Youth Yanks Abroad, '01-'04 YOBs (and Younger): 2018/19 Thread

that seems like a pretty young age to have an agent lol

 

Agents start recruiting when kids start walking these days

 

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Good work of Caden Clark '03 scoring with Barcelona Cadet A.

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bt88lYWFbtq/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ayaccaz9e088

Looks like a handful of kids from Barca AZ are over there for the week.

 

Apparently yes. In addition to Caden Clark, Barca Academy sent among others to Hoppe and Raines. Hoppe played with Barcelona Juvenil A / B against Servette.

 

Can't help but think that an agent isn't too great if he thinks getting a trial at Man United is helping out his client.

 

It said "training". Training and trialing are different. Training is usually the term used when a player is not expected to join the club. Jordan Morris trialed at Werder Bremen and was offered a contract. Pulisic had training stints as a youngster at Barcelona, Chelsea, Porto, PSV Eindhoven and Villarreal.

 

He's too young to join. He should have access to an EU passport, but isn't yet 16. Depending on when in the year he was born, he's either 14 or 15. He's not close to being able to join Manchester United, unless a parent moves with him and its for work-related reasons.

 

Training becomes trialing real quick if you show really well. If not its remains being called training.

 

Yes, but I get the sense there are two words for it for a reason. I'm sure if the club likes the player they will keep tabs on him and invite him to train some more. But I would also think ManU have a hundreds of kids come train with their academy as guests every year.

 

And try to sign the ones they think are really good.

 

Based on what I’ve been told, Slonina’s camp expects him to join a big English or Spanish club when he turns 16.

 

Definitely a difference between training and trial, with the latter ending with a decision on whether an offer will be made, while training could lead to that, but not necessarily. I'm learning a little bit about this right now. From what I know, if the club officially "invites" a player even for training, the tab should/could be picked up by that club. So, a good agent would be able to negotiate that. If this kid is getting an all-expenses paid trip to Man. U., then the agent is doing a pretty good job....

 

Nothing new on Roberto Hategan to Nuremberg, so it may not have panned out. According to his latest IG story, he apparently has access to a Romanian passport, for what it's worth.

 

Four goals in one match for Sagir Arce.

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Here are 3 of the goals by Arce against Club America. They didn't post video of the first one.

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George Acosta with a goal for the Boca Juniors reserves a few days ago:

🎥 #Reserva | ¡El gol de George Acosta para lograr la victoria ante Unión en Santa Fe! pic.twitter.com/3wR2C44nYF

— Boca Juniors (@BocaJrsOficial) March 2, 2019

 

'01 winger.

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I think this was his first competitive game since October of 2017. Nearly 1.5 years. We'll see how it impacts his game.

US youth international Taylor Booth (18) made his debut today for Bayern Munich U19s, coming on in the 70th minute of an eventual 4-4 draw against Stuttgart U19s. Booth signed for Bayern in the winter transfer window, after previously playing for the Real Salt Lake Academy. pic.twitter.com/FvEdEbPkN4

— Concacaf Future Stars (@concafutures) March 9, 2019

 

Here's an '02 DM in the setup of Chievo. Florida native but plays for Canada U17s; both parents are Canadian. Recently moved from Orlando City.
https://www.instagram.com/damian.iamarino/

 

Related:

This is a random tangent, but multiple agents have told me accounts like this, which blast out stats, updates and highlight vids of American youth players, have had a major impact on actual, concrete player valuation. https://t.co/VKAXAGdb6h

— Will Parchman (@WillParchman) March 10, 2019

 

I don’t think that’s a good thing. I also don’t think it’s good that USSF learns certain dual-nats playing abroad are US eligible from big soccer, but I think that likely happens, as well.

 

So Tab and Klinsmann DID indeed browse these boards, am I famous yet