Excerpt: On a trip to Portugal, young striker Hagop Chirishian will train with Sporting Lisbon, the club which developed luminaries such as Luis Figo, Simao Sabrosa and Cristiano Ronaldo, as well as Portuguese first division rivals Belenenses and Estrela da Amadora. "And these guys are just kids," said Smith. "Hagop is only 17." YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XwXiiTnXUo Looks like he's a well-known player from California given his inclusion in this list (from 2005): http://www.cslpremier.com/index.php?ct=news&aid=003
Thats what I'm thinking too. Lots of Armenians in LA and the paper is from ventura county, so it makes sense. This kid play on any ODP or other youth teams?