3 Schulz Academy Players Return To U.S. Residency Program
Schulz Academy is the only club in the country providing 3 of it’s players to the Residency Program of the US Soccer Federation. Donovan Henry, Zach Herold, and Stefan Jerome are preparing themselves together with the other Elite Players of the country for the U17 World Cup in 2009. DC United has 2 players, and all the other 35 U-17 National Team Players are from 35 different clubs in the US.
Donovan Henry at a training session in the Residency
Stefan Jerome celebrates after the game winner vs. Brazil
“We are very excited about the opportunity for our players representing USA in the National Team. The competition in the Residency Program is tough, but I think all 3 players have the quality of being selected for the final squad going to the U-17 World Cup. Donovan (Henry) is coming back from a knee injury sustained in a match of the National Team in France vs. Germany, and starts already practicing with the squad at the camp in Bradenton. He was working hard in the last few weeks in the physiotherapy room to get back in shape as quick as possible”, states Dr. Josef Schulz, founder of the Academy.
“I can’t wait till I can work with the ball again. During the time I couldn’t play because of the injury I just realized how much I miss soccer. Getting back on the soccer field just makes me extremely happy. I will work very hard to make it back to the starting 11 in the team, like before the match vs. Germany”, says Donovan Henry, after he joined his teammates again last week.
Stefan Jerome used part of his free time during vacation in Florida to watch some of his former team mates of the Schulz Academy either at practice or at the matches.
The primary goal of the Schulz Academy is to provide as many as possible young players for National Teams of the US Soccer Federation.
“We hope, that more of our young players in the academy, including Donovan, Stefan, and Zachary make it the same big as Josmer Altidore, who was the first player of our Academy in the Residency Program, and now playing for the European Powerhouse FC Villarreal in Spain’s “La Liga”, says Josef Schulz.
UNDER-17 RESIDENCY ROSTER
Key:
*1st semester
**2nd semester
***3rd semester
****4th semester
GOALKEEPERS:
’92 Samir Badr (Bethesda Roadrunners, Md.) ***
’92 Earl Edwards (Nomads, Calif.) ***
’93 Jonathan Kempin (K.C. Wizards Juniors) *
’92 Spencer Richey (Crossfire Premier, Wash.) **
DEFENDERS:
’93 Michael Ambrose (Texas Fire) *
’92 Julio Arjona (D.C. United Academy) **
’92 Zachary Herold (Schulz Academy, Fla.) ***
’92 Perry Kitchen (Chicago Magic, Ill.) ***
’93 Jordan McCrary (Concorde Fire, Ga.) *
’93 Boyd Okwuonu (Tulsa Thunder, Okla.) *
’92 Emilio Orozco (Rampage FC, Calif.) ***
’92 Shaquille Phillips (D.C. United Academy) **
’92 Tyler Polak (Capital Soccer Academy, Neb.) ***
’92 Alberto Rosas (Real So Cal, Calif.) **
’93 Alex Shinsky (SuperNova FC, Pa.) ***
’92 Jared Watts (North Meck, N.C.) ***
’92 Eriq Zavaleta (FC Pride, Ind.) **
MIDFIELDERS:
’92 Jonathan Canales (West Coast FC, Calif.) *
’92 Dustin Corea (East Side United FC, Ore.) *
’92 Andrew Craven (First Coast Kicks, Ga.) ***
’93 Sean Davis (Matchfit Academy, Ohio) *
’92 Bryan Duran (Latino Americana, Texas) ***
’92 Victor Garza (Premier Soccer Academies) *
’93 Luis Gil (Pateadores, Calif.) **
’92 Joseph Gyau (FC Delco, Pa.) ***
’92 Donovan Henry (Schulz Academy, Fla.) ***
’92 George Malki (FC Del Sol, Ariz.) *
’92 Carlos Martinez (Downtown Las Vegas SC, Nev.) ***
’92 Alex Molano (FC Dallas Juniors) *
’92 Joel Nash (Premier Soccer Academies) *
’93 Victor Pineda (Chicago Fire Academy) *
’93 Charles Renken (Scott Gallagher, Mo.) ****
’92 Dominic Sarle (BW Gottschee, N.Y.) *
’92 Erik Stephenson (Surf, Calif.) **
FORWARDS:
’92 John Agudelo (N.Y. Red Bulls Academy) *
’92 Jonathan Brown (Central Jackson SO, Miss) *
’92 Jaime Gutierrez (West Coast FC, Calif.) ***
’92 Stefan Jerome (Schulz Academy, Fla.) ***
’94 Alfred Koroma (Solar Red) **
’92 Jack McInerney (Cobb SC, Ga.) ***
