Hometown kid Leroux helps San Jose Earthquakes tie Seattle Sounders, 1-1

SAN JOSE – Hometown product Beau Leroux scored his first MLS goal as the San Jose Earthquakes tied the Seattle Sounders 1-1 Saturday night at PayPal Park.

Leroux, 21, a product of the Santa Cruz Breakers, Santa Teresa High School and San Jose State, put the Quakes ahead in the 32nd minute. The attacking midfielder stole a pass just outside the box and stepped into a shot that deflected off a sliding defender and looped over keeper Stefan Frei.

But that was just one of three shots on goal for the Quakes (2-1-3), who had lost three straight after winning their first two. Seattle (1-3-2) outshot San Jose 26-9 and eventually tied the game in the 80th minute.

Leroux was a second-round pick (42nd overall) in the 2024 MLS SuperDraft. He played last season on The Town FC, San Jose’s MLS NEXT Pro team, but has started every game this season under first-year coach Bruce Arena.

Leroux wasn’t the only local college player on the field for the Quakes. Reid Roberts, 21, who played the past three seasons at USF and was the fifth overall pick in the 2025 SuperDraft, made his first career MLS start at left back, replacing Jamar Ricketts.