SEATTLE, WASH. – Tacoma Defiance has landed two players on the USL’s annual 20 Under 20 list, which ranks the best players in the league at or under 20 years of age. Through their contributions in USL play, Sounders FC First Team players Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez have been recognized as two of the league’s most talented young players. Leyva came in eighth place in the voting, while Ocampo-Chavez landed at No. 17. Votes were cast by the league’s coaches and technical staff members.
Leyva, 16, has made 12 appearances and 10 starts for Tacoma this season, recording six shots in 889 minutes.