When Cole Missimo didn't make the MLS combine, his future seemed uncertain.
The communications and sociology major, who only logged one goal and two assists in his senior season at Northwestern University, considered pursuing a career as a sports agent or joining his uncle in the restaurant business.
But then the Union drafted the midfielder in the fourth round of January's MLS SuperDraft.
"They gave me a chance," Missimo said. "That was all I needed."
The 23-year-old Dallas native, who has practiced all season with the Union and played 12 games with the minor-league affiliate Bethlehem Steel, is now preparing for his first minutes of MLS playing time.