GPS Puerto Rico

GPS Puerto Rico is an association football club that will play in the Puerto Rico Soccer League in 2017. The team is currently based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. They are part of the larger Global Premier Soccer organization, with a mission to develop aspiring professional soccer players and coaches in Puerto Rico.

History

Beginning in January 2017, the Global Premier Soccer (GPS) family in Puerto Rico would continue to grow with two clubs joining the family of GPS Puerto Rico. Clubs Eleven FC de Dorado and Villa Andalucía FC would be merging into GPS Puerto Rico.^[1]

2017 season

The team played its first official game on February 10, 2017, with a 2-3 come from behind victory over Guayama FC. The first goal in franchise history was scored by Jose "Picu" Rodríguez. The GPS Puerto Rico superior team had its first official pre-season cup match on February 7, 2017, against the Puerto Rico Soccer League champion, the Metropolitan Football Academy, beating them 3-0. Jofren Santos, Kevin Hernandez, and José "Picu" Rodríguez each scored a goal in the game. On February 26, GPS Puerto Rico lost in the 2017 Don Bosco Cup finals to Don Bosco FC, 2-1.^[2]

The Puerto Rico Global Premier Soccer (GPS) will make its debut in the Puerto Rico Soccer League (PRSL) Excellence Cup III this April.^[3]

Stadium

• --- ; San Juan, Puerto Rico (2017–present)

Players and staff

Superior roster

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

No. Position Player 9 FW Jose "Picu" Rodríguez Joffren Santos Anthony "Toño" Martínez 8 FW Esdras Méndez López Mark Nieves Felipe Barrera Javier de la Rosa DF Javier Lalondriz

Coaching staff

• Head Coach: Alejandro Lain (2017-present)

Notable former players

This list of notable former players comprises players who went on to play professional soccer after playing for the team in the Puerto Rico Soccer League, or those who previously played professionally before joining the team.

Youth academy teams and players

(PR) - Potential rookies.

GPS Guaynabo

• GK - Ivan Ramirez - 16 yoa.
• MF - Carlos Sola - 17 yoa. | Committed to D-II Assumption College^[4]
• - - Jean Paul Sánchez - 16 yoa.
• - - Felix Bello - 17 yoa.
• - - Kevin Hernández - 17 yoa. | Committed to D-II Assumption College^[5]

GPS Dorado

Formerly named the Clubs Eleven FC de Dorado before merging into GPS Puerto Rico, now called GPS Dorado as its new youth team.

Players and staff

• - - Marc Nieves - 18 yoa.
• - - Joffren Santos - 18 yoa.
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Records

Year-by-year

Honors

Domestic

• Don Bosco Cup
  • Runners-up: 2017

References

External links

• GPS Puerto Rico official site