FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – New England Revolution Academy players Eliot Jones (New Britain, Conn.), Morris Matthews (Cambridge, Mass.), and Zach Sardi-Santos (Newton, Mass.) have been called in to the U.S. Under-14 National Team for an eight-day domestic training camp in Carson, Calif. The three players are among 48 players that have been called into the eight-day camp, which began on Sunday, Nov. 13 and ends on Sunday, Nov. 20. This marks the first time each of the three players have been called into a U.S. Youth National Team camp while playing for the Revolution Academy.
During the camp, the U-14 BNT will play two intra-squad matches on Nov. 16, as well as three matches against U.S. Soccer Development Academy clubs on Nov. 19. The BNT will face Strikers FC at 3 p.m., LA Galaxy at 4:30 p.m., and Real So Cal at 6 p.m. (all times PT).
Jones, 13, has made 12 appearances in his two seasons with the Academy. This season, the goalkeeper has allowed just one goal over 308 minutes, giving him a goals against average of 0.23. The New Britain, Conn. product has recorded two shutouts and has made appearances in four additional clean sheets for the Under-13s.
Matthews, 13, has made 10 combined appearances in his first year with the Academy, including three games while playing up with the Under-14s. This season, the defender/midfielder has registered one assist in 644 minutes of action. The Cambridge, Mass. native has played a part in a combined six clean sheet performances for the Under-13s and Under-14s.
Sardi-Santos, 13, has made 10 appearances with the Under-13s in his first year with the Academy. The defender currently ranks third among Under-13 players with 499 minutes played this season. The Newton, Mass. native has played in six of the seven clean sheet performances recorded by the Under-13s this season.
U.S. Under-14 Boys’ National Team Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (5): Andrew Cordes (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Eliot Jones (New England Revolution; New Britain, Conn.), Gavin Krenecki (Sacramento Republic; Fair Oaks, Calif.), Jacob Morris (Real Colorado; Parker, Colo.), Tommy Williams (Sporting KC; Roeland Park, Kan.)
DEFENDERS (13): Mateo Acosta (FC United; Skokie, Ill.), Diego Alvarado (Chicago Fire; Addison, Ill.), Fernando Alvarez (C.F. Pachuca; New York, N.Y.), Dominic Briones (Columbus Crew; Pickerington, Ohio), Ryan Cote (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Reece Fragle (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Camilo Gallego (Kendall SC; Miami, Fla.), Jobany Garcia (Metropolitan Oval; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Jacob Greene (D.C. United; Crofton, Md.), Issac Homer (Portland Timbers; Portland, Ore.), Kayden Pierre (Vardar; Rochester Hills, Mich.), Boca Rogart (Real So Cal, Sylmar, Calif.), Zachary Sardi-Santos (New England Revolution; Newton, Mass.)
MIDFIELDERS (20): Paxten Aaronson (Philadelphia Union; Medford, N.J.), Valentin Bargagna (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Joel Brown (Baltimore Armour; Elkridge, Md.), Sebastian Burke (Chelsea FC; Raleigh-Durham, N.C.), Owen Butcher (Solar Chelsea; Plano, Texas), Elton Chifamba (Columbus Crew; Blacklick, Ohio), Jeremy Garay (D.C. United; Woodbridge, Va.), Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire; Burbank, Ill.), Sota Kitahara (Seattle Sounders FC; Edmonds, Wash.), Martin Killeen (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Ryan Kipness (NYCFC; Stamford, Conn.), Brian Lopez (Weston FC; Miami, Fla.), Morris Matthews (New England Revolution; Cambridge, Mass.), Andrew McGee (Pateadores; Fullerton, Calif.), Jack McGlynn (BW Gottschee; Middle Village, N.Y.), Nicholas Pariano (Crew Wolves; Ann Arbor, Mich.), Nicolas Pereira (Weston FC; Miami, Fla.), Noah Sick (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Dominic Vegaalban (Sacramento Republic; Rocklin, Calif.), Micah Worton (Atlanta United; Marietta, Ga.)
FORWARDS (10): Andres Cardenas (Weston FC; Doral, Fla.), Tyler Freeman (Sporting KC; Shawnee, Kan.), Anthony Hernandez (Columbus Crew; Reynoldsburg, Ohio), Tega Ikoba (Vestavia Hills; Madison, Ala.), Marcos Isidoro (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Lateef Omidiji Jr. (FC Dordrecht; Breda, The Netherlands), Jose Ortega (Bethesda; Potomac, Md.), Sam Sarver (Internationals; Beachwood, Ohio), Andre Saucedo-Avila (Portland Timbers; Beaverton, Ore.), Dante Sealy (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas)
