Men's/Women's Amateur

2007 USL College Player Draft
January 24, 2007


New Hampshire goalkeeper, Brian Levey, was the highest pick amongst a number of players with links to New England in the 2007 USL College Player Draft. Levey, who played for the Cape Cod Crusaders in the PDL for two years, was selected with the sixth overall pick by the Atlanta Silverbacks.

Brian Levey (UNH media relations)

Atlanta returned to New England for its second pick, selecting Georgia native, Zach Kirby. However, that may be as close as the Georgia side comes to getting their man, as the Boston University defender intends to join up with the Los Angeles Galaxy, having been selected by the MLS side in the Supplemental Draft.

Another former Cape Cod Cruader, PJ Scheufele, completed the trio of local names taken, when he was picked by the Rochester Rhinos with the penultimate (25th overall) selection of the second round.

FIRST ROUND

1. Carolina - Sola Abolaji (Buffalo)
2. California - Eric Reed (UCLA)
3. Minnesota - Andrew Peterson (Creighton)
4. Portland - Lyle Martin (Cal State-Bakersfield)
5. Virginia Beach - Edson Elcock (Old Dominion)
6. Atlanta - Brian Levey (New Hampshire)
7. Seattle - Matt Fisher (Washington)
8. Puerto Rico - Greg Dalby (Notre Dame)
9. Miami - Matt Maher (Temple)
10. Vancouver - Riley O'Neill (Kentucky)
11. Charleston - Ian Bennet (Marian College)
12. Rochester - Ryan Wileman (Saint Louis)
13. Montreal - Cloudio Dias (Plattsburgh)

SECOND ROUND

14. Carolina - Demetrius Donald (Queens University of Charlotte)
15. California - Matt Fitzgerald (Saint Mary’s)
16. Minnesota - John Diraimondo (Saint Louis)
17. Portland - Colin Rigby (Seattle Pacific)
18. Virginia Beach - Michael (Todd Hofstra)
19. Atlanta - Zach Kirby (Boston University)
20. Seattle - Andy Willis (Seattle Pacific)
21. Puerto Rico - Jay Needham (Southern Methodist)
22. Miami - Martin Nunez Georgia (Perimiter Jr College)
23. Vancouver - Nigel Marples (Towson)
24. Charleston - Jeremy Gold (College of Charleston)
25. Rochester - PJ Scheufele (Dartmouth)
26. Montreal - Freddy Moojen (Clemson)