Barca Residency Academy Joining USL in 2024
The highly touted Barca Residency Academy is set to join the USL Academy league starting in 2024.
“We are extremely excited to be joining the USL Academy League,” said Ged Quinn, Barça Residency Academy USA Director. “The games will provide a high level of competition for our guys and also increase exposure for our players to clubs at the professional level.”
“The 10 regular season games that we will play within the Cactus Division at the U20 age group are against well-established and high-level teams and will assist in the continued growth and development of our players,” added Quinn.
“We are excited to welcome Barça Residency Academy USA to the USL Academy for the 2024 league season,” said Jason Collister, USL Director of Men’s Pre-Professional Pathway. “The Barça Residency is a proven incubator for some of the top talent in the country, and we believe competing in the USL Academy League will raise the level of play for the Cactus Division overall in our mission to provide players the resources and pathway to play professionally.”
This is a great move for Barca and tightens the pathway from the youth to the pro level within their academy.
About Barca Residency Academy
The Barça Residency Academy is a youth soccer academy, affiliated with FC Barcelona out of Spain.
Located in Casa Grande, Arizona, the academy offers an excellent development program for young players. Many go on to play high level college or pro.
Their website states, “Every Graduate Has Earned a College Scholarship or Signed a Professional Contract”. Quite an accomplishment!
About USL Academy
The USL Academy is a youth development program established by the United Soccer League (USL).
It creates a clear pathway for young soccer players to advance to professional levels within the USL system.
The league is designed to identify and nurture young talent. Within the pathway, there is elite training, competition, and exposure.
I’ve written a more in depth article on the ins and outs of the USL system.
Written By: Beau Bridges
Founder of SoccerNovo
I’m Beau 👋 a proud dad of an MLS NEXT player, former soccer coach, soccer enthusiast, and board member of our local youth sports program. I created soccernovo.com to share my knowledge of the game and help parents learn more about youth soccer in the U.S. I also authored an eBook ‘Soccer Coach Made Simple‘. Learn more about Beau.
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