Cruz Medina Age: 15 Won the 2021 MLS NEXT Golden Ball: https://www.sjearthquakes.com/news/...2mGafYTT13P2uzPnymrNmmzw3O_Y5w8qrQnHA-xAyICIU Bayern trial: Hearing 15-year-old Cruz Medina of the San Jose Earthquakes academy is on trial now with Bayern Munich. Leipzig and Mainz have also asked him to come on trial. Medina was awarded MLS NEXT's U-15 Golden Ball at the 2021 MLS NEXT Cup.— Subscribe to GrantWahl.com (@GrantWahl) February 21, 2022 Joined the Earthquakes Academy at 12: https://www.sfexaminer.com/sports/sf-glens-prodigy-cruz-medina-to-join-san-jose-earthquakes-academy/ According to this, his father was born in the US: https://sfbaycity.org/about-baycity No obvious sign of an EU/EEA passport, but it's certainly possible. With the US U17s earlier this year: https://www.soccerwire.com/news/u-1...-with-26-player-training-camp-at-img-academy/
Photo evidence: 15 year-old Cruz Medina is a @QuakesAcademy player and #ACCESSU student-athlete who is currently on trial with @FCBayern U16’s 🇺🇸🇩🇪 @fcbayerncampus 📸 @RaumDeuterFCB #ACCESSUFoundation pic.twitter.com/ng017YaZ9F— ACCESS U Foundation (@ACCESS__U) March 2, 2022
Signing a homegrown contract soon: The San Jose Earthquakes will sign Cruz Medina in the next coming days. Medina received the Golden Ball in #MLSNEXT Cup in 2021. Medina was also on trial with Bayern Munich. #Quakes74 #MLS pic.twitter.com/qwGoppg2dd— Favian Renkel (@FavianRenkel) May 25, 2022
Deal done: San Jose Earthquakes announce the signing of 15-year-old Cruz Medina to a Homegrown contract through 2026, club option for 2027. https://t.co/5UWkq9Svrr @PrepSoccer pic.twitter.com/tEhOlQ053y— J.R. Eskilson (@JREskilson) June 3, 2022
Name to list of top young talents: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...0-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football