FC Dallas two players to Train with FC Bayern Munich
Frisco, Texas – FC Dallas Homegrown midfielders Thomas Roberts and Brandon Servania have joined FC Bayern Munich for a 10-day training period in Germany through the clubs’ Elite Player Development Partnership. The duo join Homegrown defender Chris Richards, who is currently on a full loan with Bayern.
Roberts, 17, signed as the 23rd Homegrown player on July 25, 2018. He joined the FC Dallas Academy during the 2015-16 season and made 26 appearances for the U-14s that season, scoring five goals. The Arkansas-native spent the 2016-17 season with FC Dallas’ U-16s, making another 28 appearances in U.S.S.D.A. play. He scored eight goals in 18 appearances for FC Dallas’ U-19s last season and currently has one goal in two appearances for the 2018-19 season. Roberts joined FC Bayern on a 10-day training stint earlier this season, along with Richards.
Servania, 18, signed as the 19th Homegrown Player on January 3, 2018. He joined the FC Dallas Academy in 2015 and was a member of the U-16 team that brought home the 2016 U.S. Soccer Development Academy National Championship and the U-18 team that captured the club’s first Gordon Jago Dallas Cup Super Group title in 2017. He was loaned out to Tulsa Roughnecks FC and has appeared in 17 games since May 2018.
About FC Dallas
A member of Major League Soccer since its inception in 1996, FC Dallas is owned and operated by Hunt Sports Group. The professional team plays its regular season from March to October at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas. FC Dallas won the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup and MLS Supporters’ Shield in 2016.
Toyota Stadium is one of the first soccer-specific stadiums built in the United States. It hosts MLS and international soccer matches, high school and college football games, as well as concerts and other events. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is currently under construction in the South end of Toyota Stadium. Hall of Fame Weekend presented by Budweiser is October 20-21, 2018. The National Soccer Hall of Fame is scheduled to open to the public on November 2, 2018.
The 145-acre Toyota Soccer Center also includes 17 regulation-sized, tournament-grade soccer fields and is also home to the organization’s nationally-renowned youth development system.
About FC Bayern Munich
FC Bayern Munich is one of the world’s most successful sports organizations on and off the pitch. Since the club’s foundation in 1900, FC Bayern has won 28 national championships, 18 domestic cups as well as five UEFA Champions League titles, making it the most successful German team in history.
FC Bayern is also renowned globally for its financial success, youth development and supporter culture. FC Bayern has a unique history of profitability, a track record of developing world class talent which can be seen by the tournament-high 14 players participating in the 2014 World Cup, as well as a unique ownership structure of being owned by more than 288,000 club members, the most of any sports organization in the world.
FC Bayern boasts a world class squad that remains one of seven in history to win a “Treble” (Domestic League, Cup and Champions League).
With over 652 million followers worldwide, FC Bayern is one of the strongest brands in global sports. In April 2014, FC Bayern opened a U.S. office in New York City to engage with the millions of fans living in the United States. In March 2017, the club officially opened an office in Shanghai.
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