CHICAGO (March 12, 2024) – With the ongoing objective to expand and improve the Men’s Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer will hold its first national identification camp of 2024 as part of the Under-14 Talent ID program this week in Atlanta. Eighty players, 20 each from U.S. Soccer’s four scouting regions- East, Central, South and West- will gather from March 12-18 at the Atlanta United FC training center.
Seventy-nine of the 80 players were born in 2010, with one born in 2011.
BOYS’ U-14 NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CAMP ROSTERS (CLUB)
EAST
GOALKEEPERS (2): Olumuyiwa Ajayi (New York City FC), Kenan Livadic (Philadelphia Union)
DEFENDERS (6): Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC), Michael Botsakos (New York Red Bulls), Tobin Farmer (New England Revolution), Will Ilkhanoff (D.C. United), Landon Mulvenna (New York Red Bulls), Chris Thompson (Philadelphia Union)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Kamil Castillo Reynoso (D.C. United), Jonathon Condor (New York Red Bulls), Samuel Diaz Gallego (Philadelphia Union), Javier Linares (Philadelphia Union), William Recupero (FC Boston Bolts), Cosimo Tristani (New York City FC), Niccolo Vafiades (New York City FC)
FORWARDS (5): Abner Arias (New York City FC), Timoni Gbalajobi (Philadelphia Union), Matthew Jean Baptiste (New York Red Bulls), Lucas Pereira (New England Revolution), Brandon Velez (New England Revolution)
CENTRAL
GOALKEEPERS (2): Zach Crider (FC Cincinnati), Jason Nemo (Chicago Fire FC)
DEFENDERS (6): JD Adigun (Michigan Wolves), Luca Antongirolami (Sporting Kansas City), Owen Jorgensen (St. Louis Scott Gallagher), Dominik Lester (FC Cincinnati), Richmond Luong (Cuyahoga Valley Soccer Academy), Christopher Morales (Chicago Fire FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Sam Anderson (St. Louis Scott Gallagher), Hector Cruz (Minnesota United FC), Gael Huguet (FC Cincinnati), Caetano Sende (Pride SC), Nathan Tchoumba (Colorado Rapids), Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire FC)
FORWARDS (6): Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew), Finn Dean (Sporting Kansas City), Michael Gomez (Chicago Fire FC), Ari Hazak (Real Colorado), Alexander Hernandez Bautista (Colorado Rapids), Nolan Nguyen (Colorado Rapids)
SOUTH
GOALKEEPERS (2): Emmanuel Arias (Nashville SC), Jakob Garcia (Orlando City Soccer School Seminole)
DEFENDERS (6): Fred Bond (Atlanta United FC), Josh Brown (Atlanta United FC), Justus Jones (FC Dallas), Lucciano Pena (Inter Miami CF), Zion Salmon (Inter Miami CF), JR Waddell (Nashville SC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Aiden Byasiima (Nashville SC), Landon Diaz (Houston Rangers), Sammy Guevara (FC Dallas), Kai Nesfield (Inter Miami CF), Dylan Reyes (Houston Dynamo FC), Alex Soria (FC Dallas)
FORWARDS (6): Xavier Brown (Austin FC), Evan Coffing (AFC Lightning), Xavier Gomez (FC Dallas), Sebastiao Nzita (Houston Dynamo FC), Cayden Pierre (Gwinnett Soccer Academy), Liam Stribling (Nashville SC)
WEST
GOALKEEPERS (2): Andy Castro (Sacramento Republic FC), Anthony Juarez (LAFC)
DEFENDERS (5): Slate Collins (LAFC), Dorian Davis (Strikers FC), Orion Jolliff (San Jose Earthquakes), Aric Mata (Portland Timbers), Fabian Ortega Chavez (San Diego Surf)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Jerimiah Antonio-Makinano (Hawaii Rush SC), Vicente Garcia (LA Galaxy), Jayden Gonzalez (Los Angeles FC), Elliot Jahng (LA Galaxy), Juan Carlos Martinez (LA Galaxy), Abraham Prado (Total Futbol Academy), Lisandro Torres (LAFC)
FORWARDS (6): Ikenna Chidebe (LA Galaxy), Josh Espino (Seattle Sounders FC), Da'vian Kimbrough (Sacramento Republic FC), Deyan Radosavljevic (Seattle Sounders FC), Anthony Riley (Las Vegas Sports Academy), Xavier Rodriguez (San Jose Earthquakes)
The U-14 TID Program is designed to discover and introduce a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group into the scouting funnel of the older U-15 to U-20 MYNTs. The mini-camp format helps to evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging and challenging environment.
In addition to expanding the YNT player pool at its early stages, this scouting and identification structure allows top players at the U-14 age level time to absorb core principles of the YNT philosophy and accelerate their development.
The program also offers the opportunity to bolster U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts. U.S. Soccer scouts serve as coaches with the regional teams, furthering their education and development while also building the Federation’s connection with clubs across the country.