Morrell Taken by the Chicago Fire in MLS SuperDraft
1/14/2016 3:28:00 PM | Men's Soccer
BALTIMORE, Md. – Former men's soccer player Alex Morrell became the first North Florida men's soccer player to be taken in the MLS SuperDraft. The speedy forward was taken 22nd overall by the Chicago Fire.
"This is a big day for Alex and a big day for the North Florida soccer program," said Head Coach Derek Marinatos. "One of our goals when we started this thing five years ago was to help develop our first MLS player and now it's a reality. Alex getting drafted shows the type of talent we have in the A-Sun and that college soccer continues to be a viable avenue to professional soccer."
Morrell was one of 60 players invited to the 2016 MLS Combine earlier in the week where he quickly turned heads on the first day in performance testing. He ran the third fastest time in the 30-meter dash and finished in the top-10 in the both the vertical jump and the 5-10-5 shuttle.
The three-time All-Conference and two-time All-Region selection led the Atlantic Sun in assists in 2016 with seven. He was a key component to the program's first ever Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. In 63 career games he tallied 39 points (10g, 19a) and is the school's D-1 era (2006-present) leader in career assists.
"This is a big day for Alex and a big day for the North Florida soccer program," said Head Coach Derek Marinatos. "One of our goals when we started this thing five years ago was to help develop our first MLS player and now it's a reality. Alex getting drafted shows the type of talent we have in the A-Sun and that college soccer continues to be a viable avenue to professional soccer."
Morrell was one of 60 players invited to the 2016 MLS Combine earlier in the week where he quickly turned heads on the first day in performance testing. He ran the third fastest time in the 30-meter dash and finished in the top-10 in the both the vertical jump and the 5-10-5 shuttle.
The three-time All-Conference and two-time All-Region selection led the Atlantic Sun in assists in 2016 with seven. He was a key component to the program's first ever Atlantic Sun Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance this past season. In 63 career games he tallied 39 points (10g, 19a) and is the school's D-1 era (2006-present) leader in career assists.
No. 22 overall: Forward Alex Morrell heads to @ChicagoFire: https://t.co/PPFSi2mOEn #SuperDraft pic.twitter.com/2hKzfe9Jue
— Major League Soccer (@MLS) January 14, 2016
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