels, and has been labelled as "one of the best prospects we have had in Australia since Harry Kewell."
- Mark Milligan
Mark Milligan (born August 4, 1985 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Australian A-League club Sydney FC. He is a utility defender, originally known as a Right-Back, but more recently playing in both Central Defence and Central Midfield.
- Vince Lia
Vince Lia (born March 18, 1985, in Shepparton, Victoria) is a football (soccer) player who plays for Wellington Phoenix FC in the Hyundai A-League. He has captained both the Australian U-17's and U-20's at the 2003 and 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship respectively and spent the early stages of his professional career in the NSL at South Melbourne FC. He then moved on to Melbourne Victory where he spent two years as a fringe player, albeit winning a championship.
- Knox Cameron
Knox Cameron (born September 17, 1983 in Kingston, Jamaica) is a Jamaican-American soccer striker who last played for the Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer. Cameron, who came to the United States at a young age, played college soccer at the University of Michigan, where he set the school's all-time record in goals (28) and points (72). He was named Big Ten Player of the Year his junior year.
- Philippe Troussier
Omar Troussier is a former French football (soccer) player and now a manager. Known as the "White Witch Doctor" for his success with African club teams such as Asec Abidjan of the Côte d'Ivoire and the national teams of Nigeria, South Africa and Burkina Faso, Troussier is best known as a coach for his time spent with the Japanese national team. Troussier coached Japanese national team from 1998 to 2002, winning the 2000 Asian Cup, …
- D.J. Countess
Delvin Christopher "D.J." Countess (born January 9, 1982, in Sacramento, California) is a soccer goalkeeper. At the age of 24, D.J. Countess has established himself as a premier young goalkeeper in the United States. He has already enjoyed a very accomplished National Team career, starting a total of 72 games for the U-17'S, U-20'S and U-23'S.
- Paul Dolan
Paul Dolan (born on April 16, 1966 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) is a former Canadian national team and Canadian Soccer League goalkeeper. Dolan was a member of Canada's Youth team in Trinidad and Tobago in 1984 that qualified for the FIFA World Youth Championship in the Soviet Union in 1985. He burst on to the national scene in 1986, when he made his debut for Canada in the opening game of the World Cup in Mexico against France.
- Rodrigo Archubi
Rodrigo Archubi is an Argentine football midfielder. He was born on June 6 1985, in the city of Remedios de Escalada in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina. He currently plays for Club Atlético Lanús of the Primera Division Argentina. In 2005 Archubi was part of the Argentina Under-20 team that won the FIFA World Youth Championship.class="wikitable" !Season !Club !Title |- |2005|| Argentina Under-20|| World Youth Championship
- Nick Garcia
Nick Garcia (born April 9, 1979 in Plano, Texas) is an American soccer defender, who currently plays for the Kansas City Wizards of Major League Soccer. As a senior at Bishop Lynch High School in Dallas, Texas, Garcia won the 1996-97 Gatorade National Boys Socccer Player of the Year award. Garcia played college soccer at Indiana University, leading Indiana to the consecutive national titles in 1998 and 1999, and was named All-American in his final season.
- Jacob Timpano
Jacob Timpano (born January 3, 1986) in Wollongong, Australia) is an Australian football (soccer) player who currently plays for Australian A-League club Sydney FC. Timpano previously played for the Wollongong Wolves in the National Soccer League. He is a central Defender, and has represented Australia at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship and captained Australia in the FIFA U-17 World Championship 2003 as an Under-17 and Under-20 respectively.
- David Albelda
David Albelda Aliqués is a Spanish football player. Albelda is currently captain of Valencia CF. He has also played for Spain and won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He also played in 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship. Albelda has also been part of the Spanish squad in the 2002 FIFA World Cup and 2006 FIFA World Cup. Albelda is a defensive midfielder who started his career as a centre-back. He is best known for his leadership skills.
- Clayton Ince
Clayton Ince (born July 12 1972) is a Trinidadian football player. He plays as a goalkeeper for English League Two side Walsall. He has earned 63 caps playing for Trinidad and Tobago, his debut coming on April 4 1997 against Barbados (the game ended in a 1-0 defeat for Trinidad and Tobago). Ince was born in Arima. Somewhat unusually, he began his footballing career as a defender before converting to become a goalkeeper.
- Matthew Etherington
Matthew Etherington (born August 14 1981 in Truro, Cornwall) is an English football player. Etherington, a left-sided midfielder and winger, currently plays for Premier League club West Ham United, wearing squad number 11.
- Derek Boateng
Derek Boateng (born 2 May 1983 in Accra, Ghana) is a midfielder for Beitar Jerusalem FC. Originally a striker, Boateng has moved further down the pitch and is currently considered a defensive midfielder in his club, due to the position slightly behind the other midfielders he tends to have during the game. While he is not a traditional holding midfielder, his ability to hold the ball and make the opening passes makes him suitable for that position.
- John Owoeri
John Owoeri (born January 13, 1987 in Abuja) is a Nigerian soccer player, who plays a style of football that is very similar to his countrymen Tijani Babangida and Pius Ikedia but with a better crossing ability. He is 177 cm tall and weighs 62 kg. In 2005, he scored a goal for Nigeria in the FIFA World Youth Championship. He has played for NPA, Bendel Insurance FC, Feyenoord Rotterdam and currently with K.V.C. Westerlo.
- Ruben Zadkovich
Ruben Zadkovich (born May 23, 1986) is an Australian football (soccer) player. He currently plays as a right fullback for Sydney FC in the Hyundai A-League. Zadkovich had previously played for English League Two club Notts County, as well as Queens Park Rangers and Wollongong Wolves. He has also made several appearances for the Young Socceroos, most notably at the FIFA World Youth Championship.
- Willy Sagnol
William "Willy" Sagnol is a French international Defender currently playing for Bayern Munich in Germany's Bundesliga. He was part of the French squad at the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship, 2002 World Cup, Euro 2004 and 2006 World Cup. He is considered as one of the best right backs in professional football.
- Kenny Arena
Kenneth Scott "Kenny" Arena (born February 6, 1981 in Charlottesville, Virginia) is a soccer player, playing the defender position. Arena is the son of former United States men's national soccer team coach Bruce Arena. Arena played for the United States men's national soccer team|United States Under-20 team at the FIFA World Youth Championship in Argentina in 2001.