It’s the dawn of something special in Greenville, South Carolina.

For eleven men, dreams of playing soccer at the next level are about to begin (or continue) in the northwest corner of South Carolina. For some, it is a dream come true to finally have a hometown team to play for. For others, this is an opportunity to show their talent and skills to a fresh group of eyes.

Regardless of their reasons and desires to play for Greenville FC, they are all about to become a part of history as the inaugural roster of the newest NPSL side.

It seems that this team will be playing a 4–3–3, or at the very least some variant of that. Here is my best guess for where the announced defenders, midfielders, and forwards might line up:

The next question is obvious: “Yeah, but are they any good?”

Glad you asked. After some hearty internet sleuthing, I have compiled some stats and accolades to help paint a picture of the talent on this team.

I will do my best to lay out the highlights here, but if reading is not really your thing (or you want to hear this sweet baritone voice of mine), you can check out Episode 011 of Yeah, THAT Soccer Show that just dropped this morning to hear me talk more about these men.

The Goalkeeper

The announced man between the pipes is Paul Tyson. Paul is 6'7", 195 lbs, and hails from Liverpool, England. Prior to transferring to Georgia State University, he played for Saint Jacinto College in 2016 where he had an impressive 1.15 goals against average through 22 matches including 4 clean sheets.

The Defenders

First up on this week’s announced defender list is Willie Hunt. Willie is a Greenville native and has a long and extensive resume playing soccer in various leagues around the country. He is listed at 5'11" tall.

Willie played his collegiate soccer at Francis Marion University and after college had stints with Mississippi Brilla (PDL), Atlanta Silverbacks (NASL), Tampa Bay Rowdies (USL), and Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USL). He has had 170 appearances with those teams and racked up 13 goals in that stretch.