San Jose Earthquakes签下16岁本土门将Avalos，他本月将出征U-17世界杯
位于加利福尼亚州圣克拉拉县 San Jose 市的 San Jose Earthquakes 足球俱乐部11月6日宣布，签下16岁的墨西哥青年国脚门将 Marcelo “Chelo” Avalos，合同性质为本土培养球员（Homegrown Player）。Avalos 在 Salinas 出生长大，是俱乐部青训学院培养的又一名职业球员。
按合同安排，Avalos 先随俱乐部的 MLS NEXT Pro 球队 Quakes II 征战至2028-29赛季，2029年7月1日起正式升入 MLS 一队；他的 MLS 合同持续至2029-30赛季，俱乐部还持有2030-31与2031-32两个赛季的选择权。
Avalos 从小就是 Earthquakes 的球迷，婴儿时期就被家人带到现场看球。2017年，他的哥哥 Lorenzo 获邀加入俱乐部青训，他也跟着在8岁时进入 Quakes Academy；12岁时他已开始为俱乐部 U-15 梯队出场。本赛季，他仍以业余合同身份在7月7日对 Sporting Kansas City II 的比赛中完成 MLS NEXT Pro 首秀，出场4分钟。
国家队层面，Avalos 同时持有美国、墨西哥与冰岛三本护照，曾入选美国与墨西哥青年队集训营，2025年起固定代表墨西哥出战。他已入选墨西哥队 U-17 世界杯最终名单，本月将随队赴卡塔尔参赛。
Quakes II 主教练 Dan DeGeer 说：「我们非常高兴正式欢迎 Chelo 加入。他过去一年经常在我们的环境里训练，上赛季完成首秀并稳步进步，他挣得了这个机会。」青训总监 Luchi Gonzalez 表示，Avalos 在同年龄段已是统治级门将，又有墨西哥青年国家队经历，是刻苦与坚持的典范。Avalos 本人说：「能与 Earthquakes 签下第一份职业合同，梦想成真，我很感激一路支持我的人。」
Avalos 是 Earthquakes 自2014年以来签下的第21名本土培养球员；目前一队名单上有 Niko Tsakiris、Edwyn Mendoza、Rohan Rajagopal 与 Kaedren Spivey 四名本土球员，Tomo Allen 将于2027年1月1日加入成为第五人。Avalos 球衣号码89号，身高6英尺2英寸，体重180磅，2009年11月8日出生，惯用右脚。（来源：圣何塞地震足球俱乐部）
San Jose Earthquakes Sign 16-Year-Old Goalkeeper Marcelo Avalos as a Homegrown Player
SAN JOSE, California — The San Jose Earthquakes, based in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, announced on November 6 that they have signed 16-year-old Mexico youth international goalkeeper Marcelo “Chelo” Avalos to a contract as a Homegrown Player. Avalos was born and raised in Salinas and is the latest professional produced by the club's academy.
Under the deal, Avalos will join the Earthquakes' MLS NEXT Pro team, Quakes II, through the 2028-29 season before becoming a Homegrown Player on the MLS first team effective July 1, 2029. His MLS contract runs through 2029-30, with club options for 2030-31 and 2031-32.
Avalos began attending Earthquakes games as an infant. He first started playing for Quakes Academy in 2017 at eight years old, when his older brother Lorenzo was invited to join the club's youth setup, and played his first game with the club's Under-15 team at 12. While still under an amateur contract, he made his MLS NEXT Pro debut with Quakes II earlier this season, playing four minutes against Sporting Kansas City II on July 7.
At international level, Avalos holds three passports and is eligible for the United States, Mexico and Iceland. He has been called into camps by the USA and Mexico but has solely represented Mexico since 2025, and he has been named to Mexico's final roster for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar later this month.
“We're really excited to officially welcome Chelo to the group,” said Quakes II Head Coach Dan DeGeer. “He earned his debut last season and progressed steadily throughout the year. Chelo has earned this opportunity.” Academy Director Luchi Gonzalez called Avalos a great example of hard work and dedication and a dominant goalkeeper in his age group. “It's a dream come true and I'm truly blessed to have this opportunity to sign my first pro contract with the Earthquakes,” Avalos said.
Avalos is the 21st Quakes Academy graduate signed as a Homegrown Player since 2014. Four Homegrown Players are currently on the first-team roster — Niko Tsakiris, Edwyn Mendoza, Rohan Rajagopal and Kaedren Spivey — and Tomo Allen will make it five when he joins on January 1, 2027. Avalos wears No. 89, stands 6-2, weighs 180 pounds, was born on November 8, 2009, is right-footed, and lists Salinas as his hometown. (Source: San Jose Earthquakes)
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图片来源：图：Marcelo Avalos 手持自己的89号球衣。圣何塞地震足球俱乐部官方发布。 / Photo: Marcelo Avalos holding his No. 89 jersey. San Jose Earthquakes official release.
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