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A remarkable 90% of players on LA Galaxy II’s roster are Academy graduates | INSIDER

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CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy Academy will be the backbone for LA Galaxy II heading into the 2017 USL campaign.


After Thursday’s announcement of roster moves which included the returns of Josh Turnley, Jaime Villarreal, and Adonis Amaya, Galaxy Academy alums officially remain the bulk of the club’s current 2017 roster. Aside from Turnley, who was drafted by the club last year, the remaining eight players signed on to Los Dos at present, have all come from the Galaxy Academy system.


The complete roster as of Jan. 5 is below:


GOALKEEPERS (2): Eric Lopez, Bennett Sneddon


DEFENDERS (3): Josh Turnley, Hugo Arellano, Nathan Smith


MIDFIELDERS (2): Adrian Vera, Jaime Villarreal


FORWARDS (2): Ethan Zubak, Adonis Amaya


Meanwhile, the search remains ongoing for who will serve as the head coach of Galaxy II after the departure of Curt Onalfo to lead the first team