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Sporting Kansas City announced that the club has signed 22-year-old midfielder Benji Joya ahead of today’s MLS roster freeze deadline. Joya will be added to the Sporting Kansas City roster pending receipt of his International Transfer Certificate.

A native of San Jose, California, Joya signed for Mexican powerhouse Santos Laguna in 2011 at age 18. He quickly progressed through the club’s youth ranks and made his Liga MX debut with the senior team in September 2012.

Santos Laguna loaned Joya to the Chicago Fire in 2014, where he started nine of 12 regular season appearances. The midfielder scored a goal just one minute into his MLS debut on March 9, coming off the bench in a 3-2 loss at Chivas USA. Joya spent most of 2015 and 2016 on loan at Club Necaxa in the Mexican second division.

At the international level, Joya featured extensively for the United States U-20s. He captained the side to a second-place finish at the 2013 CONCACAF U-20 Championship and was a member of the U.S. squad at the 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Turkey.

Acquisition: Sporting Kansas City (MLS) acquires midfielder Benji Joya on first-come, first-served basis.

VITALS
Benji Joya (BEN-jee HOY-uh)
Position: Midfielder
Number: TBD
Born: 9/22/1993
Height: 5-8
Weight: 145 lbs.
Hometown: San Jose, California
Birthplace: San Jose California
Citizenship: USA
Last Club: Club Necaxa (Mexico)
Twitter: @benjijoya54
Instagram: benjijoya54

Diversos equipos, jugadores, instituciones e integrantes de la Liga Bancomer MX felicitaron al Necaxa, equipo que obtuvo su plaza en el máximo circuito al vencer con global de 3-0 a Juárez FC, por lo que a partir del Apertura 2016 los Rayos volverán a gozar del mejor futbol azteca.

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Rayos de Necaxa tomó la ventaja en la final por el ascenso al máximo circuito, al vencer 1-0 a Bravos de Juárez, en el partido de ida disputado en el estadio necaxista y que resultó un tanto cerrado.

La solitaria anotación para la victoria del once hidrocálido fue obra de Jahir Barraza, en el minuto 77, y que le da la ventaja a su escuadra para el duelo que definirá al equipo que ascienda a la máxima categoría, a disputarse el próximo sábado 21.

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La Fiera derrotaba al Necaxa 2-0 y terminó por caer 3-5 en un partido que tuvo cuatro tiempos y que se jugó al mediodía de este miércoles en la cancha del estadio León.
Fue el segundo ensayo para el equipo de Juan Antonio Pizzi en esta pretemporada y primero con derrota como resultado, antes le pegó al Irapuato de segunda división 5-1.
Los anotadores por parte de los Panzas Verdes fueron Luis “Chapo” Montes al 31’ con tiro de media distancia, de Elías Hernández al 37’ y del refuerzo Ezequiel Cuevas al minuto 105’.
Por parte de los hidrocálidos marcaron Rodrigo Prieto, Jesús Isijara, Jesús Gómez, Kevin Chaurand y cerró la cuenta al minuto Benjamín Joya.

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For the second time in 2015, the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team is set to play England on European soil, this time facing off with the Young Lions at Deepdale Stadium in Preston, England. Kickoff is set for 2:45 p.m. ET.  Fans can follow the match on Twitter @ussoccer.

The USA’s training camp runs from Aug. 30-Sept. 8 in Manchester and the match with England will be followed by a friendly against Qatar on Sept. 8 at Gigg Lane in Bury. The camp is the final for the U-23 MNT before the 2015 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament in October.

The Olympic Qualifying Championship will be played across the United States from Oct. 1-13. The U.S. was drawn into Group A and opens with a pair of games at Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kansas, against Canada on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m. CT and Cuba on Oct. 3 at 4 p.m. CT. The U.S. will conclude group play at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado on Oct. 6 against Panama at 7:30 p.m. MT. [TICKETS]

The U-23’s were last in Europe in June, where they competed in the prestigious Toulon Tournament. With group stage wins against Netherlands and Qatar, the team advanced to the tournament’s third-place playoff, where it defeated England and matched its best ever finish in the tournament. The U-23 MNT is 5-3-0 in 2015, having also logged wins against Bosnia in March and Mexico in April.

Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Cody Cropper (MK Dons; Maple Grove, Minn.), Ethan Horvath (Molde; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Zack Steffen (Freiburg; Downington, Pa.).
DEFENDERS (8): Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur; Westcliff on Sea, England), Matt Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Eric Miller (Montreal Impact; Woodbury, Minn.), Boyd Okwuonu (Real Salt Lake; Edmund, Okla.), Shane O’Neill (Royal Mouscron-Péruwelz; Boulder, Colo.), William Packwood (Unattached; Concord, Mass.), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif).
MIDFIELDERS (8): Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield; Arlington, Va.), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake; Garden Grove, Calif.), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham; Dallas, Texas), Benji Joya (Club Necaxa; San Jose, Calif.), Marc Pelosi (San Jose Earthquakes; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Matt Polster (Chicago Fire; Milwaukee, Wisc.), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew; Gahanna, Ohio), Gedion Zelalem (Rangers; Bethesda, Md.).
FORWARDS (5): Alonso Hernandez (C.D. Juarez; El Paso, Texas), Jerome Kiesewetter (VfB Stuttgart; Berlin, Germany), Mario Rodriguez (Borussia Mönchengladbach; North Hollywood, Calif.), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht; Beaverton, Ore.), Maki Tall (Scion; Washington, D.C.).

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