USMNT defender Kobi Henry on breaking the USL transfer record, life in Orange County and his future in Ligue 1!
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🗓️ 14 June 2022
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
On today’s episode, Ryan Bailey chats with State de Reims brand-new signing Kobi Henry, who broke the USL transfer record with his move from Orange County SC.
Henry chats about his development, his USMNT prospects and his future in Europe. Then, Orange County SC President of Soccer Operations and General Manager Oliver Wyss joins the pod to discuss the pioneering pro player pathway being forged in Southern California.
Oh, and there's even some bonus Brad Friedel in there!
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Total Soccer Show. |
| 0:22.4 | My name is Ryan Bailey, and we have a very interesting show for you today, |
| 0:26.7 | leading off with an exclusive interview with USMNT Youth Prospect Kobe Henry, |
| 0:31.8 | who today, as we record on Tuesday, June 14th, broke the USL transfer record with his move from reigning |
| 0:39.3 | USL champions Orange County SC to Stadrem in League A. Florida native honore started his |
| 0:46.2 | career in the youth academies of Orlando City and into Miami before taking an atypical turn |
| 0:51.1 | on the pro player pathway to the other side of the country when he joined Orange County. |
| 0:56.3 | After signing in August 2020, the precocious centreback made 16 appearances in OCSC's 2021 |
| 1:02.5 | USL title winning campaign, forming part of a backline featuring former US men's national team |
| 1:08.2 | defender Michael Orozco, former Glasgow Rangers' FC defender Rob Keenanon, |
| 1:12.6 | and former MLS All-Star Kevin Alston. |
| 1:15.6 | Henry has represented his country at under 17, under 19 and under 20 level, |
| 1:19.6 | earning the captain's armband on several occasions. |
| 1:22.6 | And in November 21, at the age of 17, he became the first active USL player to be called up to the full |
| 1:29.1 | US men's national team for a friendly game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. |
| 1:33.7 | And he was called up to Greg Berthor's most recent winter camp. |
| 1:37.3 | Emery has now officially joined six-time League Un Champions REM for a deal reported by ESPN's |
| 1:42.8 | Jeff Carlyle as being worth $700,000. |
| 1:46.8 | That's a deal that could rise to millions with bonuses and sell-on clauses. |
| 1:51.2 | The deal is significantly higher than the previous record set just a few weeks ago when |
| 1:55.2 | Diego Luna moved from El Paso Locomotive to Rail Salt Lake for $250,000. |
| 2:03.5 | So in the first part of this podcast, I'm going to be talking to Kobe about his career so far, his thoughts on the USMNT, his pathway to the top, |
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