United States men's national under-17 soccer team
Nickname(s) |
Team USA The Stars and Stripes[1][2] The Yanks | ||
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Association |
United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | John Hackworth | ||
Captain | Sadig Taha | ||
FIFA code | USA | ||
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First international | |||
Guinea 1 – 0 United States (Beijing, China; July 31, 1985) | |||
Biggest win | |||
United States 11 – 0 Kyrgyzstan (Baku, Azerbaijan; May 30, 2013) | |||
Biggest defeat | |||
Oman 4 – 0 United States |
The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The team has a full-time residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
History
CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record
- 1983: First Place
- 1985: DNP
- 1987: Second Place
- 1988: Second Place
- 1991: Second Place
- 1992: First Place
- 1994: Second Place
- 1997: Second Place
- 1999: Second Place Group A; Won qualifying playoff•
- 2001: First Place Group A•
- 2003: First Place Group A•
- 2005: First Place Group A•
- 2007: First Place Group B•
- 2009: First Place Group A•
- 2011: First Place
- 2013: Quarterfinals - DNQ
- 2015: Third Place Group A - Won qualifying playoff
•Tournament 1999 to 2007 followed two group format. No championship game took place and no standings were given. Top teams in groups qualified and second place played in playoff to decide final seed. 2009 gave everyone qualification due to bird flu epidemic.
FIFA U-17 World Cup Record
Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
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1985 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1987 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
1989 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
1991 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
1993 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
1995 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
1997 | Group Stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
1999 | Fourth Place | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 |
2001 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
2003 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 |
2005 | Quarter-Finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 |
2007 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
2009 | Round of 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
2013 | Did not qualify | ||||||
2015 | Group Stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
Total | 15/16 | 55 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 75 | 95 |
Recent Fixtures and results
2014
2014 Mercedes Benz Aegean Cup
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Turkey | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 |
Ukraine | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
Greece | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 |
Azerbaijan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 1 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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United States | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
France | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
Norway | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -3 | 3 |
Scotland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 2 |
January 20, 2014 Group Stage | United States | 2–1 | France | Manisa, Turkey |
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12:00 UTC+2 | Gallardo 31' Pulisic 80' (pen.) |
Report | Nordin 69' | Stadium: Turgutlu 7 Eylul Stadyumu |
January 21, 2014 Group Stage | United States | 5–2 | Norway | Manisa, Turkey |
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12:00 UTC+2 | Rice 21' Gaines 40' Velela 47' Pulisic 50' Taitague 58' |
Report | Saeter 27' Berge 35' |
Stadium: Akhisar ilce Stadi |
January 23, 2014 Group Stage | United States | 1–1 | Scotland | Manisa, Turkey |
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12:00 UTC+2 | Gallardo 46' | Report | McCrorie 78' | Stadium: Turgutlu 7 Eylul Stadyumu |
January 25, 2014 Aegean Cup Final | United States | 2–1 | Turkey | Manisa, Turkey |
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15:00 UTC+2 | Gallardo 53' Wright 55' Olosunde 78' Lara 80' Pulisic 80' |
Report | Demirbag 58' Arslan 68' Karabacak 80' |
Stadium: Manisa 19 Mayis Stadium Attendance: 500 Referee: Tolga Kadaz (Turkey) |
April 3, 2014 Josip Katalinski International Tournament Group Stage | United States | 5–0 | Montenegro | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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16:00 | Gallardo 21' Wright 15' 17' 29' 53' |
Stadium: Stadion Otoka Attendance: 75 |
April 4, 2014 Josip Katalinski International Tournament Group Stage | United States | 1–1 | Sarajevo Select | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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11:00 | Zendejas 71' | Popovac 39' | Stadium: Stadion Otoka Attendance: 75 |
April 6, 2014 Josip Katalinski International Tournament Final | United States | 4–1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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15:00 | Wright 37' 73' Pulisic 56' 60' Arellano 77' |
Suljić 65' Mujagić 77' |
Stadium: Stadium Grbavica Attendance: 250 Referee: Vladimir Bjelica (Bosnia and Herzegovina) |
April 8, 2014 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia |
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16:30 | Rice 16' | Soldo 24' Prugovecki 42' Hudecek 53' Olujic 79' |
Stadium: Stadium SRC Zapresic Referee: Marko Matoc (Croatia) |
April 10, 2014 Friendly | United States | 1–0 | Croatia | Zagreb, Croatia |
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16:30 | Pulisic 43' Gaines 64' Calvillo 76' |
Borovec 61' | Stadium: GNK Dinamo (Field#3) Referee: Fran Jovic (Croatia) |
2014 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship
Team | Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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Norway | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 |
Faroe Islands | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
28 July 2014 | Denmark | 2–0 | United States | Mosevej Stadion |
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M Christensen 4' Ramkilde 28' |
Report | Attendance: 871 Referee: Nermin Cisic (Sweden) |
29 July 2014 | United States | 1–4 | Norway | Nørre Aaby Stadion |
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Rice 45' | Report | Sæter 8', 79' Helmersen (20) Stensby 60' |
Attendance: 152 Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland) |
31 July 2014 | Faroe Islands | 0–4 | United States | Nørre Aaby Stadion |
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Report | Koreniuk 4' Niclasen 14' (o.g.) Gaines 21' Matzelevich 80' |
Attendance: 152 Referee: Petri Viljanen (Finland) |
2 August 2014 5th Place playoff | United States | 3–4 | Finland | Nørre Aaby Stadion, Nørre Aaby |
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12:00 | Panchot 56' Rice 60' Braima 70' |
Report | Sherrif Jr 13' Lahikainen 18' Soisalo 31' Källman 46' |
Attendance: 74 Referee: Ívar Ovar Kristjánsson (Iceland) |
August 2, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones Group Stage | United States | 6–0 | China PR | Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:00 | Pulisic 20' 42' 57' Wright 28' 58' 61' Calvillo 41' |
Ziran 35' Zirong 54' |
Stadium: CECAP Field No. 2 Attendance: 200 Referee: Victor Alfonso Caceres Hernandez (Mexico) |
August 3, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones Group Stage | United States | 2–0 | Mexico 2 | Mexico City, Mexico |
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12:00 | Pulisic 2' Gaines 24' |
Ibarra 29' | Stadium: CECAP Field No. 1 Attendance: 200 Referee: Marco Antonio Ortiz Nava (Mexico) |
August 4, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones Group Stage | United States | 2–1 | Paraguay | Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:00 | Wright 6' 23' Pulisic 34' |
Morel 17' Valiente |
Stadium: CECAP Field No. 2 Attendance: 200 Referee: Michel Caballero Galicia (Mexico) |
August 6, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones Quarterfinal | United States | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (3-0 p) |
Colombia | Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:06 | Arellano 13' Pulisic 17' Lara 35' Dieterich 57' |
Bolanos 32' Rengifo 63' |
Stadium: CECAP Field No. 1 Attendance: 200 |
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Penalties | ||||
Pulisic Rice Barbir |
Vaga Arango Valdeblanquez |
August 8, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones Semifinal | United States | 1–2 | Ecuador | Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:06 | Zendejas 11' | Corozo 59' Montezume 66(p)' |
Stadium: CECAP Field No. 1; Attendance: 200 |
August 10, 2014 Copa Mexico de Naciones 3rd place | United States | 0–2 | Brazil | Mexico City, Mexico |
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10:06 | Evander 26' 36' | Stadium: Estadio Azteca Attendance: 200 |
October 1, 2014 Panama International Tournament | United States | 5–2 | Costa Rica | Panama City,Panama |
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18:00 | Wright 18' 58' 68' Perez 22' Arellano 51' 88' Velela 83' |
Mesen 42' Jonathon Martinez 45' 69' Hadden 72' |
Stadium: Estadio Maracaná Referee: Ameth Sanchez (Panama) |
October 3, 2014 Panama International Tournament | United States | 2–0 | Canada | Panama City,Panama |
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18:00 | Zendejas 6' Kelly 45' Wright 69' |
Boakye 29' Norman 59' |
Stadium: Estadio Maracaná Referee: John Pitti (Panama) |
October 5, 2014 Panama International Tournament | United States | 1–0 | Panama | Panama City,Panama |
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18:00 | Calvillo 10' Zendejas 44' Pulisic 86' Wright 89' |
Cordoba 57' Chanis 77' |
Stadium: Estadio Maracaná Referee: Roberto Moreno (Panama) |
November 18, 2014 Copa Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 2014 | United States | 2–2 | Chile | Pedro Aguirre cerda, Chile |
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18:00 | Pulisic 62' Da Silva 78' 81' |
Gonzalez 31' Agurto 86' |
Stadium: Nelson Oyarzun de Chillan Stadium |
November 20, 2014 Copa Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 2014 | United States | 3–4 | Brazil | Talca,Chile |
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16:30 | Wright 53' 78' Arellano 58' Calvillo 75' 84' Pulisic 85' |
Lincoln 13' Leandro 44' 73' Ronaldo 60' Eronildo 90+3' |
Stadium: Estadio Fiscal de Talca Stadium |
November 22, 2014 Copa Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 2014 | United States | 1–1 | Qatar | Talca,Chile |
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18:00 | Wright 61' | Mazeed 57' | Stadium: Estadio Fiscal de Talca Stadium |
November 28, 2014 Nike U-17 Friendlies | United States | 3–1 | England | Lakewood Ranch, FL |
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18:00 UTC-5 | Zendejas 11' Pulisic 40' 48' Barbir 30' de la Torre 60' |
Wright 90+1' | Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 100 Referee: Mark Allatin (United States) |
November 30, 2014 Nike U-17 Friendlies | United States | 2–1 | Australia | Lakewood Ranch, FL |
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18:00 UTC-5 | Gaines 15' de la Torre 69' |
Caletti 3' Kim 39' |
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 1,400 Referee: Chipalo Street (United States) |
December 2, 2014 Nike U-17 Friendlies | United States | 1–4 | Brazil | Lakewood Ranch, FL |
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18:00 UTC-5 | Pulisic 22' | Evander 14' 42' Andrey 62' 70' |
Stadium: Premier Sports Campus Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Caleb Mendez (United States) |
2015
2 February 2015 Friendly | United States | 2–0 | Panama | Bradenton, FL |
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Pulisic 42' Perez 83' |
Stadium: IMG Sports Complex |
4 February 2015 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Panama | Bradenton, FL |
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Jose Rodriguez 89' Cesar Blackman 90+3' |
Stadium: IMG Sports Complex |
20 February 2015 Friendly | United States | 5–2 | Bermuda | Bradenton, FL |
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Christian Pulisic Gallardo Josh Perez 50' Haji Wright 86(p)' 88' |
Stadium: IMG Sports Complex |
22 February 2015 Friendly | United States | 4–0 | Bermuda | Bradenton, FL |
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Brandon Vazquez 29' 36' 40' Lucas del Rosario 46' |
Stadium: IMG Sports Complex |
27 February 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | United States | 5–0 | Cuba | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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17:00 | Arellano 5' Gallardo 40', 65', 88' Zendejas 43' 51' Wright 70' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Mathieu Bourdeau (Canada) |
2 March 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Trinidad and Tobago | 0–2 | United States | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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17:00 | Burnett 78' | Report | Gallardo 31' Wright 71' McCabe 74' Olosunde 86' |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Adrian Skeete (Barbados) |
5 March 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | Guatemala | 1–4 | United States | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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17:00 | Soto 65' Rodas 69' Garcia 73' |
Report | Perez 10', 20', 45+1' DaSilva 48' |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Ricardo Montero (Costa Rica) |
8 March 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | United States | 2–2 | Honduras | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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19:30 | De la Torre 23' Perez 32' |
Report | Matamoros 16' Maldonado 88' |
Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: César Arturo Ramos |
11 March 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | United States | 0–1 | Jamaica | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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17:00 | Report | Nelson 17' (pen.) | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Ricardo Montero |
15 March 2015 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship | United States | 0–0 (5–4 p) |
Jamaica | San Pedro Sula, Honduras |
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18:00 | Report | Stadium: Estadio Francisco Morazán Referee: Oscar Moncada |
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Penalties | ||||
Pulisic Gallardo Barbir Zendejas Nelson Velela |
Nelson Hinds Hammond Senior Talbott Marshall |
2 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | United States | 1–1 | Australia | Limoges, France |
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Gallardo 88' | Report | Derrick 64' | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
4 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | France | 0–0 | United States | Limoges, France |
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Result | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
6 September 2015 Lafarge Foot Avenir | Stade Rennais U19 | 0–4 | United States | Limoges, France |
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Result | Stadium: Stade Beaublanc |
17 October 2015 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup GS | Nigeria | 2–0 | United States | Santiago, Chile |
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Agor 50' Osimhen 61' |
Report | Stadium: Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos Attendance: 20,637 Referee: Deniz Aytekin (Germany) |
20 October 2015 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup GS | United States | 2–2 | Croatia | Viña del Mar, Chile |
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Pulisic 20' Vazquez 40' |
Report | Majić 65' Ivanušec 77' |
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 21,893 Referee: Enrique Cáceres (Paraguay) |
23 October 2015 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup GS | United States | 1–4 | Chile | Viña del Mar, Chile |
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Vazquez 10' | Report | Allende 20' Mazuela 52' Jara 86' Moya 90+3 |
Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 19,321 Referee: Matej Jug (Slovenia) |
Players
Current squad
The following 20 players were called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.
# | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1 | GK | Will Pulisic | April 16, 1998 | 24 | 0 | Richmond United |
12 | GK | Kevin Silva | January 5, 1998 | 17 | 0 | Players Development Academy |
2 | DF | Matthew Olosunde | March 7, 1998 | 30 | 0 | Manchester United |
5 | DF | Hugo Arellano (C) | March 5, 1998 | 27 | 2 | LA Galaxy |
4 | DF | Alexis Velela | April 17, 1998 | 27 | 1 | San Diego Surf |
15 | DF | Daniel Barbir | January 31, 1998 | 20 | 0 | West Bromwich Albion |
3 | DF | John Nelson | July 11, 1998 | 23 | 0 | Internationals |
14 | DF | Tanner Dieterich | April 5, 1998 | 19 | 0 | Real Salt Lake |
18 | DF | Tyler Adams | February 14, 1999 | 23 | 0 | New York Red Bulls |
10 | MF | Christian Pulisic | September 18, 1998 | 34 | 20 | Borussia Dortmund |
8 | MF | Luca de la Torre | May 23, 1998 | 28 | 2 | Fulham |
6 | MF | Eric Calvillo | January 2, 1998 | 27 | 0 | Real So Cal |
20 | MF | Alejandro Zendejas | February 7, 1998 | 27 | 4 | Dallas |
16 | MF | Thomas McCabe | April 4, 1998 | 23 | 0 | Players Development Academy |
7 | FW | Haji Wright | March 27, 1998 | 34 | 27 | Schalke 04 |
13 | FW | McKinze Gaines | March 2, 1998 | 30 | 5 | Vfl Wolfsburg |
17 | FW | Pierre Da Silva | July 28, 1998 | 26 | 3 | Orlando City B |
11 | FW | Joshua Pérez | January 21, 1998 | 25 | 7 | Fiorentina |
9 | FW | Joe Gallardo | January 1, 1998 | 19 | 14 | Monterrey |
19 | FW | Brandon Vazquez | October 14, 1998 | 6 | 3 | Tijuana |
Recent Call Ups
These Players have been called up for the national team in the current cycle
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Eric Lopez | March 5, 1999 | 2 | 0 | LA Galaxy | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
GK | Carlos Avilez | January 9, 1999 | 1 | 0 | FC Dallas | v. Turkey; January 25, 2014 |
GK | Abraham Romaro | February 15, 1998 | 1 | 0 | LA Galaxy | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
DF | George Braima | February 1, 1998 | 9 | 1 | Crew Soccer Academy | v. Qatar; November 22, 2014 |
DF | Edwin Lara | September 8, 1999 | 18 | 0 | De Anza Force | v. Brazil; August 10, 2014 |
DF | Nikkye De Point | September 10, 1998 | 5 | 0 | Empire Revolution | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
DF | Miles Stray | May 15, 1998 | 3 | 0 | Real Salt Lake | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
DF | A. J. Palazzolo | February 18, 1998 | 2 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
DF | Cristian Martinez | April 15, 1998 | 1 | 0 | NJSA 04 | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
MF | Logan Panchot | July 8, 1998 | 11 | 1 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri | v. Brazil; December 2, 2014 |
MF | Keegan Kelly | December 8, 1998 | 10 | 0 | Baltimore Celtic SC | v. Brazil; December 2, 2014 |
MF | Brian Zelaya | March 26, 1998 | 7 | 0 | De Anza Force | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
MF | Weston McKennie | August 28, 1998 | 6 | 0 | FC Dallas | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
MF | Jonathan Gonzalez | April 13, 1999 | 3 | 0 | Monterrey | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
MF | Kyle Gurrieri | March 10, 1998 | 3 | 0 | NJSA 04 | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
MF | Devin Vega | December 11, 1998 | 3 | 1 | San Antonio Scorpions | v. Turkey; January 25, 2014 |
MF | Nick Taitague | February 17, 1999 | 2 | 1 | Richmond United | v. Turkey; January 25, 2014 |
MF | Kevin Coleman | March 1, 1998 | 1 | 0 | FC Richmond | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
FW | Kai Koreniuk | March 1, 1998 | 6 | 1 | Vitesse Arnhem | v. Qatar; November 22, 2014 |
FW | Elijah Rice | February 18, 1998 | 12 | 4 | Chicago Magic PSG | v. Panama; October 8, 2014 |
FW | Eric Matzelevich | November 28, 1998 | 3 | 1 | Bethesda-Olney | v. Finland; August 2, 2014 |
FW | Sean Teixeira | March 17, 1998 | 1 | 1 | New York Red Bulls | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
FW | Rolando Escudero | January 13, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Pateadores | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
FW | David Loera | September 10, 1998 | 1 | 0 | Orlando City | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
FW | Jonathan Navarro | August 11, 1998 | 0 | 0 | De Anza Force | v. Canada; November 17, 2013 |
FW | Toshiki Yasuda | April 20, 1998 | 1 | 0 | FC Dallas | v. Australia; September 2, 2015 |
See also
References
- ↑ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
- ↑ "Newsweek". Retrieved June 22, 2010.