U.S. U-17 Men’s Youth National Team heading to Florida for March 2024 training camp

CHICAGO – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team will gather for a training camp from March 10-15 in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Twenty-four players from 15 clubs, including 12 in Major League Soccer, will feature at the camp. Two players that represented the U.S. at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup return to the fold: goalkeeper Zackory Campagnolo and midfielder Santiago Morales.

Former U-16 MYNT head coach Shaun Tsakiris will lead the training camp. Tsakiris is currently head coach of LA Galaxy U-17 and served as an assistant during the 2022-23 U-20 MYNT cycle.

U-17 MYNT ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; HOMETOWN) – MARCH TRAINING CAMP

GOALKEEPERS (3): Nicolas Arango Montoya (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; Fort Myers, Fla.), Patrick Los (Chicago Fire FC; Plainfield, Ill.)

DEFENDERS (8): Andrew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.), Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew; Novi, Mich.), Nicholas De Almeida (Inter Miami CF; Boynton Beach, Fla.), Jose Magana Jr. (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Kaiden Moore (Atlanta United FC; Warner Robins, Ga.), Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC; Roseville, Calif.), Etienne Veillard (Seattle Sounders FC; Federal Way, Wash.)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Jacob Arroyave (New York City FC; Passaic, N.J.), Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders FC; Kirkland, Wash.), Darius Lane (Brighton Hove Albion/ENG; London, England), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF; Weston, Fla.), Leonardo Orejarena (FC Dallas; Chicago, Ill.), Axel Perez (Olympique Lyon/FRA; Miami, Fla.), Jonathan Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.), Adyn Torres (Atlanta United FC; Holly Springs, Ga.)

FORWARDS (5): Caden Glover (St. Louis City SC; Columbia, Ill.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Daniel Pinter (Inter Miami CF; Boca Raton, Fla.), Ruben Ramos Jr. (LA Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.), Charles Rosenthal (LAFC; Hermosa Beach, Calif.)

All 24 players on the roster were born in 2007, as players born on or after Jan. 1, 2007 are age-eligible for the U-17 MYNT during this one-year cycle that will end on July 31, 2024. The 2007 age group will then become the U-18 MYNT, while the current U-16 MYNT will become the U-17 MYNT and compete at the 2025 Concacaf U-17 Championship with the goal of qualifying for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Gonzalo Segares, who led the U.S. to the knockout stage of the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup, will serve as head coach for the 2008-birth year U-16 MYNT this year and continue with the 2008s as they transition to become the U-17 MYNT on Aug. 1.

Fifteen clubs are represented on the roster, led by three players each from MLS’ Inter Miami CF, LA Galaxy and New York City FC. Atlanta United FC, FC Dallas and Seattle Sounders FC also have two players apiece. Two players are based abroad: Brighton Hove Albion midfielder Darius Lane (England) and Lyon midfielder Axel Perez (France). Ten players were a part of the 2007-birth year U-17 MYNT’s first training camp of the cycle last fall in Portland, Ore.

With five players each, California and Florida lead the way of the eleven states represented on the roster. The squad also features players from Illinois (three), Washington (two), Connecticut, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas and Utah (one each).