Goalkeeper off Loyal Select team signing first pro contract
Standing in front of the net, 15-year-old goalkeeper Duran Ferree instinctively reacted, dove and deflected the shot away.on Wednesday will announce they have signed Ferree to a professional contract after watching him emerge with the Loyal Select developmental program and in training with the first team.
“The progression for him is, he will play games next year, no question,” said Landon Donovan, the USL Championship team’s manager and executive vice president of soccer operations. “If he does well, there will be more opportunities. The expectation is that next year he is pushing to get as many games as possible with the idea that he is our starting goalkeeper in two years. That’s very realistic for him.
Continued rapid development would also catch the attention of the U.S. men’s national team program and create possible opportunities for competing on the international stage.“As a little kid I always looked up to the pros and wanted to make this my life,” Ferree said. “Being a San Diego kid and being homegrown, this is just the perfect opportunity. This is such a great situation. Great group of guys. Great coaches. Just an ideal way to keep growing as a player.
However, in this situation, Ferree is working daily with grown men who have experience, physical strength and skill and are familiar with the daily pressure to perform at a high level.Also, several Loyal players came out of European club systems that use a model like the one Donovan envisions for his club: identifying talented teenagers and getting them into a professional environment.
Ferree’s rise as a prospect with Loyal Select, which has some of the San Diego area’s top youth players, happened rapidly. Duran Ferree, 15, center, works out in the gym after practice at the Chula Vista Elite Training Center on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022 in Chula Vista, CA.
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