United States men's national under-17 soccer team

United States Under-17
Nickname(s) Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
Association United States
Soccer Federation
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach John Hackworth
Captain Sadig Taha
FIFA code USA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Guinea 1 – 0 United States 
(Beijing, China; July 31, 1985)
Biggest win
 United States 11 – 0 Kyrgyzstan 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; May 30, 2013)
Biggest defeat

 Oman 4 – 0 United States 
(Alexandria, Egypt; September 6, 1997)
 Germany 4 – 0 United States 
(Querétaro, Mexico; June 30, 2011)
 Czech Republic 4 – 0 United States 
(Turkey; January 20, 2012)

Records for competitive matches only.

The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The team has a full-time residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

History

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record

•Tournament 1999 to 2007 followed two group format. No championship game took place and no standings were given. Top teams in groups qualified and second place played in playoff to decide final seed. 2009 gave everyone qualification due to bird flu epidemic.

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985Group Stage310235
Canada 1987Group Stage310235
Scotland 1989Group Stage311157
Italy 1991Quarter-Finals430162
Japan 1993Quarter-Finals411288
Ecuador 1995Group Stage300316
Egypt 1997Group Stage310247
New Zealand 1999Fourth Place631298
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Group Stage300338
Finland 2003Quarter-Finals420287
Peru 2005Quarter-Finals421175
South Korea 2007Round of 16410379
Nigeria 2009Round of 16420244
Mexico 2011Round of 16411246
United Arab Emirates 2013Did not qualify
Chile 2015Group Stage301238
Total15/1655196307595

Recent Fixtures and results

2014

2014 Mercedes Benz Aegean Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 321092+77
 Ukraine 312032+15
 Greece 302101-12
 Azerbaijan 301229–71

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 321084+47
 France 311164+24
 Norway 310269-33
 Scotland 302125–32

2014 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Norway 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 3
 Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0

2015

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Will Pulisic (1998-04-16) April 16, 1998 24 0 United States Richmond United
12 1GK Kevin Silva (1998-01-05) January 5, 1998 17 0 United States Players Development Academy

2 2DF Matthew Olosunde (1998-03-07) March 7, 1998 30 0 England Manchester United
5 2DF Hugo Arellano (C) (1998-03-05) March 5, 1998 27 2 United States LA Galaxy
4 2DF Alexis Velela (1998-04-17) April 17, 1998 27 1 United States San Diego Surf
15 2DF Daniel Barbir (1998-01-31) January 31, 1998 20 0 England West Bromwich Albion
3 2DF John Nelson (1998-07-11) July 11, 1998 23 0 United States Internationals
14 2DF Tanner Dieterich (1998-04-05) April 5, 1998 19 0 United States Real Salt Lake
18 2DF Tyler Adams (1999-02-14) February 14, 1999 23 0 United States New York Red Bulls

10 3MF Christian Pulisic (1998-09-18) September 18, 1998 34 20 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 3MF Luca de la Torre (1998-05-23) May 23, 1998 28 2 England Fulham
6 3MF Eric Calvillo (1998-01-02) January 2, 1998 27 0 United States Real So Cal
20 3MF Alejandro Zendejas (1998-02-07) February 7, 1998 27 4 United States Dallas
16 3MF Thomas McCabe (1998-04-04) April 4, 1998 23 0 United States Players Development Academy

7 4FW Haji Wright (1998-03-27) March 27, 1998 34 27 Germany Schalke 04
13 4FW McKinze Gaines (1998-03-02) March 2, 1998 30 5 Germany Vfl Wolfsburg
17 4FW Pierre Da Silva (1998-07-28) July 28, 1998 26 3 United States Orlando City B
11 4FW Joshua Pérez (1998-01-21) January 21, 1998 25 7 Italy Fiorentina
9 4FW Joe Gallardo (1998-01-01) January 1, 1998 19 14 Mexico Monterrey
19 4FW Brandon Vazquez (1998-10-14) October 14, 1998 6 3 Mexico Tijuana

Recent Call Ups

These Players have been called up for the national team in the current cycle

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eric Lopez (1999-03-05) March 5, 1999 2 0 United States LA Galaxy v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
GK Carlos Avilez (1999-01-09) January 9, 1999 1 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
GK Abraham Romaro (1998-02-15) February 15, 1998 1 0 United States LA Galaxy v.  Canada; November 17, 2013

DF George Braima (1998-02-01) February 1, 1998 9 1 United States Crew Soccer Academy v.  Qatar; November 22, 2014
DF Edwin Lara (1999-09-08) September 8, 1999 18 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Brazil; August 10, 2014
DF Nikkye De Point (1998-09-10) September 10, 1998 5 0 United States Empire Revolution v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF Miles Stray (1998-05-15) May 15, 1998 3 0 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF A. J. Palazzolo (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 2 0 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF Cristian Martinez (1998-04-15) April 15, 1998 1 0 United States NJSA 04 v.  Canada; November 17, 2013

MF Logan Panchot (1998-07-08) July 8, 1998 11 1 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri v.  Brazil; December 2, 2014
MF Keegan Kelly (1998-12-08) December 8, 1998 10 0 United States Baltimore Celtic SC v.  Brazil; December 2, 2014
MF Brian Zelaya (1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 7 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Weston McKennie (1998-08-28) August 28, 1998 6 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Jonathan Gonzalez (1999-04-13) April 13, 1999 3 0 Mexico Monterrey v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Kyle Gurrieri (1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 3 0 United States NJSA 04 v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Devin Vega (1998-12-11) December 11, 1998 3 1 United States San Antonio Scorpions v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
MF Nick Taitague (1999-02-17) February 17, 1999 2 1 United States Richmond United v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
MF Kevin Coleman (1998-03-01) March 1, 1998 1 0 United States FC Richmond v.  Canada; November 17, 2013

FW Kai Koreniuk (1998-03-01) March 1, 1998 6 1 Netherlands Vitesse Arnhem v.  Qatar; November 22, 2014
FW Elijah Rice (1998-02-18) February 18, 1998 12 4 United States Chicago Magic PSG v.  Panama; October 8, 2014
FW Eric Matzelevich (1998-11-28) November 28, 1998 3 1 United States Bethesda-Olney v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
FW Sean Teixeira (1998-03-17) March 17, 1998 1 1 United States New York Red Bulls v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Rolando Escudero (1998-01-13) January 13, 1998 1 0 United States Pateadores v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW David Loera (1998-09-10) September 10, 1998 1 0 United States Orlando City v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Jonathan Navarro (1998-08-11) August 11, 1998 0 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Toshiki Yasuda (1998-04-20) April 20, 1998 1 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Australia; September 2, 2015

See also

References

  1. "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. "Newsweek". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
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