BEAVERTON, Ore. – Bill Tuiloma’s soccer journey has taken him across the world, from New Zealand to California, to Europe and back to the United States. One commonality in all those spots, though, is not being guaranteed playing time, a struggle that defines the first years of any young player’s career.
This preseason, though, that theme seems to have taken on a different form for Tuiloma, who finds himself jockeying for position on a central defender depth chart that includes Julio Cascante, Modou Jadama, Larrys Mabiala and the recently acquired Claude Dielna.