Upstate Elite Soccer Academy

🌎⚽ UESA PLAYERS TAKING THEIR GAME EVERYWHERE!

Summer may mean a break from school, but for so many of our UESA players, it also means opportunities to train, compete, learn and grow.

Throughout the summer in addition to our continued training schedule, our players have participated in camps, ID clinics, academy training opportunities and development programs across the region, the country….and even overseas!

This summer, UESA 2014 players William Charles and Bingneka Mlei took their development all the way to France 🇫🇷, completing two weeks of a soccer internship with AJ Auxerre.

And they made their mark!

🏅 William earned Meilleur Technicien — Best Technical Skills
🏅 Bingneka earned Meilleur Joueur — Best Player

The two also teamed up as an attacking midfield/striker combination in the final tournament, helping their team finish undefeated.

They even had the opportunity to work with former French professional and Mali international Adama Coulibaly.

We love seeing our UESA players take advantage of opportunities like these: stepping outside their comfort zones, experiencing different styles of play and bringing everything they learn back home.

Way to represent UESA, William and Bingneka! ⚽🇫🇷🇺🇸

Keep learning. Keep competing. Keep growing.

UESA was well represented at the 3rd Annual Micah’s Mission 3v3 Tournament, with a number of teams taking the field in support of a great cause! 💚⚽️

Congratulations to one of our groups assembled from our UESA 2011 team, who came out on top as Varsity Division Champions! Under the leadership of Coach Damien, the boys battled their way to the title and brought home the championship.

Great job, boys, great soccer for an even greater cause. Proud to see so many of our UESA players out there supporting Micah’s Mission! 💚🏆

📣Thank You, UESA Community! 📣

From the bottom of our hearts… thank you.

As a small club with big dreams, qualifying for the USYS National Championships was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our players and families. The financial commitment of traveling across the country can be overwhelming, but because of the incredible generosity of our local businesses, community partners, families, and supporters, that burden was eased for so many.

Our Road to Nationals campaign was centered around our commemorative warm-up shirts—shirts our players proudly wore as they stepped off the plane in Utah and continued to wear throughout Nationals with pride, gratitude, and the understanding that an entire community believed in them.

Every logo represented more than a sponsorship. It represented encouragement, opportunity, and a reminder that Central New York was standing behind our players every step of the way.

To each of our business and community sponsors—thank you for believing in our players, our coaches, and our mission. Your generosity, whether large or small, helped make this once-in-a-lifetime experience possible.

With sincere gratitude to:

• IBEW 1249
• Northline Utilities
• Thrifty Shopper
• Eastwood Home Store
• Pragmative Communications
• Skinner Realty
• Amcor
• Bayberry Automotive
• Barclay Damon
• Global Experience Specialists
• 3 Way Logistics
• Hancock & Estabrook
• Harrington Maple Products
• Beak & Skiff
• Sam & Sons
• AJ Medical Products
• Becky Enck
• Little Luke’s
• Centralus Health
• Day Automation / Stark Tech
• Prudential
• Dimon & Bacorn Moving and Storage
• Syracuse Indoor Soccer Center
• SKS Orthodontics
• VP Supply
• Pinnacle Investment and Insurance
• Dreissig Apparel

Thank you to each of you from the bottoms of our hearts!

To our families, friends, and community members—thank you for supporting every fundraiser along the way. Whether you purchased a raffle ticket, returned bottles and cans, donated, supported our Juggle-a-Thon, attended events, or simply shared our posts, every contribution made a difference. You helped make this incredible experience possible for our players, and we are forever grateful.

And finally, to everyone who cheered us on from afar—thank you. Whether you followed along on Veo Live, tuned into the USYS YouTube broadcasts, sent messages of encouragement, or proudly wore your UESA gear, you were part of this journey too. We were told that more than 3,000 people watched the U14 National Championship match live on Veo alone, not including everyone watching on the official YouTube channel. Knowing that so many people were supporting our players from home gave our teams an incredible sense of pride and reminded us just how special this community truly is.

This journey was never just about soccer. It was about what can happen when an entire community rallies behind its young people.

From all of us at UESA—thank you for believing in our players and helping make the Road to Nationals a journey our families will never forget.

Small club. Big dreams. One incredible community. THANK YOU!!

One final battle. One unforgettable week. One incredible team. 💚

Our boys gave absolutely everything they had today in Salt Lake City. After an intense 1-1 match, the National Championship was decided in penalty kicks. It wasn’t the ending we hoped for, but it will never define this team.

From Central New York to the National Championship Final, these boys proved they belong among the very best in the country. They played with heart, represented UESA with incredible class, and gave our entire community something to be proud of.

We’d also like to congratulate Vale SC Newell’s 2012 on your National Championship.

To our players, coaches, families, sponsors, fellow teams within the club and everyone who supported the UESA u14 and u15 boys throughout this incredible journey, thank you. Your support helped make this unforgettable run possible, and an experience of a lifetime for the boys.

What a season. What a team. What a journey! 💚⚽

Link to watch the game through our Veo (must download Veo Live) here:

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Thank you NYSW!! Let’s do this boys!

🏆 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAMEDAY. 🏆

Today was all about recharging: enjoying some time together with teammates and family, taking in the experience, and getting ready for the biggest match of the season.

Tomorrow, our UESA 2012 Boys will take the field to compete for the US Youth Soccer National Championship!

Match Details:
🆚 Vale SC Newell’s 2012
🕙 10:00 AM ET
📺 Watch LIVE on the Official US Youth Soccer YouTube Channel

The official YouTube link will be posted in the comments by the UESA account only. 👍 Please ignore any other links or comments offering “pay-to-watch” streams, as they are not affiliated with UESA or US Youth Soccer. 👎

These boys have represented Central New York with heart, resilience, and determination every step of the way. Now they have one final opportunity to compete for a National Championship.

Let’s fill the comments with words of encouragement and cheer them on from home!

Play your game, play with heart, and bring it home, boys! We are so proud of you!! 🏆

They did it!!!

A dominant performance from our UESA U14 Boys today as they blank Wesley Chapel (NC) 4–0 in the US Youth Soccer National Championship Semifinal.

One more game.
One more opportunity.
One National Championship on the line.

Let’s finish what we started!

Finals bound!!!! 💚🏆

🏆 NATIONAL SEMIFINAL GAMEDAY 🏆

The stage is set.

Our UESA 2012 Boys have earned their place in the US Youth Soccer National Championship Semifinals and are now just one win away from playing for a National Championship.

After an incredible run through group play, they’ll take on Wesley Chapel Weddington today in Salt Lake City.

🆚 Wesley Chapel Weddington
🕛 10:15 AM MT | 12:15 PM ET

🎥 Watch the match live here on the USYS Official You Tube channel:
https://www.youtube.com/live/xbl8rdYj520?is=pJ7SfGkPmydzdyi-

Thank you to everyone back home in Central New York and everyone cheering from Salt Lake City. Your support has helped make this journey possible.

Let’s go, UESA! Play With Heart! 💚⚽