Diego Kochen at Barcelona

Just to clarify, he is joining Juvenil B, right? Not Barca B.

Last season, he was in Cadete A, mostly 2006s, along with Adrian Gill. Juvenil A is the last stop in the academy. The progression seems to be pretty orderly by birth year. (Last season's birth year in parenthesis):

Cadete B (07) -> Cadete A (06) -> Juvenil B (04/05) -> Juvenil A -> Barca B -> Senior team.

 

I'm not so sure.
The report says he was training with the 'B' team, that was 3 levels up.
The in another paragraph it says that he will be playing for the 'B' team coming this season.
I wonder if the training for the 'B' team was just that, a training session.

 

He is definitely with the actual Barcelona B for preseason, as the tweet and other reports say, and not with Juvenil B. You're right he will likely start for a youth side (Juvenil B or A) when the season starts.

Edit: club website confirms he is one of 22 players with Barcelona B for preseason. He's the only '06.
https://www.fcbarcelona.es/es/futbo...a-el-barca-atletic-con-las-revisiones-medicas

 

I watch him play in a couple of full vids that I found in the net, and the kid is already manning the three sticks like a veteran pro.

 

Not a shot at you, but I think the fanbase has gotten too far over its skis about Slonina. He may turn out great, but to date he has essentially accomplished nothing for us to start looking at him as holding the position for a footballing generation.

 

How many other US keepers since mls started were the sure fire starter for their mls team at his age? Again, that doesn’t necessarily mean he will lock down the role for the US for the next 15 years. But there is obvious reason for optimism.

 

Called in by US for U-17 WC CONCACAF qualifying.