Seattle Sounders FC Reserves and Academy

Seattle Sounders Football Reserves are the reserve team of the Seattle Sounders FC. The current Youth Academy team manager is Dick McCormick, who was appointed in 2010 after working with the Crossfire Premier Soccer Club in Redmond, Washington following his retirement from playing in 2004.^[1] His assistants are Sean Henderson and Bill Crook, who are both former Seattle Sounders players.^[2] The technical director is Darren Sawatzky, a former Colorado Rapids and Seattle Sounders.^[3]

The U-17 Sounders were part of the 2010 SUM U-17 Cup, a tournament with all the sixteen reserve Major League Soccer teams. They were grouped with the reserve teams of FC Dallas, Columbus Crew, and Philadelphia Union. In October 2010, the Sounders played the United States U-17 men's national soccer team. Goals from Sean Okoli and Brandon Brockway for the Sounders and Nico Melo for the U-17's before half time. In the second half, another goal for Melo and one from Mobi Fehr gave the United States U-17 side a 2–3 lead heading into extra-time. Glen Paden scored in the 90+2 to finish the game in a 3–3 game.^[4]

Reserves

Reserve squad

This list shows players who have played for the team in official 2011 MLS Reserve Division games, but are not part of the senior roster.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

Academy Squad

U-18 Squad

As of December 15, 2010.

Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

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