U17 MNT Heads to Vaclav Jezek Tournament
Players featured in this article:
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Adam Beaudry |
2024
GK |
Colorado Rapids
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Micah Burton |
2024
MF |
Austin FC
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Christian Diaz |
2024
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LAFC
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Adrian Gill |
2024
MF |
FC Barcelona
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Andre Gitau |
2025
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N/A
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Tyler Hall |
2024
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Inter Miami CF
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Stuart Hawkins |
2025
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Seattle Sounders
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Aaron Heard |
2025
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CITY SC
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Sawyer Jura |
2024
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Portland Timbers
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Diego Kochen |
2024
GK |
FC Barcelona
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Cruz Medina |
2024
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San Jose
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Edwyn Mendoza |
2024
MF |
San Jose
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Brian Romero |
2024
MF |
Charlotte FC
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Paulo Rudisill |
2024
MF |
Feyenoord
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Ian Shaul |
2024
MF |
Portland Timbers
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Pedro Soma |
2024
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U.E. Cornella
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Ezekiel Soto |
2025
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Dynamo
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David Vazquez |
2024
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Phil. Union
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Oscar Verhoeven |
2024
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San Jose
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The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team will face U-18 teams from Slovakia, Germany and the Czech Republic at the Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Zlin region of the Czech Republic from Sept. 16-26.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006 are age-eligible for the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship. Head coach Gonzalo Segares has called up 20 players to Europe, 19 born in 2006 and one born in 2007- Houston Dynamo FC forward Ezekiel Soto.
U-17 MYNT ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; HOMETOWN) - VACLAV JEZEK TOURNAMENT
FORWARDS (6): Micah Burton (Austin FC; Mounds View, Minn.), Brian Carmona Romero (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Tegucigalpa, Honduras), Andre Gitau (Houston Dynamo FC; Richmond, Texas), Ezekiel Soto (Houston Dynamo FC; Menifee, Calif.), David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Los Angeles, Calif.)
USA SCHEDULE - VACLAV JEZEK TOURNAMENT
Wednesday, Sept. 21
USA vs. Slovakia - Hulin Stadium - 10 a.m. ET
Friday, Sept. 23
USA vs. Germany - Dolni Nemci Stadium - 10 a.m. ET
Sunday, Sept. 25
USA vs. Czech Republic - Dolni Nemci Stadium - 5 a.m. ET
The USA is continuing preparations for the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship, recently announced to be held in Guatemala from Feb. 11-22. The tournament will qualify four teams to the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru next fall. The Vaclav Jezek Tournament represents the first matches for the U-17 MYNT since it took first place at a UEFA Development Tournament in May in Portugal against Italy, Belgium and Portugal.
Liverpool forward Keyrol Figueroa Norales is the lone player making his first U-17 MYNT appearance this cycle. Houston Dynamo FC forward Andre Gitau is the only player to appear in all six U-17 training camps so far this cycle.
Fifteen clubs are represented on the roster, led by three players from the San Jose Earthquakes. Four players are based abroad in Spain (three) and England, including two players at Spanish powerhouse FC Barcelona. The roster hails from ten states, including seven from California.
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