Charleston Battery

Nelson Akwari #2
Position: D
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: 2/4/1982
Hometown: Houston, TX
College: UCLA
Last Club: Charleston Battery
Nelson Akwari returns to the Battery for a second season after an impressive year in 2008. Akwari played in 37 games and led the team in minutes logging 3,390. Previous Club’s include the Charlotte Eagles (USL2), Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake, the Columbus Crew and the NY MetroStars. Akwari’s MLS Career totals include 78 games played for a total of, 5,408 minutes. Akwari played for Real Salt Lake from 2005 through the early part of 2007.

Prior to Salt Lake Akwari was a member of the Columbus Crew from 2003 -2004 and was part of the team that won the 2004 MLS Supporters Shield. Akwari began his pro career with the MetroStars in 2002.

A native of Houston, TX, Akwari attended UCLA; he represented the United States at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels. Akwari Captained the U-17's at the 1999 World Championships and the U-20's at the 2001 World Championships.

Nelson Akwari #2
Position: D
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Birthdate: 2/4/1982
Hometown: Houston, TX
College: UCLA
Last Club: Charleston Battery
Year GS GP Mins G A Pts S F Y R
2009 35 35 3105 0 2 2 2 21 2 0
2008 37 37 3390 0 1 1 1 13 0 0
TOTAL 72 72 6495 0 3 3 3 34 2 0
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Historical Battery Player Register


No. Player Pos Seasons Height Weight DOB Hometown
Brad Agoos M 1996 5' 7" 150    
Jon Akin F 1999, 2000, 2001 5' 10" 160 6/25/1977 Pensacola, FL
2 Nelson Akwari D 2008, 2009 6-0 180 2/4/1982 Houston, TX
8 Lazo Alavanja M/F 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 6-1 165 1/18/1977 Crown Point, IN
Chris Albrecht D 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 5' 10" 190    
6 Osvaldo Alonso M 2008 5-11 165 11/11/1985 San Cristóbal, Cuba 
9 Byron Alvarez F 2007 5-9 170 10/21/1978 Portland, OR
Daniel Alvarez M 2000 6' 0" 170    
Brian Alvero M 2000, 2001 6' 0" 170 1/14/1976  
Edeh Ambrose F 1993 6' 6" 200    
Alfredo Anderson F 1999 5' 8" 160 10/31/1978  
13 Kevin Anderson M 2000, 2001, 2002 5' 6" 159 9/7/1971 Bohemia, NY
Michael Anhaeuser M 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 5' 11" 180 8/13/1969
17 Dan Antoniuk F 2009 6-3 200 1/23/1981 Philadelphia, PA
Craig Appelby M/D 1996 6' 2" 180    
16 Stephen Armstrong M 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 5-10 165 7/23/1976 Cape Town, South Africa
14 Shaker Assad M 2002 5' 7" 140 8/18/1979 Raliegh NC
17 Jay Ayres D 2008 6-1 180 2/25/1986 Valrico, FL
Khalil Azmi GK 1997 6' 0" 178 8/23/1964  
23 Chris Bagley F 2002, 2003, 2004 5' 11" 165 5/20/1980 Holbrook, MA
John Ball M 2001 5' 10" 160 11/5/1972  
David Banks D 1998 5' 10" 170 12/17/1967  
Brian Bates D 1999 6' 0" 175 9/1/1971  
11 Jamar Beasley M/F 2003 5' 10" 160 10/11/1979 Ft Wayne, IN
26 Matt Behncke* D 2003 6-3 190 2/20/1980 Williamsburg, VA
26 Michael Behonick GK 2003, 2004, 2005 6' 3" 190 1/3/1981 Bohemia, NY
Glenn Benjamin M 2001 5' 9" 155 4/4/1972  
21 Ian Bennett M 2007 5-9 160 8/27/1983 Hamilton, Ontario"
Daniel Benton D 2006 0 1/1/1900
12 Yeniel Bermudez D 2009, 2010 5-11 170 10/8/1985 Cienfuegos, Cuba
20 Gabe Bernstein D 2005 6-3 210 2/12/1983 Maplewood, NJ
Alvero Betancur M 1995, 1996 5' 6" 145    
Brian Blair M 1996, 1997 6' 0" 170    
6 Matt Bobo D 2009 6-1 180 1/6/1977 Des Moines, Iowa
Alvin Boisson F 1997 5' 9" 160 5/28/1966  
6 Josh Bolton M 2010 6'2" 180 5/26/1984 Penfield, NY
Eric Bossman D 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 6' 2" 190    
Clark Brisson F 1993, 1999 5' 10" 175 2/9/1969
Derick Brownell D 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 5' 10" 165 2/2/1974  
3 Chris Brunt D 2006 5-10 180 1/1/1980 Omaha, NE
3 Scott Buete M 2009 5-7 160 7/23/1980 Bowie, MD
Mike Burke F 1998, 1999 5' 7" 140 2/25/1977  
Dan Calichman D 2001 6' 1" 185 2/21/1968  
Josh Campbell GK 2000 6' 2" 210 8/10/1978  
Scott Cannon D 2001 5' 9" 155    
Chad Carithers F 1997, 1998 5' 11" 175 7/8/1973  
Juan Castillo M 1997 5' 10" 175 6/18/1972  
20 Anthony Catalano D 2006, 2007 6-2 180 1/10/1984 Lynchburg, VA
3 Drew Cavanagh D 2005 5-10 180 8/27/1982 Cleveland, OH
28 Gordon Chin M 2007 5-6 150 3/26/1983 Burnaby, BC
4 Ted Chronopoulos M/D 2003, 2004, 2005 6' 0" 168 9/16/1972 Loma Linda, CA
22 Dominic Cianciarulo M 2008 5-9 153 3/3/1986 Deland, FL
27 Steven Clark GK 2009 6-2 190 4/19/1986 Mason, MI
Scott Clayton F 1996 5' 9" 165    
Braeden Cloutier M 2000 5' 11" 165 10/3/1974  
Andrew Coggins F 1994, 1995 6' 1" 195    
19 Levi Coleman F 2010 6-2 187 12/14/1986 Tulsa, OK
Michael Compisi GK 1993, 1994, 1995 5' 11" 190    
10 Paul Conway F 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 6' 2" 188 4/17/1970 Portland, OR
Judah Cooks D 2001 6' 1' 175 11/29/1976  
23 Ryan Cooper GK 2010 6-1 189 3/21/1985 Roatan, Honduras
0 Waller Corbin GK 2009 6-4 190 3/26/1985
12 Chris Corcoran D 2006, 2007, 2008 5-9 165 3/30/1983 Marshfield, MA
16 Mac Cozier F 2000, 2001, 2002 5' 8" 165 10/23/1973 Orange Park, FL
2 Shane Crawford D 2006 6-0 170 11/16/1979 Falmouth, Jamaica"
18 Brandon Curran D 2006, 2007, 2008 6-2 190 10/13/1980 Tyngsboro, MA
8 Omar Daley M 2006 5-9 160 4/25/1981 Kingston, Jamaica"
13 Fred Degand D 2003 6' 0" 175 6/6/1979 Chicago, IL
Davor Delic   1997    
John Devereux M 1993 6' 0" 180    
Chris Dias F 1996, 1997 5' 10" 160 10/6/1968  
21 Raul Diaz Arce F 2002 5' 9" 160 2/1/1970 San Miquel, El Salvador
6 Linval Dixon D 1995, 2002, 2003 6' 1" 181 9/14/1971 St. Catherine, Jamaica
7 Seamus Donnelly F 2001, 2002, 2003 5' 11" 170 5/25/1971 Dublin, Ireland
11 Chris Dore M 2003 5' 9" 160 7/11/1978 Vermillion, OH
Paul Dougherty M 1999 5' 3" 130 5/12/1966  
3 Nick Downing D 2004 5-9 155 1/25/1980 Redmond, WA
1 Chris Doyle GK 2003, 2004, 2005 6' 5" 205 8/30/1979 Dublin, CA
14 Gabe Eastman D 2002 6' 2" 0 1/1/1900
9 Jake Edwards F 2002 6' 1" 195 5/11/1976 Manchester, UK
Chris Errazuriz   1996    
7 Justin Evans M 2002, 2004, 2005 6' 1" 175 1/31/1977 Pittsburgh, PA
3 Colin Falvey D 2010 6'1" 185 6/20/1985 Cork City, Ireland
8 Matt Farris M 2001, 2002 5' 10" 170 9/20/1976 Tulsa, OK
Marco Ferruzzi M 1998 5' 9" 170 10/15/1970  
Willy Files M 1996 5' 7" 145    
Thomas Findlay   1997    
Jim Foley F 1996, 1997 6' 0" 195    
23 Jamie Franks M 2009 5-9 160 9/25/1986 Medford, NJ
11 Ian Fuller F 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 6-2 170 8/31/1979 Portland, OR
Mike Gailey   1998    
Kenny Gasser   1997    
20 Jason Getz M/F 2004 6-2 175 7/24/1980 Plainfield, VT
9 Gavin Glinton D 2006 5-11 175 3/1/1979 Brentwood, CA
22 Jeremy Gold F 2007 5-11 175 4/2/1985 Euless, TX
16 Chris Goos M/F 2003, 2004, 2005 5' 9" 167 4/16/1981 Houston, TX
6 Chris Gores D 2007 6-2 195 9/23/1977 St Paul, MN
8 Michael Green D 2004 6-4 200 7/16/1978 Columbia, MD
17 Jon Gruenewald M 2010 5-10 155 2/5/1987 Manlius, NY
15 Alioune Gueye M 2010 5-5 160 2/27/1987 Ziguinchor, Senegal
Jeremy Gunn   1998    
Rivers Guthrie M 1998 6' 0" 180 9/25/1972  
Chris Handsor   1996    
Luc Harrington F 2006 6-2 170 9/26/1983 Diamond Bar, CA
9 Wolde Harris F 2004 5-10 190 1/26/1974 Kingston, Jamaica"
9 Tom Heinemann F 2009, 2010 6-4 180 4/23/1987 St Louis, MO
24 Tyler Hemming M 2009 5-11 165 5/9/1985 London, Ontario
14 Josh Henderson F 2003 6' 0" 169 10/14/1977 Baton Rouge, LA
27 Ezra Hendrickson D 2004 6-3 190 10/16/1972 Layou, St Vincent & The Grenad
6 Nigel Henry D 2004 6-4 180 5/24/1976 Cabenage, Trinidad
22 Todd Hoffard GK 2001, 2002 6' 3" 190 5/15/1972 Lancaster, PA
David Hoffman M/F 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 5' 10" 155    
14 Ben Hollingsworth M 2005, 2006 5-11 180 6/6/1982 Mt. Pleasant, SC
19 Jamie Holmes F 2008 5-11 175 1/19/1985
24 Bryan Hoy M 2003, 2004 5' 10" 150 12/21/1978 Beaver Springs, PA
1 Dusty Hudock GK 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 6-3 188 9/4/1972 Phoenix, AZ
24 Jordan Hughes M 2006, 2007, 2008 5-10 160 4/23/1984 Victoria, BC
Richard Hughes M 1993, 1994 5' 10" 165    
Lee Hurst M 1998 5' 11" 180 9/21/1970  
Ivailo Ilarionov M 1999, 2000 5' 10" 165 1/6/1973  
Erik Imler D 1999 5' 9" 165 6/1/1971  
9 Velko Iotov F 2000, 2001 5' 11" 175 8/26/1970 Sofia, Bulgaria
13 Kevin Jackson M 2003, 2004, 2005, 2010 5-11 165 7/5/1978 Pittsgrove, NJ
Vince Jajuga M 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996 6' 2" 185    
Nigel James F 1993 6' 2" 175    
Gilbert Jean-Baptiste D 1999, 2000, 2001 6' 0" 180 2/19/1973  
2 Henrik Jensen D 2004 6-1 160 2/1/1978 Vejle, Denmark
4 John Jones M 1998, 2002 6' 0" 165 11/23/1973 Folsom, CA
25 Kelvin Jones D 2004, 2005 5-11 168 1/30/1982 Fredericksburg, VA
4 Tim Karalexis D 2005, 2006, 2007 6-2 190 9/18/1980 Weymouth, MA
Johnnie Keen F 2001 5' 6" 150 1/8/1979  
Josh Keller M 1998 5' 10" 155 2/16/1975  
Jonathon Kelly M/F 1996, 1997, 1998 6' 0" 170 11/27/1972  
21 David Kenga M 2008 5-8 150 7/8/1982 Mombasa, Kenya
26 Thabiso Khumalo D 2005 5-9 160 10/27/1980 Soweto, South Africa
14 Aaron King F 2007, 2008 6-1 180 7/26/1984 Denver, CO
19 Steve Klein M 2002, 2003, 2004 6-2 176 5/11/1975 Nashville, TN
6 Drew Kopp D 2005 6-0 180 1/6/1977 Bridgeport, Conn."
13 Aleksey Korol F 2004 5-10 160 10/14/1977 Rochester, NY
23 Steve Kraemer M 2002 5' 10" 165 8/4/1976 Los Alamos, NM
Wojtek Krakowiak M/F 1999 5' 9" 165 8/6/1976  
30 Leo Krupnik D 2005 6'2 180 7/15/1979 Khmelnitsky, Ukraine
Ryan Kurtz M 1993 5' 11" 170    
19 Jason Kutney D 2004, 2005 6-1 163 9/5/1981 Freehold, NJ
18 David Lara M/D 2003 6' 2" 186 11/26/1980 Chicago, IL
Billy Lesesne M 1993, 1995 5' 8" 150    
22 Troy Lesesne M 2005, 2006 5-7 145 10/27/1983 Columbia, SC
15 Andrew Lewis D 2002, 2003 6' 0" 175 9/10/1974 New Providence, NJ
Peter Lewis D 1996, 1997, 1998 5' 10" 165 12/30/1962  
Bernie Lilavois M 1998 5' 10" 160 8/31/1970  
John Limniatis M 1999 6' 0" 165 6/24/1967  
Rob Lindell F 1993 6' 0" 190    
Brian Loftin F 1998 5' 10" 172 4/4/1972  
Mario Lone F 1993, 1994 5' 8" 160    
9 Alon Lubezky F 2005 6-2 180 8/25/1980 Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel
9 Dino Maamria F 2003 6' 0" 170 5/26/1971 Burnley, UK
5 Nigel Marples D 2009, 2010 6-1 180 11/3/1985 Delta, BC
17 Jesus Martinez F 2004, 2005 6-0 170 9/27/1983 Asuncion, Paraguay
21 Brandon Massie D 2010 5-9 164 10/27/1987 Chesapeake, VA
7 Jeff Matteo D 2006 5-6 165 8/8/1980 Stormville, NY
14 Rudolph Mayard M 2010 6-0 170 2/21/1988 Laval, Quebec
0 Chris McClellan GK 2009 6-1 200 5/9/1981 Boulder, CO
Craig McCully D 1994, 1995 6' 0" 190    
14 Ivan McKinley D 2004 6-1 180 6/15/1969 Palm Bay, Florida"
19 Teba McKnight F 2006 5-11 180 1/9/1985 Couva, Trinidad
Mike Mekelburg M 1999 6' 1" 180 2/20/1975  
1 Tim Melia GK 2010 6-1 185 5/15/1986 Geat River, NY
Wade Meyers D 1993 5' 10" 170    
Rashad Miller D 1999 6' 0" 165 12/1/1977  
8 Todd Miller M 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 6' 0" 180 11/29/1973 Salt Lake City, Utah
John Mills GK 1998, 1999 6' 3" 200 10/16/1974  
David Minihan   1997    
8 Barry Moore D 2003 5' 10" 165 2/4/1977 Kingston Upon Thames (UK)
23 Lester More F 2008 5-11 170 7/15/1979 Ciego de Ávila, Cuba
4 Lamar Neagle M 2010 5-11 165 5/7/1987 Tacoma, WA
Guy Norcott D 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 6' 1" 195 10/11/1969  
9 Caleb Norkus D 2004, 2010 6-0 178 3/14/1979 Raleigh, NC
10 Amaury Nunes F 2010 6-0 170 1/26/1983 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
3 Kevin Nylen D 2006, 2007, 2008 6-3 181 5/27/1982 Ipswich MA
Kevin O'Brien D 1997 5' 11" 170 6/13/1973  
13 Ugo Okoye M 2005, 2006 5-6 160 9/13/1981 Anambra, Nigeria
Patrick Olelare F 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 6' 2" 185 4/28/1972  
Bo Oshoniyi GK 1998 6' 1" 195 11/3/1971  
Keith Parkinson   1997    
Ben Parry   1998    
20 Randi Patterson F 2008, 2009 5-9 165 4/16/1985 Hackensack, NJ
Jonathon Payne F 1997 6' 0" 175 3/6/1971  
Clint Peay D 1998 6' 0" 165 9/16/1973  
Michael Peckich M 1996 5' 9" 155    
8 Andres Perez D 2005 6-0 175 8/7/1984 Asuncion, Paraguay
3 Terry Phelan D 2002, 2003 5' 8" 140 3/16/1967 Manchester, UK
20 Collin Phillips D 2001, 2002 6' 1" 195 5/29/1976 Lambeau, Tobago
Reggie Pierre-Jerome GK 1997 6' 0" 189 9/22/1969  
4 Brian Piesner M 2001 5' 9" 160 6/4/1978 Commack, NY
3 Jeremie Piette D 2005 6-2 190 11/23/1979 Midland, TX
Eddie Pigford GK 1995, 1996 5' 11" 200    
Ivan Polic   2000    
Garth Pollonais   1994    
5 Jamie Posnanski M 1997, 1998 6' 0" 175 1/15/1973 Edwardsville, IL
24 Zach Prince M/F 2010 5-10 160 3/30/1988 Columbia, SC
Jukka Rantala M 2001 5' 11" 175 8/1/1975  
5 Marco Reda D 2008 6-2 180 6/22/1977 Woodbridge, Ontarioc
0 Kyle Reynish GK 2010 6-3 180 3/11/1983 Valencia, CA
15 Mike Richardson M 2007, 2008 5-11 175 9/2/1985 Dobson, NC
Damon Richvalsky M 1997 6' 0" 175 11/13/1973  
23 Chris Riley M/F 2005 5-10 155 8/3/1982 Binghamton, NY
Colin Rocke D 1999 5' 8" 180 3/21/1968  
Eddie Rodriguez M/D 1999 6' 4" 205 4/22/1970  
13 Louie Rolko M 2007, 2008 6-0 172 9/7/1984 Hudson, Ohio
17 Armando Romero M 2006, 2007 5-8 160 1/1/1985 Arlington, VA
Robert Rosario M/D 1998 6' 4" 200 3/4/1966  
18 Andrew Rosenband F 2004 5-7 160 4/27/1981 Chicago, IL
Warren Russ GK 1996 6' 0" 175    
Tim Sahaydak D 2001 6' 1" 168 6/1/1977  
19 Robert Salinas M 2008 5-10 150 6/24/1986 Lubbock, TX
Manny Sanchez GK 1993 5' 10" 170    
Brent Sancho D 2000 6' 1" 185 3/13/1977  
25 Lee Sandwina D 2007 6-0 187 2/6/1985 Santa Rosa, CA
15 Frankie Sanfilippo D 2009 5-10 165 9/8/1981 San Diego, CA
Darren Sawatzky F 1998 5' 10" 160 2/22/1973  
Andy Schmetzer F 1997 5'10" 155 4/26/1967  
Eric Schmitt F 1995 6' 1" 180    
Kevin Scott D 2000 6' 2" 170 11/7/1972  
12 Blair Scoullar M 2003 6' 0" 188 8/30/1979 Dunedin, New Zealand
Justin Sells F 1998 5' 9" 160 5/1/1975  
Dean Sewell M/D 1999, 2000 5' 11" 170 4/13/1972  
Toni Siikala F 1998 6' 2" 190 4/1/1971  
11 Greg Simmonds F 2004, 2005 6-3 190 12/16/1975 Germantown, MD
12 Josh Smith M 2004, 2005 5-9 160 8/30/1982 Dallas, TX
25 Lawrence Smith F 2006 5-11 205 3/16/1985 Mount Pleasant
9 Darren Spicer M 2008, 2009 5-11 170 8/27/1983 Diamond Bar, CA
Nicky Spooner M/D 1999, 2000 5' 10" 175 6/5/1971  
Terry St. Louis M/F 1997 6' 0" 160 12/23/1969  
Morry Steinbach M 1995, 1997 5' 8" 160 8/9/1970  
Temoc Suarez M 2000 5' 7" 155 4/19/1975  
2 Kyle Swords D 2002 6' 0" 180 8/22/1974 Dayton, OH
18 Patrick Tate D 2009 6-1 180 5/19/1987 Charlotte, NC
Brian Taylor M 1998 5' 11" 170 7/23/1975  
Jeff Terry M 1996 5' 11" 155    
Scott Thelen M 1999, 2000 6' 0" 185 6/14/1976  
8 Rick Titus D 2003, 2004 6' 1" 175 3/10/1969 Mississauga, Canadac
10 Michael Todd D 2007 6-0 185 2/11/1982 Cleveland, UK
Pearse Tormey M/F 1995 5' 10" 185    
7 Andre Toussaint F 2007 5-9 160 8/26/1981 Point Fortin, Trinidad and Tob
19 Kenji Treschuk M 2009 5-11 170 12/1/1982 Honolulu, Hawaii
17 Ryan Trout M 2001, 2002, 2003 6' 0" 175 11/9/1978 Media, PA
Corey Turnage M 1993, 1994 6' 1" 170    
David Turner GK 1994 6' 2" 185    
Ryan Turner F 1999 6' 1" 180 5/14/1976  
26 Kenny Uzoigwe F 2007 6-3 200 1/1/1900
28 Gabe Valencia F 2004 6-2 188 4/16/1978 Philadelphia, PA
0 Rob Vartughian GK 2002 6' 1" 185 5/27/1972 Los Alamos, NM
27 Usiel Vasquez F 2005 5-11 175 11/18/1981 Bridgeport, CT
4 Tim Velten D 2008 6-0 168 9/1/1983 St. Louis, Mo
23 Luke Vercollone M 2006, 2007 5-10 160 4/4/1982 Pembroke, MA
Chris Veselka F 1995 5' 9" 165    
Gerard Walker M/D 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 6' 0" 175 2/23/1970  
Ryan Walker   1999    
Darren Warham D 2000, 2001 5' 9" 155 8/27/1972  
23 Jamie Watson M 2009 5-9 160 4/10/1986 Arlington, TX
5 Mark Watson D 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 6-0 181 9/8/1970 Vancouver, Canada"
Pablo Webster D 2001 6' 0" 165 10/2/1979  
Shane Weems M 1994, 1995 5' 5" 155    
30 Keith Wiggans GK 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 5-11 175 9/6/1981 Charleston, SC
7 Chris Williams D 2008, 2009 5-10 165 6/1/1981 Toronto, Ontario
Rob Williams M 1993, 1994, 1995 5' 9" 185    
25 John Wilson D 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2010 5' 9" 170 10/26/1977 Seneca, SC
Stephen Winters D 1995, 1996, 1997 6' 0" 180    
7 OBrian Woodbine D 2009, 2010 6-0 170 11/1/1988 Westmoreland Height, Jamaica
2 Alan Woods D 2000, 2005 6' 0" 170 10/12/1978 Burtonsville, MD
10 Tsuyoshi Yoshitake M/F 2009 5-8 162 9/8/1981 Mie Prefecture, Japan
Paul Young F 1994, 1995, 1998 5' 9" 165 4/11/1968  
20 Mike Zaher D 2010 5-10 160 9/24/1985 Las Vegas, NV
12 Morgan Zeba M 2002 5' 9" 165 8/24/1974 Malmo, Sweden
* Player is currently unsigned


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