PEORIA, IL (May 27, 2022) – As Peoria City prepares for tonight’s USL League Two Deep North Division showdown against defending league champion Des Moines Menace, the first-year expansion squad has added to its offensive attack with the addition of Spanish forward Adrià Sabater Olivas.
From Mislata, Valencia, Sabater has played exclusively in his native Spain, most-recently for Rayo Llíria CF in the Autonómicas division. He began this year with Tavernes de la Valldigna in Spain’s Regional League, where he scored 13 goals in 22 games through April 2, helping Tavernes de la Valldigna to third in the Pref. Valenciana table. The attacking central forward debuted with Saint-Priest in France’s National 2 League in 2018.
Sabater’s addition pushes Peoria City’s overall roster to 27 players and he is expected to be among the active squad for tonight’s matchup against Des Moines. Peoria City is coming off a pair of wins this past weekend in Minnesota at Minneapolis City SC (1-0) and St. Croix SC (2-1), pushing the first-year expansion franchise to the top of the League Two Deep North Division standings with seven points. Des Moines (2-0-0, 6 points), meanwhile, has outscored its first two opponents by six total goals and the Menace enter tonight’s showdown riding a 9-game overall winning streak with an 18-1-0 regular-season and playoffs record the last two seasons.
Single-game ($5 GA, $25 premium fieldside) and season tickets ($25/$125) are available for sale online at PeoriaCitySoccer.com and in person at Five Bars locations The Fieldhouse Bar & Grill, The Fox Pub and Cafe and Pour Bros. Craft Taproom. Following tonight’s game at Shea Stadium, Peoria City will remain at home for its next game, June 3 versus St. Croix SC. All Peoria City home games are slated for 7 p.m. start times at Bradley University’s Shea Stadium with free tailgate parking available beginning at five o’clock.
ABOUT USL LEAGUE TWO
A part of United Soccer Leagues, LLC, which also operates the USL Championship, USL League One, Super Y League and the new USL Academy, USL League Two is the top pre-professional soccer league in North America, offering a summer platform for aspiring professionals across the United States and Canada. League Two is the defined and proven pathway for players to progress to the ranks of professional soccer, while its clubs become fixtures in the communities where they operate. More than 70 percent of all MLS SuperDraft selections since 2010 have League Two experience, including 66 alumni chosen in 2018 and 61 in 2019. Werder Bremen’s Josh Sargent, Inter Miami CF’s DeAndre Yedlin, and Atlanta United’s Brad Guzan are among the many U.S. National Team players to have competed in USL League Two before making their professional debuts.
