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Started in 1999, the U.S. Soccer Under-17 Residency Program has become a symbol of U.S. Soccer’s dedication to increasing the development opportunities for players and the success of the Youth National Teams.
With the recent successes of the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team, the full-time Residency Program has doubled in the number of players from 20 to 40 over the past two years, adding 10 additional players in both the fall semester of 2002 and 2003. U.S. Soccer has been able to increase the number of players enrolled in the program to provide greater opportunities for young players and increase its investment in player development.
The 40 U.S. players live on campus at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and attend classes at nearby Edison Academy in the morning. In the afternoon, the players return to the IMG campus to train daily under the guidance of U.S. Under-17 head coach John Hackworth and assistant coaches Keith Fulk, Raul Diaz Arce, Tim Mulqueen and Brian Maisonneuve.
"We've seen over the years how the program has helped produce talented players, a number of which have gone on to the professional ranks and climbed the ladder in the men’s programs, moving on to the U-20, U-23 and even full Men’s National Team," said Hackworth. “Those type of accomplishments demonstrate the positive direction of the program and are the goals we will continue to strive for as we move forward.”
With 40 players now in residency, the program is able to field two full teams who will train together during the week, and get the chance to compete against colleges, professional club teams and international youth teams on the weekends. While in the full-time residency program, the U.S. not only trains daily under Hackworth, but also has access to the IMG Academy’s spacious facilities. The team regularly uses IMG’s state-of-the-art strength-training facilities, as well as some of the nation’s best sports psychologists that work at the Academy. The IMG Academy includes top-of-the-line soccer equipment, three Bermuda grass fields, an indoor dome with artificial turf, two swimming pools, newly renovated student housing and dining facilities.
Since its inception, 145 players have been through the Full-Time Residency Program, and more than 30 of those players have moved on to Major League Soccer, or the professional leagues in Europe. Eight players have also registered at least one cap with the full MNT: DaMarcus Beasley, Landon Donovan, Bobby Convey, Ed Johnson, Oguchi Onyewu, Eddie Gaven, Jonathan Spector and Heath Pearce. Beasley and Donovan both started in the 2002 FIFA World Cup as 20-year-olds.
“The residency program gives our elite players the opportunity to train in a professional environment and to develop in a way they would not otherwise be able to develop,” said U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bruce Arena. “I think that increasing the size of the program is extremely important, and it allows us to look at more players over a wider range of ages. I think that in the future you will continue to see the positive results of this program on the soccer field.”
The first full-time U.S. Soccer Residency Program began on January 17, 1999 with the U.S. Under -17 Men’s National Team, when U.S. Soccer collected the top 20 of the country’s elite youth players to train year-round at IMG Academy.
In its first year of existence, the U.S. Soccer residency program produced instant success as the Under-17s qualified for the FIFA Under-17 World Championship in New Zealand in 2001. On the world stage, the American teenagers rose to the occasion, winning their group and advancing to the semifinals before being ousted in a penalty shootout. The fourth-place finish tied for the best showing by a U.S. Youth National Team in a major international competition. On top of that, U.S. stars Donovan and Beasley were awarded the Gold and Silver Balls, respectively, as the top two players in the entire tournament.
A semester-by-semester listing of the players involved with U.S. Soccer’s Full-Time Residency Program:
Spring 1999 (20 players): Nelson Akwari*, DaMarcus Beasley*, Kyle Beckerman*, Danny Bolin, Filippo Chillemi, Jordan Cila*, Bobby Convey*, D.J. Countess*, Steve Cronin*, Kenny Cutler*, Landon Donovan*, Adolfo Gregorio*, Bryan Jackson*, Kellen Kalso*, Greg Martin*, Oguchi Onyewu*, Raul Rivera, Matt Roberts, Seth Trembly*, Alexander Yi*
Fall 1999 (20 players): Nelson Akwari*, DaMarcus Beasley*, Kyle Beckerman*, Jordan Cila*, Bobby Convey*, D.J. Countess*, Steve Cronin*, Kenny Cutler*, Justin Detter, Landon Donovan*, Adolfo Gregorio*, Bryan Jackson*, Kellen Kalso*, Greg Martin*, Oguchi Onyewu*, Seth Trembly*, Peter Withers, Alexander Yi*
Spring 2000 (18 players): Craig Capano*, David Chun*, Daniel Fiore, Gray Griffin*, Jordan Harvey*, Ed Johnson*, Paul Johnson*, Chris Lancos*, Justin Mapp*, Heath Pearce, Santino Quaranta*, Zachary Riffett, Marco Rodriguez, Mario Rodriguez, Adam Schuerman*, Chefik Simo*, Jordan Stone*, Josh Villalobos
Fall 2000 (18 players): Craig Capano*, David Chun*, Hunter Freeman, Gray Griffin*, Jordan Harvey*, David Johnson*, Ed Johnson*, Paul Johnson*, Chris Lancos*, Mike Magee, Justin Mapp*, Chad Marshall*, Heath Pearce, Santino Quaranta*, Adam Schuerman*, Chefik Simo*, Jordan Stone*, Josh Villalobos, Tyson Wahl*, Ford Williams*
Spring 2001 (20 players): Craig Capano*, David Chun*, Hunter Freeman, Gray Griffin*, Jordan Harvey*, David Johnson*, Ed Johnson*, Paul Johnson*, Chris Lancos*, Justin Mapp*, Chad Marshall*, Mike Magee*, Heath Pearce, Santino Quaranta*, Adam Schuerman*, Chefik Simo*, Jordan Stone*, Josh Villalobos, Tyson Wahl*, Ford Williams*
Fall 2001 (18 players): Corey Ashe*, Craig Capano*, John DiRaimondo*, Erik Forbes, Eddie Gaven*, Guillermo Gonzalez*, Gray Griffin*, Michael Harrington*, Chris Lancos*, Mike Magee*, Justin Mapp*, Phil Marfuggi*, Tomiwa Ogunsola, Brandon Owens*, Adam Schuerman*, Jordan Stone*, Josh Villalobos, Eric Vogl
Spring ’02 (20 players): Freddy Adu*, Corey Ashe*, Nicolas Colaluca, John DiRaimondo*, Eddie Gaven*, Jose Gomez, Guillermo Gonzalez*, Brian Grazier*, Adam Hahn, Michael Harrington*, Drew Harrison, Kyle Helton*, Cameron Lewis, Phil Marfuggi*, Brandon McDonald, Tomiwa Ogunsola, Brandon Owens*, Jonathan Spector*, Eric Vogl, Chase Wileman
Fall ’02 (30 players): Freddy Adu*, Corey Ashe*, Michael Bradley, Adrian Chevannes*, Steve Curfman*, John DiRaimondo*, Eddie Gaven*, Chris Germani*, Brian Grazier*, Jose Gomez, Guillermo Gonzalez*, Michael Harrington*, Drew Harrison, Kyle Helton*, Christian Jimenez, Phil Marfuggi*, Brian Mascarenhas, Tomiwa Ogunsola, Brandon Oot, Brandon Owens*, Jacob Peterson*, Marcus Rein, Stephen Sandbo*, Jonathan Spector*, Daniel Szetela*, Julian Valentin*, Eric Vogl, Tim Ward, Jamie Watson*, Chase Wileman
Spring ’03 (30 players): Freddy Adu*, Corey Ashe*, Michael Bradley, Adrian Chevannes*, Steve Curfman*, John DiRaimondo*, Eddie Gaven*, Chris Germani*, Jose Gomez, Guillermo Gonzalez*, Brian Grazier*, Michael Harrington*, Drew Harrison, Kyle Helton*, Christian Jimenez, Phil Marfuggi*, Brian Mascarenhas, Tomiwa Ogunsola, Brandon Oot, Brandon Owens*, Jacob Peterson*, Marcus Rein, Stephen Sandbo*, Jonathan Spector*, Daniel Szetela*, Julian Valentin*, Eric Vogl, Tim Ward, Jamie Watson*, Chase Wileman
Fall ’03 (40 players): Freddy Adu*, Kevin Alston, Tony Ampaipitakwong, Eric Avila, Fernando Ayala, Michael Bradley, Michael Dalpra, Richard Edgar, Gabriel Farfan, Michael Farfan, Greg Folk, Jordan Graye, Jeremy Hall, Jesse Henderson, Rodrigo Hidalgo, Christian Jimenez, Cameron Jordan, Quavas Kirk, Eric Lichaj, Dax McCarty, Kyle Nakazawa, Evan Newton, Marcus Rein, Bryant Rueckner, Estuardo Sanchez, Stephen Sandbo*, Ofori Sarkodie, Jeff Scannella, Jay Singh, Adam Sloustcher, Ryan Soroka, Nathan Sturgis, Daniel Szetela*, Julian Valentin*, Jonathan Villanueva, Blake Wagner, Kenneth Walker, Tim Ward, Taylor Waspi, Mark Wiltse
Spring ‘04 (40 players): Marcus Rein, Stephen Sandbo*, Bryant Rueckner, Evan Newton, Greg Folk, Julian Valentin*, Tim Ward, Taylor Waspi, Carlos Borja, Richard Edgar, Eric Lichaj, Ofori Sarkodie, Matthew Walker, Jeff Scannella, Alandus Brooks, Michael Balogun, Nathan Sturgis, Adam Sloustcher, Michael Bradley, Dax McCarty, Daniel Szetela*, Blake Wagner, Cameron Jordan, Kevin Alston, Tony Ampaipitakwong, Michael Dalpra, Michael Farfan, Kyle Nakazawa, Jonathan Villanueva, Rodrigo Hidalgo, Eric Avila, Christian Jimenez, Ryan Soroka, Gabriel Farfan, Freddy Adu*, Jeremy Hall, Quavas Kirk, Brett King, Michael Stephens, Cesar Nunez
Fall ’04 (40 players): Bryant Rueckner*, Evan Newton, Matthew Walker, Brian Perk*, Michael Balogun, Eric Lichaj, Richard Edgar, Ofori Sarkodie*, Carlos Borja, Jeremy Hall*, Anthony Wallace, Jonathan Collier, Joel Smith, Ernesto Mariscal, Patrick Rickards, Victor Cortez, Kevin Alston*, Ryan Soroka*, Michael Dal Pra, Blake Wagner*, Kyle Nakazawa*, Eric Avila, Nikolas Besagno*, Michael Farfan*, Gabriel Farfan*, Amaechi Igwe*, Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Drew Yates, Matt Armstrong, Bryan Arguez, Quavas Kirk*, Michael Stephens, Preston Zimmerman*, Cesar Nunez, Eddie Ababio, Josmer Altidore*, David Arvizu*, Andrew Giallombardo, Perica Marosevic, Joseph Sorrentino.
Spring ’05 (40 players): Bryant Rueckner*, Evan Newton, Brian Perk*, Joe Bendik, Michael Balogun, Eric Lichaj, Richard Edgar, Ofori Sarkodie*, Carlos Borja, Jeremy Hall*, Anthony Wallace, Jonathan Collier, Ernesto Mariscal, Victor Cortez, Kevin Alston*, Ryan Soroka*, Blake Wagner*, Kyle Nakazawa*, Eric Avila, Nikolas Besagno*, Michael Farfan*, Gabriel Farfan*, Amaechi Igwe*, Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Bryan Arguez, Quavas Kirk*, Michael Stephens, Preston Zimmerman*, Cesar Nunez, Eddie Ababio, Josmer Altidore*, David Arvizu*, Andrew Giallombardo, Perica Marosevic, Joseph Sorrentino, Neven Subotic*, Ryan Peterman, Hector Jimenez, Danny Ortega, Omar Gonzalez*, Greg Eckhardt.
Fall ’05 (40 players): Bryant Rueckner*, Brian Perk*, Eric Lichaj, Richard Edgar, Ofori Sarkodie*, Jeremy Hall*, Anthony Wallace, Kevin Alston*, Ryan Soroka*, Blake Wagner*, Kyle Nakazawa*, Amaechi Igwe*, Quavas Kirk*, Michael Stephens, Preston Zimmerman*, Josmer Altidore*, David Arvizu*, Andrew Giallombardo, Perica Marosevic, Joseph Sorrentino, Omar Gonzalez*, Greg Eckhardt, Edgar Barajas, Danny Barerra, Mykell Bates, Brandyn Bumpas, Kyle Davies, Jared Jeffrey, Ian Kalis, Daniel Kelly, Josh Lambo, Brandon Lee, David MacVane, Ellis McLoughlin, Thomas Meyer, Diego Restrepo, Brandon Tarr, Kirk Urso, Daniel Wenzel, Sheanon Williams.
Spring '06 (40 players): Dersu Abolfathi, Josmer Altidore*, Edgar Barajas, Danny Barerra, Mykell Bates*, Brandyn Bumpas, Kyle Davies, Alex Dixon, Bryan Dominguez*, Greg Eckhardt, Jeremy Hall, Abdusalam Ibrahim*, Larry Jackson, Tevin Jackson, Jared Jeffrey*, Ian Kalis, Daniel Kelly, Josh Lambo*, Brandon Lee, Axel Levry, Eric Lichaj, David MacVane, Perica Marosevic, Ellis McLoughlin*, Thomas Meyer*, Chris Miller, Temistocles Molinar, TJ Nelson, Jesse Paredes, Brian Perk, Brek Shea*, Joseph Sorrentino, Andres Suazo, Brandon Tarr, Kirk Urso*, Matthew Uy, Anthony Wallace, Daniel Wenzel*, Sheanon Williams*, Brandon Zimmerman*
Fall '06 (40 players): Dersu Abolfathi, Jose Altamirano, Danny Barrera, Mykell Bates*, Alonzo Carter, Scott Caldwell, Kyle Davies, Alex Dixon, Bryan Dominguez, Ryan Finley, Gregory Garza*, Eduardo Gonzales, Ryan Gracia, Christian Ibeagha, Abdusalam Ibrahim*, Larry Jackson*, Jared Jeffrey*, Brendan King*, Josh Lambo*, Brandon Lee, Axel Levry, Zac MacMath*, Ellis McLoughlin*, David Meves, Nick Millington, TJ Nelson, Amobi Okugo, Jesse Paredes, Aubrey Perry, Evan Raynr, Kofi Sarkodie*, Israel Sesay, Brek Shea*, Howard Turk, Kirk Urso*, Matthew Uy, Zarek Valentin, Daniel Wenzel*, Sheanon Williams*, Brandon Zimmerman*
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* indicates player was a member of a FIFA U-17 World Championship roster
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U.S. Soccer Residency Overview/All-Time Roster
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