Three Men's Soccer Players Sign Professional Contracts

HANOVER, N.H. — Fresh off its NCAA Tournament run, the Dartmouth men's soccer team is pleased to announce that three players have signed professional contracts in the USL Pro League.

Stefan Defregger will play for the Wilmington Hammerheads, an affiliate to the expansion New York FC of the MLS. Defregger has played in four games so far while acclimating to his surroundings. Defregger joins Wilmington after being named to the 2014 All-Ivy Second Team. Used as the primary set piece server, Defregger scored his first collegiate goal late in the season.

Colin Heffron will suit up for New York Red Bulls II, whose parent company shares the same name. The Red Bulls play their games at Red Bulls Arena and Columbia's Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium. Heffron was named to the USL Team of the week (3/31) after he was a substitution during a shutout over the Rochester Rhinos.

Heffron was a three-time All-Ivy member, collecting second-team honors twice with a first-team selection as a junior. As a rookie, he was named Dartmouth's Will Shue Award winner as the program's top freshman.

Gabe Hoffman-Johnson is a member of St. Louis FC, who is funded by the Chicago Fire. Hoffman-Johnson had a breakout year as a fifth-year senior and was named to the NSCAA All-East Region Team as well as the All-Ivy First Team.

Dartmouth also has four recent alum playing professionally either internationally or domestic.

Joining the trio in domestic leagues is Lucky Mkosana '12 who is playing for the New York Cosmos of the NASL. Mkosana, was selected in the second round of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft by the Chicago Fire, but never signed with the club. Since then, Mkosana has been a member of the USL Pro club Harrisburg City Islanders and was put on loan to the NASL's Tampa Bay Rowdies in 2013. Mkosana spent all of 2014 with the Rowdies, where he played in 26 games with two goals. On November 24, 2014 he signed with New York Cosmos, who play their home games at Hofstra University.

Mkosana, Dartmouth's all-time points (78) and goals (34) leader was named the 2011 Ivy League Player of the Year, was a four-time All-Ivy First Team member and was the 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the Year. In his first season, Mkosana was also tabbed to the NSACAA All-Northeast Second Team and Soccer America Freshman All-American First Team. In 2009, he was added to the NSCAA All-Northeast First Team. In his junior campaign, Mkosana was an NSCAA All-Northeast Third Team representative before moving back up to the first-team as a senior.

Craig Henderson '10 began his professional career playing for Mjallby AIF in Sweden. Since then, the Wellington, New Zealand, native moved to the top division of the Norwegian league and played for Tippeligaen. Currently, Henderson is a member of Stabæk FC, which is managed by former USA National head coach Bob Bradley. Internationally, Henderson has represented his native New Zealand in all age-grade teams and has played in two friendlies for the national team.

Henderson, just like Mkosana, will go down as a Dartmouth great. As a red-shirt senior, Henderson was named to the NSCAA All-Northeastern Second Team, CoSIDA Academic All-America Second Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District First Team. As a senior, he was the Ivy League Player of the Year, NSCAA All-America Third Team, and CoSIDA Academic All-District Second Team.

Daniel Keat '10 had tryouts with the Scottish Premier League's Rangers F.C. and England's Blackburn Rovers, but an injury prevented him from signing. Instead, Keat was the third overall pick in the 2011 MSL Supplemental Draft by the Los Angeles Galaxy. He played six games with the Galaxy, but the club declined his 2013 option. Since then, Keat has made a home in the Swedish Superettan with Falkenbergs FF. In his first season with the team, Falkenbergs FF won the 2013 Superettan. Keat made 20 appearances with four goals. Internationally, Keat, born in Barnstaple, England, elected to play for New Zealand and has made five caps for the national team since 2012.

During his time with the Big Green, Keat was named to the All-Ivy team three times and is sixth in all-time points with 54. As a junior in 2009, he was tabbed to the NSCAA All-America Third Team and was an All-Northeast First Team honoree.

Kevin Dzierzawski '13 was the only non-Scottish native when he appeared in 30 games for Queens of the South of the Scottish League One. On January 22, 2015, he was loaned to Peterhead for the remainder of the season.

Dzierzawski's Dartmouth career was heralded with multiple awards. He was named the Will Shue Award winner in 2009, followed by back-to-back All-Ivy First Team selections as a junior and senior. In his final season, Dzierzawski was named to the NCSAA Scholar-All Region. As a midfielder, he finished with six goals and 16 assists for 28 pointsAdditionally, Alex Adelabu '15 has elected to finish his studies at Dartmouth before joining his class members in the professional rankings. Adelabu exits Dartmouth as one of the all-time best strikers. He was a two-time All-Ivy First Team member and

Additionally, Alex Adelabu '15 has elected to finish his studies at Dartmouth before joining his class members in the professional rankings. Adelabu exits Dartmouth as one of the all-time best strikers. He was a two-time All-Ivy First Team member and an NSCAA All-East honoree. Adelabu is fourth in Dartmouth career points with 65 and tied for fifth in goals with 27.

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