This past March, Republic FC Academy midfielder Graysen Garber received a call up to the Guam Boys U-14s National Team, becoming one of the seven Republic FC Academy players to-date to be called up for international team play.
During the Republic FC Academy’s inaugural season, three countries have called up various Republic FC players to the youth ranks of their respective national teams. The United States National Team has the biggest representation of Republic FC Academy players with five call-ups among the U-13/14s, U-15/16s and U-17/18s teams. Republic FC U-18s defender Mackenzie Harrington has represented Canada at the U-18 level and Garber rounds out the international presence with his Guam youth team call-up earlier this year.
Garber has been a key player for Republic FC Academy’s U-13/14 side during their inaugural season. Since September, the 14-year-old midfielder has made 18 appearances and nine starts. A product of the San Juan Soccer Academy, Garber scored his first and only goal so far this season in a 5-2 win over Merced Atlas Soccer Academy on Saturday, November 14, 2015.
Garber joined the Guam Boys U-14s National Team for the 2016 Jockey Club International Youth Invitational held in Hong Kong from March 26 through March 29. The annual international tournament, organized by the Hong Kong Football Association, took place in Hong Kong’s Po Kong Village Road Park Artificial Turf Football Pitch and featured two age divisions, U-14s and U-17s.
Guam’s U-14 team had a tough tournament against its counterparts of Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore. In three matches, Guam was unable to find a win, with the only goal for the team coming from Guam U-14s captain Kyle Halehale against Hong Kong. For his part, Garber played two full matches, one against Hong Kong and the other against Chinese Taipei.
Despite the losses, Guam’s performance in the tournament was an improvement from their showing last year at the EAFF U13 Boys Festival of Football, cutting the deficits from the team’s losses in the 2015 East Asia Football Federation Boy’s U-13s Festival of Football.
Garber’s brother Devin Garber was also called up to the Guam youth national team, albeit to the U-17s squad. The elder Garber plays locally for El Dorado Hills Soccer Club and attends Jesuit High School.
Led by former MLS player and New Zealand international Simon Elliott, the U-14s have made a big impact in the U-13/14s division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, with a record of 17-4-3. There are no playoffs or official rankings in the U-13/14s division, although Republic FC’s 13/14s will attend a National Showcase in June to cap off their season.
Republic FC’s Academy teams have just two matches left in the regular season before playoffs kick off. The U-17/18s and the U-15/16s will host Strikers FC and Seattle Sounders FC at Cosumnes River College on May 28 and June 4, respectively. Kickoff is 10 a.m. for the U-17/18s and 12:30 p.m. for the U-15/16s on both match days. The U-13/14s will be on the road on May 28 against their Marin FC Alliance counterparts, and then will return to Cosumnes River College to finish off the regular season against EBU Bay Oaks on June 4. Kickoff is 3:00 p.m.
This past March, Republic FC Academy midfielder Graysen Garber received a call up to the Guam Boys U-14s National Team, becoming one of the seven Republic FC Academy players to-date to be called up for international team play.
During the Republic FC Academy’s inaugural season, three countries have called up various Republic FC players to the youth ranks of their respective national teams. The United States National Team has the biggest representation of Republic FC Academy players with five call-ups among the U-13/14s, U-15/16s and U-17/18s teams. Republic FC U-18s defender Mackenzie Harrington has represented Canada at the U-18 level and Garber rounds out the international presence with his Guam youth team call-up earlier this year.
Garber has been a key player for Republic FC Academy’s U-13/14 side during their inaugural season. Since September, the 14-year-old midfielder has made 18 appearances and nine starts. A product of the San Juan Soccer Academy, Garber scored his first and only goal so far this season in a 5-2 win over Merced Atlas Soccer Academy on Saturday, November 14, 2015.
Garber joined the Guam Boys U-14s National Team for the 2016 Jockey Club International Youth Invitational held in Hong Kong from March 26 through March 29. The annual international tournament, organized by the Hong Kong Football Association, took place in Hong Kong’s Po Kong Village Road Park Artificial Turf Football Pitch and featured two age divisions, U-14s and U-17s.
Guam’s U-14 team had a tough tournament against its counterparts of Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Singapore. In three matches, Guam was unable to find a win, with the only goal for the team coming from Guam U-14s captain Kyle Halehale against Hong Kong. For his part, Garber played two full matches, one against Hong Kong and the other against Chinese Taipei.
Despite the losses, Guam’s performance in the tournament was an improvement from their showing last year at the EAFF U13 Boys Festival of Football, cutting the deficits from the team’s losses in the 2015 East Asia Football Federation Boy’s U-13s Festival of Football.
Garber’s brother Devin Garber was also called up to the Guam youth national team, albeit to the U-17s squad. The elder Garber plays locally for El Dorado Hills Soccer Club and attends Jesuit High School.
Led by former MLS player and New Zealand international Simon Elliott, the U-14s have made a big impact in the U-13/14s division of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy, with a record of 17-4-3. There are no playoffs or official rankings in the U-13/14s division, although Republic FC’s 13/14s will attend a National Showcase in June to cap off their season.
Republic FC’s Academy teams have just two matches left in the regular season before playoffs kick off. The U-17/18s and the U-15/16s will host Strikers FC and Seattle Sounders FC at Cosumnes River College on May 28 and June 4, respectively. Kickoff is 10 a.m. for the U-17/18s and 12:30 p.m. for the U-15/16s on both match days. The U-13/14s will be on the road on May 28 against their Marin FC Alliance counterparts, and then will return to Cosumnes River College to finish off the regular season against EBU Bay Oaks on June 4. Kickoff is 3:00 p.m.