Kahlil and Solas Wall-Johnson are off the radar. Most soccer fans probably haven’t even heard of the club they play for, but it's one with a rich history of developing players.

The Wall-Johnson brothers are members of CD Covadonga – a club in the Asturias province of Spain. Kahlil is the striker on the U16 team on the club. His younger brother, Solas, is the striker on the U13 team at the club.

Blessed with a mother who has EU citizenship, the two American brothers have residency in Spain, their father Ethan Johnson told TopDrawerSoccer.com last week.

“My kids play against such teams as Sporting Gijon and Real Oviedo, which have been first division Spanish clubs in the past but are now in the second division,” Johnson said. “Because of the international transfer issues they could not play until November, but since then they both start every game.”

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Kahlil leads his team in scoring even though he had a late start to the year and had to prove himself to the club at the start.

"Initially they trained with the younger team, but after one day they moved them to their right age groups." Johnson said. "Its been great."

Both Kahlil's and Solas's teams play in the first division in the Asturias region, which is impressive considering there are over 130 clubs fighting for promotion in the second and third divisions for that league. 

Outside of league play, Covadonga and the Wall Johnson brothers have their eyes set on the Oviedo Cup in April, which is a major competition in the country. Youth teams from Sevilla, Real Betis, Real Sociedad, and Celta de Vigo will be competing alongside the local clubs. 

Prior to this Spanish adventure, the two brothers were members of the Oregon Olympic Development Program. Kahlil made it to the regional level, but never advanced past that point in the process.

“They played club soccer in Oregon with Eastside United, which is now the Eastside Timbers,” Johnson said. “They were both invited to id2 (scouting outlet of US Club Soccer) but did not get selected.”

Johnson cited the work of Marc Evans, who coached Kahlil for three years with Eastside, and Paul Goodrich, the director of African Sports Outreach (ASO) - a non-profit organization designed to enich the lives of West African youth, for helping Kahlil and Solas reach the level they are at now.

"Paul [Goodrich] is without a doubt the best trainer we had the opportunity to work with," Johnson said. "Marc [Evans] understood the importance of skill development. Without them, I know my sons would not be where they are today."

Their new club, Covadonga, is most famously known as the club that produced Arsenal midfielder Santi Cazorla. The Spanish international played four years with the club during his youth career before moving onto Oviedo and then Villarreal.

“Juan Mata from Manchester United, Michu from Swansea City, and David Villa from Atletico Madrid all come from the Asturias,” Johnson said. “It has a rich soccer tradition.”

As for how a pair of brothers ended up in Spain, it all comes done to their father’s career and a bit of luck with location.

“The reason we chose Cova was it was close to our apartment so the kids could walk,” Johnson said. “It was a club that had a good reputation and the team coordinator was a straight up guy.”

How the family ended up in the region is another story.

“I came here to teach as part of an overseas study program,” Johnson said. “I am a professor at Portland State University.”

Johnson’s program only lasted until the end of 2013, but he took a sabbatical for the rest of the school year, which means the family is planning to return to Portland in August.

“My oldest is most likely going to stay though to follow his dream,” Johnson said.