Alumni & College Placements
World Class FC
World Class FC Alumni & College Placements
Through the years the World Class FC coaching staff has worked with men and women in the program that have moved on to play at the highest level of the game, including the professional level (in the U.S. and Europe), U.S. National Team programs and the NCAA collegiate level. The following is a partial list of some Men & Women that have played with World Class FC.
See below for some stories on what our alumni are doing today
| Player | College | Professional Team | USA National Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alecko Eskandarian | Virginia | DC United | 1995-99 |
| Knox Cameron | Michigan | Columbus Crew | 1995-99 |
| Jason Hernandez | Seton Hall | New York City FC | 1997-00 |
| Danny Szetela | --- | DC United | 1999-02 |
| Dill Duka | Rutgers | Chicago Fire | 2005-07 |
| Rino Matarazzo | Columbia | FC Nuremberg (Germany) | --- |
| Sam Petrone | Seton Hall | Mjallby (Sweden) | --- |
| John Barrajo | George Mason | NY Red Bull | --- |
| Keegan Carter | Georgetown | --- | --- |
| Loukas Tasigiannis | U. of Penn | --- | --- |
| David Reed | St. Johns | --- | --- |
| Kurt Cameron | Seton Hall | --- | --- |
| Dirceu Hurtado | FDU | --- | --- |
| Brandon Lawrence | Virginia | --- | --- |
| Nikko Mara | Northeastern | --- | --- |
| Leo Mattarazzo | Columbia | --- | --- |
| Rocco Fravecica | Johns Hopkins | --- | --- |
| Don Gray | Rutgers | --- | --- |
| Desmond Farrelly | Marist | --- | --- |
| Patrick Murray | Fordham | --- | --- |
| Yael Averbuch | North Carolina | Kopparbergs/Goteborg FC | Youth & Full (2000-04) |
| Nicky Krysik | Virginia | Chicago Red Stars | Youth & Full (2000-04) |
| Sheree Gray | Penn State | Sky Blue | Youth & Full (2000-04) |
| Jenn Pettigrew | Seton Hall | --- | Youth (2005-09) |
| Amber Brooks | North Carolina | FC Bayern Munich | Youth & U20 (2006-09) |
| Jessica Lee | Princeton | --- | Youth (2007-11) |
| D'Yonna Riley | Seton Hall | --- | Youth (2007-11) |
| Gabby Cuevas | Connecticut | --- | Youth (2007-11) |
| Brittani Bartok | North Carolina | --- | Youth (2004-07) |
| Shira Averbuch | Stanford | --- | Youth (2004-07) |
| Lianne Maldonado | Maryland | --- | Youth (2006-09) |
| Esmeralda Negron | Princeton | --- | Youth (1998-02) |
Built at WCFC, Leading in Germany
Pellegrino Matarazzo, a graduate of the WCFC Boys program, is the Head Coach of the U17 Boys Academy team at FC Nuremberg in Germany. FC Nuremberg is a member of the top tier Bundesliga in Germany. After completing his club career at WCFC, Pellegrino played at Columbia University before moving on to the professional ranks in Germany. He played 9 years of professional soccer with several clubs in Germany before moving into the coaching profession with FC Nuremberg. WCFC continues to work with its former players and alumni to create opportunities for its current players. Most recently, another graduate of WCFC had the opportunity to play for the U19 FC Nuremberg Academy team.