RICHMOND, VA – (Tuesday, March 8, 2016) – The Richmond Kickers are pleased to announce the addition of Richmond United goalkeeper Sawyer Gaffney for the 2016 season.
“Sawyer is one of the most dedicated youth athletes we have seen come through the Kickers ranks,” commented Leigh Cowlishaw, Richmond Kickers Director of Soccer. “His work ethic and desire to succeed are second to none. Sawyer has already impressed the first team with his performances during training and we are pleased to add him to the squad for 2016.”
Gaffney has played on Kickers teams since the age of 12. A three-time All-Prep, two-time All-State honoree and two-time team MVP at The Collegiate School, he currently represents Richmond United on the U18 Academy team and has committed to Davidson College.
The eighteen year old follows in the footsteps of Richmond United goalkeeper Drew Romig who backed up Ryan Taylor on the 18-man pro game day roster on 29 occasions over two seasons prior to beginning his collegiate career at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill.
As of the 2013 season, expanded roster sizes allow teams to carry as many as five Academy players in USL competition. To qualify for an Academy spot, players must be younger than 21 at the start of the current season; they can’t have competed collegiately; they must never have signed as a professional and the player must either be from a club’s region, an affiliate youth team or from an MLS affiliate.
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