▁team ▁members ▁Land on ▁Don ovan , ▁Og uch i ▁O ny ew u ▁and ▁Da M arc us ▁Be as ley . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁helped ▁lead ▁the ▁Under - 1 7 ▁Squad ▁to ▁a ▁fourth - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁U - 1 7 ▁World ▁Cup ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁Professional ▁ ▁D . C . ▁United ▁Con vey ▁was ▁draft ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁round ▁by ▁D . C . ▁United ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Soccer . ▁That ▁year , ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁young est ▁player ▁ever ▁signed ▁by ▁M LS . ▁Con vey ▁was ▁originally ▁sl ated ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁Project - 4 0 ▁squad ; ▁however , ▁as ▁United ▁fal tered ▁he ▁was ▁called ▁upon ▁to ▁step ▁in ▁and ▁perform ▁almost ▁immediately . ▁He ▁played ▁ 2 2 ▁games ▁for ▁United ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁starting ▁ 1 8 ▁of ▁those . ▁Con vey ▁entered ▁his ▁first ▁game ▁in ▁United ' s ▁ 4 – 0 ▁loss ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁Gal axy ▁in ▁the ▁home ▁op ener ▁at ▁Robert ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁Memorial ▁Stadium ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁and ▁was ▁awarded ▁his ▁first ▁start ▁in ▁United ' s ▁ 2 – 1 ▁loss ▁at ▁the ▁Columb us ▁C rew ▁on ▁May ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁July ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0