Empire United Development Academy Alumni
Our Academy alumni are a great source of pride for Empire United. They are also great role models and great resources for our younger players who may have similar aspirations and goals, whether it be professionally or in a competitive athletic and academic college/university setting. Congratulations to all of our our Development Academy alumni who pave the way for the future of our club to continue striving for success!
In addition to our list of alumni below, we are proud to announce the list of current Development Academy players' college commitments for the Classes of 2018 and 2019:
Class of 2018:
- Joe Alex - US Naval Academy (NCAA Division I, Patriot League)
- Ben Bowers - University of New Hampshire (NCAA Division I, America East Conference)
- Danny Chilbert - LeMoyne College (NCAA Division II, Northeast 10 Conference)
- Josh Doback - LeMoyne College (NCAA Division II, Northeast 10 Conference)
- Zack Drayer - University of Rhode Island (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference)
- Alphonoso Joe - Syracuse University (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC))
- Michael Lantry - Syracuse University (NCAA Division I, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC))
- Isaac McGinnis - University of Pennsylvania (NCAA Division I, Ivy League)
- Todd Smith - University of Vermont (NCAA Division I, America East Conference)
- Cuneyt Vardar - St. Bonaventure University (NCAA Division I, Atlantic 10 Conference)
Class of 2019:
- Jameson Railey - University of Pennsylvania (NCAA Division I, Ivy League)
- Jake Schaffer - Yale University (NCAA Division I, Ivy League)
| Player Name | Graduated | College/University |
| Taner Bay | 2017 |
Rider University |
| Mike D'Amico | 2017 |
University of Rochester |
| David Grana | 2017 |
St. Joseph's University (St. Joe's) |
| Jake Kohlbrenner | 2017 |
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) |
| Matthew Pickard | 2017 |
Syracuse University |
| Lukas Rubio | 2017 |
Syracuse University |
| Brett Stern | 2017 |
Duquesne University |
| Nick Szabo | 2017 |
Canisius College |
| Eric Albrecht |
2016 |
Kenyon College |
| Alex Cancilla |
2016 |
Marist College |
| David Carter |
2016 |
Furman University |
| Frank Cotroneo |
2016 |
Villanova University |
| Nikkye DePoint |
2016 |
Villanova University |
| George Dise |
2016 |
George Washington University |
| Tanner Jameson |
2016 |
Tufts University (2016 NCAA Division III National Champions) |
| Mike Juszczak |
2016 |
University at Buffalo |
| Ismail Kucevic |
2016 |
Niagara University |
| Zachary Lawlor |
2016 |
University of Rochester |
| Adrian Minott |
2016 |
Monroe Community College |
| Cho Woochul |
2016 |
Canisius College |
|
Bakalovic, Adnan |
2015 |
Syracuse University |
|
Bayne, Ryan |
2015 |
Cornell University |
|
Crawford, Andrew |
2015 |
Rider University |
|
McCraith, Matthew |
2015 |
US Naval Academy |
|
Noel, Benjamin |
2015 |
University of New Hampshire |
|
Olday, Alexander |
2015 |
St. Bonaventure University |
|
Zajdel, Zach |
2015 |
University of Notre Dame |
|
Barrett, Isiah |
2014 |
Binghamton University |
|
Bivona, Tyler |
2014 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
|
Casey, Stephen |
2014 |
Niagara University |
|
Costa, Fiore |
2014 |
Erskine College |
|
Derleth, Ben |
2014 |
Bucknell University |
|
Dombrowski, Aleksander |
2014 |
University of Rochester |
|
Geisler, Benji |
2014 |
Colgate University |
|
Kopko, Spencer |
2014 |
Syracuse University |
|
Nuss, Eric |
2014 |
Cornell University |
|
Rowley, Michael |
2014 |
Southern New Hampshire University |
|
Scott, Wyatt |
2014 |
Hartwick College |
|
Slack,Ken |
2014 |
LeMoyne College |
|
Uliano, Dominic |
2014 |
LeMoyne College |
|
Vuylsteke, Matthew |
2014 |
Belmont University |
|
Walsh, Evan |
2014 |
Canisius College |
|
Allen, Jordan |
2013 |
University of Virginia (Signed with Real Salt Lake of MLS in December 2013) |
|
Brew, Tyler |
2013 |
Medaille College |
|
Cancilla, Mitchell |
2013 |
Canisius College |
|
Cosentino, Charlie |
2013 |
Canisius College |
|
Kanaley, Zachary |
2013 |
University of Rochester |
|
Koegel, Mike |
2013 |
Syracuse University |
|
Kuther, Ethan |
2013 |
Colgate University (Drafted by New York Red Bulls of MLS in January 2017) |
|
Lockwood, Tristan |
2013 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
|
Shatkin, Michael |
2013 |
University of Rochester |
|
Strangio, Francesco |
2013 |
Canisius College |
|
Swanger, Ben |
2013 |
University of Rochester |
|
Tucker, Matthew |
2013 |
George Mason University |
|
Vendetta, Josh |
2013 |
Hobart College |
|
Weiss, Carl Austin |
2013 |
Hobart College |
|
Yarussi, Anthony |
2013 |
University of Rochester |
|
Bono, Alex |
2012 |
Syracuse University (Drafted by Toronto FC of MLS in January 2015) |
|
Callahan, Liam |
2012 |
Syracuse University (Drafted by Colorado Rapids of MLS in January 2017) |
|
Casey, Patrick |
2012 |
Fordham University |
|
Colon, Eric |
2012 |
St. Francis College |
|
Cooper, Darren |
2012 |
Niagara University |
|
Fafinski, Jeff |
2012 |
University of Rochester |
|
Forbes, Tyler |
2012 |
Colgate University |
|
Lauko, Adam |
2012 |
University of Wisconsin |
|
Pollak, Alex |
2012 |
Medaille College |
|
Ramin, Ben |
2012 |
Syracuse University |
|
Rauck, Garrett |
2012 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
|
Rozzano, Anthony |
2012 |
University of Albany |
|
Stamoulacatos, Stefanos |
2012 |
Syracuse University |
|
Stephany, Austin |
2012 |
University at Buffalo |
|
Bloshkin, Danny |
2011 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
|
Coughlin, Andrew |
2011 |
Syracuse University |
|
Cuomo, Gianluca |
2011 |
Cleveland State University (Monroe Community College) |
|
El-Hindi, Zander |
2011 |
Lipscomb University |
|
Herod, Kyle |
2011 |
Hobart College |
|
Knight, Dan |
2011 |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
|
Maier, Derek |
2011 |
Canisius College |
|
Murphy, Casey |
2011 |
LeMoyne College |
|
Pasono, Garrett |
2011 |
St. Bonaventure University |
|
Swanger, Alex |
2011 |
University of Rochester |
|
Tom, Austin |
2011 |
Medaille College |
|
Ward, Brian |
2011 |
Bucknell University |
|
Winter, Cody |
2011 |
Winthrop University (Monroe Community College) |
|
Baker, Stephen |
2010 |
University of Pennsylvania |
|
Billone, John |
2010 |
University of Rochester |
|
Bowman, Sars |
2010 |
University of Rochester |
|
Campana, Matt |
2010 |
Mercyhurst College |
|
Cooper, Ken |
2010 |
Niagara University |
|
DiMaggio, Dominic |
2010 |
Southern New Hampshire University (2013 NCAA Division II National Champions) |
|
Forbes, Jim |
2010 |
Rochester Institute of Technology |
|
Garcia, Nicholas |
2010 |
Niagara University |
|
Goodridge, Jonathan |
2010 |
University of Connecticut |
|
Harrington, Kevin |
2010 |
Harvard University |
|
Kazmierski, Brendan |
2010 |
University of Connecticut |
|
Lill, Andrew |
2010 |
LaSalle University |
|
Mounnarat, Steven |
2010 |
University of Buffalo (Monroe Community College) |
|
Radecke, Michael |
2010 |
Furman University |
|
Rinow, Jacob |
2010 |
Cornell University |
|
Schwartz, Zachary |
2010 |
Canisius College |
|
Smolarek, Eric |
2010 |
St. Bonaventure University |
|
Bailey, Tyler |
2009 |
Binghamton University |
|
Conley, Brandon |
2009 |
Roberts Wesleyan College |
|
Darrow, Brett |
2009 |
Utica College |
|
DiMatteo, Jacob |
2009 |
Canisius College |
|
Hamill, Tyler |
2009 |
Syracuse University |
|
Gaylord, Jason |
2009 |
Old Dominion University |
|
Kenyon, Bennett |
2009 |
Cornell University |
|
Kurtz, Nick |
2009 |
Medaille College |
|
Read, Eric |
2009 |
Roberts Wesleyan College |
|
Scirto, C.J. |
2009 |
Binghamton University |
|
Williams, Tyler |
2009 |
Manhattan College |
|
Agbossoumonde, Mawuena |
2008 |
Syracuse University |
|
Cargill, Jacob |
2008 |
University of Rochester |
|
Eberhardt, Max |
2008 |
University of Rochester |
|
Zorn, Scott |
2008 |
University of Rochester |