Top PDL honors announced
Two from Carolina Dynamo recognized
USL News Release
Friday, August 11, 2006
TAMPA, FL – United Soccer Leagues announced the final four awards of the 2006 Premier Development League season, honoring the Defender of the Year, U19 Player of the Year, Coach of the Year and Most Valuable Player as voted on by the league’s coaches and general managers.
The PDL Championship is scheduled for this Saturday, August 12 with the Michigan Bucks visiting the Laredo Heat at 9:35 ET. The game will be broadcast at 11:30 pm ET on Fox Soccer Channel following the Real Madrid friendly versus Real Salt Lake.
Defender of the Year – Osei Telesford (Carolina Dynamo)
Telesford helped lead the Dynamo to an unbeaten 14-0-2 record, capturing the regular season championship. He saw action in 12 games this season for the Dynamo, helping lead the side to the third-lowest goals allowed total with only 12 given up in 16 games. He also contributed one goal on the offensive end.
U19 Player of the Year - PJ Wilson (Fort Wayne Fever)
The 18-year NSCAA High School All-American grabbed the attention of the coaches around the PDL Central Conference with his play against and amongst some of the top clubs in the league this season. Headed to the University of New Mexico this fall, Wilson recorded eight of the Fever’s 18 goals this season in his 14 games played, proving to be the lone bright spot in an unexpected forgettable one-win season for the four-year old club. The young striker actually began his PDL career two seasons ago with the Fever, helping guide them to the playoffs with an 11-4-1 record with three goals and five assists in 11 games. Last season he notched five goals in 12 games.
Coach of the Year – Joe Brown (Carolina Dynamo)
In his 10th year of coaching in USL, Brown was honored with his second league Coach of the Year honor, previously being honored in the USL Second Division with the Dynamo in 2003. Brown led Carolina to an 14-0-2 unbeaten regular season, one of seven in the history of the league. The club captured the regular season championship with the mark. In addition, the Dynamo also posted victories over the USL Second Division Richmond Kickers and USL First Division Seattle Sounders, both of whom were in the USL-1 Final a year ago.
Most Valuable Player – Frederick Moojen (Augusta Fireball)
Moojen finished tied with Boulder’s John Cunliffe for the Goal Scoring Championship with their league-leading 18 goals this season. He also finished tied for the Goal Scoring Championship last season with 18 goals while also claiming the Scoring Championship with 43 points while playing for the Cocoa Expos. This year, he notched his 18 in 15 games along with three assists. In his first season with Cocoa in 2004, the Brazilian, who is headed to Clemson after two years at Lincoln Memorial University, registered 10 goals and three assists for a three-year tally of 46 goals in the PDL.
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