Cosmos B head coach Carlos Mendes is optimistic about the club’s three latest signings. (FrontRowSoccer.com Photo)

With Cosmos B preparing for next week’s home opener, the National Premier Soccer League club announced the signing of three players Tuesday afternoon — Ivan Berterame, Reece Dalton and Donjet Mavraj.

Berterame, 24, spent last season with Miami United FC in the NPSL. In 2016, the forward had 10 appearances for Cosmos B and scored seven goals.

Dalton, 22, is a Long Island, N.Y., native having played at Nassau Community College and Buffalo University. He spent the end of 2017 and beginning this year with Sheffield F.C. in England.

Mavraj, a 27-year-old Austrian, is an attacking midfielder-forward wjp played last season with Miami United FC.

“Berterame, Dalton, and Mavraj have been training with us for a couple of weeks,” Cosmos B head coach Carlos Mendes said. “They all bring quality to the team with good experience. I expect them to compete every day in training and work their way into the game day roster.”

Cosmos B is scheduled to host the Brooklyn Italians in its home opener at Hofstra Soccer Stadium Tuesday, May 15 at 8 p.m.

The team, which won its league opener at Boston City FC last week, was eliminated from the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Sunday, dropping a 3-2 decision at the Brooklyn Italians.

Front Row Soccer editor Michael Lewis has covered 13 World Cups (eight men, five women), seven Olympics and 25 MLS Cups. He has written about New York City FC, New York Cosmos, the New York Red Bulls and both U.S. national teams for Newsday and has penned a soccer history column for the Guardian.com. Lewis, who has been honored by the Press Club of Long Island and National Soccer Coaches Association of America, is the former editor of BigAppleSoccer.com. He has written seven books about the beautiful game and has published ALIVE AND KICKING The incredible but true story of the Rochester Lancers. It is available at Amazon.com.