Youth Year IFX Spain Players in Zaragoza sign with C.F. Hernan Cortes

The offer was accepted with great enthusiasm by all three Americans, who are all now aggressively competing for starting positions on the squads.

Kyler Barnard, a 15 year old from Nottingham, Maryland, normally plays as an attacking midfielder or striker. Nathaniel Becker, a 15 year old from Fairfax, Virgina, anchors the center midfield, and Eamon Montgomery, a 17 year old from Denver, Colorado, is versatile in either the center mid or center back role.

Two other IFX players touched down in Zaragoza as well in early September. Nicolas Lewis, a 19-year old winger from Rockport, Texas, was signed by well known club C.D. Oliver. Shown in the picture above, Lewis has already debuted for the their reserve team.

Last but not least, Saint Paul, Minnesota native Mikkel Sawyer, was picked up by the strong Zaragoza side Utebo F.C.

Club Background: C.F. Hernan Cortes

Founded just after World War II in 1946, C.F. Hernan Cortes is a club based in the southern part of Zaragoza and fields 16 total teams including their men’s semi-professional team who competes in the Regional Preferente level, and their U19 A team who competes also in the Preferente level. The club’s home facility, Campo Municipal “García Traid” (El Pirulí, Zaragoza), consists of an artificial full size pitch, a 7-a-side artificial pitch, offices, changing room, clubhouse and bar.