As USL League Two continues to grow, the league has pushed out more and more talented players to the ranks of professional soccer.
To highlight these tremendous talents, "Five To Shine" debuts this week to shine a spotlight on five former League Two-ers that put in the work over the weekend with their pro club.
In the first installment of "Five To Shine," Columbus Crew SC's Gyasi Zardes, Tampa Bay Rowdies and Orlando City SC rookies Juan Tejada and Kemal Miller, Zach Zandi of Bethlehem Steel FC and Newcastle United's DeAndre Yedlin made the list after shining over the weekend.
Zardes notched a brace in his side's 2-0 victory, while Juan Tejada and Zach Zandi each made major contributions for the Rowdies and Steel, respectively, in their USL Championship debuts -- both of which resulted in wins.
Below, check out how all five players performed over the weekend.
HALFTIME The Rowdies lead @Memphis901FC 1-0 at the break thanks to a @seba9113 penalty. #MEMvTBR pic.twitter.com/JTvCwOMthf
— Tampa Bay Rowdies (@TampaBayRowdies) March 10, 2019
Turn and fire! @zachzandi doubles @BSteelFC's lead.#BHMvBST | #BeChampions pic.twitter.com/hwbVxSGjSn
— USL Championship (@USLChampionship) March 10, 2019
What a comeback. What a team fantastic support today pic.twitter.com/iSut7afbxA
— Florian Lejeune (@lejeune_florian) March 9, 2019
Straight from @Pedro32santos & @gyasinho#NEvCLB | #Crew96 | 0-1 pic.twitter.com/JMysOdxjue
— Columbus Crew SC (@ColumbusCrewSC) March 9, 2019
That pro debut "felt good."@KMillz_00 | #FaceOfCity pic.twitter.com/FNCaE9FVsB
— Orlando City SC (@OrlandoCitySC) March 8, 2019
Name |
Team |
Position |
Weekly Notes |
Former League Two Team |
---|---|---|---|---|
Gyasi Zardes | Columbus Crew SC | F | Started and scored two goals in the Crew's 2-0 win. | Ventura County Fusion |
Juan Tejada | Tampa Bay Rowdies | F | Started in his professional debut, and drew a penalty kick that led to the game-winning goal. | Lakeland Tropics |
Zach Zandi | Bethlehem Steel FC | F | Scored a goal in his professional debut. and played 90 minutes. Tejada played 77 minutes before being substituted off. | Reading United AC |
Kamal Miller | Orlando City SC | D | Started and played 90 minutes for the second straight match after being drafted by Orlando City in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft. | Reading United AC |
DeAndre Yedlin | Newcastle United | D | Started and played 90 minutes in Newcastle's 3-2 win over Everton on Saturday. | Sounders FC U23 |
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