Will Bates to travel to Australia with the US U18 Men’s National Team

 

Will Bates, forward on the Richmond Strikers U18 Academy team, has been selected to the eighteen man roster on the U18 MNT.

 

Bates will be heading off to Sydney on Friday, January 9th with the squad to play in the Australian Youth Olympic Festival. The squad will play against Chile, China and finish off with hosts Australia.

 

Will Bates, a powerful front man for the Richmond Strikers, previously played for Chesterfield United from U9 to U14.

 

Erwan Le Crom, Richmond Strikers US Academy Director says, “This is a fantastic achievement for Will. He has worked hard for this chance and is always looking to learn and improve. We are all proud of him here at the club.”

 

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Welcome to the Richmond Strikers! The Richmond Strikers Soccer Club is a 501C(3) non-profit corporation and has been providing soccer programs in Richmond for 26 years. Over the years, Strikers has grown to be the area’s largest non-profit club offering a variety of soccer programs for all ages. In March 2006, the Richmond Strikers merged with VA CASL creating one of the largest clubs in Virginia and the nation, and an organization that serves a broad geographic range covering the western and eastern parts of Richmond. Striker Park , located in the heart of Short Pump, is one of the country’s top youth soccer facilities and home to a state-of-the-art Nike turf field. Plans are underway to develop another soccer complex in the eastern part of Richmond on land that was donated to the Strikers. Strikers host several large annual tournaments including the prestigious Jefferson Cup which brings in over $8 million to the Richmond area. For all its accomplishments, the Richmond Strikers has been named one of 45 Nike Premier Clubs in America.

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