Players

Indy Eleven announced that defender Greg Janicki would return to the team for the 2016 season after the option on his contract was picked up. He is reunited with Indy Eleven head coach Tim Hankinson, whom Janicki played for earlier in his career with the NASL's San Antonio Scorpions

Janicki came to Indy Eleven in 2015 from the Scorpions, which he helped to an NASL title in 2014 by scoring two goals and helping the Lone Star State side to a modern NASL record of just 24 goals allowed while starting 26 of 27 regular season matches.  Janicki was a fixture for the Scorpions across their first three seasons, earning 68 starting nods total from 2012-14.

After ending his four-year run at Michigan State in 2006 as an All-Big Ten First Team performer, Janicki began his professional career in 2008 by signing with the Pittsburgh Riverhounds of the USL Second Division.  Following the Riverhounds’ season, the native of New Baltimore, Mich., finished 2008 on loan with Major League Soccer’s D.C. United, who kept him for their 2009 campaign.  Janicki spent the next two years with the Vancouver Whitecaps, first in 2010 with their USSF Division II outfit and the following season for their inaugural season in MLS. 

Janicki on joining Indy Eleven (prior to the 2015 season):  "I want to thank Ersal Ozdemir, Peter Wilt, Juergen Sommer and the rest of the coaching staff for having faith in me and allowing me to be a part of Indy Eleven.  I couldn't be happier to be playing for an owner and president with such a great passion for soccer and will do what it takes to win.

“I am excited to be back in the Midwest and to be playing in front of such an unbelievable fan base here in Indiana.  The team finished strong last year and is not far from being a contender in this league.  I'm excited for this new challenge and hope to help get Indy Eleven to that championship level.”