ACADEMY UPDATE: Fuentes scores at Generation Adidas Cup

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The San Jose Earthquakes U-17 squad are competing in the Generation adidas Cup in Frisco, Texas. The U-17s are 1-2-0 after three matches played. Quakes Homegrown midfielder Gilbert Fuentes scored on a volley in the U-17s 2-1 defeat to Denmark's FC Midtjylland on Monday.


Looking ahead to day three of Generation adidas Cup, San Jose currently sit in third place in their group. The U-17s face Orlando City SC tomorrow, April 16 at 7 a.m. PT, and the Houston Dynamo on Wednesday, April 17 at 8:45 a.m. PT.


The U-13s and the U-14s were also in action this past weekend. Both teams routed their respective San Joaquin Valley Soccer Association opponents by a score of 11-0. Jermaine Spivey (U-13s) and Martin Kwende Jr. (U-14s) each contributed four goals for their respective teams.


Over the weekend, the Girls’ Academy put up a collective score of 10-0 against Placer United Soccer Club. The U-14s defeated their opponent 1-0, the U-15s won 5-0, and the U-17s recorded a 4-0 victory.