LOS ANGELES -- LA Galaxy midfielder Efrain Alvarez and Julian Araujo have been named to MLSsoccer.com's annual 22 Under 22 list, the league announced on Wednesday.
Alvarez finished at No. 17, while his fellow Galaxy Academy product was placed at No. 12.
Last year the 18-year-old was called the best young talent in MLS by Zlatan Ibrahimovic. This year, after hitting the weight room and changing his diet, “Efra” has emerged as a legitimate starting option for the LA Galaxy, scoring a spectacular first MLS goal. The playmaker is magic with the ball at his feet and if he can get a solid run of matches, the rest of the league will see what Zlatan did.