Aggieland Friendship Cup – Five Players to Watch – U16

<!-- 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 U16 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":"Esther Quintanilla","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_player_name":"field_62aba4c9ecf2f","player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"2026","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_graduating_class":"field_62aba4ddecf30","player_evaluations_0_player_details_height":"null","_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":"Cy-Fair","_player_evaluations_0_player_details_school":"field_62aba4fdecf33","player_evaluations_0_player_details_club_team":"Challenge 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":"Quintanilla switched clubs after the conclusion of the last club season, going from Albion Hurricanes to Challenge SC, where she's now playing their G08 ECNL team. She's a goalkeeper with tremendous potential, combining great size and legnth and excellent reflexes between the posts. She's good at collecting crosses inside the penalty box and also has good reaction speed to deal with close-range finishes and to leave goal and make plays. 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