Ocean City Nor'easters

The Nor’easters return to the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup! 🏆 We enter in Round One of the 2027 Cup, and will face a professional opponent from either USLC, League One, or MLS Next Pro. #path2pro | #thestormiscoming⛈️ | #USOC2027

Congrats to Nor’easters alum Aitor Unzué who joins RCD Espanyol’s technical staff in La Liga! 👏 Aitor played for OC in 2015, but opted to pursue coaching, and has since worked for FC Barcelona, PSG, and the Spanish National Team. Good luck at RCDE Aitor! #path2pro | #RCDE

Another Nor’easter in the pros! 👏🏽 Theo Da Silva inks his first professional deal, joining Costa Rican club FC Moravia 🔴⚫️ The Rider alum spent 2 seasons with OC, won 2 division titles, and earned USL2 Eastern Conference TOTY honors in 2025 Congrats Theo! #path2pro | #LIASCE

The sensational season continues for Simon! With his strike against RBNY last night, Becher has reached 10 goals in all competitions for the first time as a pro. 🔥 Becher totaled 12 goals in 14 games with the Nor’easters during the 2021 USL2 season. #path2pro | #AllforCITY

OC alum Simon Becher and St. Louis City are going to the USOC Final! Becher’s career season continued last night with another goal. He now totals 8 strikes and 5 assists on the season. STL and Becher will face Columbus Crew in the final on October 21st. #path2pro | #AllForCITY

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Brayden Strait has won the Fan’s Player of the Year! Decided by fan vote, this award allows OC supporters to choose their champion. The fans have selected Brayden as their player of the year for the second season straight. Congrats Brayden! #path2pro | #thestormiscoming⛈️

Roman Holt has been named the Nor’easters Most Valuable Player. In a a career best year with the Storm, he made 12 appearances (9 starts), totaling 874 minutes, and helping the team to 7 clean sheets, and even stepped up to fill captaincy duties. #path2pro | #thestormiscoming⛈️ nitter.cf/OCNoreasters/status/20…

Lucas Foreman has been named the recipient of this year’s President's Award. This award is given to the player who best represents the values of the club. Lucas proved himself with a standout season at left back, and as a hardworking teammate. #path2pro | #thestormiscoming⛈️

Gabe Faust has been named to the USL League Two Eastern Conference Team of the Year 🔥 It’s another honor for Faust after a stellar season saw him net 13 goals and 1 assist, adding to a June Team of the Month selection and a club OPOY award. #path2pro | #thestormiscoming⛈️

As one of the youngest players on the team, the @phlunionacademy graduate played beyond his years. Jacques immediately became a key player, operating as the Storm’s midfield engine. He posted a team-leading 4 assists in 12 games (11 starts), and scored his first OC goal.

Stelios was a vital piece of the puzzle in the Storm lineup. Across 15 games (13 starts), the midfielder’s calm presence on the ball, and passing ability, were valuable assets. He helped set the tone by assisting the first goal of the season with a perfectly placed free-kick.

Khayr proved himself to be an essential part of the Storm’s franchise best defense, helping keep 10 shutouts. He led the team in minutes (1,250), and was the only player to appear in all 16 games (13 starts). He notably made a goal-saving block in the playoff win over FC Motown.

Marius worked wonders between the sticks for the Storm this season. In 10 games, he kept 7 shutouts, setting a new club record. By allowing just 4 goals in the regular season, his 0.5 Goals Against Average was the best in team history. He was named to the June USL2 TOTM.

Gabe scored 13 goals in 15 games, finishing with an elite 0.86 Goals Per Game Average. He set multiple club records, including most consecutive games with a goal (8), most game winning goals (7), and scored the fastest goal in club history (22 seconds). Named to USL2 June TOTM.