CHICAGO (Nov. 7, 2025) – The U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team will gather in West Palm Beach, Fla. for training camp from Nov. 10-16.
Head coach Gonzalo Segares called up 24 players for the camp as preparations continue for next February’s Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, which will send eight teams to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup. The U.S. is seeking a record 19th U-17 World Cup berth and will face the U.S. Virgin Islands, St. Kitts and Nevis and Cuba at the qualifying tournament, set for Feb. 7-16 in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2008 are age-eligible for next year’s Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers. Segares selected 22 players born in 2008 and two born in 2009- forward Mathis Albert and midfielder Cavan Sullivan.
The roster features players from 13 Major League Soccer clubs, led by three from the Philadelphia Union and Real Salt Lake. Two players each come from the LA Galaxy and Sporting Kansas City.
U.S. U-17 MYNT ROSTER – NOVEMBER TRAINING CAMP
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jack Kortkamp (Sporting Kansas; Olathe, Kan.), William Mackay (Real Salt Lake; Highland, Utah), Owen Pratt (LA Galaxy; San Clemente, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): Keehan Barret-Underwood (Liverpool/ENG; Widnes, England), Christopher Cupps (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), Jordan Griffin (Philadelphia Union; West Chester, Pa.), Pedro Guimaraes (Orange County SC; Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Ian James (Sporting Kansas City; St. Paul, Minn.), Enrique Martinez (LA Galaxy; Compton, CA), Victor Vandenbroucke (Gent/BEL; Woodland Hills, Calif.), Gio Villa (Real Salt Lake; Chicago, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Maximo Carrizo (New York City FC; Greenwich, Conn.), Luca Moisa (Real Salt Lake; Las Vegas, Nev.), Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United FC; Holly Springs, Ga.), Cristiano Santos Oliveira (New England Revolution; Somerville, Mass.), Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Jude Terry (Los Angeles FC; San Diego, Calif.)
FORWARDS (7): Chase Adams (Columbus Crew; Naperville, Ill.), Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund/GER; El Segundo, Calif.), Chance Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; Ceres, Calif.), Lionel Gitau (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas), Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Jamir Johnson (Philadelphia Union; Huntsville, Ala.), Austyn Jones (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Houten, Netherlands)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- In addition to the 13 MLS clubs represented on the roster, defender Pedro Guimares plays in the USL Championship for Orange County SC.
- Four players are based abroad in Belgium, England, Germany and the Netherlands.
- Midfielder Cavan Sullivan will play for Philadelphia Union 2 against North Texas SC in the MLS NEXT Pro Cup on Saturday, Nov. 9.
- Ten players return from the U-17 MYNT roster at September’s Vaclav Jezek Tournament in the Czech Republic.
- Facing U-18 competition, the U.S. went 1-1-1 against Germany, Czech Republic and Slovakia. Forward Mathis Albert led the team in scoring with two goals, while midfielder Jude Terry also tallied.
- Four players are signed to MLS Homegrown contracts: midfielders Maximo Carrizo and Sullivan plus forwards Chance Cowell and Julian Hall.
- Defenders Pedro Guimaraes and Gio Villa appeared in all three U-16 training camps for the 2008 age group as well as the first two U-17 training camps held thus far.
- Cowell is the younger brother of USMNT forward Cade Cowell.
