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MLS Combine 2018: All You Need to Know

MLS Combine 2018

The 2018 adidas MLS Player Combine will feature top collegiate players from across the country showcasing their talents in front of representatives from all 23 MLS clubs.  All matches will be played on the game field at Orlando City Stadium, home of the Orlando City SC from January 11-17.

The invited players have been divided into four teams: Team X, Team Predator, Team Tango, and Team Nemeziz, and every team will play one game on each of the three match days for a total of three games per team.

All games will be open to the public (free admission, no ticket required) with gates opening for both fans and media one hour before the start of the day’s first match.  For fans following from afar, all six Combine matches will be streamed live on MLSsoccer.com and the MLS YouTube Channel.

2018 adidas MLS Player Combine Game Schedule 


Saturday, Jan. 13
Team Nemeziz vs. Team Predator 
12:30 p.m. ET

Team X vs. Team Tango
2:30 p.m. ET


Monday, Jan. 15

Team Nemeziz vs. Team X
12:30 p.m. ET


Team Predator vs. Team Tango
2:30 p.m. ET


Wednesday, Jan. 17

Team X vs. Team Predator
10 a.m. ET


Team Nemeziz vs. Team Tango
12 p.m. ET




Team Tango (Blue)


#18: GK - Eric Dick (Butler)
#46: D - Tristan Blackmon (Pacific)
#48: D - Brandon Bye (Western Michigan)
#44: D - Niko de Vera (Akron)
#50: D - Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford) - Signed senior
#51: D - Joao Moutinho (Akron) - Generation adidas
#53: D/M - AJ Paterson (Wright St.)
#40: M - Pablo Aguilar (Virginia)
#41: M - Pau Belana (Akron)
#45: M - Jose Carrera-Garcia (California)
#49: M - Harry Cooksley (St. John's)
#52: M - Edward Opoku (Viriginia) - Generation adidas
#43: M - Oliver Shannon (Clemson)
#42: M/F - Chris Mueller (Wisconsin) - Signed senior
#47: F - Arthur Bosua (Columbia)
#54: F - Afonso Pinheiro (Albany)
#58: F - Mac Steeves (Providenc)
#55: F - Alan Winn (North Carolina)


Team Predator (Red)


#12: GK - Jeff Caldwell (Virginia)
#67: D - Cory Brown (Xavier)
#62: D - Alex Bumpus (Kentucky)
#64: D - Justin Fiddes (Washington)
#68: D - Markus Fjortoft (Duke)
#72: D/F - Mark Segbers (Wisconsin)
#73: D - Nate Shultz (Akron)
#74: M/D - Thomas Vancaeyezeele (Charleston)
#60: M - Mo Adams (Syracuse) - Generation adidas
#61: M - Rafael Andrade Santos (VCU)
#63: M - Manuel Cordeiro (Akron)
#70: M - Xavier Gomez (Omaha)
#66: F - Jon Bakero (Wake Forest) - Signed senior
#65: F - Sam Gainford (Akron)
#69: F - Giovanni Godoy (UC-Irvine)
#71: F - Jordan Jones (Oregon St.)
#75: F - Albert Ruiz (Florida Gulf Coast)
#76: F - Leon Schwarzer (San Francisco)


Team X (White)


#11: GK - Paul Christensen (Xavier)
#17: GK - Ben Lundgaard (Virginia Tech)
#22: D - George Campbell (Maryland)
#29: D - Carter Manley (Duke)
#30: D - Andre Morrison (Hartford)
#31: D - Josh Morton (California)
#32: D - Ben White (Gonzaga)
#26: M - Will Bagrou (Mercer)
#21: M - Pol Calvet Planellas (Pittsburgh)
#23: M - Brian Iloski (UCLA)
#28: M - Chris Lema (Georgetown)
#25: M/D - Paul Marie (Florida International)
#20: F - Francis Atuahene (Michigan) - Generation adidas
#24: F - Diego Campos (Clemson)
#27: F - Mamadou Guirassy (NJIT)
#38: F - Frandtzy Pierrot (Coastal Carolina)
#33: F - Gordon Wild (Maryland) - Generation adidas
#34: F - Jason Wright (Clemson)


Team Nemeziz (Black)


#14: GK - Michael Nelson (SMU)
#87: D - Tim Kubel (Louisville)
#90: D - Wyatt Omsberg (Dartmouth)
#98: D - Graham Smith (Denver)
#84: D - Lucas Stauffer (Creighton)
#91: M - Luis Argudo (Wake Forest)
#81: M - Ken Krolicki (Michigan St.)
#88: M/F - Ricky Lopez-Espin (Creighton)
#82: M/F - Matias Pyysalo (Central Florida)
#83: M - Alex Roldan (Seattle)
#85: M - Ema Twumasi (Wake Forest) - Generation adidas
#94: M/F - Brian White (Duke)
#86: F - Marcelo Acuna (Virginia Tech)
#80: F - Jon Gallagher (Notre Dame) - Signed senior
#89: F - Danny Musovski (UNLV)
#96: F - Issaka Nyemewero (Youth International)
#92: F - Mohamed Thiaw (Louisville)
#93: F - Mason Toye (Indiana) - Generation adidas




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