“I am beyond excited to announce my verbal commitment to Sierra College, where I will continue pursuing my academic and athletic career. A huge thanks to all the coaches who have invested in me and helped me become the player I am today. To my teammates, thank you for always being there and continuing to push me on and off the field. Lastly, none of this would have been possible without the sacrifices and support from my friends and family. Go Wolverines!”—Valerie Gomez 
“I am incredibly excited to announce my commitment to continue my academic and soccer career at UC Santa Cruz. I want to thank my family, friends, teammates, and coaches for helping me get to this point and pushing me to be the very best version of myself. I wouldn’t be where I am today without every one of you. I am so thankful to have such a strong support system on and off the soccer field. Go Slugs!”—Kristi Truong 
“I am so excited and honored to announce my verbal commitment to play soccer and further my education at Ottawa University! Thank you to my family and friends for believing in me and being the best support system. And an even bigger thank you to my teammates and coaches for your full support throughout my journey. You pushed me to be a better person and player, on and off the field. I couldn’t have done it without you all! Go Fangs!” — Myah Newton 
“I am excited to announce my commitment to play at the next level at Graceland University and pursue my degree in biology to practice veterinary medicine. I want to thank Coach Todd for giving me the opportunity to play, learn, and develop and become a better player. I want to thank Placer United soccer club for all the opportunities they give their players.” — Jaqueline Lopez 
“I am super excited to share my commitment to Clarke University in Dubuque, Iowa, to further my academic and soccer career. I want to thank my family, teammates, and coaches throughout the years. I couldn’t have done it without them. Especially Coach BJ for helping me throughout my recovery, and Coach Todd DeCarlo for all the support and guidance in these final years at Placer. I am super excited about the opportunity! Go Pride!” —Sammie Miller 
Thursday, February 10, 2022
by LAFC Communications
LAFC today announced the Club has acquired defender Ryan Hollingshead from FC Dallas in exchange for defender Marco Farfan.
Hollingshead, 30, joins LAFC after spending the past eight seasons with FC Dallas, where he made 193 regular season appearances in 149 starts. A veteran defender, Hollingshead has scored a total of 18 regular season goals and added 15 assists in 13,433 MLS minutes. The California native has made 11 MLS Cup Playoff appearances and played six times in the Concacaf Champions League.
“Ryan is known not only known as one of the most versatile and valuable players in MLS but also as a great person and leader,” LAFC Co-President & General Manager John Thorrington said. “For these reasons, we are incredibly excited to welcome Ryan, his wife Taylor, and their family to LAFC. We also appreciate what Marco has meant to the club during his time here, which makes the moment bittersweet for us. He is a class act both on and off the field and we wish him all the best in Dallas.”
The 2017 MLS Works Humanitarian of the Year, Hollingshead was originally drafted by FC Dallas in the second round of the 2013 MLS Super Draft and made his MLS and professional debut vs. San Jose on May 31, 2014.
In 2016, Hollingshead made 29 regular season appearances (22 starts) and helped Dallas earn the 2016 Supporter’s Shield and a Western Conference Championship, as well as the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup title.
A native of Granite Bay, CA, Hollingshead starred at UCLA from 2009-2012, where he made 69 starts and 81 appearances, scoring 16 goals and recording 21 assists. With the Bruins he was named NSCAA Second-Team All American Selection, Pac-12 Player of the Year and First-team All-Pac 12 Selection, while also earning First-team Pac-12 All-Academic honors.
Farfan leaves LAFC after one season in which he played in 29 matches (21 starts), tallying over 1,754 minutes in 2021.
VITALS
Name: Ryan Hollingshead
Position: Defender
Born: 4/16/1991
Age: 30
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Birthplace: Granite Bay, Ca
Citizenship: USA
Last Club: FC Dallas
“I am incredibly excited to announce my commitment to William Jessup University to continue my athletic and academic career. I want to thank all my family, friends, and coaches who were there to help me up during the most challenging times and continue to push me to the next level. None of my success could have come true without out you all. I want to give a big shout-out to Coach Jason for having such faith in me and pushing me to do my best. Go Warriors!” — Isaiah Martinez
“I’m incredibly blessed and excited to announce my commitment to Utah Valley University to further my academic and athletic career. I want to thank Placer United, Coach Paul, Coach Jason, all my coaches and teammates for pushing me and helping me become a better player. I would also like to thank my friends and family for encouraging me to take this next step towards my future. I couldn’t have done it without you all. Go UVU!”—Keith Willey
“I am excited to announce my commitment to Trevecca Nazarene University in Tennessee. I am blessed to continue my academic and athletic career in Nashville. I want to thank my family for always supporting me in every way possible, my teammates who have been on this journey with me, and my Placer United coaches who have helped me develop into the player I am today. Go Trojans! #placerproud” — Ben Sieber
“I am blessed to announce that I will be playing Division I soccer and furthering my education at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. I want to thank God, my family, teammates, and coaches who have helped me be the player and person I am today.
I appreciate my father for all the effort he put in to make me a better player, and it did pay off in the end.
I also want to thank Coach Jason for believing me and helping me through the recruitment process.
I cannot wait to get started. #SKOSTANGS 🐎” — Alhasan Slsakati