Levi Houapeu
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Levi Houapeu is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer
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, was a member of the Maryland Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for the Potomac Cougars, before going on to play college soccer
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 2007-2010.
He was named to America East Conference All-Rookie Team in 2007, and in his final two years at UMBC the Ivorian led the nation in points, scoring 30 goals and adding 17 assists. In 2009 he was named the ECAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, the America East Midfielder of the Year, was an ECAC First-Team All-Star, an NSCAA Second-Team All-Northeast Region honoree, a Second Team selection by Goal.com on their Teams of the Year, was UMBC’s Male Athlete of the Year, and won the national scoring title.
During his college years Houapeu also played with the Union USL Premier Development League
affiliate Reading United, for whom he scored 5 goals in 8 appearances in 2010.
by the Philadelphia Union. He signed with the club on March 18, 2011.
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...
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Youth and college
Houapeu moved to the United States with his parents, Therese and Emmanuel Houapeu, as a young child, settling in Germantown, Maryland. He attended Watkins Mill High SchoolWatkins Mill High School
Watkins Mill High School is located in Gaithersburg, an incorporated city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States.The school is named after the Watkins family who owned a mill on the property. The school's colors are orange and blue. Watkins Mill is home to such programs as the...
, was a member of the Maryland Olympic Development Program, and played club soccer for the Potomac Cougars, before going on to play college soccer
College soccer
College soccer is a term used to describe association football played by teams who are operated by colleges and universities as opposed to a professional league operated for exclusively financial purposes...
at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County from 2007-2010.
He was named to America East Conference All-Rookie Team in 2007, and in his final two years at UMBC the Ivorian led the nation in points, scoring 30 goals and adding 17 assists. In 2009 he was named the ECAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year, the America East Midfielder of the Year, was an ECAC First-Team All-Star, an NSCAA Second-Team All-Northeast Region honoree, a Second Team selection by Goal.com on their Teams of the Year, was UMBC’s Male Athlete of the Year, and won the national scoring title.
During his college years Houapeu also played with the Union USL Premier Development League
USL Premier Development League
The USL Premier Development League is the amateur league of the United Soccer Leagues in the United States, Canada, and Bermuda, forming part of the American Soccer Pyramid...
affiliate Reading United, for whom he scored 5 goals in 8 appearances in 2010.
Professional
On January 13, 2011, Houapeu was selected with the 41st overall selection of the 2011 MLS SuperDraft2011 MLS SuperDraft
The 2011 MLS SuperDraft was the twelfth annual SuperDraft presented by Major League Soccer. It was held on January 13, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland, during the 2011 NSCAA Convention at the Baltimore Convention Center. The 2011 SuperDraft consisted of three rounds with eighteen selections each, for...
by the Philadelphia Union. He signed with the club on March 18, 2011.