Six Barca Residency Academy players have been selected to participate in the 2011 U.S. Soccer Boys Talent ID Center (IDC) taking place on January 20 at Grande Sports World – Home of Barca Residency Academy.
Barca Residency Academy led all Arizona clubs in selections, with the following players earning invitations: Arman Alagha, Alexander Carbajal, Darwin Lopez, Easton Odom, Ethan O’Neil, and Diego Ros.
This marks the second U.S. Soccer Talent ID Center of the season for all six players, who also participated in the November 2025 IDC.
As a part of the event, the 2011 IDC group will scrimmage Barca Residency Academy’s U-16 (2010) Homegrown team. The U-16 Homegrown squad will be supported by several U-15 (2011) Homegrown players for the scrimmage, including: Yulian Benitez, Mason Jackson, Christian Ramirez, Nati Saffiendine, and London Stern – all of whom also took part in the 2011 IDC in November.
About the IDC
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Centers (IDCs) are free, single-day player identification opportunities for top talents to train and play games under the direction of U.S. Soccer Talent Identification Managers. IDC’s are a critical element to the Talent Identification Plan and are designed to identify and evaluate top talents for Youth National Teams, while accelerating their development in a challenging environment. IDC’s are scheduled throughout the year in key markets across the country.
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Centers are designed to replicate Youth National Team camps and are the pathway to the Youth National Teams.
