Aquilas Levi Houapeu

2011 - Retriever’s Soccer Star

Aquilas Levi Houapeu (born June 22, 1989) is an Ivorian footballer who plays for Maryland Bobcats FC in the National Independent Soccer Association. The 2010 team’s star striker, Levi Houapeu, was drafted as the fifth pick in the third round of the 2011 MLS Super Draft by the Philadelphia Union. He is the first UMBC player to be drafted into MLS. Became the first Retriever to post multiple hat-tricks in a season since Derek McElligott posted a pair in 2001… His seven-point effort vs. the Great Danes is the most for a Retriever since McElligott tallied seven vs. Central Connecticut on Sept. 28, 2001.