Wake FC MLSNEXT2010

Wake FC U16 MLS Next Homegrown Division Squad #2028Class #TheWakeFCWay @mlsnext @Wakefutbol

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U16 Wake FC heading to GA Cup Q Quarterfinals after defeating Miami Rush 2-0

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✨Game 3 ends 1-1 vs PDA

U16s complete their MLS Cup run reaching the R of 16 with 1 win (Houston Dynamo), 1 draw (PDA) and 1 loss (BA Surf)

🏟️Starting XI 1 Ulrich 3 Lanford 17 Burgess 9 Velasqez 5 Diaz 12 Kurdie 14 Wilson 8 Castellano-Staib 10 Schmidt 19 Holthausen 16 Villalon

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U16s stun Houston Dynamo in a 6-5 thriller to advance to the next round at @MLSNEXT Cup

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🟠🔵Congratulations to our own U16 Carter @CastellanoStaib invited to trial at FC Cincinnati

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⏭️MLS CUP LOADING

🔵U16 Wake FC vs. 🟠Houston Dynamo

🟡Round of 32 🔜 May 23 1:15 MT Field 16 Regional Athletic Complex

📍Salt Lake City, UT

#mlsnextcup #mlsnexthomegrown

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⌛️T minus 4 until our first U16 game at @MLSNEXT Cup vs. Houston Dynamo

📌May 23 1:15pm Field 16

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The 2025-26 @MLSNEXT season culminates in Salt Lake City with the MLS NEXT Cup, which kicks off May 23.

Top teams across the U13-U19 age groups will be competing:

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🛡️Subs
46’ Schmidt in; Kurdieh out
57’ Doetsch B Wilson in; Burgess Villalon out
80’ Rojas in; Kim out

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Last game of the season vs. Queen City Mutiny 1-2 FT. Boys fought hard after playing with 10 for most of the game.

This game ends our league play, finishing in 1st place in the U16 MLS NEXT Homegrown Southeast division and qualifying for a MLS Cup national spot. See you in Utah

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⚽️Goals
16’ Holthausen
47’ QCM
90+3’ QCM

🏟️Starting XI 1 Klausner, 4 Vulcan, 9 Velasquez, 5 Diaz, 12 Kurdieh, 17 Burgess, 21 Kim, 3 Lanford, 19 Holthausen, 8 Castellano-Staib, 16 Villalon

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U16s homegrown are southeast league Champions and qualified for @MLSNEXT CUP.
See you in Utah!

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🔥3-0 win vs. SSA

🏟️Starting XI 14 JT Wilson 17 Burgess, 7 Gutierrez-Mendoza, 5 Diaz, 10 Schmidt 1 Klausner 2 B Wilson, 21 Kim, 6 Doetsch, 19 Holthausen, 8 Castellano-Staib

⚽️Goals
15’ Holthausen (Castellano-Staib🅰️)
25‘ Gutierrez-Mendoza(Schmidt🅰️)
75’ Villalon (Velasquez🅰️)

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U16s had a strong showing at @MLSNEXT FLEX beating Seattle Sounders 2-0, Beachside CT 5-1 and tying Weston FC 1-1 (2-4 L pens).

Congrats to Eli Diaz B. Wilson R. Gutierrez-Mendoza J Kim and Carter @CastellanoStaib for being named Best U16 performers at FLEX by @TopDrawerSoccer

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🛡️Subs
13’ Kurdieh in Canos out (injury)
46’ Kim Lanford Holthausen in; Velasquez Vulcan Kurdieh out
80’ Villalon in; Gutierrez-Mendoza out

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1-1 FT vs. Weston FC with a 4-2 loss in pens in our last game at FLEX

🏟️Starting XI Ulrich , B Wilson, Vulcan, Diaz, JT Wilson, Doetsch, Castellano-Staib, Velasquez, Schmidt Canos Gutierrez-Mendoza

⚽️Goals
18’ Velasquez (Kurdieh🅰️)
78’ Weston FC

⚽️Pens: Diaz, Castellano-Staib

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🔥We keep going! 2-0 W vs. Seattle Sounders at MLS NEXT FLEX day 2

⚽️Goals
💎Gutierrez-Mendoza
💎Castellano-Staib

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66’ Villalon Holthausen in ; Castellano-Staib Kim out
70’ Kurdieh Lanford in; Vulcan Schmidt out
73’ Burgess in Canos out

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💪5-1 victory vs. Beachside in our first game at @MLSNEXT FLEX

🏟️Starting XI 1 Ulrich , 2 B Wilson, 4 Vulcan, 5 Diaz, 14 JT Wilson, 6 Doetsch, 8 Castellano-Staib, 9 Velasquez, 10 Schmidt, 20 Canos, 21 Kim

⚽️Goals
14’ Kim (Castellano-Staib assist)
40’ JT Wilson (Schmidt assist)

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Goals Continued
42’ Beachside
45’ Kim
57’ B Wilson (Schmidt assist)
64’ Kim

🛡️Subs
28’ Kurdieh in Canos out (injury)
46’ Canos back in Gutierrez-Mendoza in ;Kurdieh Velasquez out

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Our U16 Carter @CastellanoStaib is featured as one of the Game Changer players at MLS NEXT FLEX. Congrats! 💪

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The MLS Next Flex brings high stakes, as teams vie to earn a place in the prestigious MLS Next Cup Playoffs!

From the U16 division, here are 15 non-MLS Academy players who could lead a qualification run like Laith Abdelwahed of Michigan Wolves 🔥 https://t.co/E1h0zP7ynQ

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📍See you at MLS NEXT Flex April 23-26 in Frisco, TX

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➕6️⃣ pt weekend with another win vs. KSA 5-0 at home in Holly Springs, NC.

✅Heading into Flex undefeated in League Play and leading the U16 Southeast division

🏟️Starting XI Ulrich Kim Vulcan Diaz Gutierrez-Mendoza JT Wilson Doetsch Castellano-Staib Villalon B. Wilson Canos