Sounders Academy central midfielder Danny Leyva will make his first professional appearance with Sounders FC 2 this evening in a road match against San Antonio FC. Leyva, 15, is the youngest player in club history to start a USL match, topping the record set by his teammate, Ray Serrano, earlier in the season. He’s also the second-youngest player in USL history to start match, behind Los Dos player Efrain Alvarez.
Here's the S2 starting XI for #SAvSEA!
GK: Jacob Castro (68)
RB: Denso Ulysse (36)
CB: Jalen Markey (96)
CB: Rodrigue Ele (92)
LB: Nick Hinds (31)
CM: Jesse Daley (89)
CM: Danny Leyva (40)
RM: Marlon Vargas (50)
AM: Shandon Hopeau (37)
LM: Azriel Gonzalez (38)
FW: Alec Diaz (48) — Seattle Sounders 2 (@SoundersFC2) September 29, 2018The Las Vegas native joined the club ahead of the 2017-18 U.