ATLANTA (Sept. 10, 2025) – U.S. Soccer announced the rosters for the upcoming U-16 and U-15 Boys’ National Team domestic training camps to take place from Sept.12-19 at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, Ga.
The camps are a 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.
The U-16 BNT will be led by new head coach Paul Simpson. A former professional player with over 600 appearances in the English Football League system, Simpson brings over 20 years of coaching experience to U.S. Soccer’s Youth National Team program.
Holder of the UEFA PRO license, Simpson's coaching resume includes the management of Rochdale FC, Carlisle United, Preston North End, Shrewsbury Town and Stockport County. Additionally, Simpson led the England Under-20 Men’s National Team from 2017-2020, guiding the side to the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup championship. Most recently he served as an assistant coach under Steve McClaren with the Jamaica Men’s National Team.
Twenty-three come from 13 different Major League Soccer club setups. Atlanta United, Philadelphia Union and St. Louis City lead the way with four player selections each, followed by two from FC Cincinnati and one apiece from Columbus Crew, D.C. United, FC Dallas, Houston Dynamo, LAFC, LA Galaxy, Nashville SC, New England Revolution and Seattle Sounders.
USL Championship club Sacramento Republic also has one player selected for this month’s squad.
This group of players is beginning the process toward qualification for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in Qatar. All players are born after Jan. 1, 2010.
U-16 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM (2010) – ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ryan Cloninger (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.), Zach Crider (FC Cincinnati; Loveland, Ohio), Jackson Dale (Seattle Sounders; Mercer Island, Wash.)
DEFENDERS (8): Sam Anderson (St. Louis City; Lake St. Louis, Mo.), Oli Beabout (FC Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Ohio), Fred Bond (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Josh Brown (Atlanta United; Snellville, Ga.), Landon Mulvenna (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Jaiden Paz (LA Galaxy; Manifee, Calif.), Luca Stephan (Nashville SC; Nashville, Tenn.), Chris Thompson (Philadelphia Union; Gloucester Township., N.J.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Samuel Diaz Gallego (Philadelphia Union; Richmond, Va.), Abdoulaye Diop (Philadelphia Union; Washington, D.C.), David IIevbare (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Eddie Niles (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.), Abraham Prado (LAFC; West Covina, Calif.) Matthew Shannon (Houston Dynamo; Kingswood, Texas), Alex Soria (FC Dallas; Burleson, Texas)
FORWARDS (6): Oscar Barrios Avilez (D.C. United; Washington, D.C.), Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Da'vian Kimbrough (Sacramento Republic; Woodland, Calif.), Kai Martinez (Atlanta United; Miami, Fla.), Brandon Velez (New England Revolution; Concord, Mass.), Blake Wilson (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.)
U-15 Boys’ National Team head coach Ross Brady has called up a 24-player roster that will train from Sept. 12-19 at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, Ga.
Twenty-two players from 16 different MLS academies are represented on this month’s U-15 BNT roster. The Chicago Fire and Houston Dynamo lead the way with three players apiece, followed byAtlanta United and FC Dallas who each have two selections. Charlotte FC, FC Cincinnati, Colorado Rapids, Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City, LA Galaxy, New York City FC, New York Red Bulls, Orlando City, Philadelphia Union, St. Louis City, San Jose Earthquakes all have one player represented on the squad.
The roster is rounded out by one player apiece from Barca Residency Academy of MLS NEXT and Pipeline SC of ECNL.
All players on this roster were born after Jan. 1, 2011.
U-15 BOYS NATIONAL TEAM (2011)- ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown):
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Jaimes Martinez (FC Dallas; Richardson, Texas), Luan Silva (Orlando City; Orlando, Fla.), Thomas White (Philadelphia Union; Atherton, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): Aiden Appiah (Colorado Rapids; Englewood, Colo.), Reggie Bailey (San Jose Earthquakes; Pleasanton, Calif.), Dempsey Biller (Chicago Fire; Plainfield, Ill.), Jensyn Goranson (Chicago Fire; Manteno, Ill.), Matthew Leone (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Jacob Mays (Pipeline SC; Baltimore, Md.),Easton Odom (Barca Residency Academy; La Mesa, Calif.), Harrison Storey (Chicago Fire; Lake Barrington, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Immanuel Adewunmi (Columbus Crew; Ann Arbor, Mich.), Bradley Castro (New York Red Bulls; South Plainfield, N.J.), Gideon Gomez (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Chris Gonzalez (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Samuel Harris (St. Louis City; St. Charles, Mo.), Zamir Loyo Reynaga (Sporting Kansas City; Las Vegas, Nev.), Cosimo Tristani (New York City FC; Staten Island, N.Y.)
FORWARDS (6): Daniel Brown (Charlotte FC; Durham, N.C.), Williver Chea (Atlanta United; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Benjamin Flowers (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Kenzynton Pierre (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Ryan Schlotterbeck (FC Cincinnati; Independence, Ky.), Santi Suarez-Couri (Atlanta United; Johns Creek, Ga.)
About the U.S. Way
The U.S. Way is a shared philosophy, strategy and a practical toolkit to enable excellence at every level of the game and for us to win. The U.S. Way is intended to work in partnership between the club and National Team environment to cultivate the next generation of talent with three areas of focus: World Class Development Pathways and Environments, including scaled Talent Identification, expanded Youth National Team programming and accelerated development and foundation building across the Extended National Teams; Shared and Scaled Infrastructure, highlighted by the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, U.S. Way digital platform and unified youth calendar; and Professional Development for the Entire Ecosystem, featuring formal courses, technical and administrative staff community building, leadership development, and best practice resource sharing. For more information, visit ussoccer.com/ourvision/us-way.
