MIAMI – Now that members of the FIU men's soccer program are well into their summer seasons in the Premier Development League (PDL) and National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), we will begin to do a weekly update of how the Panthers are performing on the pitch during the offseason. The following is a recap through June 11.
The PDL is a development league sponsored by United Soccer Leagues in the United States and Canada, forming part of the United States soccer league system. The league has 72 teams competing in four conferences, split into ten regional divisions.
The NPSL is the successor to the Men's Premier Soccer League (MPSL), which was formed in 2002. The league started in the West Region with teams from the Northern California area. In 2005, the league expanded to a national format with the introduction of a Midwest region. The NPSL expanded further in 2007 by adding a Northeast region. In 2011, with the addition of a Southeast region, the National Premier Soccer League has truly become a nationwide league. In 2014, NPSL became the largest national soccer league in the US Soccer development pyramid with over 80 teams all over the country. Over 30 expansion teams joined the NPSL for the 2014 season, and the league is nearing the entrance of its 100th team.
SEATTLE SOUNDERS FC – Seattle is third in the Northwest Division with a 2-3-2 record
Santiago Patino | Sr. | F | Orlando, Florida
- Was ranked the No. 5 prospect in the prestigious PDL prior to the beginning of the summer season.
- Played a total of seven games for the Seattle Sounders.
- Scored a pair of goals in his last game against
TSS FC Rovers (6/10).
- Has five goals overall, on 20 shots, to go along with two assists.
READING UNITED AC – Reading is in first in the Mid-Atlantic Division with a 6-0-1 record
Mohamed Conde | Jr. | MF | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Played three games for Reading United AC.
- Has two shots on the season, against FA Euro New York (5/26) and Lehigh Valley United (6/12).
SIMA AGUILAS – SIMA is in second in the Southeast Division with a 4-0-2 record
Jordi Avila | So. | D | Hialeah, Florida
- Has played one game for SIMA Aguilas.
- Saw his only game action against Weston FC (5/12).
Nicholas O'Callaghan |Sr. | F | Winter Springs, Florida
- Has played two games for SIMA Aguilas against FC Miami City (5/23) and the Lakeland Tropics (6/8).
BROOKLYN ITALIANS – Brooklyn is fifth in the NPSL's Northeast Region with a 2-2 record
Simen Olafsen | Sr. | D | Oppegaard, Norway
- Olafsen is the Panthers' lone player not in the PDL, however playing in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) with the Brooklyn Italians.
- Olafsen has played in all four of Brooklyn's matches, logging a complete 90 minutes in each outing.
FC MIAMI CITY – FC Miami City Is currently seventh in the Southeast Division with a 1-4 record
Hugo Fauroux | Sr. | GK | Cannes, France
- Has played in three of the five games for FC Miami City between the posts.
- Has recorded seven saves, with four of the seven coming against SIMA Aguilas (5/23).
- Also logged three saves against Weston FC (6/6).
WESTON FC – Weston is sixth in the Southeast Division with a 1-4-1 record.
Adam Hassan | Jr. | D | Davie, Florida
- Has played one game for Weston FC against The Villages SC (6/2).
Owen Green | So. | D | Miami, Florida
- Has played three games for Weston FC, logging 90 minutes each against The Villages SC (6/2) and FC Miami City (6/6).
Matias Barraza | So. | MF | Miami, Florida
- Has played three games for Weston FC, logging 90 minutes each against The Villages SC (6/2) and FC Miami City (6/6).
- Recorded two shots and one assist, in the three outings, with his helper coming against FC Miami City (6/6).
NORTH COUNTY UNITED – North Country is fourth in the Southeast Division with a 2-2-1 record
Andrew Booth | R-Jr. | MF/D | Tamarac, Florida
- Playing for North Country United.
- Scored one goal and has one shot, with that coming against the Lakeland Tropics (5/27).
IMG ACADEMY BRADENTON – IMG is fifth in the PDL Southeast Division with a 2-3 record.
Daniel Gagliardi | R-Jr. | GK | Plantation, Florida
- Has played one game for IMG Academy Bradenton.
- Earned a 3-1 win in his only match played this summer, logging 70 minutes against Next Academy Palm Beach (5/30). Recorded five saves in the win.
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