Eighty Players Head to Southern California for 2026 U-14 Boy’s West Region Talent Identification Mini-Camp
First regional mini-camp of 2026 will be held at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. from Feb. 12-16
ATLANTA (Feb. 9, 2026) – As part of Federation’s continued emphasis on The U.S. Way philosophy, U.S. Soccer will hold its first regional mini-camp of 2026 as part of the Under-14 Boys’ Talent Identification Program. Eighty players from the West Region, all born in 2012, will gather at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Calif. from Feb. 12-16.
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Director – Men’s Youth National Teams Garrett Biller will oversee the event alongside U.S. Soccer Talent ID Managers Junior Burgos (Northwest) and Roberto Gimenez (Southwest), while three other Regional Talent ID Managers will also be in attendance.
All 80 players currently play in the West region, coming from Arizona, Northern California, Southern California, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. They’re divided into four sub-regional teams of 20 - Los Angeles/Las Vegas, Northern California/Utah, Northwest and Southwest.
There will be two more U-14 TID regional mini-camps this spring, with the South/Southeast regions gathering in March and the Central/Northeast regions gathering in April. Both events will be held at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, Ga.
U.S. UNDER-14 BOYS’ WEST REGION TID MINI-CAMP ROSTER BY POSITION:
Goalkeepers (8): Angel Perez Figueroa (Crossfire Academy; Pasco, Wash.), Nuno Ramirez (Eastside FC; Seattle, Wash.), Brock Bahney (Lamorinda Soccer Club; Oakland, Calif.), Wyatt Graves (La Roca FC; Plain City, Utah), Briggs Campbell (Next Level Soccer- Arizona; Gilbert, Ariz.), Mario Villegas (Rebels Soccer Club; Long Beach, Calif.), Sean Fields (Los Angeles Galaxy; Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Ezekiel Gonzalez (Total Futbol Academy; Cerritos, Calif.)
Defenders (26): Leonardo Almada Manica (Pateadores SC; Tustin, Calif.), Joaquin Duarte (Legends FC; Rialto, Calif.), Ricardo Esparza (LA Galaxy; Compton, Calif.), Santiago Gomez (Los Angeles Soccer Club; Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Jaxsen John (Los Angeles FC; Yorba Linda, Calif.), Bryant Mata (Los Angeles FC; Los Angeles, Calif.), Maximus Sanchez (Los Angeles Soccer Club; Reseda, Calif.), Peyton Brown (Phoenix Rising FC; Litchfield, Ariz.), Jonah Dalizu (San Diego FC; Sacramento, Calif.), Cristian Gomez (Rebels Soccer Club; San Diego, Calif.), Knox Larson (City SC San Diego; Carlsbad, Calif.), Ivan Ramirez Marin (Real Salt Lake – Arizona; Phoenix, Ariz.), Jonah Wyffels (Next Level Soccer- Arizona; Gilbert, Ariz.), Idan Hod (De Anza Force SC; Los Altos, Calif.), Tyce Kirkham (Sparta United SC; Alpine, Utah), Rafe Nielsen (Wasatch Soccer Club; Cottonwood Heights, Utah), Andres Paredes (Albion SC Merced; Modesto, Calif.), Jag Parker (Real Salt Lake; Las Vegas, Nev.), Xavien Rok (Sacramento Republic FC; Davis, Calif.), Devan Sarkar (San Francisco Glens SC; San Franciso, Calif.), Kevin Bromert (Oregon Premier FC; Portland, Ore.), Abdulrahman Hamadi (Pacific Northwest SC; Auburn, Wash.), Dylan Hume (Crossfire Academy; Woodinville, Wash.), Nigel Knoblich (Seattle Sounders FC; Kirkland, Wash.), Tyler Payne (Crossfire Academy; Woodinville, Wash.), Kameron Pham (Portland Timbers; Happy Valley, Ore.)
Midfielders (24): Michael Agdaian (Los Angeles Galaxy; Tarzana, Calif.), Noah Angulo (Legends FC; Moreno, Valley, Calif.), Aaron Ayala (Legends FC; Carson, Calif.), Kellen Biondolillo (Los Angeles Galaxy; Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Matthew Gonzalez (Pateadores SC; Lakewood, Calif.), Anthony Nunez (Los Angeles FC; Bakersfield, Calif.), Ryan Brito (Albion SC San Diego; San Diego, Calif.), Jackson Chacon (Strikers FC; Fullerton, Calif.), Joseph Delgado (Chula Vista Futbol Club; San Diego, Calif.), Koa Kreps (San Diego FC; Carlsbad, Calif.), Gavin McEvoy (City SC San Diego; Carlsbad, Calif.), Christian Sanchez Barron (City SC San Diego; Escondido, Calif.), Zaiden Corzo (Sacramento Republic FC; Brentwood, Calif.), Jacobo Gael Ramos (Modesto Ajax United; Hughson, Calif.), Javier Martinez (Sacramento Republic FC; Valleio, Calif.), Deco Nuñez (Real Salt Lake; American Fork, Utah), Beau Sorensen (Wasatch Soccer Club; Highland, Utah), Eszeqias Villa (Galt Football Club; Thornton, Calif.), Jayden Alban (Boise Timbers Thorns FC; Boise, Idaho), Ivan Hernandez (Washington Premier FC; Federal Way, Wash.), Max Hunter Jr. (Seattle United; Seattle, Wash.), Porter Kelley (United PDX; Portland, Ore.), Baizak Kobenov (Soccer Chance Academy; Portland, Ore.), Mason Zupfer (Oregon Surf Soccer Club; Vancouver, Wash.)
Forwards (22): Somto Chidebe (Los Angeles Galaxy; Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Erik Pizano Ambriz (Players SC; Las Vegas, Nev.), Thomas Puppe Jr (Los Angeles FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Armando Vicuna (City SC Southwest; Homeland, Calif.), Rotega Yosvanny (Albion SC Las Vegas; Las Vegas, Nev.), Ian Blashaw (Strikers FC; Fullerton, Calif.), Griffin Brown (Phoenix Rising FC; Scottsdale, Ariz.), Mason Flores (SC del Sol; Yuma, Ariz.), Alejandro Garcia (Chula Vista Futbol Club; Fresno, Calif.), Lucas Kerns (Next Level Soccer- Arizona; Mesa, Ariz.), Jack Rayden (City SC San Diego; Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.), Jonathan De Haro (Napa United; Napa, Calif.), Josiah Garcia (Albion SC Central Valley; Fresno, Calif.), Declan McDonald (Real Salt Lake; Alpine, Utah), Liam Smith (Silicon Valley Soccer Academy; San Jose, Calif.), Lawson Wiggins (California Odyssey SC; Clovis, Calif.), Hudson Cox (United PDX; Vancouver, Wash.), Bakary Darboe (Columbia Premier Soccer Club; Vancouver, Wash.), Christian Lomas (Seattle United; Richland, Wash.), Meshach Ogunrotmi (Capital Futbol Club; Salem, Ore.), Juan Perez Rios (Crossfire Academy; Sammamish, Wash.), Evan Uiuiu (Crossfire Academy; Bothell, Wash.)
The U-14 TID Program is designed to discover a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group and build the player pool foundation for the U-15 Boys’ National Team while introducing them to The U.S. Way. 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 U.S. Way playing philosophy and other high performance education topics such as nutrition, rest and recovery and self-evaluation tools to help them take further responsibility for their own development. Travel is minimized through the regional mini-camp set-up, helping minimize days away from home, school and club.
The program also offers the opportunity to bolster U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts. U.S. Soccer scouts serve as assistant coaches for the sub-regional teams, furthering their education and development while also building the Federation’s connection with clubs across the country.