U.S. U-19 Men’s Youth National Team heading to Spain for training camp and friendlies

CHICAGO – The U.S. Under-19 Men’s Youth National Team will face Sweden on Oct. 11 and Japan on Oct. 15 during a training camp from Oct. 7-15 in Valencia, Spain.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006 are age-eligible for this one-year U-19 MYNT cycle and head coach Michael Nsien called up nine players born in 2006, 10 born in 2007 and one in 2008 – Charlotte FC forward Nimfasha Berchimas. All players are age-eligible for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

The roster features players from 11 Major League Soccer clubs, led by two each from Orlando City SC and the Philadelphia Union.

U.S. U-19 MYNT ROSTER – OCTOBER TRAINING CAMP – MATCHES VS. SWEDEN AND JAPAN

Goalkeepers (2): Duran Ferree (FC Nordsjaelland/DEN; San Diego, Calif.), Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union; Berwyn, Pa.)

Defenders (6): Andrew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.), Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders FC; Fox Island, Wash.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union; Hersey, Pa.), Tahir Reid-Brown (Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC; Roseville, Calif.)

Midfielders (6): Colin Guske (Orlando City SC; Saint Johns, Fla.), Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes; San Francisco, Calif.), Paulo Rudisill (Feyenoord/NED; Irvine, Calif.), Ervin Torres (Austin FC; Laredo, Texas), David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Los Angeles, Calif.), Nathan Worth (Tampa Bay Rowdies; Chester, N.J.)

Forwards (6): Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; High Point, N.C.), Jykese Fields (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim/GER; Heidelberg, Germany), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Warrington, England), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Mykhi Joyner (St. Louis City SC; Bloomington, Ill.), Dino Klapija (RB Leipzig/GER; New York City, N.Y.)

SCHEDULE

Oct. 11
USA vs. Sweden – 4 p.m. local / 10 a.m. ET
Oliva Nova Sports Center; Oliva, Valencia, Spain

Oct. 15
USA vs. Japan – 12 p.m. local / 6 a.m. ET
Oliva Nova Sports Center; Oliva, Valencia, Spain

ADDITIONAL NOTES

• Four players are based abroad in Germany (two), England and the Netherlands (one each).
• Two players come from USL Championship clubs: Sacramento Republic FC’s Chibuike Ukaegbu and the Tampa Bay Rowdies’ Nate Worth.
• Four players were a part of last month’s 26th International Football Tournament in Niigata, Japan with the U-18 MYNT. Nsien led the U-18s and Andrew Baiera, Colin Guske, Harbor Miller and Neil Pierre were on the team that defeated Peru 2-0 and fell 4-3 to Japan.
• Seven players represented the U.S. at this summer’s Concacaf U-20 Championship. Nsien coached the squad, while Nimfasha Berchimas, Duran Ferree, Keyrol Figueroa, Zavier Gozo, Stuart Hawkins, Cruz Medina and David Vazquez helped the U.S. to a runner-up finish and a World Cup berth.
• Vazquez led the USA in scoring at the tournament with three goals, while Berchimas also netted twice.
• Eight players represented the USA at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, helping the U.S. reach the knockout stage before falling to eventual champion Germany: Berchimas, Ferree, Figueroa, Hawkins, Medina, Reid-Brown, Rudisill and Vazquez.
• Eight are on MLS Homegrown contracts: Baiera, Berchimas, Hawkins, Medina, Miller, Reid-Brown, Andrew Rick and Vazquez.
• Berchimas scored at Inter Miami FC II on Sept. 29, his sixth goal of the MLS NEXT Pro season.
• Ferree joined FC Nordsjaelland on loan for the rest of 2024 on Sept. 28.
• Forward Jykese Fields tallied in the last two games for Hoffenheim U-19, bringing his season total to nine goals.
• Gozo has netted in the last three games for Real Monarchs, most recently vs. Portland Timbers 2 on Sept. 29.
• Medina has scored his first two goals of the MLS NEXT Pro season in the last two games for The Town FC, most recently vs. LAFC 2 on Sept. 29.
• Miller tallied his first goal of the season on Sept. 29 vs. St. Louis City SC II.