Omar Holness didn’t take long to endear himself to the Real Salt Lake faithful. On the stage of the Baltimore Convention Center where he was selected fifth overall by RSL in the 2016 MLS SuperDraft, Holness closed his speech with a smile on his face and a decleration to the club that picked him and its fans.
“To RSL, this is incredible,” he beamed from the podium. “To the fans, let’s win some championships.”
That’s the goal at Rio Tinto Stadium and already Holness is on his way toward big things with his new club. At the University of North Carolina, he had five goals and 11 assists in three seasons, playing 59 matches for the Tar Heels.