{"id":133405,"date":"2026-08-15T02:32:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/sin-categoria\/moca-fc-presents-a-renewed-squad-for-the-2026-ldf-season-2\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T02:32:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:32:42","slug":"moca-fc-presents-a-renewed-squad-for-the-2026-ldf-season-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/national\/moca-fc-presents-a-renewed-squad-for-the-2026-ldf-season-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Moca FC presents a renewed squad for the 2026 LDF season"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Moca FC gears up to conquer the 2026 LDF: Meet their new stars<\/h2>\n\n<p>With the firm goal of consolidating itself as one of the great protagonists of national soccer, Moca F\u00fatbol Club has presented a renewed squad for the 2026 season of the Dominican Soccer League (LDF). The black-and-gold team, which will begin its journey next Friday, August 21, at the Moca 85 stadium, combines the experience of established figures with the drive of young talents.<\/p>\n\n<p>Under the technical direction of the Venezuelan Jean Carlos G\u00fcell, the team has reinforced its key lines to successfully face both the Apertura and Clausura tournaments. The board has opted for a deep structure that allows the club to maintain its competitiveness throughout the entire sports calendar.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">New high-impact additions<\/h2>\n\n<p>The transfer market has been strategic for Moca FC. Among the pieces joining the project, names with extensive experience in local and international soccer stand out:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Gerard Lavergne:<\/strong> The midfielder returns with vast international experience following his time with FC Tucson (USA) and York United (Canada), in addition to having worn the national team jersey. His arrival seeks to provide the midfield with balance and leadership.<\/li><li><strong>Alessandro Baroni:<\/strong> A luxury reinforcement for the goal. Baroni, with a career in Portuguese football with Boavista and experience in the LDF, will provide security between the posts.<\/li><li><strong>Jason Yambatis:<\/strong> The attacking midfielder returns to the aurinegra home. After his outstanding participation in the 2024 Concacaf Caribbean Cup, his creativity will be vital to generate danger in the attacking zone.<\/li><li><strong>Jos\u00e9 J\u00e1quez Jr.:<\/strong> The center forward arrives to boost the offensive front. With a past in LDF clubs and international experience at Royal Pari FC in Bolivia, J\u00e1quez is a necessary goal-scoring option for the team.<\/li><li><strong>Young talent:<\/strong> Midfielder Jos\u00e9 Ram\u00f3n Alcene and fullback Wilsander P\u00e9rez Sierra join the project as bets for the future, bringing speed and freshness to G\u00fcell&#8217;s tactical scheme.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>We are very satisfied with the board&#8217;s support in building a squad with greater depth. We have the necessary alternatives to face the challenges that this 2026 season holds for us.<\/p><cite>Jean Carlos G\u00fcell, Technical Director of Moca FC<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n<p>With this mix of experience, youth, and talent, Moca FC declares itself ready to begin the fight for the title. The aurinegra fans eagerly await the debut at the Moca 85 stadium, where the team will seek to demonstrate that its renewed squad is designed to make a difference in the LDF.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Moca FC gears up to conquer the 2026 LDF: Meet their new stars With the firm goal of consolidating itself as one of the great protagonists of national soccer, Moca F\u00fatbol Club has presented a renewed squad for the 2026 season of the Dominican Soccer League (LDF). The black-and-gold team, which will begin its journey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12809],"tags":[1549,1550,1193,607],"class_list":{"0":"post-133405","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national","8":"tag-ldf","9":"tag-moca-fc","10":"tag-signings","11":"tag-soccer"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alofokedeportes.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}