CHICAGO (Jan. 10, 2025) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team will start 2025 with a training camp in West Palm Beach, Fla. from Jan. 11-19.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2005 are age-eligible for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup, set for Sept. 27-Oct. 19 in Chile. For this training camp, head coach Marko Mitrović called up eight players born in 2005, nine born in 2006 and five born in 2007.
A total of 11 Major League Soccer clubs are represented on the roster, led by two players each from LAFC and Real Salt Lake. Seven are based abroad in Germany (four players) and England (three).
“With the World Cup on the horizon, we’re excited to get this year started together in Florida,” said Mitrović. “Each training camp has been a step forward for this group and we look forward to continuing the work towards our goals this week in Florida. Together with our Talent ID department, we’ve put together a strong, diverse group of players and I can’t wait to get started on the field.”
U-20 MNT ROSTER – JANUARY TRAINING CAMP (CLUB; HOMETOWN)
Goalkeepers (2): Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids; Castle Pines, Colo.), Gavin Beavers (Real Salt Lake; Henderson, Nev.)
Defenders (9): Freddie Anderson (Stoke City/ENG; Manchester, England), Luca Bombino (LAFC; Saugus, Calif.), Grayson Dettoni (Bayern Munich/GER; Munich, Germany), Aiden Harangi (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Reston, Va.), Ethan Kohler (Werder Bremen/GER; Campbell, Calif.), Drew Murray (Freiburg/GER; San Jose, Calif.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas), Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC; Roseville, Calif.)
Midfielders (7): Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC; Dallas, Texas), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Darius Lane (Brighton Hove Albion/ENG; London, England), Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes; San Francisco, Calif.), Bryan Moyado (LAFC; La Puente, Calif.), Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC; Chicago, Ill.)
Forwards (4): Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Warrington, England), Caden Glover (St. Louis City SC; Columbia, Ill.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Ruben Ramos Jr. (LA Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.)
During the camp, the U-20s will spend a day training with the senior Men’s National Team in Florida. They’ll finish the week of training with a scrimmage against MLS club Nashville SC on Jan. 18.
LAST TIME OUT
Eight players return from the U-20 MNT’s November trip to southern Spain where they defeated Korea Republic 3-0 and took down France 2-1. The U.S. battled Korea Republic to a scoreless first half before Atlanta United forward Luke Brennan netted the opening goal shortly after the break. New England Revolution winger Peyton Miller added a tally in the 73rd and San Jose Earthquakes midfielder Niko Tsakiris added an exclamation point in stoppage time for the final 3-0 result.
Against France, Borussia Dortmund forward Cole Campbell put the U.S. up 1-0 in the 15th minute but Les Bleus tied things up less than 10 minutes later. Columbus Crew midfielder Taha Habroune found the game-winner midway through the second half to secure the USA’s second win of the window.
TICKET PUNCHED
Twelve players on the January camp roster helped the USA secure its U-20 World Cup berth with a runner-up showing at the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship in Mexico: Adam Beaudry, Luca Bombino, Keyrol Figueroa, Zavier Gozo, Taha Habroune, Aiden Harangi, Ethan Kohler, Cruz Medina, Nolan Norris, Sergio Oregel Jr., Brooklyn Raines and Ruben Ramos Jr.
Ramos Jr. scored two crucial goals for the U.S., netting the World Cup-clinching goal in the 1-0 quarterfinal victory vs. Guatemala and the game-winner in the 2-1 semifinal win vs. Panama. Beaudry backstopped the U.S. throughout the knockout stage, including a massive penalty save in the 90th minute against Guatemala to lock up the USA’s World Cup berth.
EXPERIENCE ON THE WORLD STAGE
A number of players already have represented the United States on some of the game’s biggest stages. Six players were a part of the U.S. roster at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, leading the U.S. to the knockout stage before a narrow defeat to eventual champion Germany: Adam Beaudry, Matthew Corcoran, Keyrol Figueroa, Taha Habroune, Aiden Harangi and Cruz Medina.
In addition, three players helped the U.S. finish fourth at the 2023 PanAmerican Games, the USA’s best showing at the tournament since 1999: Nolan Norris, Sergio Oregel Jr. and Brooklyn Raines.
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- After five training camps in 2024 for the 2005 age group, this is the first of 2025. Three players have appeared in all six camps: Taha Habroune, Ethan Kohler and Nolan Norris.
- Two players are based at clubs in the USL Championship: Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC) and Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC).
- Three of the seven players based abroad developed at U.S. professional clubs. Keyrol Figueroa (FC Dallas), Ethan Kohler (San Jose Earthquakes) and Drew Murray (San Jose Earthquakes) came up in MLS set-ups, while Kohler and Murray also spent time with Oakland Roots SC in the USL Championship.
- The five players born in 2007 are also age-eligible for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup: Caden Glover, Zavier Gozo, Darius Lane, Ruben Ramos Jr. and Ukaegbu.
- The players hail from eight different states, led by seven from California.
