United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States
Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMikey Varas
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Jamaica 1–1 United States 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 13–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
(Bradenton, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–1 United States 
(Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances16 (first in 1981)
Best resultFourth place: 1989
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances24 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampion: 2017, 2018

The United States under-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
1977 TunisiaDid not qualify
1979 Japan
1981 AustraliaGroup stage15th301218Squad
1983 MexicoGroup stage11th310235Squad
1985 Soviet UnionDid not qualify
1987 ChileGroup stage10th310223Squad
1989 Saudi ArabiaFourth place4th621379Squad
1991 PortugalDid not qualify
1993 AustraliaQuarterfinal8th411287Squad
1995 QatarDid not qualify
1997 MalaysiaRound of 1615th410326Squad
1999 NigeriaRound of 1611th420277Squad
2001 ArgentinaRound of 1613th411255Squad
2003 United Arab EmiratesQuarterfinal5th530296Squad
2005 NetherlandsRound of 1611th421133Squad
2007 CanadaQuarterfinal7th5311126Squad
2009 EgyptGroup stage18th310247Squad
2011 ColombiaDid not qualify
2013 TurkeyGroup stage22nd301239Squad
2015 New ZealandQuarterfinal7th531174Squad
2017 South KoreaQuarterfinal6th5221126Squad
2019 PolandQuarterfinal6th530286Squad
2021 IndonesiaCancelled
2023 IndonesiaTo be determined
Total Fourth place 662610309397

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
19511983See United States men's national soccer team
1987 United StatesGroup stage311133Squad
1991 CubaChampions1st5500104Squad
1995 ArgentinaGroup stage300309Squad
19992003See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total Champions 116141316

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
1962 PanamaDid not enter
1964 GuatemalaGroup stage402248Squad
1970 CubaDid not enter
1973 Mexico
1974 CanadaPlayoff round422053Squad
1976 Puerto RicoThird place3rd75021910Squad
1978 HondurasSecond round521274Squad
1980 United StatesRunners-up2nd7511154Squad
1982 GuatemalaRunners-up2nd7421145Squad
1984 Trinidad and TobagoFourth place4th8323118Squad
1986 Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd7322103Squad
1988 GuatemalaThird place3rd7403119Squad
1990 GuatemalaThird place3rd5302105Squad
1992 CanadaRunners-up2nd6501154Squad
1994 HondurasGroup stage5th320194Squad
1996 MexicoThird place3rd521275Squad
1998 Guatemala,  Trinidad and Tobago1st, Group B3210123Squad
2001 Canada,  Trinidad and Tobago2nd, Group A3210112Squad
2003 Panama,  United States2nd, Group B320153Squad
2005 United States,  Honduras1st, Group A3300101Squad
2007 Panama,  Mexico1st, Group A321091Squad
2009 Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd522153Squad
2011 GuatemalaQuarterfinal5th320172Squad
2013 MexicoRunners-up2nd5401106Squad
2015 JamaicaThird place3rd6411142Squad
2017 Costa RicaChampions1st6411114Squad
2018 United StatesChampions1st8800462Squad
2020 HondurasCancelled
2022 HondurasQualified
Total Champions 123752028277101

Honors

Recent results and fixtures

2021

November 10, 2021 Revelations Cup United States  0–4  Brazil Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés, Celaya, Guanajuato
17:00 UTC−6 Marcos Santos 10', 19', 51' Keven Vinicius 42'

2022

February 2, 2022 Friendly United States  1–0 FC Dallas IMG Academy, Bradenton, Florida
17:00 UTC−6 Sullivan Report Attendance: 0
March 26, 2022 Friendly Argentina  2–2  United States AFA National Training Centre
March 29, 2022 Friendly River Plate 3–5  United States

Players

Current squad

The following 22 players were called up for a training camp on April 22–May 1, 2022.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Chris Brady (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 0 0 Chicago Fire
1GK Antonio Carrera (2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 0 0 FC Dallas
1GK Xavier Valdez (2003-11-23) November 23, 2003 Houston Dynamo

2DF Quembol Guadalupe (2004-02-03) February 3, 2004 0 0 Orlando City B
2DF Michael Halliday (2003-01-22) January 22, 2003 0 0 Orlando City
2DF Jaziel Orozco (2004-06-02) June 2, 2004 Real Salt Lake
2DF Kayden Pierre (2003-02-16) February 16, 2003 Sporting Kansas City
2DF Anthony Sorenson (2003-01-25) January 25, 2003 Philadelphia Union
2DF Devan Tanton (2004-01-03) January 3, 2004 Fulham U-18
2DF Thomas Williams (2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 0 0 Orlando City

3MF Esmir Bajraktarevic (2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 0 0 New England Revolution II
3MF Javier Casas (2003-05-14) May 14, 2003 0 0 Chicago Fire
3MF Juan Castilla (2004-07-27) July 27, 2004 Houston Dynamo
3MF Danny Leyva (2003-05-05) May 5, 2003 Seattle Sounders
3MF Tarun Karumanchi (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 UCLA Bruins
3MF Niko Tsakiris (2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 San Jose Earthquakes

4FW Damion Downs (2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 Köln U-19
4FW Kristian Fletcher 2005 (age 1617) 0 0 Unattached
4FW Luca Koleosho (2004-09-15) September 15, 2004 Espanyol U-17
4FW Nathan Ordaz (2004-01-12) January 12, 2004 Los Angeles FC
4FW Dante Sealy (2003-04-17) April 17, 2003 2 0 Jong PSV
4FW Tyler Wolff (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 Atlanta United

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Alexander Borto (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 1 0 Fulham v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
GK KyMani Dade (2004-05-27) May 27, 2004 0 0 LA Galaxy Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022
GK Anthony Ramos (2003-02-05) February 5, 2003 0 0 Real Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022

DF Caleb Wiley (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 3 0 Atlanta United v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Kobi Henry (2004-04-26) April 26, 2004 2 0 Orange County SC v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Marcus Ferkranus (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 0 0 LA Galaxy v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Jalen Neal (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 3 0 LA Galaxy v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Mauricio Cuevas (2003-02-10) February 10, 2003 0 0 Club Brugge v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Brandan Craig (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 0 0 Philadelphia Union v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Justin Che (2003-11-18) November 18, 2003 3 0 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
DF Noah Allen (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 0 0 Inter Miami Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022

MF Paxten Aaronson (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 2 0 Philadelphia Union v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Caden Clark (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 2 1 RB Leipzig v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Daniel Edelman (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 2 0 New York Red Bulls v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Diego Luna (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 2 1 El Paso Locomotive v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Jack McGlynn (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 2 0 Philadelphia Union v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Obed Vargas (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 0 0 Seattle Sounders v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Rokas Pukstas (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 2 0 HNK Hajduk Split v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
MF Jayvin Van Deventer (2004-01-04) January 4, 2004 0 0 Sporting Kansas City Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022

FW Brian Gutiérrez (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 3 0 Chicago Fire v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
FW Quinn Sullivan (2004-03-27) March 27, 2004 1 0 Philadelphia Union v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
FW Kevin Paredes (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 0 0 VfL Wolfsburg v. River Plate; March 29, 2022
FW Malick Sanogo (2004-06-30) June 30, 2004 3 0 Union Berlin Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022
FW Patrick Bohui (2003-12-03) December 3, 2003 0 0 Vejle Training camp; January 24–February 2, 2022

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1Brek Shea2007–200917
2Freddy Adu2003–200916
3Romain Gall2014–201513
Scott E. Kennedy1992–199313
5Eddie Johnson2003–200412
Jacob Peterson2004–200512
7Jeremy Ebobisse2016–201711
8Will John200510
9Chad Barrett2004–20059
10Jose Villarreal2011–20138
Sebastian Saucedo2016–20178
Alex Mendez2018–20198

Coaches

Name Years
Angus McAlpine 1983
Derek Armstrong 1987
Bob Gansler 1989
Bobby Howe 1993
Jay Hoffman 1997
Sigi Schmid 1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz 1999–2001
Thomas Rongen 2002–2004
Sigi Schmid 2005
Thomas Rongen 2006–2011
Tab Ramos 2011–2019
Anthony Hudson 2020–2021
Mikey Varas 2021–

See also

References

  1. "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. "Newsweek". Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. "Varas Calls 22 Players For U-20 Men's Youth National Training Camp In Carson, Calif". www.ussoccer.com.
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