World News – GB – FC Cincinnati sign goalkeeper Beckham Sunderland as home player

CINCINNATI – FC Cincinnati have signed goalkeeper Beckham Sunderland as a local player Sunderland, 17, has been added to the FC Cincinnati roster and is available for selection for the remainder of the season MLS 2020 regular

Sunderland has trained with FC Cincinnati’s first team since returning to the market after MLS is Back tournament

« We are happy to be able to sign our first FC Cincinnati Academy product for a first team contract as a local player, » said general manager Gerard Nijkamp « We have decided to keep Beckham with our first team this year in training rather than with our academy to be able to make a better evaluation of him Based on his performance and his ability to adapt to the professional environment, we believe that he has won an opportunity within our roster « 

Sunderland joined FC Cincinnati Academy in the program’s debut 2019-20 season He made a combined nine starts at the net for the U-16 / 17s in the US Academy Football Development Season Forward joining FC Cincinnati, Sunderland spent time at the Portland Timbers and Chicago Fire FC academies

FC Cincinnati will be back on the pitch tonight when they face Columbus Crew SC at Nippert Stadium Kick-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET, and the game will be televised on WSTR 64, airing on WDJO (995 FM, 1079 FM and 1480 AM), broadcast regionally on fccincinnaticom / stream, out of the market on ESPN, while an audio stream will be available from TuneIn (WDJO) and fccincinnaticom

For the latest information on FC Cincinnati, visit the team’s official website at fccincinnaticom, or follow the team on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook at @FCCincinnati Additionally, fans are encouraged to download the mobile app official team on the Apple App Store or Google Play for instant access to mobile tickets, team content and match notifications

Information on seating options at the state-of-the-art West End Stadium – which will open in Spring 2021 – is now available at Westendstadiumcom Deadline for premium seat deposits has passed and reserved seat deposits Traditional will open later this month For more information on 2021 season tickets, visit westendstadiumcom or the stadium’s social properties on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram at @WestEndStadium, or by calling the sales and service staff at the team at 513-977-5425

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