Nane Won Soccer Bowl With New York Cosmos In 2013
Team President/GM Howard Cornfield, announced the San Antonio Scorpions, have signed veteran holding midfielder Joseph Nane. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
“Nane is a player we’ve admired for a while and we’re certainly familiar with his ability from playing against him during his time with the Cosmos,” said Head Coach Alen Marcina. “He is a fierce competitor with championship experience, he is powerful yet technical with the ball, and he adds defensive bite to the center of the park for us. We’re delighted to welcome Nane to the Scorpions as someone who fits right in line with the vision we’re building towards this season.”
The 6’2″, 185lb Nane was selected in the 2010 Major League Soccer (MLS) SuperDraft by Toronto FC and made his professional debut for the Canadian club later that year. In 2011, he was traded to the Colorado Rapids and his MLS resume includes starts in the CONCACAF Champions League, the Nutrilite Canadian Championship, and the MLS Cup Playoffs in addition to 1,368 minutes played in the regular season. In 2013, he signed with the New York Cosmos of the North American Soccer League (NASL) and went on to capture the Soccer Bowl with them that November. The native of Yaounde, Cameroon, played collegiate soccer at Old Dominion University.
The Scorpions also announced the signing of San Antonio native Matt Cardone. The 6’3″, 215lb goalkeeper attended Trinity University. While there, he was a two-time Division-III All-American and posted a 0.49 career goals against average. Prior to joining the Scorpions, he was a trialist with MLS expansion team Orlando City SC.
With the moves, the Scorpions now have twenty-one players on the roster for 2015:
GK – Sattler, Kempin, Cardone
D – DeRoux, James, Zea, Attakora, Abdul-Salaam
M – Menjivar, Castillo, Forbes, Soto, Cruz, Chavez, Tsiskaridze, Gibson, Nane
F – Elizondo, Hassli, Palomeque, Cummings
The 2015 San Antonio Scorpions season is presented by deeproot Funds. The Scorpions play their next home match on April 18 at Toyota Field against Indy Eleven. For information on Scorpions season tickets, go online or call 210-495-86.
