United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Nickname(s) Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
Association United States
Soccer Federation
Confederation CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach Tab Ramos
FIFA code USA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Jamaica 1 – 1 United States  (Guatemala City, Guatemala April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 9 – 0 D.Republic Dominican Republic
(Bayamon, Puerto Rico July 22, 1976)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7 – 1 United States 
(Bayamon, Puerto Rico, September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances 12 (First in 1989)
Best result Fourth Place 1989

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is the national under-20 soccer team of the United States of America and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Major Tournament Results

CONCACAF U-20 Championship Record

The tournament was played with a two-group, qualification format from 1998–2007. There was no championship round.

FIFA U-20 World Cup Record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round Pld W D L GF GA
Tunisia 1977 Did Not Qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 1 8
Mexico 1983 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 3 5
Soviet Union 1985 Did Not Qualify
Chile 1987 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 2 3
Saudi Arabia 1989 Fourth Place 6 2 1 3 7 9
Portugal 1991 Did Not Qualify
Australia 1993 Quarter-final 4 1 1 2 8 6
Qatar 1995 Did Not Qualify
Malaysia 1997 Round of 16 4 1 0 3 2 6
Nigeria 1999 Round of 16 4 2 0 2 7 7
Argentina 2001 Round of 16 4 1 1 1 5 5
United Arab Emirates 2003 Quarter-final 5 3 0 2 9 6
Netherlands 2005 Round of 16 4 2 1 1 4 4
Canada 2007 Quarter-final 5 3 1 1 12 6
Egypt 2009 Group Stage 3 1 0 2 4 7
Colombia 2011 Did Not Qualify
Turkey 2013 Group Stage 3 0 1 2 3 9
New Zealand 2015 Quarter-final 5 3 0 2 7 4
Total 14/20 56 21 7 27 74 85

Current Cycle Results and Fixtures

2013

Further information: 2013 in American soccer

2014

Further information: 2014 in American soccer

2015

Further information: 2015 in American soccer

Players

Current Squad

The following 22 players were named to the roster that will compete in the 2016 Dallas Cup from March 20-26.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Jonathan Klinsmann (1997-04-08) April 8, 1997 United States California Golden Bears
1GK JT Marcinkowski (1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 United States Georgetown Hoyas

2DF Auston Trusty (1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 United States Philadelphia Union Academy
2DF John Nelson (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 United States Internationals SC
2DF Marcello Borges (1997-09-13) September 13, 1997 United States Michigan Wolverines
2DF Aaron Herrera (1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 United States New Mexico Lobos
2DF Andrew Lombard (1997-07-20) July 20, 1997 United States Northeastern Huskies
2DF Miles Robinson (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 United States Syracuse Orange
2DF Tommy Redding (1997-01-24) January 24, 1997 United States Orlando City SC
2DF Matt Olosunde (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 England Manchester United

3MF Danny Acosta (1997-11-07) November 7, 1997 United States Real Salt Lake
3MF Amir Bashti (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 United States Stanford Cardinal
3MF Brooks Lennon (1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 England Liverpool
3MF Cameron Lindley (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 United States Indiana Fire
3MF Josh Perez (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 Italy Fiorentina
3MF Eryk Williamson (1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 United States Maryland Terrapins
3MF Jackson Yueill (1997-03-19) March 19, 1997 United States UCLA Bruins

4FW Jeremy Ebobisse (1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 United States Duke Blue Devils
4FW Sebastian Elney (1997-06-26) June 26, 1997 United States Maryland Terrapins
4FW Victor Mansaray (1997-02-22) February 22, 1997 United States Seattle Sounders FC
4FW Emmanuel Sabbi (1997-12-24) December 24, 1997 United States Chicago Magic
4FW Sebastian Saucedo (1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 Mexico Veracruz

Previous Call Ups

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Mason Stajduhar (1997-12-02) December 2, 1997 United States Orlando City SC January 2016 Miami Camp
GK Justin Vom Steeg (1997-04-05) April 5, 1997 United States UC Santa Barbara Gauchos January 2016 Miami Camp
GK Christian Herrera (1997-04-20) April 20, 1997 United States Real Monarchs 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
GK Zack Steffen (1995-04-02) April 2, 1995 7 0 Germany SC Freiburg 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK Jeff Caldwell (1996-02-20) February 20, 1996 2 0 United States Virginia 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

DF Hugo Arellano (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 United States LA Galaxy January 2016 Miami Camp
DF Jonathan Bell (1997-08-26) August 26, 1997 United States D.C. United January 2016 Miami Camp
DF David Burns (1997-08-22) August 22, 1997 United States Sacramento Republic FC January 2016 Miami Camp
DF Malcolm Jones (1997-04-18) April 18, 1997 United States UCLA Bruins January 2016 Miami Camp
DF Mauricio Pineda (1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 United States Chicago Fire January 2016 Miami Camp
DF Nick Hinds (1997-10-15) October 15, 1997 United States Seattle Sounders FC Academy 2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF Henry Martin (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 United States Princeton Tigers 2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF James Murphy (1997-09-17) September 17, 1997 United States Players Development Academy 2015 Four Nations Tournament
DF Kyle Duncan (1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 United States New York Red Bulls Academy 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF Justen Glad (1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 United States Real Salt Lake 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF Christian Onalfo (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 United States LA Galaxy II 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF Erik Palmer-Brown (1997-04-24) April 24, 1997 5 0 Portugal FC Porto 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF Pablo Pelaez (1997-07-26) July 26, 1997 United States Seattle Sounders FC Academy 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
DF Shaquell Moore (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 1 0 Spain Real Oviedo 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 2 0 England Tottenham Hotspur 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Matt Miazga (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 8 0 England Chelsea 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Conor Donovan (1996-01-08) January 8, 1996 10 0 United States Orlando City 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Desevio Payne (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 4 0 Netherlands Groningen 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

MF Lucas Mendes (1997-12-29) December 29, 1997 United States D.C. United January 2016 Miami Camp
MF Martin Salas (1997-01-27) January 27, 1997 United States North Carolina Tar Heels January 2016 Miami Camp
MF Evan Waldrep (1997-05-08) May 8, 1997 United States Creighton Bluejays January 2016 Miami Camp
MF Alex Zendejas (1998-02-07) February 7, 1998 United States FC Dallas January 2016 Miami Camp
MF Mukwelle Akale (1997-01-18) January 18, 1997 Spain Villarreal CF 2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF Amirgy Pineda (1997-01-03) January 3, 1997 United States LA Galaxy 2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF Kyle Scott (1997-12-22) December 22, 1997 England Chelsea 2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF Sean Wilson (1997-02-02) February 2, 1997 United States North Carolina Tar Heels 2015 Four Nations Tournament
MF Christian Lucatero (1997-06-17) June 17, 1997 United States Houston Dynamo 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
MF Abuchi Obinwa (1997-01-15) January 15, 1997 Germany Hannover 96 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
MF Ben Swanson (1997-07-18) July 18, 1997 United States Columbus Crew SC 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
MF Kellyn Acosta (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 10 0 United States FC Dallas 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Marco Delgado (1995-05-16) May 16, 1995 2 0 Canada Toronto FC 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Emerson Hyndman (1996-04-09) April 9, 1996 8 1 England Fulham 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Joel Soñora (1996-09-15) September 15, 1996 8 0 Germany VfB Stuttgart II 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Gedion Zelalem (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 5 0 Scotland Rangers 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

FW Coy Craft (1997-05-03) May 3, 1997 United States FC Dallas January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Charly Flores (1997-07-30) July 30, 1997 United States Rio Grande Valley FC Toros January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Yosef Samuel (1997-07-03) July 3, 1997 United States Philadelphia Union January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Diego Silva (1997-03-13) March 13, 1997 United States Maryland Terrapins January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Abu Winter (1997-03-21) March 21, 1997 United States Philadelphia Union January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Anthony Chiang (1997-12-08) December 8, 1997 1 0 United States Players Development Academy January 2016 Miami Camp
FW Collin Fernandez (1997-02-13) February 13, 1997 United States Chicago Fire 2015 Four Nations Tournament
FW Nebojsa Popovic (1997-08-01) August 1, 1997 United States Saint Louis University 2015 Stevan Vilotic Tournament
FW Jordan Allen (1995-04-25) April 25, 1995 1 0 United States Real Salt Lake 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Bradford Jamieson IV (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996 9 3 United States LA Galaxy 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Rubio Rubin (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 5 4 Netherlands Utrecht 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Maki Tall (1995-10-30) October 30, 1995 1 1 Switzerland Sion 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Tommy Thompson (1995-08-15) August 15, 1995 10 3 United States San Jose Earthquakes 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1Freddy Adu2003–200916
2Eddie Johnson200312
3Romain Gall20159
4Jose Villarreal20136
5Taylor Twellman19994
5Jozy Altidore20074
5Rubio Rubin20154

Coaches

 
Name Years
Angus McAlpine 1983
Derek Armstrong 1987
Bob Gansler 1989
Bobby Howe 1993
Jay Hoffman 1997
Sigi Schmid 1998-1999
Wolfgang Suhnholz 1999-2001
Thomas Rongen 2002-2004
Sigi Schmid 2005
Thomas Rongen 2006-2011
Tab Ramos 2011–present

References

External links

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