Leo Torres had no idea why San Antonio FC coaches were asking him to bring his parents to the club’s facilities for a meeting the next day at 5 p.m.



The 15-year-old had been a standout with San Antonio’s academy since joining four years earlier. His play on youth fields had earned him a few invitations to train with the USL first team. But Torres was shocked when, the following day, the club’s directors told him and his parents that they were offering him a professional contract.



Torres signed last Thursday, making him, at 15 years and 23 days, the youngest academy signing in USL Championship history—the equivalent of a “homegrown player” in MLS.



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BREAKING: @sanantoniofc signs 15-year-old SAFC Pro Academy midfielder Leo Torres to a professional contract. Torres becomes the youngest signing in @uslchampionship history and the first full-time academy player to sign a pro contract with the...