Players to watch at the Nike Friendlies

Players to watch at the Nike Friendlies
by Travis Clark
November 13, 2019

The 2019 edition of the men’s Nike Friendlies kicks off on Thursday, Nov. 14.

It’s a different format than usual in a World Cup year. Instead of 2004s kicking off a new cycle, players born in 2002 and 2003 have the chance to compete for either a U.S. U17 or U16 squad against the likes of Turkey and the Netherlands.

The older squad is comprised of players not selected to this year’s World Cup, while the Under-16 squad serves as a catch-all for players that didn’t make the squad and were born in an off-year.

Here are six players called up with the chance to prove something this week in Florida.

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