United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMikey Varas
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Jamaica 1–1 United States 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 13–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
(Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–1 United States 
(Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1981)
Best resultFourth place (1989)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampions (2017, 2018, 2022)

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Competitive record

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
1977 Tunisiadid not qualify
1979 Japan
1981 AustraliaGroup stage15th301218Squad
1983 MexicoGroup stage11th310235Squad
1985 Soviet Uniondid not qualify
1987 ChileGroup stage10th310223Squad
1989 Saudi ArabiaFourth place4th621379Squad
1991 Portugaldid not qualify
1993 AustraliaQuarter-finals8th411287Squad
1995 Qatardid not qualify
1997 MalaysiaRound of 1615th410326Squad
1999 NigeriaRound of 1611th420277Squad
2001 ArgentinaRound of 1613th411255Squad
2003 United Arab EmiratesQuarter-finals5th530296Squad
2005 NetherlandsRound of 1611th421133Squad
2007 CanadaQuarter-finals7th5311126Squad
2009 EgyptGroup stage18th310247Squad
2011 Colombiadid not qualify
2013 TurkeyGroup stage22nd301239Squad
2015 New ZealandQuarter-finals7th531174Squad
2017 South KoreaQuarter-finals6th5221126Squad
2019 PolandQuarter-finals6th530286Squad
2021 IndonesiaCancelled
2023 Argentinaqualified
Total Fourth place 662610309397

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
19511983See United States men's national soccer team
1987 United StatesGroup stage311133
1991 CubaChampions1st5500104
1995 ArgentinaGroup stage300309
19992003See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total Champions 116141316

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year Host Round Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
1962 Panamadid not enter
1964 GuatemalaGroup stage402248
1970 Cubadid not enter
1973 Mexico
1974 CanadaPlayoff round422053
1976 Puerto RicoThird place3rd75021910
1978 HondurasSecond round521274
1980 United StatesRunners-up2nd7511154
1982 GuatemalaRunners-up2nd7421145
1984 Trinidad and TobagoFourth place4th8323118
1986 Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd7322103
1988 GuatemalaThird place3rd7403119
1990 GuatemalaThird place3rd5302105
1992 CanadaRunners-up2nd6501154
1994 HondurasGroup stage5th320194
1996 MexicoThird place3rd521275
1998 Guatemala,  Trinidad and Tobago1st, Group B3210123
2001 Canada,  Trinidad and Tobago2nd, Group A3210112
2003 Panama,  United States2nd, Group B320153
2005 United States,  Honduras1st, Group A3300101Squad
2007 Panama,  Mexico1st, Group A321091Squad
2009 Trinidad and TobagoRunners-up2nd522153Squad
2011 GuatemalaQuarterfinal5th320172Squad
2013 MexicoRunners-up2nd5401106Squad
2015 JamaicaThird place3rd6411142Squad
2017 Costa RicaChampions1st6411114Squad
2018 United StatesChampions1st8800462Squad
2020 HondurasCancelled
2022 HondurasChampions1st7610312Squad
Total Champions 130812128308103

Honors

Recent results and fixtures

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2022

June 18 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship United States  10–0  Saint Kitts and Nevis Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 110
Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica)
June 22 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship United States  3–0  Cuba Tegucigalpa, Honduras
19:30
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 160
Referee: Selvin Brown (Honduras)
June 25 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship R16 United States  5–0  Nicaragua Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Report Stadium: Estadio Nacional
Attendance: 250
Referee: Keylor Herrera (Costa Rica)
September 21 2022 Revelations Cup Peru  1–3  United States Mexico
  • Vásquez 17'
Report

2023

March 22 Friendly United States  0–4  France Marbella, Spain
11:00 ET Report
March 24 Friendly United States  2–4  England Marbella, Spain
11:00 ET Paredes 37'
Wolff 51'
Report
March 28 Friendly United States  0–0  Serbia Marbella, Spain
9:00 ET Report

Players

Current squad

The following 21 players were named to the squad for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[3]

Caps and goals are updated as of March 28, 2023 after the match against Serbia.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Antonio Carrera (2004-03-15) March 15, 2004 4 0 United States FC Dallas
1 1GK Gabriel Slonina (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 5 0 England Chelsea
1GK Alexander Borto (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 2 0 England Fulham

2 2DF Mauricio Cuevas (2003-02-10) February 10, 2003 13 1 United States LA Galaxy
4 2DF Marcus Ferkranus (2003-05-10) May 10, 2003 11 0 United States LA Galaxy
5 2DF Brandan Craig (2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 10 1 United States Philadelphia Union
13 2DF Jonathan Gomez (2003-09-01) September 1, 2003 6 0 Spain Real Sociedad
17 2DF Joshua Wynder (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 2 0 United States Louisville City
2DF Justin Che (2003-11-18) November 18, 2003 6 0 Germany TSG 1899 Hoffenheim
2DF Caleb Wiley (2003-11-06) November 6, 2003 5 0 United States Atlanta United FC

8 3MF Jack McGlynn (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 16 2 United States Philadelphia Union
18 3MF Obed Vargas (2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 4 0 United States Seattle Sounders
20 3MF Rokas Pukštas (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 12 1 Croatia Hajduk Split
16 3MF Owen Wolff (2004-12-30) December 30, 2004 3 1 United States Austin FC
15 3MF Diego Luna (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 16 4 United States Real Salt Lake
3MF Daniel Edelman (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 10 0 United States New York Red Bulls
3MF Niko Tsakiris (2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 5 3 United States San Jose Earthquakes

7 4FW Quinn Sullivan (2004-03-27) March 27, 2004 15 7 United States Philadelphia Union
11 4FW Kevin Paredes (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 6 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
19 4FW Darren Yapi (2004-11-19) November 19, 2004 3 0 United States Colorado Rapids
4FW Cade Cowell (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 7 2 United States San Jose Earthquakes

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Chris Brady (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 7 0 United States Chicago Fire 2022 Revelations Cup

DF Thomas Williams (2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 2 0 United States Orlando City March 2023 friendlies
DF Michael Halliday (2003-01-22) January 22, 2003 6 0 United States Orlando City March 2023 friendlies
DF Jalen Neal (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 8 1 United States LA Galaxy 2022 Revelations Cup
DF Noah Allen (2004-04-28) April 28, 2004 5 1 United States Inter Miami 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
DF Jaziel Orozco (2004-06-02) June 2, 2004 United States Real Salt Lake 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ALT

MF Alejandro Alvarado Jr. (2003-07-29) July 29, 2003 6 0 Portugal Vizela March 2023 friendlies
MF Caden Clark (2003-05-27) May 27, 2003 8 2 United States New York Red Bulls 2022 Revelations Cup
MF Tarun Karumanchi (2003-04-01) April 1, 2003 United States UCLA Bruins 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship ALT

FW Paxten Aaronson (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 10 5 Germany Eintracht Frankfurt March 2023 friendlies
FW Brian Gutierrez (2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 4 1 United States Chicago Fire 2022 Revelations Cup
FW Jackson Hopkins (2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 3 0 United States D.C. United 2022 Revelations Cup
FW Tyler Wolff (2003-02-13) February 13, 2003 5 1 United States Atlanta United FC 2022 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1Brek Shea2007–200917
2Freddy Adu2003–200916
3Romain Gall2014–201513
Scott E. Kennedy1992–199313
5Eddie Johnson2003–200412
Jacob Peterson2004–200512
7Jeremy Ebobisse2016–201711
8Will John200510
9Chad Barrett2004–20059

Coaches

Name Years
Angus McAlpine 1983
Derek Armstrong 1987
Bob Gansler 1989
Bobby Howe 1993
Jay Hoffman 1997
Sigi Schmid 1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz 1999–2001
Thomas Rongen 2002–2004
Sigi Schmid 2005
Thomas Rongen 2006–2011
Tab Ramos 2011–2019
Anthony Hudson 2020–2021
Mikey Varas 2021–

See also

References

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