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BEST SOCCER IN DFW The Roja League Invierno IN YOUR BACKYARD! media guide Nov. 28, 2020 through Jan. 9, 2021 Contents

ABOUT THE LEAGUE 3 SEASON SCHEDULE 4

CLUBS DENTON DIABLOS 5 DENTON ESTUDIANTES 7 FC HARRINGTON 9 FORO 360 PRO 11 FORT WORTH VAQUEROS 13 INOCENTES FC 15 IRVING FC 17 PREMIER LEGENDS 19

SPONSORS 21

ALL INFO WITHIN PROVIDED BY THE ROJA LEAGUE AND EACH CLUB. GUIDE DESIGNED BY BRIAN PRICE OF ECHO SEVEN DESIGN CO. E7DC.COM The Roja League bringing the BEST local soccer to The BEST Soccer Community in USA! Matchday One Kicks-off Winter Season on Saturday, November 28th with Four Games

From local soccer legends to professional players returning to DFW in between their pro seasons to top local semi-pro players and teams to elite college players home for extended Winter Break; local soccer fans will have an opportunity to see top tier soccer this Winter in an intimate setting in , Denton & Fort Worth starting Saturday, November 28th through January 9th. The Roja League Invierno will feature 8 teams including two teams made up of 100% College Players home for break, 3 NPSL Teams and 3 UPSL Teams. Every team will play seven games in a bal- anced schedule with the top four teams qualifying for TRL Invierno playoffs in early January. On January 9th, 2021 The Roja League Invierno will crown it’s Winter Champion. The Roja League was formed as a safe return to play this past Summer. Once Governor Abbott approved Sporting Events with Spectators, TRL Co-Founders Michael (Hitch) Hitchcock and Damon Gochneaur launched The Roja League providing COVID-19 Testing for players, referees, coaches & staff with Supporters Gameday Protocol that includes Mandatory Masks, Socially Distanced Seating, Contactless Ticketing & Merchandise, Bring Your Own Food & Beverage and limited fan capacities at all venues while digitally broad- casting games for fans who did not feel comfortable attending a live sporting event. Similar protocols will be in place for The Roja League Invierno. Every venue will have different Food & Beverage protocols and limited capacities. “The Roja League Invierno will be another celebration of arguably the best soccer community in the country. We’re looking forward to seeing great soccer supporters coming together to enjoy the best soccer in the metroplex in a fun, festive game day experience. Lots of past, current and future professionals will be playing the game they love this Winter for the love of the game while preparing for their 2021 Seasons. We’re proud to be able to provide that opportunity during a critical time!” shared TRL Co-Founder, Hitch. In the Summer six team season, a passionate crowd enjoyed a great Championship Game at Vela Soccer Complex in Denton, where Denton Diablos of the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) lost to their collegiate counterparts, Estudiantes, a team made up exclusively of college players within the Diablos organization.

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 3 The Roja League has expanded to 8 teams for the Winter Season, anchored by the Denton Diablos and Fort Worth Vaqueros, who will use the competition to start their preparations for the 2021 `US OPEN CUP, newly announce NPSL side Irving FC to prepare for their Inaugural NPSL Season, UPSL teams’ Fort Worth Inocentes FC, Foro 360 PRO, FC Harrington, and two completely collegiate teams in Premier Legends and defending Roja League Champions, Denton Estudiantes; both teams are made up of returning college players who will use the Winter Season to prepare for the 2021 NCAA Spring Season. Season Seats are available at www.therojaleague.com. For only $50, local soccer fans can attend all The Roja League games while supporting Local Soccer. THE roja league INVIERNO SEASON MATCH SCHEDULE

SATURDAY, NOV. 28 SATURDAY, DEC. 5 SATURDAY, DEC. 12 WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16 SATURDAY, DEC. 19 SATURDAY, DEC. 26 FT WORTH DOUBLEHEADER FT WORTH SIDE-BY-SIDE FT WORTH DOUBLEHEADER BOXING DAY DOUBLEHEADER vs 3pm vs 4pm TRIPLEHEADER IN FORT WORTH vs pm vs WESLEYAN MARTIN FIELD TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY 2pm 2 vs SOCCER FIELD vs 7pm 2pm DENTON DOUBLEHEADER vs 4pm vs 4pm 30 vs vs vs Pm pm 4pm pm vs 7 TEXAS WESLEYAN MARTIN FIELD 7 FT WORTH GATEWAY PARK 2 FORT WORTH POLYTECH HIGH TEXAS WESLEYAN MARTIN FIELD SCHOOL vs vs DENTON DOUBLEHEADER 7pm 30 vs 4pm 7 Pm BOXING DAY DOUBLEHEADER FORO DOUBLEHEADER FT WORTH GATEWAY PARK IN DALLAS TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY vs FORT WORTH POLYTECH HIGH SOCCER FIELD 2pm vs SCHOOL 6pm 6pm vs vs pm vs 30 vs 4pm 8 vs 7 Pm vs pm 8pm 7 pm vs TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY FORT WORTH POLYTECH HIGH SCHOOL 8 FORT WORTH POLYTECH HIGH SCHOOL FORO SOCCER CLUB SOCCER FIELD FORO SOCCER CLUB FORO SOCCER CLUB

SATURDAY, JAN. 2 Playoffs TIMES/LOCATIONS TBD DENTON DOUBLEHEADER SEMIFINALS vs vs CHAMPIONSHIP 3pm vs pm vs 8pm WEDNESDAY, JAN. 6 2pm 4 1 SEED VS 4 SEED SATURDAY, JAN. 9 TEXAS WESLEYAN MARTIN FIELD FORO SOCCER CLUB 2 SEED VS 3 SEED SEMIFINAL WINNERS TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY SOCCER FIELD

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 4 DENTON DIABLOS | DENTON, TX

CLUB HISTORY Denton Diablos FC was born when two local passionate, community-centric business leaders got to- gether for some TX Whiskey and a Three Nations Orale at Eastside Denton in early 2018. Eight months COACHing staff later, the newest community-based club in DFW was announced. Denton Diablos FC was introduced to the world at LSA Burger on the Square overlooking the historic courthouse. Originally an idea ex- RAMON RAYA Mexican PRO A Coaching license changed between two like-minded soccer fans, “our” club quickly became “your” club. Head Coach Coached for three years at college level in Mexico and coached 2nd Division Professional team, Atlante Naucal- On May 17th 2019 the Diablos kicked things off with their first match in club history, one of only a pan handful of matches the club would drop on a way to a historic first season that saw us play our first 2006 became the Mexican National Team home playoff game, finish second in our conference and place multiple players and our coach on all head coach conference and all region teams. 2008 became the Mexican National Team head coach The Diablos name is a nod to the unique and edgy nature of Denton, and all the macarbe pieces that Coached 6 Beach Soccer FIFA World Cups. make Denton Unique, from the Day of the Dead Festival, to the Krampus Walk, to Goatman’s bridge and Finished 2nd Place in 2007 Beach Soccer being the ghost tours of the Denton Square. There’s a little bit of Diablo in all of us. named best coach in World Cup. Coached 1 FIFA Futsal World Cup with the first and only accomplishments appearance by Mexico in Futsal World Cup Part of the coaching staff of Mexican national teams for 2019 2nd Place Lone Conference Regular Season more than 10 years at the U17, U20 and U23 levels 2020 The Roja League Runner Up Won 2012 Olympic Gold Medal 2020 Chisholm Trail Clasico Winner

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NAME NUMBER HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION players to watch Ewahia "Lucky" Ahmanesi 23 Lagos, Nigeria Appalachian State FC Denton (Adult) 4/7/94 FWD Ricardo Becerra 24 Southlake, Texas Bryant Univertsity FC Dallas (youth) 12/18/96 MF HAYDEN PARTAIN Mariano Benitez, Jr 6 Denton, Texas Fort Hays State University Dallas Texans (youth) 1/13/98 DEF Professional USL player for FC Ewa Coleman 16 Lake Dallas, Texas Hardin Simmons Dallas Texans (youth) 9/28/92 DEF of the USL Championship in 2020. Before Nate De La Hoya 13 Forney, Texas N/A Solar SC (youth) 5/26/98 MF that, Hayden was a key player for Sacra- Adan Garcia 7 Dallas, texas Valparaiso FC Dallas (youth) 11/14/97 MF mento Republic of USL Championship from Matthew Gonzalez 17 Dallas, texas Mountain Vieew CC FC Dallas (youth) 12/22/97 MF 2017-2019. Won State Championship at Jacob Goyen 12 Frisco, Texas SLU FC Dallas (youth) 4/9/99 DEF Wakeland HS in Frisco. Alex Guirgila 31 Dublin, Ireland N/A St Kevins (Pro) 8/31/98 MF Harris Partain 9 Frisco, Texas Tulsa Solar SC (youth) 11/18/97 FWD EOIN WEAREN Hayden Partain 10 Frisco, Texas Wake Forest San Antonio FC (Pro) 10/14/94 MF From Dublin, Ireland. Played in the West Antonio Perez 33 Frisco, Texas N/A SV Morlautern (Pro) 8/4/97 FWD Ham United in England from 2011-2013. Ricardo Pierece 22 Denton, Texas N/A CF Llefia () 9/15/99 FWD Played professionally in England & Ireland Adrian Pinales 11 Mexico N/A N/A 4/29/85 FWD and represented the Irish National Team at Christian Ramos 8 Denton, Texas Harding University FC Dallas (youth) 10/17/97 DEF the U17 and U19 levels. Fernando Sanchez 21 Fort Worth Texas N/A FC Dallas (youth) 11/2/00 David Surur 2 Uganda N/A San Diego Albion 2/28/97 MF HARRIS PARTAIN Chase Therrien 1 Trohpy Club, Texas UTD FC Dallas (youth) 10/29/96 GK Tulsa soccer alumni and younger brother of Chris Torres 14 Denton, Texas Bethune Dallas Texans (youth) 10/5/96 DEF Hayden Partain. Won State Championship at Shadrack Villa 3 DR Congo N/A Ponella (Pro) 12/26/97 FWD Wakeland High School. Has received signif- Eoin Wearen 4 Dublin, Ireland N/A Glenavon (Pro) 10/2/92 DEF icant interest from professional clubs. Fabian Zuniga 18 Denton, Texas Hill College Dallas Texans Academy 9/24/96 MF ANTONIO PEREZ Antonio is a forward with an extra compet- itive drive. He has the attitude to be one of NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS EOIN WEAREN the top scorers in the League. IRELAND U17/U19

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 6 DENTON ESTUDIANTES | DENTON, TX

CLUB HISTORY Denton Estudiantes is comprised 100% of College Players. During the pandemic in June COACHing staff 2020, Denton Diablos owners Damon Gochneaur and Michael Hitchcock created Estudi- Grew up in Highland Village, Played for Dallas Comets and Solar Soccer antes as a way to give back to our soccer community and help NCAA College Players Club. Attended Marcus High School. 2007 & 2008 Texas State Champions. who were in desperate need of high level training and competition to prepare for the Head Coach 2008 Gatorade Texas Player of the Year. ODP Region III Team (2003-2008). 2020 NCAA Fall Season. The core group of the team was made up of upperclassmen Graduate of 2008. Attended The University of Denver and UC Santa Bar- college players who played for the Denton Diablos in the 2019 Inaugural NPSL Season. bara. Member of USA U-20 Men’s National Team (2009). Drafted to San A strong group of talented incoming College Freshman were added to build the Estudi- Jose Earthquakes in the 1st round with the 6th Pick in 2012 MLS Super- antes team for The Roja League which was coached by Diablos coach Chad Rakestraw. Draft. Member of 2012 Class. 2015 Sounders Estudiantes ended up exceeding everyone’s expectations and winning the Summer 2 (USL). 4 goals & 5 assists. 2016 Arizona United. Boys Head Coach at version of The Roja League, beating the Denton Diablos 3-0 in the Championship game. Marcus High School. NCAA postponed their Fall season to Spring 2021 so Estudiantes players will use The Roja League Invierno to stay fit and sharp during the extended Winter break. Two for- JARED JEFFREY Grew up in Richardson, Texas. Attended St. Marks Prep School. Attended mer professionals, Sam Garza and Jared Jeffrey will coach and mentor the young, Assistant Coach the U-17 USA Men’s National Team Residency Program down in Braden- talented Estudiantes team this Winter in The Roja League Invierno. ton, FLA (2005-2008). Member of Under 14 through Under 23 Men’s Na- tional Teams. Midfielder/Captain of U-17 USA Men’s National Team. U-17 World Cup Seoul, Korea (2007). U-20 World Cup in Cairo, Egypt (2009). accomplishments Professional Experience: Club Brugge (Belgium), Mainz 09 (Bundesliga) 2020 The Roja League Champions and DC United of MLS.

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NAME NUMBER HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Julian Barajas 7 Fort Worth, TX MSU FC Dallas 11/30/98 Midfielder Bryson Bezdek 21 Frisco, TX Columbia University Solar Soccer Club 9/20/01 Midfielder Harvey Castro 12 Highland Village, TX SMU Solar Soccer Club 2/19/02 Midfielder Brandon Cerda 14 Mansfield, TX MSU Dallas Texans Soccer Club 1/14/00 Midfielder players to watch Sam Coad 26 Highland Village, TX University of North Carolina Greensboro Solar Soccer Club 8/28/01 Striker Marshall Dickson 88 Keller, TX Presbyterian College Dallas Texans Soccer Club 8/23/01 Midfielder JULIAN BARAJAS James Doyle Merseyside, ENG Northeastern state University Manchester City FC 10/17/97 Defender 16 Quick, athletic attacking midfielder who Bryson Drew 82 Prosper, TX University of Colorado & Colorado Springs Solar Soccer Club 8/8/01 Midfielder can score goals. Danny Evans 22 Frisco, TX Kentucky FC Dallas Academy Striker Jasub Flores 10 Arlington, TX MSU Solar Soccer Club 10/28/01 Midfielder CARLOS FLORES Carlos Flores 17 Arlington, TX MSU Solar Soccer Club 11/8/98 Midfielder Composed, savvy, technical, hard work- Ben Hale 100 Garland, TX Furman Universtiy FC Dallas Academy 1/9/98 Goalkeeper ing utility player who can play Midfield, Matt Heffernan 77 Highland Village, TX Marrymack University Liverpool FC (TX) 9/29/00 Striker Forward or Defender William Hitchcock 15 Frisco, TX Virginia Commonwealth University Solar Soccer Club 1/9/02 Midfielder Alex Knepper 1 Tulsa, OK DBU Tulsa Soccer Club 1/3/00 Goalkeeper MATT HEFFERNAN Nathan Moonesinghe 30 Frisco, TX University of Chicago Solar Soccer Club 10/25/01 Defender Goal Scorer. Going to be relying on his Kasey Parea 4 Fort Worth, TX Virginia Military Institute Solar Soccer Club 10/21/98 Defender nose for goal! Skillful player. Trey Plasko 0 Frisco, TX American Univeristy Solar Soccer Club 9/11/01 Goalkeeper Brock Pope 8 Lake Dallas, TX Bradley University Solar Soccer Club 2/4/02 Defender NICK TAYLOR Mark Roby 2 Flower Mound, TX University of South Carolina FC Dallas Academy 11/15/00 Defender Skillful, Dynamic winger who has a very bright future. Zarin Santos 6 Denton, TX Adams State University Defender Ryan Shaughnessy 13 Highland Village, TX MSU Liverpool FC (TX) Midfielder Nick Taylor 11 Coppell, TX SMU Dallas Texans Soccer Club 9/2/98 Midfielder Brandon Terwege 23 Highland Village, TX SMU FC Dallas Academy 12/3/98 Defender Blake Willis 5 Flower Mound, TX Columbia University FC Dallas Academy 7/6/99 Defender

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 8 FC HARRINGTON | / DUNCANVILLE, TX

CLUB HISTORY The club is based in Oak Cliff/Duncanville area. FC Harrington is part- COACHing staff nered with local youth club, Arsenal SC, through Tony Falcon and Luis Zuazua. EDGAR HERNANDEZ Edgar Hernandez coached for the Dallas Texans South division Head Coach where many players went on to play . He played at accomplishments Texas Toros in the 90s, where the Toros were the talent pipeline for then the Dallas Burn. 2019 D3 UPSL North Central Conference Champions 2020 UPSL North Central Conference Champions 2020 UPSL Central Conference Champions LUIS ZUAZUA Luis Zuazua who is the coaching director at Arsenal SC has Assistant Coach coached at the highest levels at Solar and FC Dallas. He also played at Texas Toros in the 90s, where the Toros were the talent pipeline for then the Dallas Burn.

NICKY HERNANDEZ Dominick “Nicky” Hernandez is currently on a pro contract with Assistant Coach SC.

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NAME NUMBER* HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Sam Alvarado 3 Duncanville, TX N/A FC Harrington 12/29/90 Defender players to watch Kevin Bonilla 32 Dallas,TX Portland (FR) North Texas SC 9/20/01 Defender Abraham De Anda 21 Fort Worth, TX Graceland University (SR) Dallas Texans South Midfielder CARSON WILLIAMS Chris Escalera 9 Oak Cliff, TX Hill College NTX Rayados 10/20/95 Forward A confident keeper and superior shot stopper who has es- tablished himself as one of the BIG EAST’s elite goalkeepers. Joseph Garcia 17 Grand Prairie, TX Northeastern State University Tulsa Athletics 11/23/95 Midfielder Cesar Garcia 18 Carrolton, TX SMU (FR) North Texas SC 8/4/02 Midfielder SEBASTIAN MENDEZ Noah Giggs 20 Red Oak, TX N/A Solar DA 11/5/01 Midfielder Youth and explosiveness of the club. Was named to the UPSL Stephen Gonzales 2 Red Oak, TX Grand Canyon Fort Worth Vaqueros Defender National Team of the Year in Spring/Summer 2020. Paul Gorish 14 Duncanville, TX Mountain View College /Dallas Texans DA 7/9/97 Midfielder DJ WILLIAMS Leonardo Hernandez 22 Grand Prairie, TX UTA Dallas Texans DA 8/3/99 Defender Nominated for the UPSL MVP Award and named to the UPSL Malik Key 77 Desoto, TX Baptist University Dallas Texans DA 5/14/98 Forward National Team of the Year in Spring/Summer 2020. Led the Erik Macias 88 Mesquite,TX UT Tyler FC Harrington 9/21/96 Midfielder club in goals last season. Carlos Macias, Jr 16 Dallas, TX N/A Dallas Texans South 5/22/96 Defender JOSEPH GARCIA Talen Maples 24 Leander, TX SMU (SR) Brazos Valley Calvary 11/20/98 Defender Crafty midfielder that is a constant headache to come up Sebastian Mendez 10 Oak Cliff, TX Paul Quinn NTX Rayados 3/6/01 Winger against. Leader on the field with his high work rate. Really dangerous around the box. Miguel Ojeda 6 Garland, TX University of Incarnate Word FC Dallas DA 8/22/96 Midfielder Ricky Perez 4 Dallas, TX N/A FC Harrington 5/2/00 Defender STEPHEN GONZALES Adrian Renteria 15 Grand Prairie, TX Harding University (SO) Dallas Texans DA 8/9/01 Defender Plays every position on the field and does it with quality. Keep Javier Solis 23 Richardson,TX Northeastern State University (FR) FC Dallas Premier 01 11/17/01 Midfielder an eye on the athleticism he brings to the game. Ivan Soriano 19 Irving, TX N/A Dallas Texans South 9/15/95 Forward ERIK MACIAS Carson Williams 1 Plano, TX Villanova (RS JR) Dallas Texans DA 2/24/99 Goalkeeper Box-to-box midfielder that is the engine of the midfield. Skill, DJ Williams 7 Fort Worth, TX SMU Solar DA 2/3/98 Forward strength, and High game IQ are what establishes his game. Diego Zamarripa 0 Oak Cliff, TX N/A FC Harrington 8/17/96 Goalkeeper TALEN MAPLES Luis Zuazua 11 Oak Cliff, TX University of Incarnate Word Solar DA 10/9/97 Winger Lockdown athletic center-back that will be the backbone of the team’s backline this winter. Participated in MLS Combine. * Player number listed are for grey jerseys only. Number may differ when players wear opposite kits. PAUL GORISH NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS Aggressive lockdown CDM that brings the typical Casemiro sequel type of game. Does not shy down from making a tackle. DJ WILLIAMS CESAR GARCIA KEVIN BONILLA CARSON WILLIAMS U15 & U17 USA NATIONAL TEAM U17 USA NATIONAL TEAM U20 USA NATIONAL TEAM U18 USA NATIONAL TEAM

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 10 FORO 360 PRO | DALLAS, TX

CLUB HISTORY COACHing staff MICHEL GARBINI Current North Texas FC Assistant Coach. Garbini played 3 seasons for FC Dallas be- FORO 360 PRO (formerly Foro Soccer Club) is part of our 360 Head Coach ginning in 2013. In total, he played 74 games for the club and accumulated 12 goals Player Development Program for Kids U5 to Adults. Our goal at and 17 assists along with the way. Primarily a defensive midfielder for most of his 360PDP is to provide a curriculum-based skills program and career, Garbini got his start with hometown side Clube Atlético Mineiro in ’s position-specific training to players in the DFW metroplex. Our top-flight before moving to Standard Liège in Belgium. Garbini then played for 2 FORO 360 PRO Team its use as a tool for U19+ Players to still Brazilian-based clubs before making his way back to Europe to sign with Greek side develop, train and play at the highest level with professional Aris FC, where he played for two years before signing for FC Dallas. After his three coaching. seasons in Dallas, he spent two years playing for NASL sides Rayo OKC and Miami accomplishments FC before signing for the Dallas Sidekicks of Major Arena Soccer League in 2019. UPSL Fall League Champion - 2019 UPSL Regional Champion - 2019 DIEGO ZALTRON Former USL Colorado Switchbacks Assistant Coach with over 18 Years of coaching UPSL National Semifinalist - 2019 GM / Co-Head Coach experience at every level. Current CEO/Director of Methodology for www.360PDP. UPSL Spring/Summer League Finalist - 2020 com

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NAME COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Moiad Ankir Central Arkansas Solar 2000 1/8/00 Right Winger Diego Berlingeri Blinn College North 7/2/00 Goalkeeper players to watch Miles Byass San Diego State N/A 12/13/91 Center Forward Jackson Castro Creighton Solar U19 12/24/02 Left Winger Eduardo "Pollo" Cortez N/A FC Dallas and North Texas FC 8/31/93 Goalkeeper MILES BYASS Jorge De Leon Midwestern State University North Carolina FC, Colorado Switchbacks and Mesquite Outlaws 12/3/92 Right Back Explosive Forward with a fantastic ability to find Vicmor Eligwe Midwestern State University Dallas Sidekicks 5/5/91 Center Forward the back of the net. Carlos Enriquez N/A FC Dallas and North Texas FC 1/18/96 Goalkeeper ARTURO RODRIGUEZ Michel Garbini N/A Atletico Mineiro, Standard Liege, Atletico Paranaense, FC Dallas 6/9/81 DCM Arturo is a very young talented player with a Sergio Gonzalez Our Lady of the Lake University N/A 01/11/94 Center Back tremendous soccer IQ and skills, His vision of Dominique Kossehasse Midwestern State University Midwestern State University 07/08/99 Center back the game and final pass will make him one of Jaime Lovegrove Midwestern State University Mesquite Outlaws 5/13/90 Midfielder the most fun to watch players in the league. N/A FC Dallas 04/09/79 Midfielder Anthony Manning St Louis University Seattle Sounders 9/4/92 Center Back ANTHONY MANNING Alexander Molano N/A Colorado Switchbacks and Sidekicks 4/10/92 Attacking Mid Former Seattle Sounders player. A Fantastic Nago Nbeughe N/A , and 11/20/89 Attacking Mid player that will command our back-line with Billy O'Dwyer Grand Canyon University Dallas Sidekicks 7/30/90 Left Winger Technique, Speed and Leadership. David Ortiz N/A North Texas FC 9/20/00 Left Back Gage Ott UT Dallas N/A 9/7/98 Right Back KRISTIAN QUINTANA Kristian Quintana Texas A&M International Dallas Sidekicks 2/21/90 DCM Leadership, Physicality, Field awareness and Arturo Rodriguez N/A North Texas FC 12/15/98 Midfielder technique would make Kristian “Kily” Quintana Juan Salas 12/2/93 DCM an anchor in our midfield. Renato Torquato UC Irving Boden BK 11/25/94 Midfielder

NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS ALEXANDER MOLANO MILES BYASS USA YOUTH NATIONAL TEAMS USA YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM U18

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 12 FORT WORTH VAQUEROS | FORT WORTH, TX

CLUB HISTORY Founded in 2014, the Fort Worth Vaqueros have proven to be one of the most innovative clubs in American sports. In doing so the Vaqueros have filled a sports void in the nation’s 13th largest city. With a passionate supporters group, Panther City Helffire and strong support COACHing staff from the local business community, the Vaqueros continue to grow, in spite of the Pandemic. SERGIO FRANKLIN Played for the Dallas Sidekicks from 1998 - 2001, Coached In 2014, the club quickly establishes themselves as a club of the community. The team name Head Coach for the Dallas Texans Soccer Club (U-10 thru U-18) for 16 and logo were selected by the supporters. Every year, supporters select the Official Team seasons, High School Varsity Soccer Coach at Dallas Inter- Jersey while Miss Fort Worth selects the Jersey Sponsorship through an innovative promotion national School for 10 seasons with 4 (TAPPS) State Titles. where all sponsors are entered into the Jersey Sponsorship Lottery. Season Seat Holders get a FREE Jersey which is their ticket to all home games. In 2018, the Vaqueros opened Vaqueros accomplishments Field at Sycamore Park and launched Vaqueros FREE Youth Academy. 2017 Best of Fort Worth “Critics Choice Award” The 2019 NPSL season proved to be record setting again as the Vaqueros earned a spot in 2018 NPSL Regular Season Conference Champions the 107th Lamar Hunt US Open Cup. The club set records for wins and points in a season. 2018 NPSL National Goal of the Year (Jamie Lovegrove) Under the direction of coach Nick Stavrou the Vaqueros won the NPSL Lone Star Conference 2018 Fort Worth Weekly “Best Sports Bargain” Award Championship. The onfield success led to a record setting year in sponsorship, ticket sales 2019 NPSL Lone Star Conference Championship and merchandise sales as the coveted Sugar Skull tshirt proved the most ordered item in 2019 Chisholm Trail Clasico Winner team history. 2019 Fort Worth Weekly “Best Sports Bargain” Award

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NAME NUMBER HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Daniel Aviles 18 Washington, DC N/A Texas United FC (USL2) 6/4/1997 Midfield players to watch Flavio Bombonato 5 Maracay, Penn State - 2016 Penn State University 4/18/1994 Midfield Joseph Cervantes 6 Dallas, TX University of Central Arkansas Fort Worth Vaqueros 2/7/1990 Defender RIO RAMIREZ Alek Cosio 11 Fort Worth, TX Florida Southern 2017 Florida Tropics SC (MASL) 11/16/1994 Midfield Team Captain this year. Mesquite Outlaws Heriberto Diaz 8 Ferris, TX University of North Texas, SO Dallas Texas 4/24/2000 Midfield professional indoor player who has be- Bobby Edet 10 Mesquite, TX Furman University Mesquite Outlaws (MASL) 10/11/1994 Attacker come a Vaqueros fan favorite over the Adan Gomez 19 Grand Prairie, TX Richland College 2020 Irving FC 10/7/2000 Attacker years. Does everything the right way, Mateo Gonzalez 21 Hurst, TX N/A Texas United FC (USL2) 12/27/1999 Attacker works hard in practice, leads by exam- Hector Hernandez 15 Grand Prairie, TX Arlington Baptist University, FR Irving Rayados 6/22/2002 Midfield ple, and is always looking to improve. Juan Herrera 13 San Miguel, El Salvador N/A Las Vegas Lights (USL Championship) 10/30/1994 Defender ALEK COSIO Markee Hobard 16 Dallas, TX Mountain View 2022 FC Dallas 00 Red 11/29/2000 Midfield New look for us on the attacking 1/3. Alek Tyler Humphreys 17 Longview, TX Oachita Baptist University - 2009 SC Sylvia Ebersdorf 7/13/1991 Defender was with us last year, but due to Covid Brenden Lee 77 Frisco, TX SMU, 2016 Mesquite Outlaws (MASL) Midfield was unable to play. We are expecting Mario Mendiola 1 Huetamo, Michoacan, Mexico Mountain View College 2017-2018 Fort Hays State University 8/15/1997 GK good things from him this season. Darren Mitchell 7 Trinidad and Tobago N/A Central FC (Trinidad & Tobago) 1/10/1990 Attacker Marx Mora 20 San Cristobal, Venezuela Southwestern Assemblies of God University Caracas FC 3/1/1994 Defender DARREN MITCHELL Played for the Trinidad & Tobago National Edward Olvera 4 Fort Worth, TX Texas Wesleyan University Texas Wesleyan University 10/24/1992 Midfield Team vs. . Solid veteran player. Rio Ramirez 2 Arlington, Texas Tarrant County College Mesquite Outlaws (MASL) 2/6/1998 Defender Knows exactly how we want to play and Carlos Rodriguez 14 Fort Worth, TX N/A UD San Claudio Tercera (2017/2019) 10/24/1995 Defender sets the tone for the entire team with his Seth Wilson 12 Frisco, TX Clemson University 2025 FC Dallas Academy 2/15/2002 GK approach and work ethic. DANIEL AVILES A young and exciting player, Daniel is NATIONAL TEAM PLAYERS DARREN MITCHELL such a hard worker and does whatever is TRINIDAD & TOBAGO NATIONAL TEAM needed for the team.

THE ROJA LEAGUE INVIERNO MEDIA GUIDE | PAGE 14 INOCENTES FC | FORT WORTH, TX

CLUB HISTORY The club is now Fort Worth based but was originally founded in a small town by the name of San Jeronimo, Jalsico, Mexico in 1960. Throughout the decades, Inocentes FC continued to welcome people from San Jerónimo, becoming a very unified team as they continued to migrate into the states. But as the years went by and the club continued to grow, they realized the club’s community reach also started to expand. The club became very diverse as it also began to welcome players from different communities and backgrounds. This years rosters consists of 22 players and includes some from Fort Worth and other North Texas areas, as well as players from Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, and Gabon. accomplishments UPSL Regular Season North Central Conference Champions Spring 2018 UPSL Central Conference Tournament Champions Spring 2018 COACHing staff UPSL 5th at National Tournament Spring 2018 SERGIO ALCALA EDGAR ALCALA UPSL Central Conference Tournament Champions Fall 2018 Head Coach Assistant Coach UPSL National Finalists-Fall 2018 UPSL Regular Season North Central Conference Champions Spring 2019 UPSL Central Conference Tournament Finalist Spring 2019

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NAME NUMBER HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Arturo Barrera Duncanville, TX Hill College (SO) 12/17/00 DEF/MID Diego Berlergini Fort Worth, TX Blinn College (SO) 7/2/00 GK Steven Chavez El Paso, TX UT Tyler (Graduate) 10/2/96 MID Raul Fierro Juarez, Chihuahua, MX Fort Hayes University (Graduate) North Texas SC 8/20/96 DEF Jose Hernandez Mexico City, MX 9/24/96 DEF Bernabe Lopez Fort Worth, TX University of Incarnate Word (JR) Fort Worth FC 11/24/99 DEF Bryan Molina Fort Worth, TX 12/23/99 FWD Anthony Naranjo Bedford, TX Solar Academy 1/27/95 MID Marco Ortiz Fort Worth, TX Furman University (Graduate) FC Dallas Academy 12/22/94 MID Anthony Powell Keller, TX Hill College Dallas Sidekicks, SAFFLE FF (Sweden) 7/15/96 FWD Angel Ramirez Fort Worth, TX Chivas Premier(Mexico)/Dallas Texans 7/7/99 DEF Erick Reyes Fort Worth, TX Wylie College GK Maycol Reyes Puerto Cortes, Honduras University North Carolina-Greensboro (JR) 9/23/99 FWD Kevin Rodas Tegucigalpa, Honduras Hill College 4/30/97 DEF Pedro Rodriguez Torreon, Coahuila, MX PRO-Leon FC/Santos Laguna both MX 1st division 1/5/88 DEF Oscar Romero Vero Beach, FL North Texas SC/Pumas (Mexico 1st Division)/Chivas MX U-15 10/8/96 FWD/MID Esai Romero Vero Beach, FL Richland College (Freshmen) 6/14/01 MID Juan Luis Salas Cd Acuna, Coahuila, MX Fort Worth FC 5/12/88 FWD Justin Uzochi Onwuka Gabon-Libreville Hill College (SO) 7/25/01 DEF/MID Carloz Zarate Celaya, Guanajuato, MX Northwood University 9/19/92 MID

OSCAR ROMERO ANTHONY POWELL players to watch USL League 1 Champion with North Texas SC. Very technical Last season’s team leading goal scorer, is looking to double and dynamic. his tally this season.

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COACHing staff BEN CLARVIS Coach Ben Clarvis is in his second season as the head coach of Irving FC, as well as his second Head Coach year as an assistant coach with Austin College men’s soccer program. He is also the academy director at the Ayses Soccer Club in McKinney. He was the assistant mens soccer coach program CLUB HISTORY at Quincy University in Illinois and has been the assistant coach at the Denton Diablos (NPSL) and The club was founded in early 2018 by two local kids residing in Irving so that local Irving the associate head coach for FC Cleburne (PDL). He holds an FA Level 2 coaching badge and a USSF players had an opportunity to be part of something special. The Club played under the C License. He was previously a standout player at Division II Midwestern State in Wichita Falls from name Irving City FC in the UPSL. As they grew and gained attention, people joined them and 2012-2015, making two Sweet Sixteen appearances in the NCAA tournament and earning NSCAA their vision. As of December 2018, the organization was acquired by Eduardo Rodriguez, All-Region honors as a defender in 2015 when the Mustangs posted an undefeated regular season. who has pledged to take it to new heights and have a unique Irving identity. Shortly after Clarvis was a member of King Warriors (Bluefield, WV) and Midland Sockers (Midland, TX) of the the acquisition, the club adopted a new identity and went through a complete rebranding/ USL PDL. He was an apprentice at Plymouth Argyle FC from 2008-2011 in southern England. Clarvis overhaul. The club now plays under the name Irving FC. In late 2018 the club settled into graduated from Midwestern State in 2016 with a bachelors degree in business administration and their new headquarters located in Irving-Las Colinas. Recently, the Club was accepted to earned an MBA from Quincy University in 2019. play in the south region of the NPSL. The team is composed of a full dedicated staff ranging JANOS FAZEKAS Assistant coach Janos Fazekas is in his second season as Irving FC’s assistant head coach. Coach from front office executive level positions to coach, assistant coach and team staff. Assistant Coach Fazekas has a large soccer playing and coaching experience. He played select soccer with Polonia Whitestar until the age of 13. His family moved to Texas where he joined GP Arsenal in the Dallas Classic League. Coach Fazekas brings passion and energy to the team and is key to the success of accomplishments the team. He is often referred to as the Mad Magyar due to his Hungarian roots. His favorite quote 2020 Longhorn Tournament Champions comes from his father, Tom Fazekas, “Slap some heads, kick some butt, and take names later!”

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players to watch NAME HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Tristian Adams Mansfield, TX Midwestern State University (RS-FR) Liverpool 10/29/00 Center Back NOAH FAZEKAS Johnathan Alexander Arlington, TX University of Tulsa (SO) Solar Development Academy 8/22/00 Forward Team captain and leader. Highly decorated GK. Mark Alvarado Irving, TX Midwestern State University (SO) Dallas Texans 8/21/00 Forward Helped set a Midwestern State record for sin- Juan Carlos Alvarez Fresno, CA Midwestern State University (RS-SR) California Odyssey Soccer Club 7/1/93 Center Back, Center Midfielder gle-season wins in a season (18) and shares the record for the most clean sheets (11) in a Jovanni Angon North Richland Hills, TX Texas Wesleyan University Carter-Riverside HS 6/25/99 Center Midfielder single season. Was a fan favorite with Grand Kyle Baccus Waco, TX Midwestern State University Irving FC 12/7/93 Midfielder Rapids FC (NPSL, now USL2). Eduardo Cerna Wichita Falls, TX NA Falls Town FC 12/31/03 Midfielder Nije'e Cooper Biloxi, MS Christian University Irving FC 9/21/95 Right Back CORI HILL Has a reputation for strong headers, big tack- Dailyn Crawley Dallas, TX Campbell University (RS-FR) Solar Academy 4/21/01 Forward/Winger les, and long throws. Adds strength and endur- Callum Dobbs Perth, W. AUS Hill College (FR) Perth Glory 9/19/98 Center Midfielder ance to the defensive line with his dedication Levin Dyson Coppell, TX Austin College Austin College 11/8/96 Left Back to getting the job done no matter what stands Noah Fazekas Mansfield,TX Midwestern State University Grand Rapids Football Club 4/15/92 Goalkeeper in his way. Received all-conference honors at Grand View University in his junior season. Edgar Guerrero Alvarado, TX Concordia University (JR) Dallas Texans Academy 6/8/99 Center Midfielder Alex Heinle Fort Worth, TX Marshalltown Community College AS Meudon Football 1/10/00 Goalkeeper MARK ALVARADO Cori Hill Indian Harbor, FL Grand View University Duluth FC 5/30/96 Center Back Prolific forward. Led the team and league in Raith Houle Grand Prairie, TX Eastern New Mexico University Irving FC 12/11/96 Center Back scoring during the initial Roja League season. Quentie Kyeremateng , CAN Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson 1/9/97 Center Back Led his Irving Nimitz High School team in scor- ing and received first team all-district recog- Felipe Medina Arlington, TX Hill College (FR) Solar SC 4/29/02 Center Attacking Midfielder nition. Mark is hoping to have the same impact Diego Pareja Plano, TX Midwestern State University (RS-FR) FC Dallas 10/7/00 Center Midfielder this season as he did last season. Chandler Parrish Richardson, TX University of North Texas Lone Star Republic 4/7/98 Center Midfielder Colby Parton Bedford, TX Midwestern State University (SO) Fc Dallas 8/28/00 Right Back FELIPE MEDINA Jorge Romero Mexico Mountain view college Irving FC 6/1/91 Midfielder Adds creativity and unpredictability to the Ir- Brandon Torres Frisco, TX Lubbock Christian University (SO) FC Dallas 00 1/19/01 Winger ving FC attack. Dallas Morning News’ 2020 Of- fensive Player of the Year, scoring 36 goals and Sam Valosek Arlington, TX University of Central Arkansas Texas Lightning Soccer Club 3/3/91 Forward 10 assists in his senior season. Finished as his HS’s record holder for most goals with 47.

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COACHing staff ARMANDO DOMINGUEZ NTX youth coach for 15+ years. Currently helps Head Coach coach FCD 02 & 03 Premier teams. Father of Na- than Dominguez. Avid fan of Mexican pro club, . Played Classic League and in his youth.

IMANOL ALMAGUER Current professional player with North Texas SC. Assistant Coach Played with FCD 2001 Premier and FCD Develop- ment Academy.

CASEY CANTOR Current coach of FCD 2002 & 2003 FCD Premier CLUB HISTORY Assistant Coach teams. Past coach of FCD 2000 & 2001 Premier teams. Played collegiately at ORU. The team was started to keep boys busy during college semester breaks. FC Dallas 2001 Premier alumni players. Most of the Development Academy players started or passed through the FCD 2001 Premier team. The “01 Premier” part of our name is derived from FC Dallas 01 Premier. NOTAble alums accomplishments FCD 2001 Premier played in 5 Dallas Cups & reached the U18 Final. Played 5 State Cup Finals. Played U17 Foyle Cup (Ireland) & U16 Oakham Pro Club Festival (England). Quali- fied for USYS Nationals at U18 and U19.

Notable opponents; Eintracht Frankfurt (Germany), St. Kevin’s Boys, St. Patrick All Blacks Jesus Ferriera Charlie Kelman (Ireland), Necaxa & Tigres (Mexico), Leicester City, Notingham Forest, Sheffield United, USMNT / FC DALLAS QUEENS PARK RANGERS Truro College (England)

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NAME NUMBER HOMETOWN COLLEGE LAST CLUB DOB POSITION Byron Aguilar 23 Dallas, TX Midwestern University, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Midfielder players to watch Alessandro Alfaro 27 Dallas, TX SNU, SOPH FC Dallas 2000 Premier 2000 Forward Shane Anderson 12 Frisco, TX ORU, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2002 Forward Reed Berry 10 Allen, TX ORU, SOPH FC Dallas 2000 Premier 2001 Forward JOSE ORTIZ Judson Burns 3 Argyle, TX SMU, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Defender Because of COVID his senior year of HS Orlando Castro 9 Lake Dallas, TX SNU, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Forward canceled, he lost the opportunity to break Daniel Chandler 24 Frisco, TX Bradley, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Defender the all-time HS scoring record. Michael Collodi 1 Frisco, TX Columbia University SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Goalkeeper Nathan Dominguez 19 Rowlett, TX ORU, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Defender REED BERRY Giovanni Enriquez 22 Longview, TX Presbyterian College, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Midfielder Summit League (NCAA D1) scoring leader Chris Fuentes 20 Garland, TX Richland College, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2000 Defender as a Freshman for ORU in 2019. Julian Hinojosa 13 Garland, TX North Carolina, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Left Back Phoenix Ibanez 7 Frisco, TX ORU, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Forward MICHAEL COLLODI Eddie Knight 15 Frisco, TX Northern Illinois University, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Forward Columbia University GK. Also trains with Greg Lopez 16 McKinney, TX ORU, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Defender North TX SC (USL-1). Adrian Muñoz 18 Richardson, TX Richland College, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Midfielder Jose Ortiz 17 Arlington, TX SMU, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Forward JADEN SERVANIA Luis Pacheco 8 Frisco, TX Midwestern University, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Midfielder Played in USL- Championship League Esteban Ramirez 2 Carrollton, TX SNU, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Left Back with Birmingham Legion last summer. Dalton Reyna 5 Rowlett, TX Mercer University, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Right Back Eric Romero 4 Dallas, TX SNU, SOPH FC Dallas 2000 Premier 2000 Defender Jaden Servania 11 Frisco, TX Wake Forest University, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2001 Forward NICK WANZER Started every game as Freshman, with Connor Tullis 30 Dallas, TX Austin College, SOPH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Goalkeeper NCAA D1 Mercer University this past Fall. Alan Velasco 6 Dallas, TX Richland College, SOPH FC Dallas Development Academy 2000 Midfielder Nick Wanzer 14 Frisco, TX Mercer University, FRESH FC Dallas 2001 Premier 2001 Midfielder

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