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2010 Carolina Dynamo
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Jalil Anibaba -- Midfielder -- UNC Chapel Hill/Senior Hometown: Davis, CA High School/Club: Davis Senior H.S.
Jalil joins to the Dynamo for his first
season after transferring from Santa Clara University to Chapel Hill this winter. Anibaba started 60 of
the 61 games he played in, over three years for the Broncos of Santa Clara, scoring 4 goals with 5 assists. He
was named to the NSCAA All-West Team for the 2009 season. A Soccer America Pre-Season All-American for
2008, Jalil made the West Coast Conference Second Team as a sophomore. Named WCC Freshman of the Year, Anibaba helped
Santa Clara to the 2007 WCC Championship. That summer he represented the U.S. at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil, as well
making two appearances for the U.S. U-20 National Team. At Davis Senior High, Anibaba scored 16 goals and
12 assists his senior season, and was named 2006-07 Gatorade California Player of the Year and Death Valley Conference MVP.
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Kevin Arguello -- Forward Hometown: Managua, Nicaragua Last Club: Deportivo Walter Ferretti
Kevin
joins the Dynamo for his first year. Kevin is the youngest player ever to sign with Deportivo Walter
Ferretti of the Nicaraguan First Division, joining the club at age sixteen. After two years, Arguello
moved into the first team roster. Kevin scored 2 goals in the 2007/08 season, helping Walter Ferretti
to a third-place finish.
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Michael Balogun -- Midfielder/Defender -- Akron/Junior Hometown: Houston, TX High School/Club: Westside H.S./Houstonian FC Michael joins the Dynamo
for his first season. Michael was a member of the US U-17 team and participated in the U-17 National Residency
Program. With Houstonain FC, he was a Three-Time NSCAA Youth All-American (2004-06). In
2008, Balogun also played in 13 games with the San Francisco Seals of the PDL.
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Cameron Brown -- Midfielder -- UNC Chapel Hill/Senior Hometown: Garland, TX
High School/Club: Naaman Forest H.S./Solar Soccer Club Cameron joins to the Dynamo for his first season after scoring 5 goals and 3 assists with UNC this past fall.
Brown has played in played in 64 of 66 games in his three seasons for the Tarheels, totaling 11 goals with 8 assists
for 30 points. Brown was
a member of PDL club the Cary Clarets
for the last two seasons (2008-09). A three-year captain at Naanman Forest High School, Cameron scored
36 goals, adding 26 assists in his 44 game career. A two-time Parade All-American (2006,07), he was also
named to NSCAA/addidas Youth All-America Teams in both 2005 and 2006. In 2005 Cameron was in the in U.S.
U-17 World Cup player pool. Playing for the Solar Soccer Club, Cameron powered the team to 23 first-place
finishes, four Texas State Titles, and three National Finals. He is the club’s career scoring leader
with 154 goals and 275 assists.
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Dillon Brunk -- Goalkeeper -- Eastern Mennonite/Junior Hometown: Dayton, VA High School/Club: Eastern Mennonite H.S./Harrisonburg Heat
Dillon joins the Dynamo
for his first season. In 2009, his sophomore season at Eastern Mennonite University, Brunk started all
19 games for the Royals, making 131 saves with a 1.23 GAA and 5 shutouts. His efforts earned him
NSCAA DIII All-South Atlantic Region and ODAC All-Conference First Team honors. His freshman year, Dillon
appeared in 14 games, making 22 saves. At Eastern Mennonite H.S., Brunk was named VIC All-Conference, All-State
First Team, and NSCAA All-South Team his senior year. He helped his school to the 2007-08 VISSA Division
I State Championship and runners-up in 2005-06.
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Kris
Byrd -- Midfielder -- NC State/RS Junior Hometown: Huntersville, NC High School/Club: Charlotte
Country Day/Triangle Futbol Club Kris joins the Dynamo for his first season.
Byrd was third in scoring for NC State in 2009 with 5 goals and 3 assists. He played in all 22 games
for the Wolfpack, starting 21. In 2008, his redshirt freshman year, having missed the prior season due
to injury, Kris played in 18 games, starting 16, while netting 2 goals and 4 assists. He made the All-ACC
Academic Team in both 2008 and 2009. Byrd was a member of PDL club the Cary Clarets for the last two seasons
(2008-09). A Co-Captain at Charlotte Country Day, Kris was a two-time NCISAA All-State selection.
He was a member of the’88 North Carolina ODP Team for 5 years, playing on the 2006 National Co-Championship team.
Byrd has trained at both the International Soccer Academy in Oakham, England and the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton,
Florida.
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Warren Creavalle -- Defender/Midfielder -- Furman/Junior Hometown: Acworth, GA High School/Club: North Cobb H.S./North Atlanta Soccer Association Warren joins the Dynamo for his first season. A 2009 Preseason All-Conference selection,
Creavalle started all 18 games for Furman last fall, scoring one goal and 2 assists. In 2008 for the Paladins,
Warren tallied 2 goals and one assist in 18 games with 16 starts. His play earned him Southern Conference
Second Team and All-Freshman honors. A four-year letterman at North Cobb H.S., Warren led his team to the
state final-four his senior year. He guided his North Atlanta Soccer Association club team to the 2008
U.S.Y.S. U-19 National Championship game, a Region III Premier League title and a No. 16 national ranking. Creavalle
is a member of both the Georgia and Region III ODP teams.
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Deon Cuffie-Joseph -- Forward -- Catawba/Junior Hometown: Arima, Trinidad & Tobago High School/Club: Fatima
College Deon joins the Dynamo for his first season. This
past fall, at Catawba, Deon played in 15 games for the Indians. He was second on the team with 4 assists, adding two goals.
Prior to transferring to Catawba, Cuffie-Joseph played his freshman year at High Point University, appearing in 15
games, tallying one goal and 2 assists in 2008.
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Luciano Delbono -- Midfielder
-- Wake Forest/Sophomore Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC High School/Club: R. J. Reynolds H.S./Twin City Soccer
Luciano
joins the Dynamo for his first season. In 2009, his first year at Wake Forest, Delbono appeared in four
games for the Demon Deacons. Luciano started all four years at R. J. Reynolds H. S., scoring 36 goals in
his career. Named Conference Player of the Year in 2008, Delbono made All-Forsyth County, All-Conference,
and All-State teams in both his junior and senior years. Luciano’s Twin City club team was the 2008
Jefferson Cup Champion and a 2006 State Cup Finalist. Delbono is a member of the North Carolina ODP team
that won regional and finished third in the nation.
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Brock
Duckworth -- Goalkeeper -- UNC Wilmington/Senior Hometown: Parker, TX High School/Club: Plano
East H.S./Solar SC Brock joins the Dynamo for his second
year. Last season Brock started 12 games as keeper for the Dynamo, allowing only 10 goals.
In 2009 at UNC-Wilmington, Duckworth ranked 2nd in the nation with a .886 save percentage and
10thnationally with a .638 GAA. Duckworth helped the Colonial Athletic Association
Champion Seahawks advance to the second round of the 2009 NCAA College Cup. He also made the NSCAA All-South
Atlantic Second Team and the All-CAA Second Team. His sophomore season, Brock recorded six shutouts with a 1.12 GAA, following
a freshman year in which he started 17 matches and finished with a 1.79 GAA. While at Plano East H.S Duckworth
made All-District at four different positions. Brock led his Solar SC 89 team to nationals in 2004, 2005
& 2006.
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Chris Estridge -- Midfileder/Defender -- Wake Forest/Junior Hometown: Indianapolis, IN
High School/Club: Brownsbug H.S./Carmel United SC Chris
returns for his second season with the Dynamo. Chris appeared in 6 games last year, scoring one goal with
one assist. In 2009 at Wake Forest, Estridge played in 19 games, tallying 2 goals. His
freshman season with the Demon Deacons, Chris appeared in 7 games. While at Brownsburg High, Chris was
named 2007 Hendricks County Player of the Year and Indianapolis Star Player of the Year. His school won
4 straight County Championships, while Chris earned All-State honors all 4 years. Estridge was a member
of the Indiana ODP team from 2004-2007 and played on the Region II ODP team in 2006. His club team, Carmel
United, won 3 consecutive State Championships.
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Peyton Ford -- Goalkeeper -- UNC Greensboro/RS Sophomore Hometown: Jamestown, NC
High School/Club: Southwest Guilford H.S./Greensboro Soccer Club Peyton
joins the Dynamo for his first season. Last fall, Ford played 14 games in goal as a redshirt freshman for
UNG-G, logging 1326 minutes. He led the Southern Conference with 92 saves for the Spartans. At Southwest
Guilford, Peyton was a three-time All-Conference selection, earning All-State honors as a senior. His Greensboro
Soccer Club team won the 2007 NC Premier League Title. Peyton has played many years in the Carolina Dynamo
Super Y-League program, graduating to the Super-20 team last season. Ford has been called to the SYL-ODP
national camp several times.
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Brian Harrison -- Defender/Midfielder -- UNC Wimlington/RS Senior Hometown: Raleigh, NC
High School/Club: Wakefiled H.S. Brian returns
to the Dynamo for a second season having played in 14 games, scoring one goal in 2009. Harrison was
second at UNC-Wilmington with 2044 minutes played last fall, tallying 2 goals and 2 assists. Brian made
the 2009 Colonial Athletic Association All-Tournament Team. His efforts helped the Seahawks to their first
ever NCAA College Cup tournament appearance. Harrison started all 20 games for UNC-W in 2008.
A four-year starter Wakefield High, Brian earned All-Conference and All-Region Honors his senior season.
Brian was a member of both the NC ODP State Team and the Region III ODP squad that won the Co-National Championship.
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Richard Jata -- Midfielder -- Campbell/Furman Hometown: Port Richey, FL High School/Club: Ridgewood H.S./Clearwater
Chargers Richard joins the
Dynamo for his third season. Following the 2008 season, Jata was chosen by Chicago with the 58th pick in
the 2009 MLS SuperDraft. He was the last player cut by the Fire before the 2009 MLS season began.
In 2008, Jata played in 4 games for the Dynamo scoring one goal. Richard started five of the 12
matches he appeared in for the 2007 Dynamo campaign, tallying 5 goals. At Campbell, Jata led the team in
scoring at in both his senior year (12 goals, 4 assists) and his junior year (9 goals, 4 assists). As senior,
he was named a NSCAA Second-Team All-American and Second-Team All-South Region player as a junior. His
sophomore year, Jata was second on the Camels in scoring with 7 goals and 7 assists.
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Kendall Lawson -- Defender -- High Point/Junior Hometown: Virginia Beach,
VA High School/Club: Landstown H.S./Beach FC Kendall joins the Dynamo for his first season. This past fall, Lawson
played in all 18 games for High Point, starting 15, scoring one goal and one assist. In 2008, he appeared
in each of the Panthers 20 matches as a freshman and was a Big South Presidential Honor Roll selection. Lawson
played on the Hampton Roads Piranhas for the 2009 PDL season. At Landstown High School, Kendall made Second
Team All-State and was a two-time All-District player. Kendall was a member of the ODP programs in both
Virginia and Florida.
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Mark Linnville -- Defender -- Princeton/Sophomore Hometown: Boone, NC High School/Club: North Carolina School of Science & Math/Greensboro Soccer Club Mark
joins the Dynamo for his first season. This past fall, Mark started all 18 games for the Princeton Tigers
defense that allowed just 4.61 shots and 1.17 goals per game. He was the only freshman to earn a spot
on the 2009 All-Ivy League First Team. Linnville attended the NC School of Science & Math his junior
and senior years of high school. He captained his NCSSM teams to the State Championship in 2007 and a second
place conference finish in 2008. Mark tallied 19 goals and 20 assists his senior year earning him 2008
Conference Player of the Year and All-South honors. He was also a three-time All-State selection.
His Greensboro Soccer Club team won the 2007 NC Premier League. Mark is a member of the North Carolina
ODP team that won regionals and finished third in the nation.
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Alex Long -- Goalkeeper -- South Carolina/Sophomore Hometown: Cary, NC High School/Club: Green Hope H.S./CASL Chelsea FC Academy
Alex joins the Dynamo
for his first season. At Green Hope H.S., Long was named a Parade Magazine H.S. All-American (2009).
He was also a NSCAA H.S. All-American (2008) and All-State honoree. Alex was a member of the US U-18 National
Team. He is also a Region III ODP team member.
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Stephen McCarthy -- Midfielder -- UNC Chapel Hill/RS Senior Hometown: Colleyville, TX
High School/Club: Nolan Catholic H.S./Dallas Texans Stephen
joins to the Dynamo for his first season having transferred from Santa Clara University to Chapel Hill in January of 2009.
At Santa Clara (2006-08), Stephen started 60 of the 61 games he played in for the Broncos, scoring 8 goals and 2 assists.
He made the All-West Coast Conference Second Team in both ‘07 and ’08, helping Santa Clara to the 2007
WCC Championship. In 2006, McCarthy was named WCC Freshman of the Year, and made the Soccer America All-Freshman
Team. Stephen played for the U.S. at the 2007 Pan Am Games in Brazil. As a senior at Nolan Catholic, McCarthy
was First Team All-State and TAPPS Offensive Player of the Year. He helped his Dallas Texans club team
win three Texas State Cup Titles and the 2005 National Championship.
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Dustin McCarty
-- Midfielder -- UNC Chapel
Hill/Senior Hometown: Maitland,
FL High School/Club: Winter Park H.S./Central Florida United Dustin joins to the
Dynamo for his first season, coming off his junior year at UNC playing in 20 games, scoring 2 goals. In
2008, having transferred to Chapel Hill from the University of Central Florida, McCarty appeared in
16 games, scoring once and assisting twice for the Tarheels. His freshman year at UCF, Dustin played in
17 games with one goal and one assist, earning Conference USA All-Freshman Team honors.
From age 17, he played four seasons (2006-09) for the PDL side Central
Florida Kraze. A team captain at Winter Park High School,McCarty was an All-State selection, two-time team MVP and made the USYSA/adidas
All-American Team. His club team, Central Florida United advanced to the sate-cup
finals in 2006 and the final four in 2007.
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Mark Millard -- Midfielder -- Davidson/Junior Hometown: Oak Ridge, NC High School/Club: Northwest Guilford
H.S./Greensboro Soccer Club
Mark
joins the Dynamo for his first season. This past fall, Mark played in all 18 games for Davidson, starting
13. Millard was second on the team with 6 assists, adding one goal for the Wildcats. In
2008, he appeared in 12 games as a freshman, registering one assist. In high school, Mark was a three-time
All-Conference, All-Region, and All-state player. He led Northwest Guilford to a pair of Sate Championships
(2003 & 2005). Millard finished his high school career with 60 goals and 53 assists. Mark
was a member of the North Carolina ODP from 2002-07.
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Ben Newnam -- Defender/Midfielder -- Wake Forest/Sophomore Hometown: Kernersville, NC
High School/Club: East Forsyth H.S./Twin City Soccer Ben
joins the Dynamo for his first season. Newnam appeared in 17 games for Wake Forest, starting 3 times for
the Demon Deacons as a freshman. At a two-year captain at East Forsyth H.S., Ben was the 2008-09 North
Carolina Gatorade Player of the Year and was twice named a NCSAA/adidas High School All-American. He finished
his high school career with 56 goals and 62 assists. Newman’s Twin City club team was the 2008 Jefferson Cup Champion
and a 2006 State Cup Finalist. Ben also co-captained the State ODP Team that was 2007 Region III Champions.
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Fejiro Okiomah -- Defender/Forward -- High Point/Sophomore Hometown: Austin, TX
High School/Club: Hendrickson-Pflugerville H.S./Lonestar SC Fejiro joins the Dynamo
for his second year after appearing in 9 games last season. At High Point, Fejiro made Second Team All-Big
South Conference and as well as the Big South All-Freshman Team. Playing in all 18 games for HPU, he finished
second in scoring with 4 goals and 3 assists. At Hendrickson-Pflugerville H.S., he made Second Team All-State
and was District MVP. Okiomah’s club team, Lonestar Soccer Club finished ranked fourth in the state
in 2007, state runner-up in 2006, and was state champions in 2005. Fejiro is also a member of the Texas
ODP Region III team.
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Karo Okiomah -- Forward -- High Point/Junior Hometown: Austin, TX High School/Club: Hendrickson-Pflugerville H.S./Lonestar SC Karo returns for his second season
after tallying 3 goals and 2 assists for the Dynamo last year. Karo was named to the 2009 All-South
Atlantic Region Third Team, leading High Point in scoring with 5 goals and 4 assists. In his first season,
he made the Big South Conference All-Freshman Team and was second on the team with 5 goals. At Hendrickson-Pflugerville
H.S. Karo was a four-year letter-winner in both soccer and track. Okiomah’s club team, Lonestar Soccer
Club finished ranked fourth in the state in 2007 and was state runner-up in 2006.
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Josh Rice -- Defender -- UNC Chapel Hill/RS Freshman Hometown: Midlothian, VA
High School/Club: Midlothian H.S./Richmond Strikers Josh
joins the Dynamo for his first year, after redshirting the 2009 season at UNC. His senior year at Midlothian
H.S., Rice was named an ESPN RISE All-American. Josh was also a three-time All-District defender, and a
two-time All-Metro and All-Region honoree. He served as captain for both the Richmond Strikers Club and
Academy teams. Josh was a 2008 Super-Y ODP National Camp selection.
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Daniel Roberts
-- Midfielder -- UNC Wilmington/Senior Hometown: Sugar Land, TX
High School/Club: Clements H.S./TSC Texans & Houston Dynamo Academy Daniel returns for a second season with the
Dynamo after playing in 13 games last year. At UNC-Wilmington, he finished the season
second on the team in points with 4 goals and 5 assists and third in minutes played with 1938. Roberts
made Third Team All-CAA as the Seahawks captured the Colonial Athletic Association Championship. Daniel
helped UNC-W advance to the second round of the 2009 NCAA College Cup with the tying goal in the 81st
minute of their first round game against Charlotte. In 2008, his sophomore year, he scored three goals
with two assists in just 12 matches. As a freshman, Roberts made the CAA All-Rookie squad after scoring
three goals and tying for the team lead with 11 points. Prior to coming to Wilmington, Roberts participated
in the Houston Dynamo Development Program, while a member of the South Texas ODP and Region III ODP Teams.
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Scott Rojo -- Midfielder -- High Point/Senior Hometown: Houston, TX High School/Club: Lee
H.S./TSC Texans Scott joins the Dynamo for his second
season. Last season Rojo was fourth in the PDL with 6 assists over 15 games. In 2009,
Scott tallied one goal with 3 assists for High Point. He made Second Team Big South All-Conference as a
sophomore for the Panthers, starting all 20 matches - scoring two goals while assisting on another four. As
a freshman, Scott was named to the Big South All-freshman Team and Big South All Conference Second Team after appearing in
all 20 games, recording 2 goals and 5 assists. At Lee High School, he was a three-time
All-District selection. Rojo was also a member of the Region III ODP team and trained with Club Tigres
in Mexico.
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Donnie Smith -- Midfielder -- Charlotte/Sophomore Hometown: Mathews, NC High School/Club: Charlotte Catholic H.S./Charlotte Soccer Academy
Donnie joins the Dynamo
for his first season. This past fall, his freshman season at Charlotte, Smith played in 19 of 20 games,
starting 7, for the 49ers, scoring 3 goals with one assist. At Charlotte Catholic H.S., as a senior co-captain,
Donnie helped his school win the 2008 3A State Championship and was named to the NSCAA Region III Team. A
two-time Region Player of the Year, Smith also earned All-Mecklenburg County, All-Conference, All-Region and All-State honors
in both his junior and senior years. He was the MVP of the NC East-West All-Star Game. Donnie
also captained his Charlotte Soccer Academy U-18 team scoring 12 goals.
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Indy Smith -- Defender -- UNC Wilmington/Senior Hometown: Black Mountian, NC
High School/Club: Asheville Indy joins the Dynamo for his second
season, logging 879 minutes in 10 games with one goal in 2009. At UNC-Wilmington, he started all 22 games,
sitting only 2 minutes, scoring 2 goals last year. Smith made 2009 NSCAA Third Team All-America.
He also earned All-CAA First Team honors for the second consecutive year, leading the UNC-W to the Colonial Athletic
Association Championship. With Indy anchoring their nationally ranked defense, the Seahawks advanced to
the second round of the 2009 NCAA College Cup. As a sophomore, he was named 2008 CAA Defender of the Year,
playing all but 10 minutes, netting one goal with two assists. Indy has started every game since arriving
at UNC-W including 17 his freshman season. Smith spent his senior year of H.S training in Holland with
the SC Herrenveen youth program. Smith was a member of the ‘88 NC ODP co-national championship squad,
In H.S Indy was named Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, a three time MAC All-Conference selection and
four time All-Region 12 selection having scored 43 career goals while adding another 32 assists.
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Kevin Stam -- Defender/Midfielder -- South Carolina/Sophomore Hometown: Raleigh, NC High School/Club: Needham B. Broughton/CASL Chelsea FC Academy
Kevin joins the Dynamo
for his first season. Stam played in two games for South Carolina in 2009, starting both contests for the
Gamecocks. A two-year team captain, he helped Needham B. Broughton H.S. to back-to-back NCHSAA 4A State
Championships (2007-08). Kevin also was a three-time All-Conference (2006-08) honoree and a two-time All-State
(2007-08) player. Stam is a Region III ODP team member.
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All signings pending league approval.
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