Roster Compliance Data

The Rapids official post-compliance day roster has been posted on MLSoccer.com.  There are a couple of surprises:

• Stefan Aigner has his green card, Nana Boateng does not yet.  I'm sure its coming shortly though.
• Deklan Wynne is not listed as an international.  I don't know why this is.  Before signing with the Whitecaps USL side in summer of 2015 he had only ever played in New Zealand.  I assume that, working in Canada, he could not apply for a U.S. green card and I don'rt think there's anyway he could have gotten it in the last 2.5 months since he was traded to the Rapids.  He's not a homegrown player, and presumably he's not a refugee or anything like that.  More investigation needed.
• Jack McBean is a Homegrown Player.  I was not aware of that (or  I forgot about it).
• Joe Mason is not yet on the roster, which is an indication that the paperwork is still being finalized.
• Mike da Fonte is not listed on the roster.  He's been loaned to Phoenix Rising for the whole season but he's still a Rapids player.  I don't know if this is just standard for the roster page (don't list players loaned out for the season), an oversight, or if he's actually been sold and is off the roster.

Once Joe Mason gets added the Rapids will have all 8 international spots filled and all 30 roster spots filled (when you include da Fonte).  I can't remember the Rapids ever starting the season with a completely full roster, another sign of a positive change from the FO.  With Da Fonte on loan, once Boateng gets his green card we'll be able to add another international (or domestic) player into that empty slot.  Hopefully a striker.

Signed Players:
* = international
HG = homegrown
DP = designated player

GK Andrew Dykstra
GK Tm Howard - DP
GK Zac MacMath
D Edgar Castillo
D Kip Colvey
D Kortne Ford - HG
D Marlon Hairston
D Eric Miller
D Axel Sjoberg
D Tommy Smith*
D Sam Vines - HG
D Jared Watts
D Danny Wilson*
D Deklan Wynne
M Bismark Adjei-Boateng
M Stefan Aigner
M Michael Azira
M Johan Blomberg*
M Shkelzen Gashi* - DP
M Sam Hamilton
M Enzo Martinez
M Ricardo Perez - HG
M Jack Price*
M Dillon Serna - HG
F Dominique Badji*
F Caleb Calvert - HG
F Niki Jackson
F Joe Mason*
F Jack McBean - HG