University of Connecticut Athletics
MLS Signs Toni Stahl
12/22/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Dec. 22, 2009
NEW YORK, N.Y. -
Major League Soccer announced today the signings of three collegiate seniors and four underclassmen to Major League Soccer contracts, including UConn standout Toni Stahl.
Stahl concluded his career with the Huskies with multiple accolades, including being named a 2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru Second Team All-American, a College Soccer News Second Team All-American, a TopDrawerSoccer.com Second Team All-American as well as the 2009 BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year.
He was also an unanimous selection for the All-BIG EAST First Team for the third consecutive season.
Two of three finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy joined Stahl, as Andre Akpan (Harvard University) and Teal Bunbury (Akron University) also signed with the MLS. Akpan and Bunbury are two of the finalists for the MAC Hermann Trophy, college soccer's highest honor, while Corben Bone (Wake Forest University) is the third finalist for the award.
The 2010 MLS SuperDraft takes place on Thursday, Jan. 14 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia at 2 p.m. ET. The first hour will be broadcast live on ESPN2; the remainder of the draft can be followed on MLSnet.com.
All seven signings are scheduled to participate in the adidas MLS Player Combine Jan. 8-12 in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The Combine gives MLS coaches and general managers a final chance to evaluate talent in preparation for the SuperDraft. The complete game schedules for the adidas MLS Player Combine is below. Complete rosters and team designations will be announced in the coming weeks. Generation adidas, which was established ahead of the 2005 MLS season, is a player development program that identifies and nurtures the elite youth soccer talent in the United States.
2010 MLS Collegiate Senior Signings:
Player Pos. Age Hometown College/Youth Club National Team Experience
Andre Akpan F 22 Grand Prairie, TX Harvard University US U-20
Zach Loyd M/F 22 Verdigris, OK UNC-Chapel Hill
Toni Stahl M 24 Tuusula, Finland UCONN Finland U-17, U-18
MLS PLAYER COMBINE GAME SCHEDULE
All games are open to the public. All times eastern and schedule is subject to change.
Saturday, January 9
3:00 PM Predator X vs. Jabulani
4:45 PM Condivo vs. F50i
Sunday, January 10
2:00 PM Predator X vs. Condivo
3:45 PM F50i vs. Jabulani
Tuesday, January 12
9:30 AM Jabulani vs. Condivo
11:15 AM Predator X vs. F50i
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