Okoli Sent to Revs as Future Considerations for 33rd Pick
- Updated: January 15, 2015
The Seattle Sounders sent Homegrown Player Sean Okoli to the New England Revolution to complete a draft-day deal that involved the 33rd overall pick at Thursday’s SuperDraft, per a report.
Sounders sent the rights to homegrown Sean Okoli to New England in moving up to get goalkeeper Tyler Miller who they had as top GK in draft.
— Don Ruiz (@donruiztnt) January 15, 2015
Okoli, 21, played in three games with the Sounders last season, all as a substitute. He was signed by the club to a Homegrown Player contract prior to the start of the 2014 season.
The addition of Okoli gives the Revolution much-needed depth up top, where Charlie Davis listed was the lone forward on the roster. Striker Jerry Bengtson was loaned to Belgrano (Argentina) last summer, while Patrick Mullins (expansion draft), Tony Taylor (expansion draft), Dimitry Imbongo (trade) and Geoffrey Castillion (trade) all departed last month.
Okoli is a pure forward, and has the size (6-1, 182lbs.) of a target striker. He scored a team-best nine goals during his junior year at Wake Forest in 2013, and finished his NCAA career with 24 goals.
The Homegrown product spent much of the season with the Sounders Reserves, where he wasn’t shy to showcase moments of brilliance. He scored twice and added an assist in a 5-1 rout of USL-PRO side Arizona United SC on Aug. 25, 2014.
However, Okoli is remains largely unproven at the top-flight level after only seeing a total of 19 minutes with the Sounders last season. Okoli subsequently had his option declined at the end of the season.
With Okoli in the fold, the Revolution roster stands at 20.
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