For the third consecutive year, some of the top prospects in the Seattle Sounders pipeline are joining the First Team for preseason.
Last season, six players from the U-17s and U-19s were integrated into preseason, giving them a unique opportunity to learn from the likes of Nicolás Lodeiro, Gustav Svensson and Chad Marshall.
After the young Sounders impressed in 2017, the club opted to bring along the following players this year from S2 and the Academy: Danny Leyva (15), Danny Robles (17), Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (16), Alec Diaz (16), Shandon Hopeau (20), Nick Hinds (21), Josh Atencio (16), Ray Serrano (16), Azriel Gonzalez (17), Blake Malone (17), Marlon Vargas (18), Connor Drought (17), and Sam Fowler (18).