OC Soccer Club signs talented teenage duo Alexis Cerritos and Raymond Drai

Alexis Cerritos joins OC Soccer Club on Saturday. (Photos courtesy OC Soccer Club)

Orange County SC officials announced the signing of Alexis Cerritos from El Salvador International and local youth standout Raymond Drai on Friday.

“We are excited to add Alexis and Raymond, two very talented teenagers, to our first team roster,” said OCSC President of Soccer Operations Oliver Wyss.  “Alexis and Raymond are gifted attacking players who have already shown great promise and will continue to develop daily in our professional environment.”

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Raymond Drai is joined by Oliver Wyss, president of soccer operations (left) and Coach Braeden Cloutier for his jersey presentation.

Raymond Drai joins OC Soccer Club on Saturday.

Cerritos (19) joins the club from AD Oliveirense in Portugal which competed in the Campeonato De Portugal league. Prior to his time in Portugal, he played for Loudoun United of the USL Championship.

Cerritos has already represented El Salvador’s senior national team, making his debut against Canada in 2017. The dynamic forward is the son of former El Salvador international & MLS veteran, Ronald Cerritos.   

“Raymond is an exciting young player that has impressed the technical staff the past few weeks in training. He is a very confident player that we are all looking forward to working with and Alexis is a strong physical player that has the ability to create offensively and score goals, I’m looking forward to seeing them both play,” said OCSC Coach Braeden Cloutier.

Drai, (16) signs with the club following a successful youth career in Southern California. He most recently competed with Real SoCal in the Development Academy.

Last year he represented FC Golden State Academy at the USL Academy Cup, where most notably he scored a hat-trick against Austin Bold FC academy. The exciting attacking midfielder has already had trials at English Premier League clubs, Tottenham Hotspur F.C. & Fulham F.C. He becomes the latest teenage talent to sign professional terms with the club, joining the likes of Kobi Henry and Francis Jacobs.   

“I’m feeling blessed that I’ve signed my first professional contract with an amazing club, that develops young players like myself,” said Raymond Drai. “I’ll take this opportunity to prove myself, that I can play at the top level.”

Both players are eligible to make their debuts for the club against San Diego Loyal SC in San Diego on Sunday. 

Per club policy, terms of player contracts with Orange County SC will not be released, officials said.