U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team Head Coach Ben Cross Calls 20-Player Roster for International Camp in Portugal
USA Will Face Norway and Portugal in Two International Matches During Training Camp
ATLANTA (Nov. 9, 2026) -- U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Ben Cross has called up 20 players to travel for international training camp from Nov. 9-18 in Santarém, Portugal.
During the camp, the U.S. will first face Norway on Sunday, Nov. 15 (3 p.m. ET) at Estádio Municipal Dr. Alves Vieira and conclude against host Portugal on Tuesday, Nov. 17 (1 p.m. ET) at Campo Chã das Padeiras.
The November camp is the fourth of the year for the U-18 MNT and the first for the 2009 birth-year group, as Cross continues to evaluate a wide pool of players with a new group of 20 called in. All players were born on or after Jan. 1, 2009. Several players of the 2008 group that featured in the January, March and June camps have since moved up to the U-19 MNT.
The roster features players from 17 clubs, including 12 players from 10 MLS Clubs. Houston Dynamo FC, Inter Miami CF and Real Salt Lake lead the way with two selections each. Four players join from four European clubs, and one player joins from Brazilian side Flamengo. USL Championship clubs El Paso Locomotive FC and Orange County SC are represented with one player each.
U.S. UNDER-18 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM – NOVEMBER 2026 CAMP (CLUBS; HOMETOWN)
Goalkeepers (2): Konstantinos Kyriazis (Real Salt Lake; Rochester, N.Y.), Matt White (Philadelphia Union; Atherton, Calif.)
Defenders (6): Daniel Barrett (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas), Nash Dearmin (Inter Miami CF; Hobe Sound, Fla.), Ethan Degny (OGC Nice/FRA; Atlanta, Ga.), Tyson Espy (Orange County SC; Dana Point, Calif.), Kenneth Hoban (El Paso Locomotive FC; El Paso, Texas), Linkon Ream (Real Salt Lake; Herriman, Utah)
Midfielders (6): Jai Bansoodeb (Brentford FC/ENG; London, England), Shae Cruijff-Beane (Gimnàstic de Tarragona/ESP; Sitges, Barcelona, Spain), Jordan De Oliveira (Flamengo/BRA; Danbury, Conn.), Levi Katsell (New England Revolution; San Diego, Calif.), Xander Newstead (Ajax/NED; San Francisco, Calif.), Paul Sokoloff (Red Bull New York; Brooklyn, N.Y.)
Forwards (6): Xavier Aguilar (Nashville SC; Los Angeles, Calif.), Mattheo Dimareli (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas), Immanuel Ewing (Columbus Crew; Merced, Calif.), Amir Henry (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Aaron Medina (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), David Uranga Forero (Inter Miami CF; Doral, Fla.)
This camp and international matches are part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.