Boxall is the second Kiwi in the last decade to play for the top club in Minnesota.
Nathan Knox from Christchurch played for Minnesota United's predecessor, Minnesota Thunder, in the second tier of US soccer in 2006 and 2008-2009.
Thunder folded in 2009 with Minnesota United being created to take over as the top side in Minnesota and initially playing in the second tier for six years.
Knox also played for Seattle Sounders just before they became an MLS club.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Thunder#Fi...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nathan_Knox
Boxall's new manager Adrian Heath has played in NZ with Everton who won the English First Div. a couple of times in the 1980's and toured NZ as English champions in 1987. Heath scored against a Canterbury XI at QE II stadium in a 3-0 win and played against an Auckland XI in a narrow 2-1 win at Mount Smart in May and June 1987.
Keith McKay scored against the English champions who fielded a close to full strength team with Peter Reid. Ratcliffe, Stevens, Steven, Watson, van den Hauwe, Sharp etc.
http://www.rsssf.com/tablese/everton-nz87.html
Everton were brought out mainly to celebrate the Auckland FA's 100th anniversary.