Chivas USA U-18
Chivas USA Youth Development System prepares players to become professionals. Players from the U18 team train in a professional environment and are directly scouted by First Team and U.S. National Team staff coaches. Chivas USA is always looking for young talented players at Mini Camps and Open Tryouts.
The roster for Chivas USA's U-18 Team in the Development Academy were fixed on April 1 and will not undergo changes until after the end of the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy's 2007-08 season this summer. Full team roster is listed below:
Chivas USA Under-18 Team Roster (As of April 1, 2008)
| Number |
Name |
Position |
Birth date |
Hometown |
| 3 |
Nikolas Acosta |
MD |
4/26/1989 |
Temecula, CA |
| 12 |
Gildardo Aguirre |
GK |
2/19/1989 |
Northridge, CA |
| 4 |
Omar Becera |
DF |
9/20/1990 |
San Diego, CA |
| 5 |
Jose Diaz |
DF |
1/25/1991 |
Fontana, CA |
| 2 |
Omar Elmasri |
DF |
9/5/1990 |
Arcadia, CA |
| 18 |
Erick Escobedo |
MD |
7/16/1990 |
Bell Gardens, CA |
| 19 |
Rod Fahmian |
DF |
4/26/1990 |
Riverside, CA |
| 11 |
Mario Ledezma |
FW |
12/17/1990 |
Sylmar, CA |
| 8 |
Hector Molina |
MD |
11/5/1990 |
Van Nuys, CA |
| 7 |
Leopoldo Morales |
FW |
3/6/1990 |
Bellflower, CA |
| 16 |
Michael Muniz |
DF |
1/12/1990 |
El Monte, CA |
| 14 |
Jesse Paredes |
MD |
4/1/1990 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 1 |
Juan Quiroz |
GK |
3/4/1990 |
Inglewood, CA |
| 10 |
Armando Rocha |
FW |
4/14/1989 |
Huntington Beach, CA |
| 9 |
Arnaldo Salazar |
FW |
10/16/1989 |
Norwalk, CA |
| 13 |
Hugo Sanchez |
DF |
9/10/1990 |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 17 |
Victor Sanchez |
FW |
8/23/1990 |
Huntington Park, CACA |
| 6 |
Cesar Zamora |
MD |
5/27/1991 |
Sylmar, CA |
Head Coach: Sacha van der Most van Spijk
Assistant Coach: Refugio Mancilla
U.S. SOCCER DEVELOPMENT ACADEMY: The U.S. Soccer Development Academy is a nationwide youth development initiative, organized by the U.S. Soccer Federation, featuring 63 of the top youth teams in the country competing in a league system at both the U-18 and U-16 levels. The first part of the season ran from October to November, and after a winter break the league has resumed play and will continue through the end of June. The 63 youth programs, including one U.S. Youth National Team in each age group, are divided into eight regions, each of which will send a single qualifier to the national finals to be held at The Home Depot Center after the regular season concludes in late June. For more information on the U.S. Soccer Developmental Academy, please visit www.ussoccer.com.
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