SANDY, Utah – Grande Sports Academy and Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy forward/midfielder Edgar Duran has signed a contract with Real Monarchs, becoming the 24th alumni to sign a professional contract and the sixth to sign with the Monarchs. Duran scored 24 goals in 42 games in his lone U.S. Soccer Development Academy season with Real...Read More
LIVERPOOL, England – Grande Sports Academy and Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy forward Brooks Lennon has officially signed a contract with 18-time English champions and five-time European champions Liverpool FC. Lennon scored 51 goals in 68 games over the course of three U.S. Soccer Development Academy seasons in Casa Grande, playing for Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After a historic season that culminated in a trip to the U.S. Soccer Development Academy championship game and four single-season records being broken, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 players were disappointed and reflective after a 3-1 loss to the Chicago Fire in the national championship game. “Of course the game that...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – After Tuesday’s dramatic 2-1 win over Shattuck-Saint Mary’s, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 have only two more games that separate them from the championship trophy. First standing in RSL-AZ U-17/18’s (36-3-4) way are the San Jose Earthquakes (26-7-4), who qualified for the semifinals with a 3-0 home win over Players Development...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – A weak-footed, top corner goal struck by Edgar Duran in the third minute of stoppage time proved to be the winner Tuesday for Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 in their quarterfinal showdown against Minnesota’s Shattuck-Saint Mary’s. Despite going a man down early in the second half, it was Shattuck that scored...Read More
CASA GRANDE, Ariz. – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 take the next step on their journey toward the U.S. Soccer Development Academy final on Tuesday, June 23 as the USSDA playoffs kick off at Grand Park Sports Campus in Westfield, Indiana. RSL-AZ U-17/18 (32-3-4) enter playoffs as the number two ranked team in the country...Read More
SAN DIEGO – With a 1-1 draw on the road against the San Diego Surf in the last game of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 officially became the first team in Academy history to fail to qualify for the USSDA playoffs. Following a scoreless first half of play,...Read More
SAN DIEGO – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 head into the U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoffs in top form, ending the regular season with a 4-1 win over the San Diego Surf to extend their winning and undefeated streaks to ten and 17 games. The first half finished level at one goal each thanks to...Read More
SAN DIEGO – Needing a win to keep their U.S. Soccer Development Academy playoff hopes alive, Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-15/16 came up big Saturday in a 5-0 win over Nomads SC, the first time this season that they’ve won by a greater margin than the 18s. At the end of a back-and-forth first half,...Read More
SAN DIEGO – Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy U-17/18 began the final weekend of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy regular season with a 4-1 win over Nomads SC, their 9th straight win and 16th straight undefeated game. Two first half goals from Damian German propelled RSL-AZ to a 2-1 halftime lead, with Ricardo Golaz putting in...Read More
