[7UP SUENO ALIANZA] After tryouts in 12 cities across the USA, 48 players from a dozen U.S. states have been selected to compete on U-16 and U-19 teams at the7Up Sueno Alianza National Finals Oct. 1-5 in Miami, where they will perform for scouts from Mexican clubs and the Mexican and U.S. national team programs.
California and Texas each arerepresented by 11 players.
At last year’s Alianza’s finals, 27 players received invitations for trials with Liga MX clubs and eight players were invited to U.S. Soccer TrainingCenters for a closer look from U.S. national team program coaches. Since the program’s launch in 2008, 40 players have signed professional contracts and 14 earned youth national team call-ups(for the USA, Mexico and Honduras).
Fourteen Mexican league clubs are sending scouts to the Miami event, which will also be attended by U.S. Youth Technical Director and U.S. U-20 head coachTab Ramos, and Adrian Heath, head coach of Orlando City, which joins MLS next season.
The Alianza select teams’ opponents include the U.S. Soccer DevelopmentAcademy’s Weston FC and Plantation Eagles FC.
U-19 Alianza Finalists
1. Guillermo Guerrero (Houston)
2. Randell Black (Santa Rosa, Calif.)
3. Gabriel Martinez (Chicago, Ill.)
4. Jorge Chavez (West Covina, Calif.)
5. Eduardo Ramirez (Wilmington, Calif.)
6. Wielfried Zauanleha (Germantown, Md.)
7. Sergio Martinez(Stockton, Calif.)
8. Sergio Ruvalacaba (Austin, Texas)
9. Felipe Gastaldi (Atlanta, Ga.)
10. Gonzalo Rolon (Bakersfield, Calif.)
11. Marco Aguilar (Phoenix, Ariz.)
12.Sebastian Arrellona (Phoenix, Ariz.)
13. Edgar Andrade (Garland, Texas)
14. Jonathan Fraire (Kissimmee, Fla.)
15. Alexis Santa (Queens, N.Y.)
16. Radiel Nava (Phoenix,Ariz.)
17. Jonathan Suarez (Fontana, Calif.)
18. Fabian Morales (Lake Worth, Fla.)
19. Aziz Allanidkim (Phoenix, Ariz.)
20. Jose Garcia (Wheeling, Ill.)
21. JorgeZamarron (Rogers, Ark.)
22. Josimar Coreas (Annandale, Va.)
23. Diego Cervantes (Riverside, Calif.)
24. Giansebastian Goicochea (College Point, N.Y.)
U-16 Alianza Finalists
1. David Calva (Garden Grove, Calif.)
2. Sergio Alvarado (Dinuba, Calif.)
3. Jordan Patrick (Rockville, Md.)
4. David Bernal (SanAntonio, Texas)
5. Carlos Vargas (Greeley, Colo.)
6. Antonio Juarez (San Antonio, Texas)
7. Jose Chavez (Houston)
8. Luis Rodriguez (Dallas)
9. Kevin Lopez(Lawrenceville, Ga.)
10. Jason Enrique (Denver, Colo.)
11. Santiago Ayala (Hollywood, Fla.)
12. Juan Pablo Ortiz (San Antonio, Texas)
13. Adrian Martinez (Longview, Texas)
14. Donald Arredondo (Denver, Colo.)
15. Emmanuel Perez (Boyton Beach, Fla.)
16. Roberto Hernandez (Alamo, Texas)
17. Micheal Landau (Miami, Fla.)
18. Jonathan Navarro (SanJose, Calif.)
19. Victor Calvillo (Corsican, Texas)
20. Andrew Nino (Union City, N.J.)
21. Luis Carrillo (Tyler, Texas)
22. Miguel De Leon (Deltona, Fla.)
23. FabianCastillo (Clinton, Md)
24. Jesus del Mundo (Richmond, Calif.)