Minnesota United has begun its preseason in sunny Arizona after a packed offseason of player moves and signings. Head Coach Adrian Heath called into preseason 32 players, with a combination of invitees, preseason trialists and players that were recently signed ahead of the 2017 season.
Below is the full 2017 preseason roster:
Goalkeeper:
Alec Ferrell (acquired via SuperDraft)
Charlie Lyon (trialist)
Marco Carducci (trialist)
Sammy Ndjock (preseason invitee)
Defenders:
Brent Kallman (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Francisco Calvo (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Jermaine Taylor (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Joe Greenspan (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Justin Davis (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Kevin Venegas (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Vadim Demidov (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Thomas de Villardi (acquired via SuperDraft)
Andrew Tinari (trialist)
Ismaila Jome (preseason invitee)
Lance Laing (preseason invitee)
Tiago Calvano (preseason invitee)
Midfielders:
Bernardo Añor (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Collin Martin (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Collen Warner (acquired via Expansion Draft)
Ibson (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Johan Venegas (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Miguel Ibarra (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Mohammed Saeid (acquired via Expansion Draft)
Rasmus Schüller (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Tanner Thompson (acquired via SuperDraft)
Duke LaCroix (trialist)
Eugene Starikov (trialist)
Raul Gonzalez (trialist)
Attackers:
Christian Ramirez (signed ahead of 2017 season)
Abu Danladi (acquired via SuperDraft)
Femi Hollinger-Janzen (acquired via Expansion Draft)
David Goldsmith (trialist)
This is the first of three preseason trips MNUFC will take ahead of its inaugural MLS campaign. The club will play two matches in Arizona before heading to Portland.
Come see the culmination of the preseason trip at Minnesota United’s home opener March 12, against Atlanta United FC. You can purchase a ticket to this first ever MLS match as part of the MNUFC pom hat + ticket deal here. Season tickets and your place in the Itasca Society are available now at MNUFC.COM and single match tickets are available Feb. 9.
