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LA Galaxy U-17's to face off against some of the top academies in the world at 2018 GA Cup

CARSON, Calif. – The LA Galaxy Academy will face off against some of the world’s top academies this week at the 2018 Generation Adidas Cup in Frisco, Texas.


The Galaxy Under-17 side will take part in the Champions Division which will feature top academies from throughout Major League Soccer and several top world academies. The Galaxy squad will participate in Group D alongside FC Dallas, French side Monaco, and Liga MX squad Pachuca. The group will be led by Galaxy Homegrown player Efrain Alvarez who was recently named as one of the top players to watch at GA Cup by MLSsoccer.com


Los Angeles will open the tournament on March 23 against Pachuca at 12:30 PM PT, before taking on Monaco two days later at 12:30 PM PT. The Galaxy Academy squad will close the tournament with a match with FC Dallas on March 27 at 2:45 pm PT. 


The complete U-17 roster is below:


GOALKEEPERS: Carlos Zuniga, John Pulskamp


DEFENDERS: Leo Sepulveda, Cesar Rivera, Togo Nakamura, Brian Hernandez, Kobe Foster Hernandez, Mauricio Cuevas, Jose Ruvalcaba


MIDFIELDERS: Oscar Cervantes, Matt Palos, Lucas Gonzalez, Adam Saldana, Cameron Dunbar, Cameron Williams, Danny Molina, Efrain Alvarez


FORWARDS: Eduardo Blancas, Ulysses Llanez, Marco Ceja