Results from Alianza National Showcase
After four days of training and matches in front of more than 30 professional scouts, the 56 finalist of POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase assisted the final ceremony, where they received invitations from different teams to try to reach their dreams of becoming professional soccer players.
Breaking a record from previous events, this year all the players received a total of 216 invitations from teams of the Liga MX, Ascenso MX, MLS and USL.
The finalists came to POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase after participating in the local tryouts, were more than 9,500 players, representing 46 states, showcased their talent in the 12 tryout cities of the 2016 Alianza de Futbol Tour.
During the final concentration in Maimi, Florida, the 56 players trained and played against local academies.
They were coached by Miguel Ángel Gómez, Assistant Coach of the U-20 Mexico National Team and received motivational speeches by recognized talents of Telemundo Deportes such as Carlos Hermosillo and Miguel Gurwitz.
In the Final Ceremony, the international soccer legend, Carlos “Pibe” Valderrama had a special participation and recognized Salvador Martínez from Mission, TX, who was the player that received the most professional invitations (14).
José Levario from Fort Worth, TX, received the Top Scholar Athlete Award from Alianza U, as the best college prospect from all the 9,500 registered players. The other 14 players were recognized as the Top College Prospects of Alianza: Jaime Gutiérrez, Javier Peña, Osciel Domínguez, Nicolás Carrera, Clemente Quintero, Iván Castillo, Jair Sosa, Erick Villarreal, Alan Ayala, Alexis Garcia, Regner Guillen, Edgar Pérez, Alejandro Guerrero and Christopher Bermúdez.
The Allstate Golden Gloves Award from POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase was awarded to
Francisco Yapor from Houston, TX.
These are the 56 players that received profesional invitations:
NAME HOMETOWN # TEAMS
Salvador Martínez Mission, TX 14
Monterrey, Santos, Pumas, Pachuca, Morelia,
Chiapas, América, León, Toluca, Chivas, Atlante,
Timbers, Swope Park Rangers
Christopher Bermúdez Union City, NJ 12
FC Dallas, Pumas, Monterrey, Necaxa, Pachuca,
Morelia, OKC Energy, América, León, Toluca,
Timbers, Swope Park Rangers
Alexis Vazques Rancho Cordova, CA 12
Santos, Monterrey, Necaxa, América, León, Atlas,
Chivas, Atlante, Querétaro, Timbers, Sounders,
Swope Park Rangers
Jair Sánchez Clinton, NC 12
Santos, Monterrey, Necaxa, Pachuca, Chiapas,
OKC Energy, América, León, Atlas, Chivas,
Sounders, Atlante
Nicolás Carrera Frisco, TX 12
Santos, Necaxa, Pachuca, Morelia, Chiapas,
América, Toluca, Tijuana, Atlante, Querétaro,
Timbers, Swope Park Rangers
Heriberto Garza Houston, TX 11 Necaxa, Pumas, Pachuca, Morelia, Chiapas, OKC
Energy, América, León, Toluca, Atlas, Chivas
José Levario Fort Worth, TX 10 FC Dallas, Necaxa, Atlante, Chiapas, León, Toluca,
Tijuana, Chivas, Querétaro, Cruz Azul
Jair Sosa Upper Marlboro, MD 9 Necaxa, Pumas, Pachuca, Chiapas, OKC Energy,
América, Chivas, Querétaro, Sounders
Javier Montes Lufkin, TX 7 Cruz Azul, León, Tijuana, RSL Monarchs, Chivas,
Querétaro, Timbers
Roberto Pérez Charleston, SC 6 Comunicaciones, OKC Energy, RSL Monarchs,
Chivas, Atlante, Querétaro
Anthony Jiménez Los Angeles, CA 6 Pumas, Chiapas, América, Toluca, Tijuana, Atlante
Brooks Fergerson Midland, TX 5 Santos, Necaxa, Atlante, Timbers, Sounders
Alejandro Guerrero Lake Mary, FL 5 Necaxa, Chiapas, OKC Energy, Atlante, Querétaro
Rodolfo Ramírez De Pere, WI 5 León, Toluca, Querétaro, Timbers, Sounders
Juan Vivas Weston, FL 4 Comunicaciones, Monarchs, Timbers, Sounders
Herón Martínez Vista, CA 4 Necaxa, OKC Energy, América, Querétaro
Pablo Ramírez Phoenix, AZ 4 Cruz Azul, Arizona, RSL Monarchs, Querétaro
Jaime Gutiérrez Aurora, CO 4 FC Dallas, Comunicaciones, Chiapas, Timbers
Iván Castillo Broomfield, CO 4 FC Dallas, Necaxa, Atlante, Cruz Azul
Yabin Cruz Phoenix, AZ 3 Arizona United, Sounders, Swope Park Rangers
Edgar Pérez El Paso, TX 3 RSL Monarchs, Atlante, Pumas
Clemente Quintero Tucson, AZ 3 Atlante, Chiapas, RSL Monarchs
Ricardo Castillo Houston, TX 3 Pachuca, Atlante, Pumas
Carlos Andrade Buena Park, CA 2 OKC Energy, RSL Monarchs
Francisco Arellano Prospect Heights, IL 2 Atlante, Querétaro
Aníbal Mendoza Chicago, IL 2 Necaxa, Querétaro
Israel Baizabal Provo, UT 2 RSL Monarchs, Morelia
Alexis García Hayward, CA 2 Comunicaciones, Chiapas
Kwaku Owusu Yonkers, NY 2 OKC Energy, Swope Park Rangers
Jesús Martínez Palmetto, FL 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Giovanni Sosa Tyler, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Regner Guillén West Palm Beach, FL 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Ricardo Villalva San Ysidro, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Adam Gutiérrez Waco, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Brian Herrera Seaside, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Mauricio Gutiérrez Los Angeles, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Moisés Rodríguez Las Cruces, NM 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Daniel Carmona Dallas, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Francisco Yapor Houston, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Dagoberto Domínguez Fallbrook, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Marcus Araujo Dacula, GA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Yury Gómez Anaheim, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Adrián Pérez Charleston, SC 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Juan Rodríguez Morganton, SC 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Erick Villarreal Katy, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Osciel Domínguez Sanford, NC 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Elio Luna Albuquerque, NM 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Jonathan Melendez Concord, NC 2 Pachuca, Pumas
Amed Molleda Miami, FL 1 Sounders
José García Wheeley, IL 1 Morelia
Jesús Galván Kansas City, KS 1 León
Daniel González Miami, FL 1 OKC Energy
Giovanni Dueñas Glendale Heights, IL 1 León
Manuel Quiroz Tucson, AZ 1 RSL Monarchs
Alan Ayala Calumet City, IL 1 Atlante
Javier Peña San Antonio, TX 1 Timbers
About Alianza de Futbol Hispano
Founded in 2004, Alianza de Futbol Hispano is the leading national organization dedicated to the support and development of amateur Hispanic soccer in the United States. We empower Hispanic soccer communities, families, and soccer players by providing prestigious soccer programs equal to those that exist for Anglo players so that Hispanics may reach their full soccer potential and succeed in education, life, and work.
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