Eighty Players Set for U-14 Boys’ Central Region Talent Identification Camp in Houston
The April camp will continue to expand and improve the Men’s Youth National Team player pool
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ATLANTA (April 24, 2025) – With the ongoing objective to expand and improve the Men’s Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer will hold its third regional mini-camp of 2025 as part of the Under-14 Boys’ Talent Identification Program. Eighty players from the Central Region, all born in 2011, will come together at the Houston Sports Park in Houston, TX April 24-28, 2025.
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Director – Men’s Youth National Teams Garrett Biller will oversee the event alongside U.S. Soccer Talent ID Manager – South Arturo Alvarez and Talent ID Manager – Central Luis Seijas.
A total of 80 players representing 11 states and one from Brazil are on the roster, including Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin. They will be divided into sub-regional teams of 20: Atlantic, Central, Frontier, Texas.
This event is the final of three U-14 TID regional mini-camps being held this spring. The West region gathered in Southern California at the end of February and East Region in March.
U.S. UNDER-14 BOYS’ CENTRAL REGION TID MINI-CAMP ROSTER BY POSITION:
Goalkeepers (8): Alex Bayraktarov (Chicago Fire FC; Hoffman Estates, IL), Pablo Gonzalez (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, TX), Parker Henry (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Denver, CO), David Jaimes Martinez (FC Dallas; Richardson, TX), Ryan Ramsey (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, MO), Tristin Sackett (La Roca FC; Farmington, UT), Ben Saunders (FC Cincinnati; Hebron, KY), George Semenec (Cleveland Force SC; Parma, OH)
Defenders (26): Pierce Bikoko (FC Cincinnati; Liberty Township, OH), Dempsey Biller (Chicago Fire FC; Plainfield, IL), Kian Chea (Columbus Crew; Galloway, OH), Connor Curtin (Sockers FC Chicago; Palatine, IL), Ali Divanovic (FC Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH), Alex Eschmann (Real Colorado; Lone Tree, CO), Jensyn Goranson (Chicago Fire FC; Manteno, IL), Nicholas Goff (Cincinnati United Soccer Club; Cincinnati, OH), Drew Hoerner (Global Football Innovation Academy; Rosenberg, TX), Cole Keenan (FC Cincinnati; Noblesville, IN), Gage Lewis (Michigan Wolves; Ann Arbor, MI), Eli McGowan (Impact United SC; Taylorsville, UT), Marshall Miller (Austin FC; Dripping Springs, TX), Will Moddelmog (Houston Dynamo FC; Sugar Land, TX), Jackson Pea (FC Dallas; Frisco, TX), Gabriel Pinedo (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Aurora, CO), Kaden Pope (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, MO), Albayro Ruiz Mota (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Denver, CO), Paapa Sam (Forth Worth Vaqueros FC Academy; Grand Prairie, TX), Joel Sanchez (Real Colorado; Denver, CO), Johnny Shields (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; Fenton, MO), Igor Silva (Team Challenger FC; Indaiatuba, Sao Paulo), Harrison Storey (Chicago Fire FC; Lake Barrington, IL), Lorenzo Uribe (Bavarian United SC; Milwaukee, WI), Jonathan Vargas (FC Dallas; Grand Prairie, TX), Felix Ventura (La Roca FC; Brigham City, UT)
Midfielders (22): Immanuel Adewunmi (Michigan Wolves; Ann Arbor, MI), Aiden Appiah (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Englewood, CO), Owen Bennett (Impact United SC; Draper, UT), Donovan Bazile (FC Cincinnati; Dayton, OH), Harrison Blackburn (Oklahoma Energy FC; Oklahoma City, OK), Ashyr Brooks (Kings Hammer FC; Cincinnati, OH), Elvis Caushaj (Michigan Wolves; West Bloomfield, MI), Hudson Cicala (Columbus Crew; Columbus, OH), Thomas Dimaria (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, MO), Samuel Harris (St. Louis City SC; St. Charles, MO), Patrick Holland (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; St. Louis, MO), Elijah Kelcher (Sporting Kansas City; Blue Springs, MO), Carlos Lopez (Austin FC; San Antonio, TX), Zamir Loyo Reynaga (Sporting Kansas City; Las Vegas, NV), Alan Macias (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Commerce City, CO), Emilio Maldonado (Global Football Innovation Academy; Montgomery, TX), Marcelo Munoz (Austin FC; Austin, TX), Knox Napoe (Chicago FC United; Chicago, IL), Daniel Villareal (FC Dallas; Garland, TX), Emmett Wilson (St. Louis City SC; St Louis, MO), Gideon Gomez (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, TX), Chris Gonzalez (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, TX)
Forwards (24): Rijkaard Atali (Houston Dynamo FC; Pearland, TX), Devon Coates (St. Louis City SC; Glen Carbon, IL), Sawyer Cornell (HTX; The Woodlands, TX), Josmain Delgado Diaz (Sporting Kansas City; Olathe, KS), Graham Dixon (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, IL), Benjamin Flowers (FC Dallas; Frisco, TX), Mehmet Icel (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; St. Louis, MO), Kade Kolling (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Erie, CO), Joseph Lindman (Michigan Wolves; Northville, MI), Miroslav Levkovsky (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, MO), Gavin Luna (Oklahoma Energy FC; Oklahoma, OK), Adrian Maldonado (FC Cincinnati; Indianapolis, IN), Isaac Martinez (Albion SC Colorado; Denver, CO), Uriel Mendoza (Solar Soccer Club; Arlington, TX), Germain Mulume (Louisville City FC; Louisville, KY), Oscar Olsen (Houston Dynamo FC; Washington, DC), Aiden Pardo (Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City, MO), Kenzynton Pierre (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, TX), Ty Pledger (Cincinnati United Soccer Club; Franklin, OH), Rubendihno Rivera (Colorado Rapids Youth SC; Denver, CO), Ryan Schlotterbeck (FC Cincinnati; Independence, KY), Markas Steponavicius (Chicago Fire FC; Naperville, IL), Lincon Strohm (Columbus Crew; Warren, OH), Leonardo Woehl (Sockers FC Chicago; Mequon, WI)
The U-14 TID Program is designed to discover a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group and build the player pool foundation for the U-15 Boys’ National Team while introducing them to The U.S. Way. The mini-camp format helps to evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging and challenging environment.
In addition to expanding the YNT player pool at its early stages, this scouting and identification structure allows top players at the U-14 age level time to absorb core principles of The U.S. Way playing philosophy and other high performance education topics such as nutrition, rest and recovery and self-evaluation tools to help them take further responsibility for their own development. Travel is minimized through the regional mini-camp set-up, helping reduce days away from home, school and club.
The program also offers the opportunity to bolster U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts. U.S. Soccer scouts serve as assistant coaches for the sub-regional teams, furthering their education and development while also building the Federation’s connection with clubs across the country.