United Soccer Coaches names Youth All-Region, All-America Teams (Boys)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Via United Soccer Coaches) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Monday the association’s Youth All-Region and Youth All-America Teams, headlined by the 2017 Youth Players of the Year.
Boys All-Region Teams: East | Midwest | South | West
Girls All-Region Teams: East | Midwest | South | West
St. Louis Scott Gallagher’s Josh Sargent (O’Fallon, Mo.) is named the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys Player of the Year and Real Colorado’s Jaelin Howell (Windsor, Colo.) receives recognition as the 2017 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls Player of the Year. Both players received their first call-ups to the U.S. men’s and women’s national teams this year at the age of 17.
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The duo are among a total of 99 players (49 boys, 50 girls) honored as United Soccer Coaches Youth All-Americans. These players, along with their families and coaches, will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Luncheon on January 20, 2018 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in conjunction with the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Philadelphia.
2017 United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys All-America Team
Player of the Year: Josh Sargent (O’Fallon, Mo.), St. Louis Scott Gallagher
*Asterisks indicate number of previous All-America selections
| Name | Club | Hometown |
| George Acosta* | Weston FC | Miami, Fla. |
| Carlos Anguiano | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Julian Araujo | Santa Barbara FC | Lompoc, Calif. |
| Luis Arriaga | Real Salt Lake AZ | Casa Grande, AZ |
| Jake Arteaga* | LA Galaxy | Glendora, Calif. |
| Carlos Asensio* | Georgia United | Roswell, Ga. |
| Grayson Barber | Sporting Kansas City | Blythewood, S.C. |
| Ethan Bartlow | Crossfire Premier | Woodlinville, Wash. |
| George Bello | Atlanta United | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Nico Benalcazar | NYCFC | Wilton, Conn. |
| Taylor Booth | La Roca | Eden, Utah |
| Alexander Budnik* | Sockers FC | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| Christian Cappis | FC Dallas Academy | Katy, Texas |
| Koby Carr | Texas Rush | San Antonio, Texas |
| Lucas Cini | Portland Timbers | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| Michael Collodi | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Jesus Ferreira* | FC Dallas Academy | Dallas, Texas |
| Blaine Ferri* | Solar Chelsea | Southlake, Texas |
| Justin Garces* | Atlanta United | Miami, Fla. |
| Christopher Gloster* | New York Red Bulls | Montclair, N.J. |
| Jorge Hernandez | LA Galaxy | Riverside, Calif. |
| Matthew Hundley | Real Colorado | Littleton, Colo. |
| Quantrell Jones | DC United FC | Baltimore, Md. |
| Zyen Jones* | Atlanta United | Clarkston, Ga. |
| Jaylin Lindsey* | Sporting Kansas City | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Ulysses Llanez | LA Galaxy | Lynwood, Calif. |
| Jack Maher | Scott Gallagher (MO) | Caseyville, Ill. |
| Alexander Mendez | LA Galaxy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Glademir Mendoza | Real Salt Lake AZ | Casa Grande, Ariz. |
| Jake Morris | Weston FC | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| David Ochoa | Real Salt Lake | Oxnard, Calif. |
| Ben Ortiz | Real Salt Lake | Orem, Utah |
| Brayan Padilla | FC Dallas Academy | Frisco, Texas |
| Marcelo Palomino | Houston Dynamo | Houston, Texas |
| Alejandro Pereira | Orlando City SC | Oviedo, Fla. |
| Jose Rivas | Weston FC | Weston, Fla. |
| James Sands* | New York Soccer Club | Rye, N.Y. |
| Josh Sargent | Scott Gallagher (MO) | O’Fallon, Mo. |
| Gabe Segal | Bethesda SC | Bethesda, Md. |
| Leonardo Sepulveda | LA Galaxy | Corona, Calif. |
| Tyler Shaver* | Beachside | Greenwich, Conn. |
| Sebastian Soto | Real Salt Lake AZ | Carlsbad, Calif. |
| Aedan Stanley* | Scott Gallagher (MO) | Columbia, Ill. |
| Tonny Temple* | Philadelphia Union | Millville, Pa. |
| Arturo Vasquez* | FC Golden State | Mira Loma, Calif. |
| Indiana Vassilev | IMG | Savannah, Ga. |
| Chandler Vaughn* | DC United | Woodbridge, Va. |
| Adrian Villegas* | Portland Timbers | Hood River, Ore. |
| Akil Watts | Portland Timbers | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
