{"id":2151,"date":"2023-09-12T15:45:26","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T15:45:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/?page_id=2151"},"modified":"2026-02-15T13:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T13:31:37","slug":"simon-omekanda","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/simon-omekanda\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Omekanda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-lt-gray-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:75%\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading ghostkit-custom-ZVyfMS\" id=\"simon-omekanda\">Simon&nbsp;Omekanda<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ghostkit-custom-ZnYXko wp-block-paragraph\">LFC MI MICHIGAN SENIOR TECHNICAL DIRECTOR<br>Phone: 248-342-1775<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-social-links is-layout-flex wp-block-social-links-is-layout-flex\"><li class=\"wp-social-link wp-social-link-mail wp-block-social-link\"><a href=\"mailto:&#111;&#109;&#101;k&#097;&#110;d&#097;&#064;lfcm&#105;&#046;c&#111;m\" class=\"wp-block-social-link-anchor\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><path d=\"M19,5H5c-1.1,0-2,.9-2,2v10c0,1.1.9,2,2,2h14c1.1,0,2-.9,2-2V7c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm.5,12c0,.3-.2.5-.5.5H5c-.3,0-.5-.2-.5-.5V9.8l7.5,5.6,7.5-5.6V17zm0-9.1L12,13.6,4.5,7.9V7c0-.3.2-.5.5-.5h14c.3,0,.5.2.5.5v.9z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"wp-block-social-link-label screen-reader-text\">Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?w=600\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14940\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=75,75 75w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=90,90 90w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=80,80 80w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=512,512 512w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=195,195 195w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=390,390 390w, https:\/\/sportsengine-develop.go-vip.net\/lfcinternationalacademymi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/100\/2026\/02\/Omekanda_Simon_web.jpg?resize=97,97 97w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide ghostkit-divider ghostkit-divider-type-solid ghostkit-custom-2ciSyt\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:18px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon has been with the club for 10+ seasons, first serving as the Foundation phase Technical director and now is the Youth development phase Technical Director overseeing the U13-U19 age groups. In addition, Simon serves as Senior Technical Director linking all the player-related pathways throughout all our locations and is the direct liaison&nbsp;to Pro MLS Academies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simon played high school soccer at Rochester Adams and led them to a State Championship in 1999 and finalist in 2001. Simon was named \u201cMr. Soccer\u201d Player of the year) and Michigan Soccer Gatorade Player of the year in 2002. During this time, he was also an Olympic Development Player from 1998-2002 and a member of the US Youth U17 National Team from 1998-99. As the #7 prep recruit in the country, he went on to play at Penn State winning a Big Ten Championship and being named first team All-Big Ten twice in 2005 &amp; 2006.<br><br>In 2007 Simon was drafted 46th overall by the Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. In 2008 Simon went on to play pro soccer in Sweden (Swedish League Champions 2008) and Belgium.<br><br>Simon has been a coach\/trainer for children and teams ranging from 4-14 years old through various soccer clubs and leagues for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"qualifications\">Qualifications:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">USSF \u201cC\u201d License<br>Ph.D Electrical and Computer Engineering<br>Professional player with Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer<br>Professional player in Sweden &amp; Belgium<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-does-it-mean-to-represent-liverpool-fc\">What does it mean to represent Liverpool FC:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cBeing able to represent LFC is a great honor. It is a chance to be part of a known, established and respected culture which is tried and proven to be successful. It encompasses all the things that a player, parent and coach would want out of the Youth soccer experience. LFC is a name and brand which is recognized all around the world and linked to excellence. I couldn&#8217;t be more proud to represent such a great club and to do my part to extend its great culture to the families of this great community, state and country!\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":361,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"ghostkit_customizer_options":"","ghostkit_custom_css":"","ghostkit_custom_js_head":"","ghostkit_custom_js_foot":"","ghostkit_typography":"","_genesis_hide_title":true,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","sec_layout_page":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2151","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.9 (Yoast SEO v27.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Simon Omekanda - 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