Blast FC Soccer Academy

Club History

Blast FC Soccer Academy was started in 1986 by Stan Clark and Lesh Shkreli.

Blast FC Teams Currently Compete in:

  • National Premier League (NPL)
  • Midwest Development League (MDL)
  • Great Lakes Alliance (GLA)
  • Central Ohio Premier League (COPL)
  • Ohio Champions League (OCL)

Past team have traveled to France, England, Holland, Sweden and Germany to train and compete against European teams. This experience allowed additional training experience in learning a different style of playing soccer and how to compete internationally.

State Competitions

100+

Champions

50+

Tournament Finals

40+

Tournament Semi-Finals

US Youth Soccer Regional

Competitions

100+

Champions

50+

Tournament Finals

40+

Tournament Semi-Finals

US Youth Soccer National Championship

1 Champion

Tournaments

300+

Champions

20+

Tournament Semi-Finals

Player Success

MEN

  • Nick Thesllof
    PSV Eindhoven, UCLA-National Champion, MLS, Assistant Coach-Toronto FC
  • Martin Forman
    Ohio Wesleyan University-National Champion, Currently Coaching-BLAST FC U11-U12 Team
  • Chris Leitch
    University of North Carolina-National Champion, MLS, Coaching Staff: San Jose Earthquakes
  • Danny O’Rourke
    Indiana University-National Champion, MLS
  • David Flavius
    MLS, National Team: Saint Lucia
  • Leslie Fitzpatrick
    MLS, National Team: Trinidad & Tobago

WOMEN

  • Megan Wharton
    USWoman’s Beach Soccer National Team
  • Kayla Klosterman
    National Championship D2 Grand Valley University
  • Maria Brown
    National Championship D2 Grand Valley University
  • Irie Dennis
    National Championship D2 Grand Valley University
  • Brittany Persaud
    WPSL, Women’s National Team: Guyana, Dutch Team:ADO DEN HAAG, KNVB Women’s Cup winner, Coach: Guyana Women’s National Team
  • Jenn Holton
    Ohio Dominican University, Pro League In Iceland, Assistant Coach: Ohio Dominican University