For Immediate Release
August 8, 2024
C.F. Monterrey "Rayados" Allen Rojas Wins U19 Championship
HTX Soccer is very excited to announce that Allen Rojas (U19 Monterrey Rayados / ECNL 05/06B) won the U19 Super Copa Monterrey after recently signing a professional contract to play for Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados in the summer. Allen has been with HTX Soccer for five years and is the first player to sign a professional agreement since the partnership started. The U19 Monterrey Rayados beat Real Betis 3-1 in the final at The Estadio BBVA.
In 2023, HTX Soccer entered into a multi-faceted partnership agreement with C.F. Monterrey, whereby both clubs would share knowledge and resources to create a powerful pro pathway opportunity and establish an active and collaborative relationship at the academy level.
"I'm thrilled to see how Allen is seizing the opportunity to pursue his dream and achieve such great things, said Alex Cardenas, Boys Academy Director. "His chosen career path is highly competitive, but Allen possesses the mindset and talent to vie for a position in one of Mexico's most prestigious academies at the professional level. The HTX Boys Academy Program, Allen's family, and everyone involved in his development must be so proud of him!"
ABOUT C.F. MONTERREY “RAYADOS”
Club de Fútbol Monterrey Rayados, often known simply as their nickname Rayados, is a Mexican professional football club based in Monterrey, Mexico which currently plays in Liga MX, the top tier of Mexican football. Founded on 28 June 1945, it is the oldest active professional team from the northern part of Mexico. Since 1999 the club has been owned by FEMSA, Latin America’s largest bottling company. Its home games have been played in the Estadio BBVA (capacity 53,500) since 2015, one of the venues for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Monterrey has won five league titles, three domestic cups, and five CONCACAF Champions League titles (notably, three consecutive tournaments in 2011, 2012 and 2013). In 2020 Monterrey became the second Mexican club to complete the continental treble.
The club consistently ranks as the highest in LigaMX attendance and currently features one of the most expensive squads in the country, including national team players from Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, Colombia, Chile, and Spain.
The youth academy is considered one of the top academies in Mexico and are the current LigaMX national champions in the Under 14, Under 16, and Under 18 age divisions, historic achievements for a Liga MX club. Also, the academy has a system of 160 soccer schools in Mexico and in the US, with over 12,000 players registered and will host 6 international Copa Rayados USA events in 2024.
ABOUT HTX SOCCER
HTX Soccer is the largest youth soccer club in the Greater Houston area with more than 8,500 players at every skill level from recreational to elite from the ages of 3-19. The club truly represents the sport in Houston, with teams serving a 100-mile radius from Downtown Houston. Since 2017, it has developed 420+ players who have gone on to play collegiately, more than any other club in the area, and 55 players have been selected to attend their respective youth national teams activities. HTX Soccer’s elite boys’ teams are part of the ECNL, the most competitive youth soccer league in America, and its elite girls teams compete in the Girls Academy (G.A.) League against the top teams and clubs throughout the country.
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