By Mike Woitalla In the wake of Atlanta United, set to begin MLS play in 2017, signing 15-year-old Andrew Carleton, comes news that D.C. United has signed 16-year-old Chris Durkin. Both players are currently part of the U.S. U-17 national team residency program in Bradenton, Fla., and Durkin is U.S. U-17 captain. Durkin, who hails […]
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Reyna and Fuentes strike for U.S. U-15 boys in Croatia
The U.S. U-15 boys national team, coached by Dave van den Bergh, fell to host Croatia (2-1) and Serbia (2-0), and beat Montenegro (1-0) at a four-team tournament in Zagreb. Giovanni Reyna (NYCFC) scored the decider against Montenegro. Gilbert Fuentes of Northern California’s Ballistic United scored the consolation goal againstCroatia. The U-15s had won their […]
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Galaxy kid scores four and assists twice for U.S. U-15s on Argentina trip
By Mike Woitalla Efrain Alvarez, who turns 14 in June, opened the scoring in the U.S. U-15 national team’s 2-0 win over Uruguay after his hat trick and twoassists in a 5-1 win over Argentine club Club Atletico Talleres during the team’s Argentina training camp. Giovanni Reyna, son of U.S. Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna, […]
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U.S. U-15 boys beat Uruguay during undefeated Argentina trip
In their first event since the appointment of Dave van den Bergh as head coach, the U.S. U-15 boys national team (2002s) went undefeated in three games, including a 2-0 win overUruguay on goals by Efrain Alvarez, his fourth goal of the trip, and Giovanni Reyna, son of U.S. Hall of Famer Claudio Reyna. The […]
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Dutchman completes U.S. Soccer's slate of coaches on boys side
By Mike Woitalla U.S. Soccer has appointed Dave van den Bergh, who came to the USA from his native Netherlands in 2006 to play in MLS, head coach of the U.S. U-15boys national team. The hiring completes the slate of U.S. national team program head coaches on the boys side. U.S. youth national team coaches(men) […]
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U.S. U-15 boys split against Florida clubs
During the U.S. U-15 (2002s) boys national team’s final camp of 2015, Southern Californian Marco Ceja scored a hat trick for the U-15s “Red” squad in a 3-1 win over WestonFC while the U-15s “White” fell, 2-1, to Kendall SC in Sunrise, Fla. Ceja’s second goal was set up by NYCFC’s Giovanni Reyna, the son […]