Ballard FC keeper Akili Kasim reaches to claim a ball in a match. Kasim was named a 2022 Player to Watch in the NCAA Division I season.
TAMPA, Fla. - League Two players are returning to their college teams after a competitive summer, and their efforts have been noticed.
United Soccer Coaches, the largest association of American soccer coaches in the country, has assembled a list of players to watch in the upcoming NCAA Division I season. That list contains 46 players that were on League Two squads this summer. 86 total players were announced to the list.
Goalkeepers:
Akili Kasim (Ballard FC) - Seattle University
Wessel Speel (Long Island Rough Riders) - Hofstra University
Jassem Koleilat (Seacoast United Phantoms) - University of New Hampshire
Nathan Silveira (Vermont Green) - University of Vermont
Defenders:
Melker Anshelm (South Carolina United Bantams) - James Madison University
Hugo Bacharach (Flint City Bucks) - Fairleigh Dickinson University
Nicolas Blassou (Christos FC) - University of California Los Angeles
Max Broughton (Chicago FC United) - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Tyler Clegg (Northern Virginia FC/Asheville City SC) - James Madison University
Luke McNamara (Long Island Rough Riders) - Seattle University
Moses Mensah (One Knoxville SC) - Campbell University
Ramzi Qawasmi (West Chester United SC) - Providence College
Alberto Suarez (One Knoxville SC) - Saint Louis University
Bjarne Thiesen (Long Island Rough Riders) - West Virginia University
Daniel Wu (Christos FC) - Georgetown University
Midfielders:
Kemy Amiche (Asheville City SC) - Campbell University
Yannick Bright (NC Fusion U-23) - University of New Hampshire
Karim Diao (Texas United) - University of Central Arkansas
Alex Nagy (Northern Virginia FC) - University of Vermont
Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis City SC) - University of New Hampshire
Yazid Omri (South Georgia Tormenta FC II) - University of the Pacific
Sebastian Schacht (Capital FC Atletico) - University of North Carolina
Jannis Schmidt (Chicago FC United) - Cleveland State University
Peter Stroud (FC Motown/Tobacco Road FC) - Duke University
Marc Torrellas (Chicago FC United) - Loyola University Chicago
Tyler Young (Charlotte Eagles) - Campbell University
Forwards:
Stephen Afrifa (One Knoxville SC) - Florida International University
Joshua Bolma (Westchester Flames) - University of Maryland
Taylor Calheira (Christos FC) - University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Aboubacar Camara (Philadelphia Lone Star FC) - University of Louisville
Ryan Carmichael (Long Island Rough Riders) - Hofstra University
Paolo Carroll (Manhattan SC) - Yale University
Gevork Diarbian (Peoria City) - Providence College
Emeka Eneli (Flint City Bucks) - Cornell University
Billy Hency (Chicago FC United) - Loyola University Chicago
Maxi Hopfer (Lionsbridge FC) - Duquesne University
Emil Jaaskelainen (Texas United) - Long Island University
Levonte Johnson (Chicago FC United) - Syracuse University
John Klein (Kaw Valley FC) - Saint Louis University
Bojan Kolevski (Chicago FC United) - Cleveland State University
Peter Mangione (Christos FC) - Penn State University
Declan McGlynn (Ballard FC) - Seattle University
Adetola Showumni (Seacoast United Phantoms) - University of New Hampshire
Tyrese Spicer (Tennessee SC) - Lipscomb University
Jackson Temple (Real Central New Jersey) - Rutgers University
Milo Yosef (West Virginia United) - Marshall University