MONTREAL –
With the final two rounds of the 2016 MLS SuperDraft held this afternoon, the Montreal Impact selected defender Brendan Hines-Ike in the 3
rd
round, 55
th
overall, from the University of South Florida.
Selected as one of two team captains to start the season at USF, the 21-year-old started all 20 games in his first and only season as a Bull. He was named to the American Athletic Conference First Team, recording two goals on the season.
In 2013, he was also named to the All-Big East Second Team while at Creighton and was previously a member of the Chivas U18 Academy.
Just prior to the MLS Combine, Hines-Ike signed a four-year contract with Örebro SK of the Swedish first division. Therefore, the Impact now holds his MLS rights.
Brendan Hines-Ike
Position: Defender
Height: 6' 1"
Weight: 170 lbs.
Birthdate: November 30, 1994
Hometown: Denver, CO
Former club: University of South Florida
