FOXBOROUGH, MA– The New England Revolution II have signed 16-year-old academy forward Olger Escobar to a professional contract.
Olger Escobar signs his first professional contract with Revolution Technical Director Curt Onalfo. Image Courtesy of New England Revolution.
Escobar, a Lynn, Massachusetts native is the 18th signing of the Revolution II’s 2023 season and the 10th player to sign a professional contract from the Revolution Academy since 2020.
Escobar via an Instagram post stated, “I’m very excited to announce that I have signed my first professional contract with my hometown club, this is a dream I’ve had since I was a little boy, I want to thank for first of all god and also thank you to everyone who’s helped me accomplish this moment.”
In a career standpoint, Escobar joined the Revolution Academy in 2018. During the 2022-23 campaign, Escobar tallied 15 goals in 17 starts for the U17 Academy team, leading them to the MLS NEXT Cup semifinals. Later, he was called up to assist the U19 Academy team in repeating as MLS NEXT Cup Champions. He was named a U17 MLS NEXT All-Star & U17 MLS NEXT MVP on July 6th.
How to Advance to the Round of 16:
Step 1: Have Olger Escobar
Step 2: See Step 1.The @NERevsAcademy baller logged a hat trick that helped Guatemala into the next round of the U17 CONCACAF Championship. pic.twitter.com/4yF8ouCkvX
— MLS NEXT (@MLSNEXT) February 16, 2023
Internationally, Escobar has represented the U17 Guatemalan National Team 5 times. He most recently represented the squad in the U-17 Concacaf Championship leading his team to the Quarterfinals for the first time since 2013 and contributing 4 goals (T-4th) in the process.
Escobar joins Esmir Bajraktarevic, Noel Buck, Maxwell Weinstein, Brandonn Bueno, Malcolm Fry, Hikaru Fujiwara, Colby Quiñones, Dennis Ramirez, and Meny Silva as the tenth Revolution Academy player to sign his first professional contract with Revolution II since the team’s inaugural season in 2020.
MLS NEXT Cup Champion ➡️ MLS NEXT All-Star ➡️ U-17 MLS NEXT MVP
Following his stellar season with our #NERevs U-17s, Olger Escobar becomes the first MLS NEXT MVP in New England's history.
Congrats, Olger! 🤩
📰https://t.co/XSdqhieYRq pic.twitter.com/1RaHTCI7yW
— New England Revolution Academy (@NERevsAcademy) July 6, 2023
The New England Revolution II roster now stands at 20 professional players.
From the U-17s to the Second Team 🆙
Olger Escobar tallied his first professional assist on Peyton Miller's second pro goal in @NERevolution2's 3-1 victory over Crown Legacy FC yesterday 🤩 pic.twitter.com/BFoswGA57S
— New England Revolution Academy (@NERevsAcademy) July 13, 2023
The New England Revolution II (10-5-4, 38 pts.) head to Chicago, Illinois to face Chicago Fire II (6-6-5, 23 pts). The match is on Sunday, July 30th at Seat Geek Stadium and is set to kickoff at 6:00 p.m. All MLS, MLS NEXT Pro matches will be available through the new MLS Streaming Service on the Apple TV app.
(Editor’s Note: For more of Burt Granofsky’s photos, click on the link)
