Arizona United Arizona United Soccer Club Signs Cameron Vickers and Alex Shinsky

Additions increase Arizona United SC’s roster size to 18 for upcoming USL season

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (March 24, 2015) - Arizona United Soccer Club announces the signings of midfielders Cameron Vickers and Alex Shinsky.

Vickers and Shinsky bring the total number of Arizona United SC players under contract to 18 for the 2015 USL season, which kicks off on Saturday night, as Arizona United SC begins on the road against Orange County Blues FC at 7:00 p.m. PT. The match will be streamed live on arizonaunited.com.

Vickers returns back to the state where he first turned professional. In 2013, Vickers signed his first professional contract with the now defunct Phoenix FC Wolves. In his lone season with the Wolves, Vickers scored one goal and appeared in 15 league matches. Vickers moved over to the Dayton Dutch Lions prior to the 2014 USL season and appeared in 24 league matches.

“Cameron has been a very consistent player in USL,” said Arizona United SC head coach Michael Dellorusso. “We are excited that he is joining our organization. He is a dynamic attacking player who will bring a spark to our attack.”

Hailing from Auburn, Washington, Vickers played collegiately at Sonoma State University from 2008-10, where he appeared in 68 matches and scored nine goals. Vickers competed in the Premier Development League (PDL) with the Tacoma Tide from 2008-11, and the Portland Timbers U23s in 2012.

Shinsky joins Arizona United SC after wrapping up a four-year collegiate career at the University of Maryland. Shinsky appeared in 53 matches, scored three goals and notched seven assists from 2011-14. Shinsky served as team captain during his senior season.

“Alex had a very successful youth and college career,” said Dellorusso. “We are looking forward to see how he will translate to the next level. He is an exciting attacking player.”

The York, Pennsylvania product was a former member of the United States U-17 National Team, and scored a goal for the U.S. against Malawi in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Shinsky was originally selected by Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire in the fourth round of the 2015 MLS SuperDraft.

Shinsky’s relationship with Dellorusso extends back to his collegiate days at the University of Maryland. From 2011-13, Shinsky was coached by Dellorusso, who served as the top assistant for Maryland.

Arizona United makes its 2015 regular season home premiere on Saturday, April 25 versus Portland Timbers FC 2 at 7:30 p.m. at Scottsdale Stadium.

For more information on Arizona United Soccer Club, follow the team on Facebook www.facebook.com/ArizonaUnitedSoccer, Twitter @AZUnitedSC or Instagram @AZUnitedSC. To purchase tickets, visit www.arizonaunited.com or call 623-594-9606.

Arizona United Soccer Club’s roster currently stands at eighteen players under contract for the 2015 season:

GOALKEEPER: Carl Woszczynski, Jacole Turner

DEFENDER: Scott Morrison, Rob Valentino, Tyler Ruthven, Devon Grousis, Brock Granger

MIDFIELDER: Jose “Chiva” Cuevas, Joey Dillon, Victor Muñoz, George Malki, Daniel Antúnez, Alex Shinsky, Cameron Vickers

FORWARD: Long Tan, Brad Stisser, Jonathan Top, Robbie Derschang

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Full Name: Cameron Vickers

Date of Birth: November 26, 1988

Hometown: Auburn, Washington

Height: 5’7″

Weight: 150 lbs.

Former Club: Dayton Dutch Lions

Country: USA

Full Name: Alex Shinsky

Date of Birth: April 2, 1993

Hometown: York, Pennsylvania

Height: 5’9″

Weight: 150 lbs.

Former Club: University of Maryland

Country: USA