Monday, March 24, 2008

My Philly Best XI: Current List of All Pro Philly Players

We're drawing the line west at Harrisburg and east at the Jersey Shore (clearly...). These are all players that are playing or have played at the professional level recently.

Chris Albright - New England Revolution (Philadelphia, PA)
Dan Antoniuk - New Jersey Ironmen [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Byron Carmichael - Ocean City Barons [PDL] (Lumberton, NJ)
David Castellanos - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Sammy Castellanos - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Bobby Convey - Reading FC [ENG] (Philadelphia, PA)
Jon Conway - New York Red Bulls (Media, PA)
Jim Curtin - Chivas USA (Oreland, PA)
Jeff Curtin - D.C. United (Oreland, PA)
Don D'Ambra - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Tony Donatelli - Vancouver Whitecaps [USL-1]/Kixx [MISL] (Glenside, PA)
Dan Gargan - Colorado Rapids (Philadelphia, PA)
Bill Gaudette - Columbus Crew (Hummelstown, PA)
Pat Hannigan - Miami FC [USL-1] (Philadelphia, PA)
Stephen King - Chicago Fire (Medford, NJ)
Chris Konopka - Bohemians FC [IRL] (Toms River, NJ)
Nick Labrocca - Colorado Rapids (Howell, NJ)
Jeff Larentowicz - New England Revolution (West Chester, PA)
Carli Lloyd - US Women's National Team (Delran, NJ)
Matt Maher - New Jersey Ironmen [MISL] (Cape May CH, NJ)
Pat Morris - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Tim O'Neill - New Jersey Ironmen [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Ben Olsen - D.C. United (Harrisburg, PA)
Scott Palguta - New York Red Bulls (Toms River, NJ)
Jeff Parke - New York Red Bulls (Abington, PA)
Chad Severs - Otago United [NZL] (Vineland, NJ)
Julian Valentin - Los Angeles Galaxy (Lancaster, PA)
Peter Vermes - Kansas City Wizards/Technical Director (Delran, NJ)
Steve Wacker - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Philadelphia, PA)
Jeremiah White - AGF Aarhus [DEN] (Lansdowne, PA)
Chris Williams - Philadelphia Kixx [MISL] (Elkins Park, PA)

Who would be your Best XI??? Are there any I'm missing...?

----------------------Antoniuk-----------------------

White------Larentowicz-------Labrocca-------Convey

------------------------Olsen-------------------------

Valentin-------Parke-----------Curtin--------Albright

------------------------Conway-----------------------

Clearly, we're in need of a pure striker, but Antoniuk is not as shabby as you might think. He has jumped around the USL First Division with Carolina, Portland, Atlanta, and two other teams, but he has done well enough to be named USL MVP-Runner Up in 2006.

Also, look at where former Ocean City HS standout ended up - New Zealand! Apparently, they love him out there...

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

You are forgetting Don D'Ambra and Pat Morris, two MISL All-Pros from the KiXX. As well as Sammy Castellanos, Dave's brother who played at the University of South Florida before being signed by the KiXX this season and Steve Wacker, who is in his third season with the KiXX after graduating from Temple.

Breton said...

You're right. I had initially left them out because they hadn't had stints outdoors, professionally.

Cause then I'd have to add Ryan Heins, Ryan Carr, etc.

But I will definitely add them, because who am I to be nitpicky. Thanks for the add...

Anonymous said...

Jeff Parke is from Downingtown, PA and went to Downingtown H.S. before playing at Drexel.

Also, what about Josh Gros? He is from the Lancaster/Harrisburg area.

Breton said...

Downingtown it is. Old RBNY media guide said Abington. Which is it?? Could he have lived in Abington and commuted to Downingtown?

Josh Gros would is the perfect Philly player. All heart. I didn't put him on cause he is officially retired, although I could have put him on as a youth coach or something. I think he just signed on with DC United in that sort of capacity...

Anonymous said...

Ryan Heins just signed with Harrisburg after the Kixx season.