Amer Didic’s 2016 started with uncertainty, having just completed a four-year college career at Baker University. The 21-year-old was invited to train with the newly formed Swope Park Rangers by head coach Marc Dos Santos during preseason, providing Didic with an opportunity to earn a professional contract.
“I think Didic is a player that came in preseason the first day when we were indoors at the Chiefs facility, he was right away looking like a guy on a mission,” Dos Santos said after training this week. “He was a kid that really wanted his first professional opportunity, and since day one he did everything to try and get a spot.