Three players from Sounders Academy and S2 – striker Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez, attacking midfielder Danny Robles and winger Alex Villanueva – have been named to the 24-player roster for the upcoming Nike Friendlies by Acting Head Coach Shaun Tsakiris. The young Yanks will square off against their counterparts from Portugal, Turkey and Brazil at the Premier Sports Campus in Saratoga, Fla., as the rest of the Sounders Academy players compete at the DA Winter Showcase, which is located at the same venue.
Along with the LA Galaxy, the Sounders are the most-represented club on the roster.
“The Nike Friendlies is a very good event,” said Sounders FC Director of Player Development and Academy Director Marc Nicholls.