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NYRB II Inks Abidor, Lombard for Defense

By USLSoccer.com Staff, 03/21/17, 7:00PM EDT

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Abidor appeared in 29 matches for Tulsa during 2016 season


David Abidor / Photo courtesy of Tulsa Roughnecks FC

HARRISON, N.J. – The New York Red Bulls II signed a pair of defenders in David Abidor and Andrew Lombard on Tuesday. 

Abidor joined Tulsa Roughnecks FC during the 2016 season, playing 29 games. He began his professional career in 2015 with Dalkurd in Sweden.

“We’re excited to have David with the team,” Head Coach John Wolyniec said. “We got to watch a lot of him last year with Tulsa and we like David as an individual and as a player. He is going to fit right in really well here. He’s a hard worker, an intelligent player, and a guy that can help us defensively and maybe even in the midfield as well.”

The 6-foot-1 Abidor played collegiately for Dayton and Creighton, winning a Big East Conference regular-season title during his 2014 senior campaign with the Bluejays.

Lombard, a native of Montclair, N.J., has been a familiar face for Wolyniec. Lombard played in the Red Bulls Academy system and his worked his way up both into the professional ranks and internationally, earning a U.S. U20 call-up this past August.

“I’ve known Andrew since he was with our U-13 team back in the Academy and I take special privilege in him being able to begin his professional career with us,” Wolyniec said. “I’m real excited to see how far Andrew can take his talents with the group.”

Lombard played college soccer for both Ohio State and Northeastern University, making 13 appearances in each of his freshman and sophomore seasons.