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USC 97 Boys are Champions at Copa Memphis

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 20:45:38 -0600

United 02 Hardroller Girls are Finalists at Lanier Academy Cup

Sun, 22 Aug 2010 19:38:58 -0600

United Day 2010 A Success

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 21:49:51 -0600

The United soccer family enjoyed another successful kickoff party. The players enjoyed endless soccer as well as the moon bounce and slide. The food and music were terrific and once again, snow cones were being made from start to finish. And as always, United families showed their generosity with canned food donations to the North Alabama Food Bank. This kind of support shows how the club is committed to helping our community. USC would like to thank everyone for making this day a huge success. See the United Day photo album.

31 News Captures United Supporting USA in the World Cup

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 21:09:28 -0600

United Soccer Club gathered at Buffalo Wild Wings on Friday to support the USA as it took on Slovenia in the second game of Group play in the World Cup. Kyle Burger (Burger Bytes) of WAAY 31 News captured the excitement in addition to getting some expert analysis from some United players. See the story here. U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A!

David Cienfuegos

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 22:25:17 -0600

David Cienfuegos was born in Boston, but moved with his parents at the early age of 4 to Birmingham, AL. His parents, being from Colombia and El Salvador, naturally wanted him to play futbol and signed him up with Vestavia Hills Soccer Club in 1995. He was a part of the competitive soccer club from 1998-2003 where his team would be state finalist every year. David was also part of the '85 Boys Alabama State ODP team from 1999 until 2003. He was part of the team that beat North Texas, Florida, Arkansas, Tennesee, and lost in a close match to the favorite North Carolina team 1-0. During high school, David played for John Carroll Catholic where he would be part of the 2000 class 5A championship team; playing all 4 years at the Varsity level. David received a partial scholarship to Brevard College in North Carolina and played for 2 seasons under coach Michael Louter (former Alabama ODP director) and played one season for UAH in 2005.

The past three years (2008-2010) David has assisted coach Craig Maples and the Grissom Lady Tigers soccer program to a state finalist, semi-finalist and quarterfinalist appearance for 6A girls soccer.

This will be David's second year as a United Soccer Club coach after his first successful season with the U-10 girls SkyBlue team last fall and spring.

Anson Joseph

Sun, 30 May 2010 13:58:07 -0600

Anson was born in Morvant, Trinidad and Tobago. He started his career with Chinapoo United as a U12 player. After leading his high school team as captain and two time MVP, he was awarded a scholarship to play at UAH in 1999. During his first season he was awarded the team's sportsmanship award and selected to the all Gulf South Conference Second team. Anson then transferred to Alabama A&M where he was a two year letter winner. He currently plays for FootClan in the HASL Premiere division. He received his B.S in International Business. Anson earned a USSF National "D" coaching license and has coached in Huntsville area as well as in Iowa since 2000.

United 99 Girls Power are Champions in East Ridge Adidas Spring Fling

Fri, 28 May 2010 07:39:50 -0600

Yinka Ajayi

Thu, 27 May 2010 22:44:39 -0600

Yinka Ajayi was born in Kansas City, Missouri. He has close to 15 years of playing and coaching experience combined. Yinka started playing club soccer at the age of 8 with the Huntsville Web. In addition, he has played with the Green Mountain Cougars and the Rocket City Kicks club teams. In 1999, while playing with the Kicks, he helped his team win the Alabama State Cup. Yinka attended Sparkman High School where he played 2 years of Varsity basketball. After graduating from high school, he attended Auburn University and graduated with a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering. He is employed by SEI Group Inc., working as a contracter to NASA. Since Fall 2008, he has been coaching with United working with the '98 boys and the '01 boys teams.

Will League

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:57:38 -0600

Will was born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, and was fortunate to be coached by many coaches with various nationalities that came to Huntsville via Redstone Arsenal, Marshall Space Flight Program, and Alabama A & M. In 1982, Will was a member of the Tornadoes Soccer Club winning the Junior Olympic National Championship in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1984, 1985, and 1986, Will played for the Alabama State Select team participating in interstate competition with emphasis on Olympic development. Will was a four year starter at Huntsville High School winning Dixie and City Cup championships. In 1989, he captained Huntsville High and was honored as Parade Magazine’s Gatorade All-American – player of the year. Will went on to play collegiate soccer at Birmingham Southern College before attending law school. Presently, Will lives in Huntsville with his wife, Christi, and their three children – Bentley, Willsey, and Betty. Currently, Will is a player/coach of the Huntsville Premier Adult League “Lawdogs” – the winningest team in Huntsville Adult League soccer history – with 2 regional campaigns. Will has over ten years coaching experience and is dedicated to developing the character of his players and the game at its highest level.

Will Sowell

Thu, 27 May 2010 21:46:35 -0600

Will began playing club soccer in Mississippi. He attended Brandon High School where he also played soccer for the Bulldogs. In 2002, Brandon High won the Mississippi State Championship and Will was voted Most Valuable Player. He started his college soccer career at Meridian Community College and later transferred to Belhaven College where he was coached by Phil Moyer. Will went on to coach at Meridian Community College for one year and then coached at Tyler Junior College in Texas for three years. Tyler Junior College carried a top ten ranking in each of those three years. Will also coached in the Dallas Premier League with the Texas Titans F.C. and the Tyler Spirit Soccer Club. In 2007, Will earned his USSF "C" licence as well as the NSCAA National Goalkeeping license. Will's first season with United brought success to the 99 Boys team as they made it to the semi-finals in the AYSA State Cup.

save

Wed, 26 May 2010 22:41:36 -0600

Announcements:

Tryouts for Fall 2010

Tryouts for USC will be held at Grissom High School June 4 - 13. Tryout schedules, coaching assignments, and tryout information have been posted on our tryout page. Dates/times may change, so check back to our website before attending your sessions. If you have additional tryout questions, email.

United Has a New Look for Fall 2010

United Soccer Club is excited about its new look for the Fall 2010 season. We will post a preview of the full kits soon so check back to take a look.

Grissom High School Soccer Camp

Attend the 17th Annual Grissom soccer camp directed by United Soccer Club's own DOC Mike Latty. Camp dates are June 7 - June 11. For registration information visit Grissom's website.

USC 99 Boys Make Semis at Alabama DII State Cup

Mon, 10 May 2010 21:56:50 -0600

Congratulations to the United 99 Boys for making it to the semi-finals of the U11 Gold Division in the 2010 AYSA Division II State Cup. The boys won their bracket in round robin play, with a tie to Capital City Streaks 3-3, and a win over Auburn 3-1, which advanced them to the semi-finals to face the second ranked team in the state, the Hoover Phantoms. In the semi-finals, the team fought hard against a very tough Hoover team, but came up short with a loss of 0-3. Having been moved up to the highest bracket in the U11 age group for the State Cup, seeded last, the accomplishment of Semi-Finalist is an amazing result and very impressive for this first year team. USC would like to congratulate Coach Will Sowell, Coach Marco Funghi and the USC 99 Boys on their success in their first state tournament and wish them continued success in the future.

United 98 Hardrollers Take Championship at Orange Beach Soccer Shootout

Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:02:43 -0600

Never Give Up Foundation

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:10:10 -0600

United Soccer Club will be accepting donations on behalf of the foundation. USC will present the foundation with all of the donations that it has collected. All donations will go to the "Never Give Up" foundation. Please send your donation to:

Beth Lumb

2515 Woodhurst Drive

Hunstville, AL 35803

If you would like to support the foundation directly, send your donation to:

The Alex Garcia "Never Give Up" Foundation

57 Sarah Betty Lane

Scottsboro, AL 35769

U9s Find Success at Governor's Cup

Tue, 15 Dec 2009 12:29:18 -0600

Rowdies

The United 01 Boys Rowdies were Champions of the red division in the Governor's Cup state tournament. The boys had a strong weekend going undefeated in round robin play over 4 games. They had wins over Vestavia 7-4, River City 5-0, Coosa Storm 6-5, and a tie with Tuscaloosa 2-2.

Comets

The United 01 Boys Comets were Finalists of the green division in the Governor's Cup state tournament. The boys had a great showing in their bracket compiling a 2-1 record over 3 games in round robin play. They had wins over Tuscaloosa 4-3, Homewood 4-0, and a narrow loss to the eventual champions,EYSA Pumas 1-0. With several absences, the team had to battle all weekend with 6 players making the result even more impressive. USC would like to congratulate both teams on their success in their first state tournament and wish them continued success in the future.