Dub Narcotic Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 A 23 year old CB, Opare signed with the LA Galaxy early in the 2013 season after being picked in the second round of the MLS draft from the University of Michiagan A native of Ghana, Opare also lived in South Africa and the United States before his family settled in Niagara Falls, Ontario. He debuted for the Wolverines in 2009 when he was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team. He set career-highs for games played and games started as a sophomore in 2010, helping lead Michigan to the College Cup Semifinals for the first time in school history. Opare is eligible for several national teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Cap him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Has he played any minutes with LAG yet this season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThiKu Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 haha, playing time is a requirement for the CanMNT these days? News to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Has he played any minutes with LAG yet this season? No, don't think so ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Opare is fighting for 4th in CB chart for LA, behind Gonzalez, DeLaGarza, Leonardo. Fighting for mins with Tommy Meyer. Wouldn't expect much other than some garbage CCL mins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Interesting. Tommy Meyer is no slouch either he slotted into CB during the CCL last season did he not? He has his work cut out for him, but sadly his signing automatically puts him on the CMNT radar. ....I can't wait for the day when signing a contract is not enough for national team consideration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Addona Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 He has his work cut out for him, but sadly his signing automatically puts him on the CMNT radar. ....I can't wait for the day when signing a contract is not enough for national team consideration. I don't know, are we exaggerating a little bit. I mean, don't get me wrong, we should cap him whenever we get a chance, and he accepts. But, even if we don't count McKenna, there is still: Edgar, Jakovic, Hainault ahead of Opare. Then, is Opare (at this moment) clearly ahead of Straith or Nana? Not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I don't know, are we exaggerating a little bit. I mean, don't get me wrong, we should cap him whenever we get a chance, and he accepts. But, even if we don't count McKenna, there is still: Edgar, Jakovic, Hainault ahead of Opare. Then, is Opare (at this moment) clearly ahead of Straith or Nana? Not sure. I'm not sure about Straith, but certainly not ahead of Nana. If Doneil Henry can stop his mind racing so much, he's got the athletic attributes to be ahead of Opare as well, he just has NOT been playing well the last year. I'm not sure...I think I'd actually rate Hamilton and Roberts for FCEdmonton as on the same level as Opare or higher, as well, at this very moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 good thing about Opare making LA roster is that Arena is not in the habit of signing junk. Arena is probably best judge of talent in MLS right now and to have him offer you a contract is a major endorsement that you do not suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 http://www.buzzfeed.com/djpeisner/the-low-budget-high-pressure-life-of-an-mls-rookie Good article on Opare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 http://www.buzzfeed.com/djpeisner/the-low-budget-high-pressure-life-of-an-mls-rookie Good article on Opare Good god, that article is about as long as the bible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fil Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Has he shown any interest in playing for Canada? Seems to me a long shot, unless he is traded to a Canadian team then he might say yes to a call up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted November 2, 2013 Share Posted November 2, 2013 Has he shown any interest in playing for Canada? Seems to me a long shot, unless he is traded to a Canadian team then he might say yes to a call up. I believe he has said publicly he want's to play for Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I hope Floro has been in contact with Opare to gauge his level of interest. Starting a playoff match for the defending champion as a rookie is pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 And getting the clean sheet vs RSL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 Opare projected to get some more minutes soon in LA: http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=4785083 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffian Posted May 9, 2014 Share Posted May 9, 2014 This article has more information on him: http://www.mlssoccer.com/worldcup/2014/news/article/2014/05/08/world-cup-la-galaxy-defender-omar-gonzalez-out-one-two-weeks-knee-injury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazlo_80 Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Got traded to DC United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Weird one, he did well to crack the team in LA last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Galaxy wanted DC allocation spot. If Nana can't get a sniff I don't fancy his chances of getting much playing time. What is his eligibility situation looking like for us? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 If that Buzzfeed article is accurate, he isn't eligible for Canada. It says he moved to Newark at 11 and three years later (age 14) moved to Canada before going to College in USA(age 18?). If the reason for his supposed eligibility is residency then he's out of luck, see (d) : Any Player who ... [assumes] a new nationality and who has not played international football [in a match ... in an official competition of any category or any type of football for one Association] shall be eligible to play for the new representative team only if he fulfills one of the following conditions: (a) He was born on the territory of the relevant Association; (b) His biological mother or biological father was born on the territory of the relevant Association; (c) His grandmother or grandfather was born on the territory of the relevant Association; (d) He has lived continuously for at least five years after reaching the age of 18 on the territory of the relevant Association. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpg75 Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 Residency requirement is only 2 years if the player is/was under 18. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One American Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 He's in a numbers game in LA. A definite MLS starter somewhere, IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yohan Posted July 30, 2014 Share Posted July 30, 2014 LA supporters speak well of Opare, but he's had 12 games in 2013 and 2014 seasons. DC has a CB issue with Jeff Parke having migraine problems and all other CBs are either rookies or not very good. But then again, Opare exactly haven't proven himself either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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