RICHMOND, VA – (Friday, March 23, 2018) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce that defender Evan Lee has re-signed for the 2018 season, pending USL and USSF approval. He will be available for selection this Saturday night for the Home Opener against Indy Eleven.

 

Signing with the Kickers prior to the 2017 campaign, he made 20 appearances in Richmond, amassing over 750 minutes last season. He spent his rookie season with Eastern Conference rivals FC Cincinnati in 2016.  

 

A native of Toledo, Ohio, Lee was named North Coast Athletic Conference’s Defensive Player of the Year at Ohio Wesleyan University in 2015 after backstopping the Battling Bishop defense that compiled nine shutouts and a 0.97 goals against average. Also contributing offensively, he tallied three goals and seven assists as a Senior, twice earning All-Region, First-Team All-Ohio and First-Team All-NCAC honors.

 

Lee joins 23 players currently under contract including Sam Bacon, Matt Bolduc, Heviel Cordovés, Kent Dickey, Giuseppe Gentile, Raul Gonzalez, Neil Hlavaty, Yudai Imura, Alex Lee, Luiz Fernando, Koby Osei-Wusu, Fred Owusu Sekyere, Mallan Roberts, Conor Shanosky, Brian Shriver, Trevor Spangenberg, Scott Thomsen, Braeden Troyer, Oscar Umar, Mekeil Williams, Finnlay Wyatt, Austin Yearwood and William Yomby.

 

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