The past few weeks have been pretty great for Seattle Sounders FC midfielder Danny Leyva.
On April 1, he started alongside 10 First Team players as the Tacoma Defiance defeated Sacramento Republic 2-1 at Cheney Stadium. The next day, he earned his first call-up to the U.S. U-17 national team. And on Wednesday, he inked a Homegrown contract with the First Team, making him the youngest MLS signing in club history at 15.
The past few weeks have also been a whirlwind, but they’ve vindicated a decision Leyva made two years ago, when he left his hometown of Las Vegas to move to Seattle and join Sounders Academy.