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Report: Boca Juniors sign U.S. U-17 World Cup midfielder

According to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Travis Clark, Boca Juniors have signed U.S. youth international George Acosta.

U.S. U17 MNT World Cup vet George Acosta has signed with Boca Juniors, per a source. He'll start out with the reserve team.

— Travis Clark (@travismclark) April 5, 2018

Acosta, 18, is an attacking midfielder and represented the U.S. U-17 national team at the World Cup in India last year. In that tournament, he scored a goal in the team’s 3-1 loss to Colombia in the group stage.

The Miami native will join Boca Juniors’ reserve team to start out his journey in Argentina.