The Hartford Athletic, a new professional soccer franchise, has announced the first players to sign with the team.
Wojciech Wójcik, Jose Angulo and Alex Dixon plan to join the club in Hartford for its inaugural season in 2019, pending league and federation approval, according to the team.
Wójcik, a 26-year-old, Polish-American forward from Elmwood Park, Illinois, played for OKC Energy FC in the USL Championship.
Thirty-year-old Angulo, of Colombia, has had a seven-year career, which includes a stint with the New York Red Bulls in 2012. He most recently played for OKC Energy FC in 2018.
Dixon, a 28-year-old Texas native, signed with the Houston Dynamo in 2011 and he joined OKC Energy FC in 2017.
Hartford Athletic will play at Dillon Stadium in 2019 and the first home game will be on May 4 against the Charlotte Independence.
