CHICAGO (July 13, 2018) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team will gather for a training camp from July 15-22 in Raleigh, N.C. for the program’s fourth activity this cycle that began with the first-ever U.S. Soccer Men’s YNT Summit in January. U-20 MNT head coach Tab Ramos has called 20 players to the camp.
Of the 20 players called in, three have ties to North Carolina Football Club. Goalkeeper George Marks came through the NCFC Youth Academy and spent the last two seasons with North Carolina FC. Additionally, Marks featured for NCFC U-23 during the PDL season in 2018. Fellow Academy product and Garner, N.C., native Manny Perez will join Marks at the camp along with former NCFC U-23 player and U.S. U-17 standout George Acosta.
“I am really looking forward to this camp and to the addition of some new players,” Ramos said. “It is important, at this time, to widen our player pool and provide new opportunities so that we can begin making decisions about who will be part of our core group in U-20 World Cup Qualifying in November”
With the recent news that the Concacaf Under-20 Championship will be played at IMG Academy from Nov. 1-21. Ramos and the Youth National Team coaching staff are continuing to adjust to the shortened cycle calendar. The tournament, which will qualify four nations for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, will feature all 34 Concacaf U-20 member association for the first time in the history of the competition.
Eight players are being called up to the U-20 MNT for the first time: goalkeepers Justin Garces (Atlanta United FC) and George Marks (Clemson University), defenders Chris Gloster (Hannover 96) and Lennard Maloney (FC Union Berlin), midfielders Taylor Booth (Unattached) and Sean Zawadzki (Crew SC Academy), and forwards George Acosta (Boca Juniors) and Sebastian Soto (Real Salt Lake).
Of the 20 players named, 12 were born in 1999, the age cut-off year for the 2019 U-20 World Cup. Seven were born in 2000 and the only 2001 birth year called up is Booth.
U.S. U-20 MNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Justin Garces (Atlanta United FC; Miami, Fla.), George Marks (Clemson University; Raleigh, N.C.), Trey Muse (Indiana University; Tukwila, Wash.)
DEFENDERS (5): Chris Gloster (Hannover 96; South Orange, N.J.), Lennard Maloney (FC Union Berlin; Berlin, Germany), Manny Perez (N.C. State University; Garner, N.C.), Sam Rogers (Seattle Sounds FC; Seattle, Wash.), Aedan Stanley (St. Louis FC, Columbia, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Taylor Booth (Unattached; Eden, Utah), Chris Goslin (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Richie Ledezma (Real Salt Lake; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas, Highland Village, Texas), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Birmingham, Ala.), Aristotle Zarris (LA Galaxy; Sarasota, Fla.), Sean Zawadski (Crew SC Academy; Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
FORWARDS (5): George Acosta (Boca Juniors; Miami, Fla.), Shaft Brewer Jr. (LAFC; Sacramento, Calif.), Griffin Dorsey (Indiana University; Evergreen, Colo.), Justin Rennicks (Indiana University; Hamilton, Mass.), Sebastian Soto (Real Salt Lake; Carlsbad, Calif.)
CHICAGO (July 13, 2018) – The U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team will gather for a training camp from July 15-22 in Raleigh, N.C. for the program’s fourth activity this cycle that began with the first-ever U.S. Soccer Men’s YNT Summit in January. U-20 MNT head coach Tab Ramos has called 20 players to the camp.
Of the 20 players called in, three have ties to North Carolina Football Club. Goalkeeper George Marks came through the NCFC Youth Academy and spent the last two seasons with North Carolina FC. Additionally, Marks featured for NCFC U-23 during the PDL season in 2018. Fellow Academy product and Garner, N.C., native Manny Perez will join Marks at the camp along with former NCFC U-23 player and U.S. U-17 standout George Acosta.
“I am really looking forward to this camp and to the addition of some new players,” Ramos said. “It is important, at this time, to widen our player pool and provide new opportunities so that we can begin making decisions about who will be part of our core group in U-20 World Cup Qualifying in November”
With the recent news that the Concacaf Under-20 Championship will be played at IMG Academy from Nov. 1-21. Ramos and the Youth National Team coaching staff are continuing to adjust to the shortened cycle calendar. The tournament, which will qualify four nations for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, will feature all 34 Concacaf U-20 member association for the first time in the history of the competition.
Eight players are being called up to the U-20 MNT for the first time: goalkeepers Justin Garces (Atlanta United FC) and George Marks (Clemson University), defenders Chris Gloster (Hannover 96) and Lennard Maloney (FC Union Berlin), midfielders Taylor Booth (Unattached) and Sean Zawadzki (Crew SC Academy), and forwards George Acosta (Boca Juniors) and Sebastian Soto (Real Salt Lake).
Of the 20 players named, 12 were born in 1999, the age cut-off year for the 2019 U-20 World Cup. Seven were born in 2000 and the only 2001 birth year called up is Booth.
U.S. U-20 MNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Justin Garces (Atlanta United FC; Miami, Fla.), George Marks (Clemson University; Raleigh, N.C.), Trey Muse (Indiana University; Tukwila, Wash.)
DEFENDERS (5): Chris Gloster (Hannover 96; South Orange, N.J.), Lennard Maloney (FC Union Berlin; Berlin, Germany), Manny Perez (N.C. State University; Garner, N.C.), Sam Rogers (Seattle Sounds FC; Seattle, Wash.), Aedan Stanley (St. Louis FC, Columbia, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Taylor Booth (Unattached; Eden, Utah), Chris Goslin (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Richie Ledezma (Real Salt Lake; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas, Highland Village, Texas), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Birmingham, Ala.), Aristotle Zarris (LA Galaxy; Sarasota, Fla.), Sean Zawadski (Crew SC Academy; Olmsted Falls, Ohio)
FORWARDS (5): George Acosta (Boca Juniors; Miami, Fla.), Shaft Brewer Jr. (LAFC; Sacramento, Calif.), Griffin Dorsey (Indiana University; Evergreen, Colo.), Justin Rennicks (Indiana University; Hamilton, Mass.), Sebastian Soto (Real Salt Lake; Carlsbad, Calif.)
