We've got a little over two months before Lansing Ignite kick off their inaugural season in USL League One.

The Ignite have five players signed, the first being midfielder Xavier Gomez, which was announced on Dec. 3. League rules allow for up to 30 signings, but don't expect the team to reach that number.

With the MLS SuperDraft on Friday and players cut from MLS teams during training camp after that (including 2019 draft picks), there should be plenty of activity running up pretty close to the beginning of practice on Feb. 18 and maybe even up to the opener on March 30.

Here's an update on the Ignite's latest player signings, tickets, tryouts and more.

Roster signings

Steeve Saint-Duc

On Wednesday, the Ignite announced its sixth player signing in Steeve Saint-Duc, a 19-year-old winger who played for the Haiti U20 national team in the CONCACAF U20 championships in November.

Saint-Duc is the Ignite's third international signing.

Saint-Duc earned the Golden Boot with five goals in the Caribbean Football Union U17 championships in 2016. he also captained Haiti in the 2017 CONCACAF U17 championships.

Saint-Duc was most recently a Los Angeles FC (MLS) player and left the club on Jan. 1. This past fall, he was on loan at Strommen IF in Norway.

“Steeve is a top prospect with unbelievable potential,” Lansing coach Nate Miller said. “His ability to break the game open with one-v-one play is exceptional. The sky is the limit for Steeve as he has special tools to unlock the opponent in the final third."

Nathan Lewis

Lewis, the second international signing of USL League One's allocated seven per team, has made 18 appearances for Trinidad and Tobago. That includes playing the full 90 minutes in his country's 2-1 win over the United States in October 2017 that infamously knocked the US out of 2018 World Cup qualifying.

He's also played in an international match as recently as October 2018.

Last season, Lewis played in 11 matches, starting eight, for Indy Eleven in the USL. Before that, he played for three clubs in his native country: Morvant Caledonia United, San Juan Jabloteh and Central FC.

Christian Silva

Silva, the team's second player signing after Gomez, is well traveled in his professional soccer career. The Ignite are the 29-year-old defensive midfielder's eighth team in eight years.

Silva played last season with the Jacksonville Armada, scoring one goal in 10 appearances. He’s never played in more than 12 games in a season as a professional, which occurred with Karlstad BK in Sweden back in 2014, where he also scored a career-high two goals.

Despite the lack of game time, he's had some looks from European clubs. Shortly after college, he had trials for Bundesliga clubs Hannover 96 and Werder Bremen in Germany.

Rafa Mentzingen

Mentzingen is a familiar name to those who follow the Lansing soccer scene, as he played with Lansing United in the 2017 season, electrifying the fans by scoring nine goals in nine games.

Mentzingen, a Brazilian, is the Ignite’s first international signing. He played collegiately at Valparaiso University, where he tied for the team lead with nine goals in 2017.

Coach Nate Miller is very familiar with Mentzingen, coaching him at Lansing United.

Mentzingen is a winger who can also play attacking midfield.

Kyle Carr

Carr is the second former Lansing United player that played under Miller to make the move to the Ignite.

Carr, like Silva, is also a holding midfielder. He played with United in the summer of 2018. As a junior at Liberty University in 2015, Carr played in 17 matches with 16 starts.

As a senior in 2016, Carr had one assist while playing 16 matches. That season, Carr was a Big South first-team all-conference pick and also made the league’s all-tournament team.

Tickets

The team is currently accepting $50 deposits for season tickets until Feb. 1. For those who place a deposit before that date, they'll receive a Spark Society scarf, the official name of the season ticket holders.

As of Tuesday morning, Director of Marketing Josh Holliday said 150 deposits have been placed, with most of those individuals intending to buy multiple tickets. Later this week, a February date will be announced for when depositers will be able to pick their specific seats at Cooley Law School Stadium.

"We have a lot of excitement around the community," Holliday said.

Opentryout

Lansing Ignite will hold an open tryout for professional soccer hopefuls interested in playing for the team on Sunday, Jan. 27, beginning at 9:30 p.m. at the Legacy Center, 9299 Goble Dr., Brighton, MI 48115.

The tryout will last for two hours and will cost $75 per player. All players at the tryout will receive a Lansing Ignite dry-fit tryout shirt and should register at www.LansingIgniteCamps.com.

According to the Ignite Twitter account, less than 10 spots remain.

Schedule

The slate was announced in early December with the team set to play 28 USL League One games between March 30 and Oct. 5.

Lansing's season will kick off on Saturday, March 30, with a game at Richmond. It'll play another away game at Greenville on Saturday, April 6, before the team's home opener on Saturday, April 13 vs. Richmond.

The Ignite will play 14 home and 14 away matches, with three games against every team in the league, except for Toronto FC II, which they'll play four times. General manager Jeremy Sampson said he's also looking to add three additional friendly matches

Others playing in the 10-team USL League One this season are: Chattanooga Red Wolves SC, FC Tuscon, Forward Madison FC, North Texas SC, Orlando City B and Tormenta FC (Georgia).

There will also be U.S. Open Cup matches added to the schedule later in the year.

Coaches

While guest-hosting "Staudt on Sports" on Dec. 27, Sampson brought on Miller as a guest, and they announced the assistant coaches for this season.

The top two assistants will be Joel DeLass -- a Lansing native who was previously the head coach at Northwest Nazarene -- and Tim Daniels, who was an assistant under Miller at both Spring Arbor and Lansing United.

Wael Zenga will be the goalkeeper coach.

Contact digital sports reporter Phil Friend at 517-377-1220 or pfriend@lsj.com. Follow him on Twitter @Phil_Friend.

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