Aggieland Friendship Cup – Five Players to Watch – U17

<!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>The start of girls' club soccer competition in the country's main leagues is just around the corner and teams from the entire country have been spending the last few weeks in preparation matches or tournaments, where they can fine-tune their games ahead of the beginning of the official games.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>Several of the top teams in the state of Texas will head to College Station this weekend for the Aggieland Friendship Cup, a massive tournament that will feature 144 teams from the U12 to the U19 age groups between Saturday and Sunday.</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:paragraph --> <p>There will be some serious talent in action this week and here are players to follow in the U17 Age Group:</p> <!-- /wp:paragraph --> <!-- wp:acf/evaluation-block {"name":"acf/evaluation-block","data":{"player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":["not_in_db"],"_player_evaluations_0_not_in_database":"field_62aba48cecf2d","player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_selected_featured_image":"field_62cca28ffa4e7","player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"Elise Bienvenu","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2025","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"5'9u0022","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"field_62aba4e8ecf31","player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"100","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_position":"field_62aba4f0ecf32","player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"Bridgeland","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Dynamos SC","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"field_62d20e723441a","player_evaluations_0_player_details":"","_player_evaluations_0_player_details":"field_62aba4afecf2e","player_evaluations_0_evaluation":"A goalkeeper with solid skills and unwavering consistency, Bienvenu will be working between the posts for Dynamos USC TX RL G07 over the weekend. 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