U.S. Soccer Development Academy Kick-off in Carson; Chivas USA Names Rosters
The second season of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy has begun and comes to Home Depot Center this weekend.
The program for players in the Under-15/16 and Under-17/18 age groups has 74 clubs (up from 62 last year) competing in four conferences with nine divisions.
More than 2,000 games over 10 months will culminate with a 32-team playoff in June.
As part of a related exhibition game series, Chivas USA will take on the U.S. Under-17 National Team Saturday at 4 p.m. for the U-15/16s and 6 p.m. for the U-17/18s under the lights at Home Depot Center's Mooch Myernick Field.
Meanwhile, Chivas USA has named its U-18 and U-16 rosters for the season.
The U-18 team:
Defender Cesar Arenas, Fontana.
Forward Alex Barahona, Los Angeles.
Forward Orr Baroush, Reseda.
Defender Omar Becerra, San Diego.
Defender Jose Diaz, Fontana.
Midfielder Clayton Eaton, Norco.
Forward Andy Lopez, Los Angeles.
goalkeeper Jordan Maman, Manhattan Beach.
Midfielder Hector Molina, Van Nuys.
Midfielder Jose Monteroza, Los Angeles.
Forward Leopoldo Morales, Bellflower.
Midfielder Jesse Paredes, Los Angeles.
Midfielder Anders Perez, La Habra.
Goalkeeper Juan Quiroz, Inglewood.
Forward Roberto Romo, Paramount.
Forward Victor Sanchez, Huntington Park.
Defender Carlos Torres, Jr., Compton.
Defender Steve Torres, Pomona.
Defender Edwin Velásquez, Bell Gardens.
Midfielder Cesar Zamora, Sylmar.
The U-16 team:
Midfielder Jaime Cano, Inglewood.
Goalkeeper Cesar Castillo, Bell Gardens.
Midfielder Daniel Castro, Los Angeles, CA
Midfielder Manuel Cazares, Panorama City.
Midfielder Carlo Chueca, Palm Springs.
Forward Bryan De La Fuente, Bell Gardens.
Defender Jaime Frias, Moreno Valley.
Forward Roberto Garcia, Sylmar.
Goalkeeper Jose Godoy, Los Angeles.
Defender Jordan Gutierrez, West Covina.
Forward Jonathan Hernandez, North Hollywood.
Defender Jose Maldonado, La Verne.
Forward Yohel Martinez, Corona.
Defender Edder Navarro, Los Angeles.
Midfielder Angel Rodriguez, Moreno Valley.
Defender Carlos Torres Jr., Compton.
Midfielder Allan Valencia, South Gate.
Forward Jose Velasquez, Mission Hills.
Forward Jorge Virgen, Ontario.
About 100 Percent Soccer
Sportswriter Nick Green has written the 100 Percent Soccer column since 2005 for the Daily News, Daily Breeze and other Los Angeles area newspapers. The blog of the same name began in 2007. A native of England, he began writing about soccer in the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat in the stands for one in the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer and is married to a long-suffering soccer widow. Join Nick on FaceBook and follow him on Twitter.
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