Speaking of new faces, the team will have several guys that will join us for training over the next couple of weeks. Take a look below to get a glimpse of who they are…
UPDATE: Viveros is working through visa issues. Expected to join later this week.Luis Miguel Escalada - Coming in after stints with Argentine powers Boca
Juniors and Ecuadorian sides LDU Quito and Club Sport Emelec, Escalada is a
22-year-old striker from Ceres, Santa Fe, Argentina. He has scored 47 goals over
93 professional appearances.Rachid El-Khalifi - A veteran left-sided midfielder El Khalifi has spent
his entire career in his native Netherlands, scoring 29 goals over 9
professional seasons.Steve Clark - A 6′2″ goalkeeper out of Oakland University (that’s Oakland
University in Michigan for those who are interested) Clark spent four years,
including three as a starter, at Oakland. Led the Grizzlies to a pair of Summit
League championships and NCAA tournament appearances while garnering
back-to-back all-league honors and a 2008 Defensive Player of the Year award.Jorginho Paulista - Coming to RSL with an impressive resume that includes
stints in Italy’s Serie A (Udinese), Dutch power PSV Eindhoven, Boca Juniors,
and Brazilian powers Vasco da Gama and Sao Paulo, the 28-year-old Paulista is a
talented left-sided player who can play on both the backline and in the
midfield.Kennedy Owusu-Ansah - 19-year-old native of Canada, Kennedy Owusu-Ansah
joins RSL from German side Hertha Berlin. He is a talented defender who has an
interesting connection to RSL’s current roster - he joined midfielder Will
Johnson in representing Canada at the 2007 U-20 World Cup.
UPDATE #2: Escalada en route. Expected to be in SoCal tomorrow with team.
