Following in the footsteps of Matt Haefner, the Penn goalkeeper drafted by the Columbus Crew, Dan Cepero has been drafted by an MLS team.
Cepero went in the fourth round of today's Supplemental Draft to the New York Red Bulls, who are coached by recently-dismissed U.S. national boss Bruce Arena.
The Baldwin, N.Y. native never played in the NCAA Tournament, but will be remembered as the team's anchor between the sticks for the past two years. His shutouts late in the year against Brown, Princeton and Columbia helped to preserve the Quakers' Ivy title hopes right up to the last minute of the last match.
Cepero is still a long way from getting onto the pitch for RBNY, though. He's unlikely to make the senior roster (only 18 players can, in MLS), so he would likely be battling for a spot on the development roster, the MLS equivalent of the youth teams many European clubs have.
Or, like Haefner, he may end up not pursuing the opportunity at all.
Look for more analysis on the Cepero selection in Monday's DP.
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