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Pac-10 star Mwanga signs Generation Adidas contract
The Oregonian, December 31st, 2009 1:01PM
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Danny Mwanga, the 2009 Pac-10 Player of the Year as a sophomore at Oregon State, signed a Generation Adidas contract with Major League Soccer.

Mwanga looked into joining a European team but was swayed by MLS's offer of a Generation Adidas contract for two years with two years of options.

Mwanga was born and raised in the war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo. His father was killed and his mother moved to Oregon, where he was reunited with her in 2006. He spent  two seasons at OSU after graduating from Jefferson High School in North Portland.

 

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