U.S. U-20 goalkeeper D.J. Countess will join the MetroStars, who claimed the rights to Countess after winning a weighted lottery draft held on Aug. 7. Countess, who leaves UCLA after his freshman season, signed a Project-40 contract with MLS Aug. 3. Countess started in goal for the USA at the 1999 U-17 World Cup and the 2001 U-20 World Cup. The 19-year-old Countess will join MetroStars and former Project-40 goalkeeper Tim Howard. Countess joins Martin Klinger as the second member of Project-40 on the MetroStars roster this season.