A pair of players from the Seattle Sounders Academy U-15 squad, center back Eric Kinzner and midfielder Danny Leyva, has been called up to the United States U-16 men’s national team by Head Coach Shaun Tsakiris for the upcoming Torneo Delle Nazioni in Gradisca d’Isonzo, Italy. Running from April 19-May 2, the young Yanks will face Italy, Libya and Croatia in the Group Stage, with the top finisher advancing directly to the tournament semifinal. The rest of the field contains international powerhouses like England, Mexico and Portugal.
This is Leyva’s third call-up since joining the Sounders in August, and the second for Kinzner after participating in a U.