Local player named to U20 MNT

Aaron Maund of dorchester named to the roster for 2009 CONCACAF U20 tournament.

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Fabulous Congratulations!

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There are actually 2 Massachusetts players on the U20 roster with Sheanon Williams from Boston.

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There are actually 2 Massachusetts players on the U20 roster with Sheanon Williams from Boston.

Awesome

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Isn't Maund from Trinidad and Tobago or someplace like that ?

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I have a good idea: Lets be proud of this player


NOTRE DAME Men's Soccer Aaron Maund

Player Profile
Class:Freshman
Hometown:Dorchester, MA
High School:The Roxbury Latin School
Height / Weight:6-1 / 175
Position:Midfield/Defense

A very versatile player • can play anywhere on the backline and gives the Irish increased depth that may be needed during the season • could also see time in the midfield • brings a lot of potential.

HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: A four-year varsity starter at The Roxbury Latin School in addition to being a two-time team captain • two-time all-state performer • two-time all-independent schools league first team member • all-New England selection as a senior • led Roxbury Latin to a New England class B semifinal during his senior season • member of the United States U-14, U-15 and U-17 national pools • member of the U-17 Trinidad & Tobago national team and started all three games in the 2007 U-17 World Cup in South Korea • won a national championship with the FC Greater Boston in 2005 (U-15) • Massachusetts ODP and Region I ODP member • earned a letter in lacrosse as a sophomore two-time letterwinner in track and field during his final two scholastic campaigns • has two younger siblings • son of Karen and Arnott Maund • enrolled in the First Year of Studies.

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Aaron Maund Selected To U.S. Under-20 Squad

Irish freshman to compete with team at the CONCACAF Championships this spring.

Jan. 21, 2009

NOTRE DAME, Ind. - Aaron Maund (Dorchester, Mass./The Roxbury Latin School), a freshman central defender on the Notre Dame men's soccer team, recently has been selected to the United States Under-20 national team that will compete at the CONCACAF Championships that will be held this spring.

The U-20s will face Jamaica, El Salvador and either Honduras or St. Vincent & the Grenadines in Bacolet, Tobago. The U-20 Championship, which will be held from March 6-15, will qualify four regional teams to the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.

The tournaments will mark the first time since 1996 that the events will be held as a regional championship in a single venue. The U.S. Under-20s topped Group A in Panama to book their place in Canada 2007.

Under-20 head coach Thomas Rongen and his squad will be based in Dwight York Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago for their first three group games, with the final schedule still to be determined.

The U.S. will face the winner of a two-leg playoff series between Honduras and St. Vincent & the Grenadines, who will be battling for the eighth and final place in the regional tournament. El Salvador won the Central American tournament to earn their place in Trinidad & Tobago while Jamaica won its group in Caribbean qualifying. The U.S., Canada and Mexico qualified for the final round automatically, along with hosts Trinidad & Tobago.

Should the U.S. advance out of Group A, they will qualify for the U-20 World Cup as one of the region's top-four teams. They also will travel to Marvin Lee Stadium in Macoya, Trinidad for the semifinals and either the third-place game or final, which will decide the CONCACAF crown.

The FIFA U-20 World Cup will be held in Egypt from Sept. 25 - Oct. 17, 2009. The U.S., which will be looking to qualify for their record seventh-straight FIFA Under-20 World Cup, finished seventh at their last U-20 World Cup run in 2007 after advancing to the quarterfinals.


Maund, who is listed as a midfielder on the U.S. roster, started all 21 games in the central defense and played every possible minute on the field during his rookie campaign with the Fighting Irish in 2008. He notched one assist and helped Notre Dame post a 12-7-2 record and capture the BIG EAST Blue Division crown along with garnering the No. 12 seed for the NCAA Championship. Maund was named the BIG EAST rookie of the week on Sept. 22.

Playing internationally will be nothing new for Maund. He started all three games with the Trinidad & Tobago national team at the 2007 Under-17 World Cup in South Korea. He was able to play with Trinidad & Tobago because his father is a native of the country. Maund also has been in the United States U-14, U-15 and U-17 national player pools.

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Biographies
Sheanon Williams
DOB : 03/17/1990 Position : Forward
Height : 5'9" Weight : 165
Team : U.S. U-17 Men


Hometown: Boston, Mass.
Club: FC Greater Boston Bolts

U.S. National Teams: Joined U.S. Soccer’s Residency Program in August 2005 … U.S. Under-17s: 2005: Had the most appearances with the U-17 ‘90s in 2005 with 10, starting seven … Played in all three of the team’s international matches against Brazil (two) and France … Started against Brazil during the 2005 Nike Friendlies for his first international start …

High School / Club: Attended Rivers High School in Weston, Mass. … Played club soccer with the FC Greater Boston Bolts … Won the Regional, State and National Championship in 2005 …

Personal: Full name is Sheanon Antoine Williams … Was born in Boston, Mass. … Parents are Stephano and Lisa … His parents were born in Trinidad … Has one brother, Stephano II, and one sister, Shianne … Stephano II plays for the Bolts … Also played basketball, baseball, lacrosse and swam … Played basketball and lacrosse in high school … First soccer memory was watching his brother play … Making the national team was his best soccer moment … Names playing with the full MNT as his ultimate soccer goal.

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Sheanon Williams

Player Profile
Class: Freshman
Hometown:
Monroe, N.C.

High School:Edison Academy

Height / Weight: 5-11 / 170
Position:Defender/Forward
Birthdate:03/17/1990
Club Team:FC Greater Boston Bolts

At Carolina

Enrolled at Carolina in January 2008 and trained with the Tar Heels in the spring ... Member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team for July's Milk Cup in Northern Ireland ... Helped lead the team to a third-place finish in the event.

Prep - Edison Academy
Graduate of the Edison Academy in Bradenton, Fla., as a member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Residency Program ... A current member of the U.S. U-20 National Team Pool ... Played with the U.S. U-17 Team from 2005-07 and was a member of the squad for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Korea ... Earned NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America honors in 2006 and '07 ... Named to the 2007 PARADE High School All-America squad ... Played club soccer with FC Greater Boston Bolts from 2000-05 ... Led the team to the U-15 national title in 2005 and state titles from 2004-06 ... Served as team captain from 2003-05 ... Also played high school soccer at The Rivers School in Weston, Mass., in 2004-05.

Personal
Sheanon Antoine Williams is the son of Stephano and Lisa Williams ... Born March 17, 1990, in Boston ... Has one brother and one sister ... Majoring in business administration at Carolina.

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Mass. Natives Called to U20 National Team
Sheanon Williams February 24, 2009 -- CHICAGO – Two Massachusetts natives were among the 20 players named by coach Thomas Rongen to the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team CONCACAF roster.

Boston’s Sheanon Williams and Dorchester’s Aaron Maund will join 18 others in Trinidad & Tobago from March 6-15 for the U-20 Championship. The tournament will qualify four teams to the 2009 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which will take place from Sept. 24-Oct. 16 in Egypt.

The U.S. will come together in Bradenton, Fla., on Feb. 24 for five days of training before traveling on March 2 to Bacolet, Tobago, site of the USA’s three group games.

Williams, who recently won an NCAA Championship with the University of North Carolina, has been part of the U.S. pool before and is expected to get plenty of playing time.

Maund’s situation is a little trickier. The Notre Dame defender will also be joining the team for training in Bradenton, but his addition to the final roster depends on whether he receives approval from FIFA to play for the United States after requesting for a change in national association. Maund, who has dual citizenship with the U.S. and Trinidad & Tobago, played in all three games for T&T in the 2007 FIFA Under-17 World Cup.

Maund has submitted the necessary paperwork to change his national association to the United States and U.S. Soccer is awaiting FIFA’s decision. The final roster is required to be submitted to CONCACAF 48 hours before the opening game against Jamaica. If a decision is not reached by FIFA before that time, Rongen will name a replacement to the 20-player roster.

Of the 20 players on the qualifying roster, nine are currently professionals, with six in Major League Soccer and three overseas. The roster also features three players who were part of the U.S. team that advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada in midfielder Bryan Arguez, goalkeeper Brian Perk and defender Anthony Wallace.

“We’ve put a lot of preparation into the CONCACAF Championship and we feel we’ve chosen the best possible players who will help us qualify for Egypt,” said Rongen. “We have 20 players who have shown dedication to the difficult task of qualifying and have proven themselves during the past two years through training camps and international games.”

A total of eight teams will compete in the CONCACAF event, which is being held in a championship format for the first time since 1996. The U.S. was drawn into Group A for the tournament along with El Salvador, Jamaica and either Honduras or St. Vincent & the Grenadines. Group B includes Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico and Trinidad & Tobago.

The U.S. will open its qualifying campaign on Friday, March 6, taking on Jamaica at Dwight Yorke Stadium in Bacolet, Tobago at 7 p.m. local time (6 p.m. ET).

The U.S. will be looking to qualify for their record seventh-straight FIFA Under-20 World Cup. In 2005 and 2007, when CONCACAF qualifying was held as two groups at two separate venues, the U.S. has won their group.

U.S. Under-20 MNT Roster by Position

GOALKEEPERS (3): Sean Johnson (Central Florida; Lilburn, Ga.), Josh Lambo (FC Dallas; Middleton, Wis.), Brian Perk (UCLA; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (7): Gale Agbossoumonde (Unattached; Syracuse, N.Y.), Kyle Davies (Southampton; Danville, Calif.), Jorge Flores (Chivas USA; Anaheim, Calif.), Aaron Maund* (Notre Dame; Dorchester, Mass.), Amobi Okugo (San Juan Lightning; Sacramento, Calif.), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Sheanon Williams (Unattached; Boston)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Bryan Arguez (Hertha Berlin; Miami), Danny Cruz (Houston Dynamo; Glendale, Ariz.), Dilly Duka (Rutgers; Montville, N.J.), Jared Jeffrey (Club Brugge; Richardson, Texas), Brian Ownby (Virginia; Glen Allen, Va.); Brek Shea (FC Dallas; College Station, Texas)

FORWARDS (4): Sam Garza (Denver; Highland Village, Texas), Peri Marosevic (FC Dallas; Rockford, Ill.), Billy Schuler (North Carolina; Allentown, N.J.), Tony Taylor (Jacksonville; Jacksonville, Fla.) *Pending FIFA approval

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Isn't Maund from Trinidad and Tobago or someplace like that ?

Sorry not one of those negative people on thid board. I just new he played for T&T. Before. The kids a fantastic player as is Shaenon.Good for MA, watch for a couple of others flying under the radar Bustamante from BU is better than both