SAN JOSE, Calif. – The San Jose Earthquakes announced today that the club has signed academy product Cade Cowell as a Homegrown Player, presented by Sutter Health. He becomes the sixth product of the Quakes Academy to sign with the first team, and the fifth since Dec. 2016.
At 15 years and 102 days, Cowell becomes the youngest player in Earthquakes and Bay Area team sports history, while being the fourth youngest signing ever in Major League Soccer. Along with Gilbert Fuentes (15 years, 339 days) and Jacob Akanyirige (15 years, 350 days), both of which were signed ahead of the 2018 season, the Quakes have now made three of the 14 youngest signings in MLS history.