MYNT U-19s Set For Nations Cup Slovenia Vs Malta, Croatia And Scotland
CHICAGO (September 16, 2022) – The United States Men’s Under-19 National Youth Team will face Malta, Croatia and Scotland at the Slovenia Cup of Nations in Terme Catez, Slovenia from 16 to 28 September.
Players born on or after January 1, 2004 are age eligible for this MYNT U-19 cycle and head coach Marko Mitrović called up 20 players in Slovenia, 10 born in 2004 and 10 born in 2005. All 20 players are age eligible. for next summer’s FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
MYNT U-19 ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB/COLLEGE; HOMETOWN) – SLOVENIA NATIONS CUP
GOALKEEPERS (2): Antonio Carrera (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Emmanuel Ochoa (San Jose Earthquakes; Salina, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (7): Noah Allen (Inter Miami CF; Pembroke Pines, Fla.), Reed Baker-Whiting (Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, Wash.), Alexander Freeman (Orlando City SC; Plantation, Fla.), Kobi Henry (Reims/FRA; Lakeland , Fla.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Celina, Texas), Thomas Williams (Orlando City SC; Titusville, Fla.), Joshua Wynder (Louisville City FC; Louisville, Ky.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; Miami, Fla.), Zach Booth (Leicester City/ENG; Eden, Utah), Bryan Moyado (LAFC; La Puente, Calif.), Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill). .), Jack Panayotou (Georgetown; Cambridge, Mass.), Marcel Ruszel (Torino/ITA; Chicago, Ill.), Owen Wolff (Austin FC; Austin, Texas)
FRONT (4): Favian Loyola (Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Rodrigo Neri (Atletico Madrid/ESP; Madrid, Spain), Oluwakorede Osundina (Orange County SC; Redmond, Wash.), Marcos Zambrano-Delgado (Philadelphia Union; Gladwyne, Pa ). .)
USA SCHEDULE – FOURTH NATIONS CUP SLOVENIA
Wednesday, September 21 – USA vs Malta – 1 pm ET
Friday, September 23 – USA vs. Croatia – 1 pm ET
Tuesday, September 27 – USA vs. Scotland – 11 am ET
Broadcast information for the Slovenia Cup of Nations has yet to be confirmed.
Goalkeeper Antonio Carrera and defender Noah Allen make their U-19 MYNT appearances after helping the U-20 MYNT win this summer’s Concacaf U-20 Championship and claim the qualification for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup and the 2024 Olympics. Allen scored in the final of the tournament against the Dominican Republic, while Carrera did not allow a goal in his two appearances in net. Defender Kobi Henry was previously called up to the senior USMNT as part of its December 2021 training camp but did not play in the USA’s match against Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Besides Allen and Carrera, midfielders Zach Booth and Marcel Ruszel are also making their first appearances with the U-19 MYNT. Defenders Reed Baker-Whiting and Nolan Norris, midfielders Benjamin Cremaschi and Bryan Moyado as well as forward Favian Loyola have all been part of the four U-19 MYNT training camps this year since Mitrović took over the leadership of the team in April.
The Slovenia Cup of Nations represents the first matches for the U-19 MYNT since an April friendly against England and Norway in Marbella, Spain. LU-19s beat England 2-1 on second half goals from forwards Oluwakorede Osudina and Rodrigo Neri, then beat Norway 3-0 with a strike from Neri and a goal from forward Sergio Oregel Jr. The three scorers return for this tournament.
Fifteen clubs are represented on the roster, led by three players from Orlando City SC and two each from FC Dallas and Inter Miami CF. Four players are based abroad in England, France, Italy and Spain. The players come from nine states, including six from Florida.