After four days of training and matches in front of more than 30 professional scouts, the 56 finalist of POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase assisted the final ceremony, where they received invitations from different teams to try to reach their dreams of becoming professional soccer players.

Breaking a record from previous events, this year all the players received a total of 216 invitations from teams of the Liga MX, Ascenso MX, MLS and USL.

The finalists came to POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase after participating in the local tryouts, were more than 9,500 players, representing 46 states, showcased their talent in the 12 tryout cities of the 2016 Alianza de Futbol Tour.

During the final concentration in Maimi, Florida, the 56 players trained and played against local academies.

They were coached by Miguel Ángel Gómez, Assistant Coach of the U-20 Mexico National Team and received motivational speeches by recognized talents of Telemundo Deportes such as Carlos Hermosillo and Miguel Gurwitz.

In the Final Ceremony, the international soccer legend, Carlos “Pibe” Valderrama had a special participation and recognized Salvador Martínez from Mission, TX, who was the player that received the most professional invitations (14).

José Levario from Fort Worth, TX, received the Top Scholar Athlete Award from Alianza U, as the best college prospect from all the 9,500 registered players. The other 14 players were recognized as the Top College Prospects of Alianza: Jaime Gutiérrez, Javier Peña, Osciel Domínguez, Nicolás Carrera, Clemente Quintero, Iván Castillo, Jair Sosa, Erick Villarreal, Alan Ayala, Alexis Garcia, Regner Guillen, Edgar Pérez, Alejandro Guerrero and Christopher Bermúdez.

The Allstate Golden Gloves Award from POWERADE® Sueño Alianza National Showcase was awarded to

Francisco Yapor from Houston, TX.

These are the 56 players that received profesional invitations:

NAME HOMETOWN # TEAMS

Salvador Martínez Mission, TX 14

Monterrey, Santos, Pumas, Pachuca, Morelia,

Chiapas, América, León, Toluca, Chivas, Atlante,

Timbers, Swope Park Rangers

Christopher Bermúdez Union City, NJ 12

FC Dallas, Pumas, Monterrey, Necaxa, Pachuca,

Morelia, OKC Energy, América, León, Toluca,

Timbers, Swope Park Rangers

Alexis Vazques Rancho Cordova, CA 12

Santos, Monterrey, Necaxa, América, León, Atlas,

Chivas, Atlante, Querétaro, Timbers, Sounders,

Swope Park Rangers

Jair Sánchez Clinton, NC 12

Santos, Monterrey, Necaxa, Pachuca, Chiapas,

OKC Energy, América, León, Atlas, Chivas,

Sounders, Atlante

Nicolás Carrera Frisco, TX 12

Santos, Necaxa, Pachuca, Morelia, Chiapas,

América, Toluca, Tijuana, Atlante, Querétaro,

Timbers, Swope Park Rangers

Heriberto Garza Houston, TX 11 Necaxa, Pumas, Pachuca, Morelia, Chiapas, OKC

Energy, América, León, Toluca, Atlas, Chivas

José Levario Fort Worth, TX 10 FC Dallas, Necaxa, Atlante, Chiapas, León, Toluca,

Tijuana, Chivas, Querétaro, Cruz Azul

Jair Sosa Upper Marlboro, MD 9 Necaxa, Pumas, Pachuca, Chiapas, OKC Energy,

América, Chivas, Querétaro, Sounders

Javier Montes Lufkin, TX 7 Cruz Azul, León, Tijuana, RSL Monarchs, Chivas,

Querétaro, Timbers

Roberto Pérez Charleston, SC 6 Comunicaciones, OKC Energy, RSL Monarchs,

Chivas, Atlante, Querétaro

Anthony Jiménez Los Angeles, CA 6 Pumas, Chiapas, América, Toluca, Tijuana, Atlante

Brooks Fergerson Midland, TX 5 Santos, Necaxa, Atlante, Timbers, Sounders

Alejandro Guerrero Lake Mary, FL 5 Necaxa, Chiapas, OKC Energy, Atlante, Querétaro

Rodolfo Ramírez De Pere, WI 5 León, Toluca, Querétaro, Timbers, Sounders

Juan Vivas Weston, FL 4 Comunicaciones, Monarchs, Timbers, Sounders

Herón Martínez Vista, CA 4 Necaxa, OKC Energy, América, Querétaro

Pablo Ramírez Phoenix, AZ 4 Cruz Azul, Arizona, RSL Monarchs, Querétaro

Jaime Gutiérrez Aurora, CO 4 FC Dallas, Comunicaciones, Chiapas, Timbers

Iván Castillo Broomfield, CO 4 FC Dallas, Necaxa, Atlante, Cruz Azul

Yabin Cruz Phoenix, AZ 3 Arizona United, Sounders, Swope Park Rangers

Edgar Pérez El Paso, TX 3 RSL Monarchs, Atlante, Pumas

Clemente Quintero Tucson, AZ 3 Atlante, Chiapas, RSL Monarchs

Ricardo Castillo Houston, TX 3 Pachuca, Atlante, Pumas

Carlos Andrade Buena Park, CA 2 OKC Energy, RSL Monarchs

Francisco Arellano Prospect Heights, IL 2 Atlante, Querétaro

Aníbal Mendoza Chicago, IL 2 Necaxa, Querétaro

Israel Baizabal Provo, UT 2 RSL Monarchs, Morelia

Alexis García Hayward, CA 2 Comunicaciones, Chiapas

Kwaku Owusu Yonkers, NY 2 OKC Energy, Swope Park Rangers

Jesús Martínez Palmetto, FL 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Giovanni Sosa Tyler, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Regner Guillén West Palm Beach, FL 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Ricardo Villalva San Ysidro, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Adam Gutiérrez Waco, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Brian Herrera Seaside, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Mauricio Gutiérrez Los Angeles, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Moisés Rodríguez Las Cruces, NM 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Daniel Carmona Dallas, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Francisco Yapor Houston, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Dagoberto Domínguez Fallbrook, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Marcus Araujo Dacula, GA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Yury Gómez Anaheim, CA 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Adrián Pérez Charleston, SC 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Juan Rodríguez Morganton, SC 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Erick Villarreal Katy, TX 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Osciel Domínguez Sanford, NC 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Elio Luna Albuquerque, NM 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Jonathan Melendez Concord, NC 2 Pachuca, Pumas

Amed Molleda Miami, FL 1 Sounders

José García Wheeley, IL 1 Morelia

Jesús Galván Kansas City, KS 1 León

Daniel González Miami, FL 1 OKC Energy

Giovanni Dueñas Glendale Heights, IL 1 León

Manuel Quiroz Tucson, AZ 1 RSL Monarchs

Alan Ayala Calumet City, IL 1 Atlante

Javier Peña San Antonio, TX 1 Timbers

About Alianza de Futbol Hispano

Founded in 2004, Alianza de Futbol Hispano is the leading national organization dedicated to the support and development of amateur Hispanic soccer in the United States. We empower Hispanic soccer communities, families, and soccer players by providing prestigious soccer programs equal to those that exist for Anglo players so that Hispanics may reach their full soccer potential and succeed in education, life, and work.