Sacramento Republic FC Exercising Contract Options On Five Players

Dec 12, 2017, 12:00 AM | Updated: Jan 4, 2019, 11:22 am

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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 20: A soccer ball sits at the back of the net during a Melbourne Heart A-League training session at La Trobe University Sports Fields on March 20, 2013 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

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Sacramento Republic FC is exercising contract options on five players.

Their website says that Danny Barrera, Luis Espino, Elliott Hord, Wilson Kneeshaw, and Carlos Rodriguez will be returning for the 2018 season.

Coach Paul Buckle released the following statement:

“By exercising these options, we set a foundation as we look towards the 2018 season. All five of these players have shown us what they are capable of doing on the pitch and we look forward to seeing their potential fully realized in this upcoming season.”

Read the official press release from the team in the tweet below.

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