The San Jose Earthquakes continued to make history this week when they announced that midfielder Gilbert Fuentes was signed to a multi-year Homegrown Player contract. At 15 years old, Fuentes becomes the youngest-ever signing by San Jose, besting 16-year-old defender Jacob Akanyirige, who signed with the Quakes last month, for that honor.
“Signing Gilbert to a Homegrown contract was a priority for us and I would like to thank the Fuentes family, agent Rob Moore, MLS, and our entire staff in the youth development area for their commitment to get this done,” said Earthquakes general manager Jesse Fioranelli in a club statement.