We'll have photos and more from last night's introductory meeting and today's testing at The Home Depot Center later today, but for now, the moment that you've all been waiting for, the official unveiling of the Galaxy's preseason roster.
Bruce Arena and Co. have 33 players on the current roster, with 27 of those players already having arrived in Los Angeles or checked into the camp.
Here is your 2009 LA Galaxy...
Goalkeepers (3): Steve Cronin, Donovan Ricketts, Josh Wicks.
Defenders (11): Vardan Adzemian, Leo Bautista, A.J. DeLaGarza, Sean Franklin, Michael Gavin, Omar Gonzalez, Brandon McDonald, Mike Randolph, Troy Roberts, Tony Sanneh, Julian Valentin.
Midfielders (11): Ely Allen, David Beckham, Josh Boateng, Leonard Griffin, Chris Klein, Dema Kovalenko, Eddie Lewis, Stefani Miglioranzi, Mike Munoz, Kyle Patterson, Josh Tudela.
Forwards (8): Tristan Bowen, Edson Buddle, Landon Donovan, Alan Gordon, Bryan Jordan, Jovan Kirovski, Mike Magee, Israel Sesay.
Of the players listed above, Josh Boateng and Dema Kovalenko are expected to arrive on Thursday and be on the field on Friday, Omar Gonzalez and Donovan Ricketts are scheduled to arrive next week, and David Beckham and Landon Donovan will remain on loan with AC Milan and Bayern Munich respectively until March 8.
The club has also invited two trialists into camp with defenders Henry “Leo” Bautista and Tony Sanneh joining the rest of the Galaxy players at The Home Depot Center.
Bautista, 25, is a native of Caracas, Venezuela who plays for Caracas F.C. of the Venezuelan Primera Division.
Sanneh is an MLS and U.S. National Team veteran who has appeared in more than 100 games during his seven years in MLS while also collecting more than 40 caps with the National Team, including all five matches at the 2002 FIFA World Cup. The 37-year old last played in MLS in 2007 as a member of the Colorado Rapids. He has also spent time with D.C. United, the Columbus Crew and the Chicago Fire in MLS, as well as Hertha Berlin and Nurnberg in Germany.
We'll be back with more (including uniform numbers and more) later.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Preseason Roster Unveiled
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3 comments:
Yeaahhhh... Finally, the pre-season roster! Many of us were counting the minutes and hours 'til we saw this. Yes, Pre-Season 2009 warm-ups, drills, instruction, and field time are finally under-way. Wish the best for our guys.
Leo - Bien Venido a Los Angeles.
Tony - Wow! I really didn't expect to see your name. How's your shape? How's your fitness and health? I hope you've been staying very active and focused. MLS is very physical, very fast, and challenging. Not that you're not capable - but, you really have to spend a lot of time and effort with Athlete's Performance to get you to where you need to be! Wish you nothing but the best... Good luck!
thanks for the infos! it's much appreciated!
Ben
where is the skill in this bunch?
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