American soccer player

Edson El* (born January 10, 1985 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American soccer player.

Contents

• 1 Career
  • 1.1 College and Amateur
  • 1.2 Professional
• 2 Honors
  • 2.1 Richmond Kickers
• 3 References
• 4 External links

Career

College and Amateur

El* attended Brooklyn Friends School, where he set the record for most goals in a season. He was also on the 2003 Brooklyn Friends basketball team which won the NYS State Championship. He played college soccer at NCAA Division II Wingate University in 2003 where he was the South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year. Following the 2003 season, he transferred to Old Dominion University, where he was a 2006 first team All American. In 2006, he helped lead ODU to its fifth straight NCAA tournament appearance as the Monarchs advanced for the first time to the round of 16. El* was also honored by the Norfolk Sports Club with the Tom Scott award which is presented to ODU's top senior student athlete.

During his college years El* also played for the Brooklyn Knights and the Virginia Beach Submariners in USL Premier Development League.

Professional

El* was drafted in the 3rd round (29th overall) in the 2007 MLS SuperDraft by the Kansas City Wizards and signed a developmental contract. He saw no first team games, only playing eight reserve team games, before being waived at the end of the season.

In 2008, El* signed with the Puerto Rico Islanders of the USL First Division. After playing only 9 games and scoring 2 goals for the squad, Edson resigned to continue his education.

El* returned to professional soccer in 2009 when he signed with the Richmond Kickers in the USL Second Division, and helped the Kickers to the 2009 USL Second Division championship. On January 14, 2010 Richmond announced the re-signing of El* for the 2010 season. El* re-signed for the 2011 season on January 5, 2011.

He returned to Richmond again for the 2012 season, agreeing terms on January 5, 2012.

Honors

Richmond Kickers

• USL Second Division Champions (1): 2009

References

External links

• Richmond Kickers bio
• Puerto Rico Islanders bio