Following a successful 2018-19 U.S. Soccer Development Academy season, the Houston Dynamo Academy today announced the recipients for the season’s Academy Awards.
Forward Kaya Ignacio, a member of the Dynamo U-16/17 team, has been named as the recipient of the Houston Dynamo Academy Player of the Year.
“Kaya exhibited a really high level of performance throughout the year; very consistent in his ability to impact games, to create and score goals,” coach Paul Holocher said of Ignacio. “We saw a tremendous amount of growth from him throughout the year.”
In his 21 regular-season appearances with the U-16/17 team during the 2018-19 U.