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Global Jan 18, 2024

U.S. Based Youth Players Earning International Call-Ups in January 2024

(Pictured Above: Class of 2025 SoccerWire Featured Player Jasmine Diaz has been called up to El Salvador’s senior national team and their U-17 squad.)

As American youth soccer continues to grow and develop, so too does its reach internationally. Although players from the U.S. have always been coveted by national team scouts, the number of countries that players are representing in both the men’s and women’s game is growing.

Below is a running list of players who currently play their college or youth club soccer in the U.S. who will be representing a country outside of the U.S. this January. To add a player, email [email protected]

Isabella Ventura

Midfielder
FL

Represented the Dominican Republic at both the under-17 and under-20 levels and was named to the ECNL’s Southeast All-Conference Second Team last season.

Jasmine Diaz

Midfielder Forward
TX

Diaz will be playing for both the El Salvador senior national team and their under-17 team during January.

Janelle Torres

Forward
CA

Torres plays for AYSO in US Youth Soccer’s National League Elite 64. She has previously represented El Salvador at the under-17 level.

Guatemala

Guyana

Haiti

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Peru

Philippines

Ariana Markey

Defender
CA

Markey is one of the top defenders out of California and has previously represented the Philippines at the under-20 level.

Sophia Saludares

Midfielder
TX

Co-captain’s HTX and has represented the Philippines previously during AFC Asian Cup qualification.

Portugal

Puerto Rico

 

Lauryn Smith

Defender
FL

Working out of the center-back, position Smith has led Florida United’s U17s to a 9-3-2 record in the Girls Academy Southeast Conference.

Maliya Maldonado

Midfielder
FL

A South Florida verbal commit, Maldonado has represented Puerto Rico multiple times at the U17 level.

Republic of Ireland

Scotland

Venezuela

*-Alternate

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