May Camp Continues Efforts to Expand and Improve the Men’s Youth National Team Player Pool
May Camp Continues Efforts to Expand and Improve the Men’s Youth National Team Player Pool
ATLANTA (May 20, 2025) – With the ongoing objective to expand and improve the Men’s Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer will hold its first national camp of 2025 as part of the Under-14 Boys’ Talent Identification Program. Sixty players from around the country, all born in 2011, will come together from May 23-28 in Chula Vista, Calif.
U.S. Soccer Talent ID Director of Men’s Youth National Teams Garrett Biller will oversee the event alongside U.S. Soccer Talent ID Managers Arturo Alvarez (South), Luis Seijas (Central), Rob Irvine (Northeast), Chris Kranjc (Southeast) and West Roberto Gimenez (West).
A total of 58 players representing 21 states are on the roster, including Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.
Prior to this event, U.S. Soccer held three U-14 TID regional mini-camps in the spring. The West region gathered at the end of February, the East region came together in March, and the Central region held its camp at the end of April.
Goalkeepers (6): Alex Bayraktarov (Chicago Fire; Hoffman Estates, Ill.), David Jaimes Martinez (FC Dallas; Richardson, Texas), Tristan Kirk (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Luan Silva (Orlando City; Orlando, Fla.), Luca Shevchenko (Los Angeles Galaxy; Westlake Village, Calif.), Thomas White (San Jose Earthquakes; Atherton, Calif.)
Defenders (19): Reggie Bailey (San Jose Earthquakes; Pleasanton, Calif.), Dempsey Biller (Chicago Fire; Plainfield, Ill.), Isaiah Fabunmi (D.C. United; Ashburn, Va.), Jaxson Fulmer (Philadelphia Union; Chalfont, Pa.), Jensyn Goranson (Chicago Fire; Manteno, Ill.), Matthew Leone (Los Angeles Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Gage Lewis (Michigan Wolves; Ann Arbor, Mich.), Jacob Mays (Pipeline SC; Baltimore, Md.), Wilson Mazariegos (San Jose Earthquakes; Novato, Calif.), Nathaniel Mitev (NASA Tophat Soccer Club; Roswell, Ga.), Edgar Moreno (Nashville SC; Murfreesboro, Tenn.), Owen Northup (Pateadores SC; Orange, Calif.), Ethan O'Neil (Rebels Soccer Club; San Diego, Calif.), Easton Odom (Rebels Soccer Club; La Mesa, Calif.), Jackson Pea (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Santiago Salazar (Inter Miami; Miami, Fla.), Joel Sanchez (Real Colorado; Denver, Colo.), Jayden Staines (Sacramento Republic; Sacramento, Calif.), Harrison Storey (Chicago Fire; Lake Barrington, Ill.)
Midfielders (19): Maxi Alvarez (Orlando City; Kissimmee, Fla.), Aiden Appiah (Colorado Rapids Youth; Englewood, Colo.), Alex Bonner (New York City FC; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Ashyr Brooks (Kings Hammer FC; Cincinnati, Ohio), Bradley Castro (New York Red Bulls; South Plainfield, N.J.), Sameer Chatani (Silva Soccer Academy; Tampa, Fla.), Kevin Curiel Huerta (FC Bay Area Surf; Manteca, Calif.), 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.), Knox Napoe (Chicago FC United; Chicago, Ill.), Jacob Rath (Atlanta United; Dunwoody, Ga.), Thiago Romany (Los Angeles Galaxy; Toronto, Canada), Diego Ros (Barca Residency Academy; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Nat Saffiedine (Murrieta Soccer Academy; Winchester, Calif.), Cosimo Tristani (New York City FC; Staten Island, N.Y.), Levi Welch (Los Angeles FC; Los Angeles, Calif.), Yulian Benitez (Next Level Soccer- Arizona; Gilbert, Ariz.)
Forwards (16): Rikelme De Almeida (New England Revolution; Brockton, Mass.), Grant Choi (Seattle United; Bellevue, Wash.), Williver Chea (Lanier Soccer Academy; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Daniel Brown (Charlotte FC; Durham, N.C.), Benjamin Flowers (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Mason Jackson (Strikers FC; San Marcos, Calif.), Kade Kolling (Colorado Rapids Youth; Erie, Colo.), Arseniy Kopytchak (New York Red Bulls; Yonkers, N.Y.), Samuel Lara (Northern Virginia Alliance; Santa Cruz, Bolivia), Miroslav Levkovsky (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.), Kenzynton Pierre (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Troy Raneses (Sacramento Republic; Folsom, Calif.), Ryan Schlotterbeck (FC Cincinnati; Independence, Ky.), Santi Suarez-Couri (Atlanta United; Johns Creek, Ga.), Juan Pablo Torres (San Jose Earthquakes; Lindsay, Calif.), Christian Vanney (Los Angeles Galaxy; Redondo Beach, Calif.)
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.
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