JPA February 17 meeting, notes from Oakland Roots’ Lindsay Barenz & Lydia Tan

February 17, 2023

The Joint Powers Authority met on February 17 and hosted Oakland Roots’ president Lindsay Barenz and chief real estate officer Lydia Tan to discuss the organization’s vision for the Malibu Lot. It was clarified at the beginning to the meeting that there was no agenda to take or recommend action on the subject. Provided is … More JPA February 17 meeting, notes from Oakland Roots’ Lindsay Barenz & Lydia Tan

Oakland Roots signing El Salvador defender Bryan Tamacas

February 5, 2023

Update: Oakland Roots announced that they have officially signed Bryan Tamacas on Thursday. Reports out of El Salvador indicate that Oakland Roots are set to sign La Selecta defender Bryan Tamacas to a contract. The blog reached out to the club, which confirmed that the final pieces of paperwork are being processed–so an announcement appears … More Oakland Roots signing El Salvador defender Bryan Tamacas

Oakland Roots 2023 Offseason Tracker

January 31, 2023

Here’s an updated list of all of Oakland Roots offseason news and transactions. Current Roster: Goal Keepers (2): Taylor Bailey, Paul Blanchette. Defenders (9): Danny Barbir, Memo Diaz, Neveal Hackshaw, Emrah Klimenta, Tarek Morad, Drew Murray, Edgardo Rito, Bryan Tamacas, Kevin Wright. Midfielders: (9) Irakoze Donasiyano, Daniel Gomez, Ryan Her, Ethan Kohler, Napo Matsoso, Lindo Mfeka, Joseph … More Oakland Roots 2023 Offseason Tracker

Oakland Roots sign midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano

January 31, 2023

Oakland Roots announced that they have signed midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano to a contract on Tuesday. He marks the 20th member of the roster and does not count as an international signing given he holds American citizenship. In the club’s announcement, Roots director of player personnel Nana Attakora indicated that Donasiyano fits the mold as another … More Oakland Roots sign midfielder Irakoze Donasiyano

Venezia players to keep an eye on for Oakland Roots

January 16, 2023

With just 15 players currently under contract, a certain approach of Oakland Roots’ roster building will be to continue plucking from the bottom of Venezia’s roster. Roots struck gold last season with Ottar Magnus Karlsson, so much so that we’ve been told the Italian side is looking to sell him for multiple times more than … More Venezia players to keep an eye on for Oakland Roots

Oakland Roots signed former Quakes Academy prospect Drew Murray

December 31, 2022

Update: Oakland Roots announced that they have signed former Quakes Academy center back Drew Murray to a contract. Murray’s addition marks the team’s 19th player on the 2023 roster. The full list of players includes: Goal Keepers: Taylor Bailey, Paul Blanchette. Defenders: Danny Barbir, Memo Diaz, Emrah Klimenta, Tarek Morad, Drew Murray, Edgardo Rito, Kevin Wright. … More Oakland Roots signed former Quakes Academy prospect Drew Murray

Oakland Roots re-signing Tarek Morad

December 22, 2022

Update: Oakland Roots have announced that they have officially re-signed Tarek Morad to a contract extension. The blog has been informed that Oakland Roots are re-signing center back Tarek Morad to a one-year contract extension through 2023. A club announcement is considered imminent. Roots put out a teaser of the Egyptian Pyramids on Wednesday, cluing … More Oakland Roots re-signing Tarek Morad