With a healthy contingent of media in attendance, the San Jose Earthquakes held their first on-field training session of the 2014 preseason. Among the 26 players in attendance were 12 returning players from the 2013 roster, six new faces on the roster, four recent draft picks, and four hopeful trialists.
San Jose Earthquakes 2014 preseason roster (as of January 27)
Goalkeeper (4): David Bingham, Jon Busch, *Billy Knutsen, Bryan Meredith
Defender (12): ^Javier Alvial, Brandon Barklage, Victor Bernardez, *Devante Dubose, Shaun Francis, Clarence Goodson, ^Andreas Gorlitz, Ty Harden, Jason Hernandez, Tommy Muller, *Joe Sofia, Jordan Stewart
Midfielder (12): Cordell Cato, *A.J. Corrado, Sam Cronin, Sam Garza, ^Tishan Hanley, Atiba Harris, *JJ Koval, Walter Martinez, Jean-Baptiste Pierazzi, Shea Salinas, Tommy Thompson, ^Gustavo Zamudio
Forward (6): Mike Fucito, Alan Gordon, Adam Jahn, Steven Lenhart, Billy Schuler, Chris Wondolowski
*Unsigned 2014 MLS SuperDraft pick; ^Trialist
The Quakes welcome plenty of new players to training camp this year, so for all in attendance there are lots of faces to learn. In addition to the photos presented above, photographer Joe Nuxoll has published an even more comprehensive gallery on the Center Line Soccer Facebook page.