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Seattle Sounders FC announced the signing of Tacoma Defiance midfielder Reed Baker-Whiting as a Homegrown Player on Wednesday. Baker-Whiting, 16, has long been viewed as one of the top talents coming through Sounders Academy’s revamped player development pipeline. During the 2020 MLS season, the Seattle native began training regularly with the First Team, playing alongside the likes of Nicolás Lodeiro, Cristian Roldan and Raúl Ruidíaz, on a daily basis. “Puts a smile on my face,” said Sounders FC Head Coach Brian Schmetzer. “The kid has earned it, he deserves it. He was a smaller kid, and when fans first see him they will see a tall, lanky kid. He has good size. In his first game for Defiance he covered like 13 kilometers in the game, he has good range. We’ve been tracking him since we brought him into First Team training last year. He stayed with us through MLS Cup, and he’s done well enough to earn a contract.” ....
Match Fitness: Now everybody’s dressing The 2021 season is off to a stylish start. Share this story Sounders FC Digital The last year+ has been, well. bad. I think we can all agree on that observation. There has been plenty to mourn and complain about, but one small thing that I’ve missed as I’ve been cooped up in my apartment and avoiding human contact with anyone other than my wife has been the excitement before every home game when the Seattle Sounders digital team drops a collection of pictures of players arriving at the stadium. Even more than that, I’ve missed getting to write about the fashion and style on display, praising and reveling in the creativity and self-expression. The pandemic and associated protocols stole that from all of us. Some things are returning to a version of normalcy, though, and one of those things is the arrival pics. They feature a whole lot more masks than they used to, and with OL Reign (and the rest of the NWSL for th ....
Defiance add two Academy products Share this story Sounders FC Digital // Lindsey Wasson The youth movement in the Seattle Sounders organization is obviously not limited to the First Team. Tacoma Defiance has been one of the youngest teams in the USL Championship throughout its existence, and that won’t be changing any time soon. Following the addition of four more veteran players, Defiance announced on Friday that Academy players Juan Alvarez and Obed Vargas had signed with the team. Alvarez, a 16 year-old attacking midfielder, has spent time in First Team training during 2021 and made his presence noted when he scored the lone goal in one of the two preseason friendlies with San Diego Loyal. He’s yet another example of the full player development pipeline, first having joined the Sounders Discovery Program at the age of 12 before becoming a full-time Academy player at 14. Alvarez trained with Tacoma in 2020 with the Academy season canceled due to the pandemic ....
Tacoma Defiance: 2021 season preview Share this story Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images On the rise above the near cliff, in the shadow of Tahoma, caressed by the winds of Commencement Bay sits Cheney Stadium. Among the tall trees, along the freeway, within the heart of Central Tacoma this final proving ground of the Seattle Sounders organization provides a home, and hopefully a fortress. In the pandemic season of 2020, Tacoma Defiance finished 12th in the Western Conference of the USL Championship, but a distant 3rd in Group A. Now, a 253 aficionado takes over for a team that simultaneously got younger, and more experienced. Tacoma’s USL Championship team now averages just over 3 years of professional experience per player, and not just because of Taylor Mueller. ....