You don’t have to follow college soccer at all to know the impact the University of Akron has had in Major League Soccer in recent years.
Just rattling off a short list of names you’d recognize will tell you everything you need to know. Names like DeAndre Yedlin, Darlington Nagbe, Wil Trapp, Scott Caldwell, Darren Mattocks, Zarek Valentin and Kofi Sarkodie, who have all found success since entering the league dating back to 2010.
The latest name to add to that list could very well be the Philadelphia Union’s new signing, Adam Najem.
“For us he was a very technical and creative player,” Akron head coach Jared Embick said of his now former star.