PHOTO GALLERY: Gilbert Fuentes & Jacob Akanyirige - We Are San Jose

We are disruptive. We are proud. We are San Jose.

What's life like as a professional athlete at the age of 16? Just ask Quakes homegrown signings Gilbert Fuentes and Jacob Akanyirige, two promising players who have fulfilled their dreams of being signed by their hometown club. Though they both come from the East Bay, Fuentes and Akanyirige are building their future in the South Bay and laying down roots for a new home in San Jose.