YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. | Former Young Harris College men's soccer player
Macauley King as signed to play professionally with the Indy Eleven.
Indy Eleven is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and is a member of United Soccer League's Championship Division.
King, a midfielder from Narborough, England, became the 11th PBC player to earn all-conference honors all four years when he was named an All-Peach Belt Conference first team selection this year. King had two goals and two assists in 17 matches this season.
In four seasons, King scored eight goals and 17 assists in 75 appearances. He earned all-region honors for four consecutive seasons, which include being selected to the NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region first team his senior year and was named to the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II All-America second team in 2017. Additionally, King played for USL League Two clubs Mississippi Brilla FC, Charlotte Eagles FC and Seattle Sounders FC U23 team
King is the ninth former YHC men's soccer player to sign a professional contact.
Mikie Rowe signed with the USL League One's South Georgia Tormenta FC earlier this month.
Anuar Kanan signed with Las Vegas Lights FC in 2017. Paco Craig signed with Louisville City FC in 2016, while YHC Athletics Hall of Famer Niall McCabe and Ilija Ilic signed in 2015 with the Louisville City. Craig, McCabe and Ilic led Louisville City FC to back-to-back USL titles in 2017 and 2018. Ilic will be a teammate of King in Indianapolis as he signed with the Eleven in the offseason. Lewis Hilton signed originally with the Charlotte Independence in 2016 and now plays for the USL's Saint Louis FC . Samuel Mansour and Khurram Shazad signed to play for the WSG Swarovski Wattens in Austria in 2015.
The Mountain Lions finished the season at 17-1-1 and ranked No. 7 in the final United Soccer Coaches Division II poll. The Mountain Lions captured their fourth Peach Belt Conference regular-season and tournament titles as they earned the No. 1 seed from the Southeast region in NCAA Division II Tournament in 2018. It was the fourth trip for Young Harris to the NCAA Tournament.
