The U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team split its two matches against Argentina and Uruguay during its international camp from May 17-27. The team fell to Argentina 4-1 in its first match but bounced back with a 4-0 blanking of Uruguay in its second match. Five different players tallied goals for the team across both matches.
On May 22, the USA got off to a quick start against Argentina in Buenos Aires. Malik Jakupovic opened the scoring in the sixth minute to give the U.S. an early 1-0 lead.
The team held on to that lead until the 20th minute, when Argentina’s Simon Escobar equalized. Marcos Ortiz added another goal in the 27th minute, before Bruno Celan (62nd minute) and Patricio Delgado (83rd) added two goals on the other side of halftime to help Argentina claim a 4-1 victory.
-U.S. UNDER-16 BOY’S NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-16 Boys' Youth National Team vs. Argentina
Date: May 22, 2025
Competition: International Friendly Match
Venue: Predio Lionel A. Messi, Ezeiza, Argentina
Weather: 60 degrees, and sunny
Attendance: closed doors
| Scoring Summary |
1 |
2 |
F |
| USA |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| ARG |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| USA – Malik Jakupovic | 6th minute |
| ARG – Simon Escobar | 20 |
| ARG – Marcos Ortiz | 27 |
| ARG – Bruno Celan | 62 |
| ARG – Patricio Delgado | 83 |
Lineups
USA: 1-Eamon Schorzman, 2-Nash Dearmin (13-Edward Chadwick, 57), 3-Prince Forfor (19-Liam Vejrostek, 57), 4-Gianmarco DiNoto (14-Tyson Espy, 63), 5-Hugo Berg, 6-RokoPehar(Capt.)(20-Jacob Ramirez, 63), 7-Mattheo Dimareli (18-Maximus Steelman, 63), 8-Kaedren Spivey, 9-MalikJakupovic (16-Aaron Medina, 57), 10-Lukas Bruegmann (17-Paul Sokoloff, 57), 11-Darris Hyte (15-Tyler Gladstone, 63)
Subs not used: 12- Keller Abbott
Head coach: Alex Aldaz
ARG: 1-Leonel Pividori, 2-Alvaro Guich, 3-Simon Escobar, 4-Nahuel Duarte, 5-SantinoMambrin, 6-RamiroPassalacqua, 7-Juan Policella, 8-Marcos Ortiz, 9-Neri Romero, 10-Giovanni Baroni, 11-Tobias Goytia
Subs: 12-Valentin Regia, 13-Ramiro Sotelo, 14-Thiago Perez, 15-Lionel Leguizamon 16- Salvador Fuster, 17- Julian Islas, 18-Galo Escobar, 19-Benjamin Vallejos, 20-Lucas Scarlato, 21-Patricio Delgado, 22-FelipePalma, 24-Sebastian Galeano, 25-TizianoMartinez, 26- Bruno Celan
Head Coach: Diego Placente
Stats Summary: USA / ARG
Shots: 10 / 11
Shots on Goal: 4 / 9
Saves: 5 / 2
Corner Kicks: 4 / 2
Fouls: 9 / 8
Offside: 1 / 2
Officials:
Referee: Julian Beligoy
Assistant Referee 1: Matias Pino
Assistant Referee 2: Matias Panozzo
Fourth Official: Valentin Bocaccia
The USA bounced back following their loss to Argentina by blanking Uruguay in a 4-0 win on May 27 in Montevideo.
It took 21 minutes before the U.S. struck first thanks to Roko Pehar. Paul Sokoloff doubled the lead just before the half with a goal in the 41st minute.
Aaron Medina added insurance early in the second half, tallying a goal in the 48th minute. Then Darris Hyte finished the scoring in the 90th minute by converting a penalty kick.
Goalkeeper Paul Abbott walked away with an impressive clean sheet, making four saves to keep Uruguay off the scoresheet.
-U.S. UNDER-16 BOYS' NATIONAL TEAM MATCH REPORT-
Match: U.S. Under-16 Boys' Youth National Team vs. Uruguay
Date: May 27, 2025
Competition: International Friendly Match
Venue: Complejo Celeste, Montevideo Uruguay
Weather: 60 degrees, and cloudy with small drizzle
Attendance: closed doors
| Scoring Summary |
1 |
2 |
F |
| USA |
2 |
2 |
4 |
| ARG |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| USA – Roko Pehar | 21st minute |
| USA - Paul Sokoloff | 41 |
| USA - Aaron Medina | 48 |
| USA - Darris Hyte (PK) | 90 |
Lineups
USA: 1-Keller Abbott, 2-Edward Chadwick (Capt.) (17-Nash Dearmin, 57), 4-Tyson Espy (14-Gianmarco DiNoto, 63), 11-Tyler Gladstone (15-Darris Hyte, 63), 9-Aaron Medina, 10 PaulSokoloff (16-Lukas Bruegmann, 57), 7-Maximus Steelman (18-Mattheo Dimareli, 63), 5-Liam Vejrostek, 6-Jacob Ramirez, 8-Roko Pehar (19-Kaedren Spivey, 57), 3 Prince Forfor (13-Hugo Berg, 75)
Subs not used: 12-Eamon Schorzman, 20-Malik Jakupovic
URU: 1-Mateo Diaz, 2-Anthoni Bicera, 3-Braian Santa Cruz, 4-Santino Cabral, 5-Bruno Bueno, 6-Felipe DeLeón, 7-Nicolás Scotti, 18-Enzo Cabrera, 9-Thiago Mora, 10-Ignacio Melián, 11-Facundo Saldaña
Subs: N/A
Stats Summary: USA / URU
Shots: 13 / 11
Shots on Goal: 10 / 6
Saves: 4 / 5
Corner Kicks: 6 / 6
Fouls: 12 / 8
Offside: 0 / 1
Officials:
Referee: N/A
Assistant Referee 1:N/A
Assistant Referee 2:N/A
Fourth Official:N/A
