Revolution Academy goalkeeper Eliot Jones was mere days away from his on-field return from a knee injury when the U.S. Soccer Development Academy suspended the 2020 spring season in response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The 16-year-old will have to wait a while longer to retake his position between the pipes, where he has been a regular contributor for the under-19 and under-17 sides since joining the Revolution Academy in 2016.
A native of New Britain, Conn., Jones recently traded in the frequent drives along I-95 to become one of the first four members of the Revolution Academy’s pilot residency program, allowing him to continue high school online while living steps away from the club’s elite new training facility in Foxborough.