Alex Molano joined the Swope Park Rangers this week after spending the majority of his early playing career in Croatia and Sweden.
Initially a member of FC Dallas’ Juniors, Molano was invited to the U.S. Under-17 Residency Program in 2008 and 2009. Molano will recognize a familiar face when he arrives for training at Swope Soccer Village next month, as current Sporting KC goalkeeper Jon Kempin was part of that same group at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
With college on the horizon, Molano chose to try his luck in Europe and, with the help of his grandmother’s Croatian citizenship, joined Dinamo Zagreb’s Under-19 team in August of 2009.