The 2019 MLS Homegrown Game (also known as the 2019 MLS Homegrown Game presented by Energizer for sponsorship reasons) was the sixth edition of the Major League Soccer Homegrown Game. It was held on July 30 at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando, Florida and saw a team of MLS Homegrowns play against Mexican youth team Chivas U-20s. The event is held annually in conjunction with the MLS All-Star Game. In 2019, the Homegrown Game preceded the new MLS All-Star Skills Challenge.
MLS announced a 22-player Homegrown roster on July 10, 2019 with second set announced on July 24 along with three withdrawals. The final roster totaled 24 players from 18 different MLS clubs including two from host team Orlando City SC. Marcelo Neveleff, Orlando City Academy director, was selected as head coach.
Squads MLS Homegrowns
Notes: Withdrew from squad prior to match.
Chivas U-20s
Match
GK22 Mason StajduharDF2 Clément BayihaDF16 George CampbellDF5 Aboubacar KeitaDF13 Andre ReynoldsMF24 Efraín ÁlvarezMF6 Edwin CerrilloMF7 Gianluca BusioFW14 Benji MichelFW11 Theo BairFW21 Omir FernandezSubstitutes:GK18 JT MarcinkowskiGK1 David Ochoa DF19 Bryan ReynoldsDF3 Sam VinesDF4 Erik McCueMF15 Noble OkelloMF8 Brandon ServaniaMF12 Cole BassettMF20 Mathieu ChoinièreMF23 Thomas RobertsMF10 Brenden AaronsonFW9 Justin RennicksFW17 Handwalla Bwana Manager: Marcelo Neveleff GK181 José RangelDF182 Leopoldo CortésDF192 Gilberto GarcíaDF185 Gilberto SepúlvedaDF183 Cristian OrtízMF189 Alejandro OrganistaMF187 Alan TorresMF195 Benjamín SánchezFW186 Deivoon MagañaFW190 Daniel LópezFW186 Irving MárquezSubstitutes:DF197 Rodrigo ReyesDF199 Walter OrtegaDF200 Diego CampilloMF193 Jossué Córdova MF194 Zahid MuñozMF202 Juan BrigidoMF204 Sebastián FierroMF205 José SolísMF206 Brandon NavarroFW196 Sebastián MartínezFW198 Miguel GuzmánFW203 Irvin OrtízManager: Alberto Coyote
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