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Roots Announce Return of Local Standout Tarn Weir

By USLChampionship.com Staff, 12/11/20, 7:06AM EST

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Jonny Orozco also retained by club as scout for Alameda County, leader for Project 51O


Oakland Roots SC has announced the return of left back Tarn Weir (left) for the club's first season in the Championship, while Jonny Orozco will remain with the club as a leader for League Two side Project 51O.

OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland Roots announced on Thursday it had re-signed defender Tarn Weir from the club’s 2020 squad, and that Jonny Orozco would also return to the club as a lead scout for Alameda County and leader for the Roots’ USL League Two team Project 51O.

Weir most recently featured with Marbella United in the Spanish Third Division before joining Roots in 2020. The left back previously had trials with Troyes AC of Ligue 1 and RSC Anderlecht of the Belgian First Division. The 21-year-old defender played with a variety of Oakland-based clubs including the Montclair Clippers and the East Bay United Bay Oaks. Following his time with local Oakland clubs, Weir played for the San Jose Earthquakes academy from 2013-2016 before joining the Juventus SC academy in the South Bay.

“We were lucky enough to add Tarn to our roster early last year and were very proud of how consistently he performed for us last fall,” said Roots Technical Director Jordan Ferrell. “He is someone we will look to, to carry over our culture from 2020 into 2021 as he knows what it means to wear this crest.”

Orozco has deep roots in Oakland growing up in the Brookfield neighborhood in East Oakland. He graduated from San Francisco State University last spring. Before attending San Francisco State, Orozco competed at Las Positas College from 2014-15 where he led the team as the captain. During his time at Las Positas, Jonathan was named First Team All-Conference, won a conference championship registering one goal and 12 assists.

Following two seasons at Las Positas, Orozco transferred to San Francisco State to play for Head Coach Javier Ayala. In 2018, his junior season, Orozco appeared in all 17 matches, including nine starts and two goals. In his final college season in 2019, Orozco was the team's co-captain and helped lead his team into the NCAA Division II playoffs. Orozco made his professional debut this past season coming off the bench in the fall season opening match.

“Jonny is someone we just had to bring back as he lives and breathes Oakland on and off the pitch” said Ferrell. “He will continue to be a leader in our community and will be integral to how we grow the connection between Oakland Roots and the next generation of kids in the 510 area.”

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