Chula Vista FC’s B2009 MLS Next’s goalkeeper, Benjamin de la Herran, signs with Club Rayados de Monterrey!
Chula Vista FC’s B2009 MLS Next’s goalkeeper, Benjamin de la Herran, signed with Club Rayados de Monterrey this past week. Benjamin’s hard work with Chula Vista FC’s MLS Next program paid off and now he has this amazing opportunity to reach the goal for every young player which is to someday make it to the club’s professional First Division’s squad.
Benjamin’s Head Coach, and Chula Vista FC’s Technical Director, Eden Esquerre, had this to say about Benjamin: ‘Benjamin grew a lot as a player at Chula Vista FC. He learned to find spaces, how to identify player number superiority and he improved technically how to play with his feet. He is young, he needs to take advantage of this opportunity at Rayados. That was his dream, and here at Chula Vista FC, we open our arms to help them achieve this. He is a good kid, very intelligent, very respectful, he is dedicated, and he wants to learn which is the most important thing. If Rayados can provide the training that we gave him here at CVFC, Benjamin will keep on growing as a player.’
Benjamin’s father, Benjamin de la Herran Sr, is very proud of his son: ‘We are very proud that he keeps on advancing in his soccer training with the best clubs. My advice to him is to keep focused, keep learning and most of all, enjoy the experience. Being with Chula Vista FC helped him improve his game and learn another system. He played against very tough teams. This helped him have another vision of the game and to improve his confidence and decision making during the game.’
Benjamin played for a year with Chula Vista FC back in 2017. He later came back for the 2022-23 season as a member of Chula Vista FC’s MLS Next team. Benjamin feels very happy with this opportunity. He hopes that one day he will be able to make his debut with the First Division team. Benjamin’s favorite team is Rayados and his favorite player is Messi.
This year has been very productive for a lot of our Chula Vista FC players. They have been able to sign with pro teams as well as placing themselves in good colleges. The opportunities here at Chula Vista FC are available to them. Programs like MLS Next and Elite Academy, are excellent tools for them to take advantage of. They just need to be dedicated and disciplined and they will be able to achieve all their goals and dreams.
Best of luck Benjamin! We are proud of you!!