HERRIMAN, Utah (Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025) - Real Salt Lake Academy defender Felix Contreras has been called up to join the U-17 Mexican National team as part of the preliminary roster for El Tri’s pre-World Cup training camp, the final camp ahead of the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2025.
Contreras will report to Mexico for the third time this calendar year, becoming a staple for Mexico’s back line. Training in Mexico City, preparing to compete in Group F, Contreras will participate in a ten day camp.
In Qatar next month, Mexico will take on South Korea, Côte d’Ivoire, and Switzerland throughout the group stage portion of the competition which will kick off on November 4th with the knockout stages starting on November 10th.
Real Salt Lake Academy is the official MLS NEXT affiliate of MLS side Real Salt Lake. After a historic 2024-25 season that saw RSL become the first academy to have a squad win both the Generation adidas Cup and MLS NEXT Cup in the same season, the group now looks to build upon a firm foundation. Leading Major League Soccer in all-time homegrown signings, RSL welcomed Omar Marquez, Aiden Hezarkhani, Owen Anderson, and Gio Villa in January of this year, all RSL Academy products as part of its 42 homegrown signings after inking their deals with the Claret-and-Cobalt.
