U.S. U-15 BNT heads to Argentina for International Festival
CHICAGO (Via U.S. Soccer) – The U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team is traveling to Rosario, Argentina for the 2016 International Festival tournament. The USA will face San Lorenzo (April 4; 2 p.m. ET), Newell’s Old Boys (April 6; 2 p.m. ET) and Uruguay (12:30 p.m. ET).
All players on the roster were born in 2002, and have played in the Youth National Team Program before.
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This will be the first event for the U-15s in 2016 and also the first event for newly named head coach, Dave van den Bergh.
ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (2): Damian Las (Chicago Magic; Norridge, Ill.), Kashope Oladapo (Portland Timbers; Happy Valley, Ore.)
DEFENDERS (8): Axel Alejandre (Chicago Fire North; Chicago, Ill.), Noah Atanda (Bethesda Olney; Olney, Md.), George Bello (Ambush; Douglasville, Ga.), James Crath (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Max Goeggel (Ballistic United; San Francisco, Calif.), Jake O’Connor (CASL; Cary, N.C.), Peter Stroud (New York Red Bulls; Chester, N.J.), Juan Zuniga (Storm; Bluffton, S.C.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Efrain Alvarez (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Gianluca Busio (North Carolina Fusion; Greensboro, N.C.), Gilbert Fuentes (Ballistic United; Tracy, Calif.), Cade Hagan (LA Galaxy; Naperville, Ill.), Jack Imperato (De Anza Force; San Jose, Calif.), Mikey Maunsell (Oakwood; Oxford, Conn.)
FORWARDS (4): Marco Ceja (Central CA Aztecs; Bakersfield, Calif.), Julian Gaines (Lonestar Soccer Club; Austin, Texas), Kanoa Kelii (Maui United; Waianae, Hawaii), Giovanni Reyna (NYCFC; Bedford, N.Y.)
