U.S. youth nationwide staff goalkeeper Diego Kochen has dedicated his future to La Liga giants Barcelona.
Kochen has agreed to a brand new contract with the Catalan membership till June 2028, the membership introduced Friday. The 17-year-old will formally signal the deal on his 18th birthday later this March.
Kochen might be promoted from Barcelona’s Beneath-19 staff to Spanish third-tier aspect Barça Atlétic, as a part of the settlement. He made his first staff debut final December in a world pleasant with Membership America, logging 29 minutes.
Kochen has additionally dressed 16 occasions for the primary staff this season throughout all competitions.
After initially becoming a member of Barcelona’s La Masia academy in 2019, Kochen then signed a three-year contract. The Miami-born shot-stopper has represented the U.S. Beneath-17 males’s nationwide staff on 5 events, however can also be eligible to characterize Spain, Peru, and Venezuela on the worldwide stage.
Kochen is considered one of two American gamers at present in Barcelona’s system and the fourth general.