For Immediate Release
June 3, 2024
C.F. Monterrey "Rayados" Youth Scouting Event.
HTX Soccer and Club de Fútbol Monterrey "Rayados" jointly announced a multi-faceted partnership agreement in 2023, whereby the clubs will share knowledge and resources to create a powerful pro pathway opportunity for young players across the U.S. and establish an active and collaborative relationship between the two clubs at the academy level. As part of the exclusive partnership, the clubs will also hold a joint Youth Scouting Event at Gosling Sports Park (4055 Marisco Place, The Woodlands, Texas 77384) at 6:30pm.
Players will be evaluated by both the C.F. Monterrey “Rayados” Academy & HTX ECNL Coaching Staff. Two (2) sessions will be held for male players born between 2006-2009 on the following dates:
| DATE | TIME | BIRTH YEAR |
| Monday, June 17 | 6:30pm - 7:50pm | 2009 | 2008 |
| Monday, June 17 | 8:00pm - 9:20pm | 2007 | 2006 |
| Tuesday, June 18 | 6:30pm - 7:50pm | 2009 | 2008 |
| Tuesday, June 18 | 8:00pm - 9:20pm | 2007 | 2006 |
All players looking to attend must pre-register below:
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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 53 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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