All-Star Teams Announced for the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Florida Interregional
US Youth Soccer is proud to announce the US Youth Soccer ODP All-Star teams for the 2015 US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (US Youth Soccer ODP) Boys Florida Interregional, which recently took place Dec. 3-7 at Lakewood Ranch Highschool in Lakewood Ranch, Fla. Of the nearly 150 players that participated in the event, two All-Star rosters were named based on outstanding performance – for the 1998 and 1999 age groups.
The leading scorer of the tournament with three goals for Region IV, George Sanchez, is featured on the 1998 All-Star team. Sanchez also claimed the 2015 US Youth Soccer ODP Region IV and National Championship title with California South 98. Five other members of the All-Star teams have ODP Championships experience as Antonio Sanchez, Leroy Enzugusi and Ryan Johnston reached the finals of the 2015 ODP Championships with Iowa 98, only for Sanchez to score the game-winner in the 84th minute. Trey Jackson has twice qualified to the ODP Championships with Florida 98, and Kyle Robbins qualified to the 2015 ODP Championships with Georgia 99. Chad Morgan and Devin Cornejo won the 2014 ODP Region IV Championship title with Cal South 99.
Five other members of the All-Star teams have advanced out of the group stage in recent US Youth Soccer Regional Championships. Ryan Mackey reached the quarterfinals of the 2015 Region III Championships with Liverpool 98 (TX-N), while Daniel Malki’s SC del Sol 98 Colavecchia (AZ) team took two-time US Youth Soccer National Champion Santa Barbara SC White (CA-S) to the brink, but ultimately came up short in the finals of the 2014 Region IV Championships. Whitney Golsalves advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2013 Region III Championships with TSC Hurricane 99 Bedwell (OK), Garrett Opperman reached the semifinals of the 2014 Region II Championships with MPLS United Premiere (MN) and Samuel Steinberg narrowly missed out on the 2015 National Championships as Dix Hills Hurricanes (NY-E) finished second at the 2015 Region I Championships.
A few All-Stars also have competed in the US Youth Soccer National League as Cole Spofford and his Arlington Impact Red (VA) team currently is second in the 2015-16 National League Blue Division after a 3-1 start. Blake Aronson is a member of the South Huntington Lightning (NY-E) that squad currently sits sixth in the National League Red Division, while Erik Sigman placed fourth in the 2013-14 National League Blue Division with CUP Gold 99/00 (OH-S).
The US Youth Soccer ODP Boys Florida Interregional featured players that were selected from US Youth Soccer State Association and Regional level evaluations. Throughout the event players attended training sessions and competed in matches in front of U.S. Soccer national staff and collegiate coaches for the opportunity to be selected to a higher level of play.
With programs in all 55 US Youth Soccer State Associations, US Youth Soccer ODP, the original Olympic development program, is available to any player. US Youth Soccer ODP is the only elite player development program that can claim members of Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League, and the majority of current and past national and youth national team members, as alumni.
| 1998 All-Star Team | |||||
| Player | Region | Position | Club | Hometown | |
| Jordan | Broadwater | Region III | Midfielder | FC Dallas Tri | Kingsport, TN |
| Brandon | Clegg | Region I | Midfield | Manassas, VA | |
| Michael | Gibbons | Region II | Defender | Michigan Wolves | Canton, MI |
| Jacob | Gruber | Region II | Keeper | Indiana Fire Juniors | Fishers, IN |
| Trey | Jackson | Region III | Forward | Leg AZ | Ocala, FL |
| Jacob | Lyon | Region II | Defender | Rush Lansing/TNT | Holt, MI |
| Ryan | Mackey | Region III | Defender | Liverpool FC | Parker, TX |
| Daniel | Malki | Region IV | Midfield | SC Del Sol | Pheonix, AZ |
| Antonio | Sanchez | Region II | Forward | Iowa Soccer Club | Coralville, IA |
| George | Sanchez | Region IV | Forward | California Rush | Long Beach, CA |
| James | Scasserra | Region III | Defender | Ft. Lauderdale Select | Lighthouse Point, FL |
| Cole | Spofford | Region I | Defender | Broad Run, VA | |
| Andrew | Thomasson | Region II | Defender | Indiana Fire Jr | Columbus, IN |
| 1999 All-Stars | |||||
| Player | Region | Position | Club | Hometown | |
| Blake | Aronson | Region I | Defender | Huntington Station, NY | |
| Devin | Cornejo | Region IV | Midfield | Legends | Placentia, CA |
| Leroy | Enzugusi | Region II | Forward | Cedar River SA | Marion, IA |
| Whitney | Gonsalves | Region III | Midfielder | Tulsa United | Tulsa, OK |
| Ryan | Johnston | Region II | Defender | Sporting Iowa | West Des Moines, IA |
| Tyler | McElhinney | Region I | Keeper | Jericho, NY | |
| Chad | Morgan | Region IV | Defender | North Valley SC | Northridge, CA |
| Matthew | O’Connell | Region I | Forward | Little Egg Harbor, NJ | |
| Garrett | Opperman | Region II | Defender | Minneapolis United | Minneapolis, MN |
| Kyle | Robbins | Region III | Defender | Rockdale YSA | Fayetteville, GA |
| Erik | Sigman | Region II | Midfield | Cincinnati United Premier | Cincinnati, OH |
| Samuel | Steinberg | Region I | Midfield | Dix Hills, NY | |
US Youth Soccer ODP, established in 1977, is the original Olympic development program in the United States. Formed to identify a pool of players in each age group from which a National Team could be selected for international competition, selected players are exposed to the nation’s top coaches from collegiate institutions, U.S. Soccer and the professional leagues. Programs exist in each state and with competitions such as the US Youth Soccer ODP National Championships, Interregional Training/Competition, Regional Camps and International play. US Youth Soccer ODP continues to lead the way in elite player identification and development. US Youth Soccer ODP is an approved program of the U.S. Soccer Federation.
