The list is led by midfielder Jeff Matteo, a 2001 graduate of St. John’s University.
In January 2002, Matteo trained in Italy with Monza of their Division C1, but returned to the States and played in Major League Soccer with the Columbus Crew, who selected him 17th overall in the 2002 SuperDraft.
He also played in MLS for the New York Red Bulls, then joined USL First Division in 2004 with the now-defunct Minnesota Thunder. Matteo also played in USL1 for the Charleston Battery (now in USL Second Division) and Miami FC Blues (now in the USSF Division II Pro League).
The other players joining the Express for the season are Matia Daimiani, Kyle Grato, Ryan Meara, Carlos Suarez, Assaf Sheleg, John Sallhag, Jeverton DeLorenzi, Farzan Bigdeli, Leroy Sequeira, Michael Konicoff, Robert Larocca, Shea Brown, Frank Alesci, Henri Bega, Andrew Konopelsky, Joseph Afful, Arthur Kolkov, Hemir Niebles, Kevin Meyer, Tarik Smith and Josh Trott.
