United States men's national under-17 soccer team

United States Under-17
Nickname(s) Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
Association United States
Soccer Federation
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Richie Williams
Captain Hugo Arellano
FIFA code USA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Guinea 1 – 0 United States 
(Beijing, China; July 31, 1985)
Biggest win
 United States 11 – 0 Kyrgyzstan 
(Baku, Azerbaijan; May 30, 2013)
Biggest defeat

 Oman 4 – 0 United States 
(Alexandria, Egypt; September 6, 1997)
 Germany 4 – 0 United States 
(Querétaro, Mexico; June 30, 2011)
 Czech Republic 4 – 0 United States 
(Turkey; January 20, 2012)

Records for competitive matches only.

The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is the national under-17 association football team of the United States and is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years.

History

CONCACAF U-17 Championship Record

FIFA U-17 World Cup Record

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
China 1985Group Stage310235
Canada 1987Group Stage310235
Scotland 1989Group Stage311157
Italy 1991Quarter-Finals430162
Japan 1993Quarter-Finals411288
Ecuador 1995Group Stage300316
Egypt 1997Group Stage310247
New Zealand 1999Fourth Place631298
Trinidad and Tobago 2001Group Stage300338
Finland 2003Quarter-Finals420287
Peru 2005Quarter-Finals421175
South Korea 2007Round of 16410379
Nigeria 2009Round of 16420244
Mexico 2011Round of 16411246
United Arab Emirates 2013Did not qualify
Chile 2015Qualified
Total15/1652195287287

Fixtures and results

2013

2013 Nike U-17 Friendlies

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3201104+66
 Brazil 311146–24
 Portugal 31116604
 England 3102610–43

2014

The U-17 men's national team went 17-7-3 in 2014


2014 Mercedes Benz Aegean Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Turkey 321092+77
 Ukraine 312032+15
 Greece 302101-12
 Azerbaijan 301229–71

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 321084+47
 France 311164+24
 Norway 310269-33
 Scotland 302125–32

2014 Nordic Under-17 Football Championship

Team Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
 Norway 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
 Denmark 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7
 United States 3 1 0 2 5 7 2 3
 Faroe Islands 3 0 0 3 1 9 8 0

2 August 2014
12:00 5th place
United States  3–4  Finland
Panchot  56'
Rice  60'
Braima  70'
Report Sherrif Jr  13'
Lahikainen  18'
Soisalo  31'
Källman  46'
Nørre Aaby Stadion, Nørre Aaby
Attendance: 74
Referee: Ívar Ovar Kristjánsson (Iceland)

2015

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship.

# Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK Will Pulisic April 16, 1998 18 0 United States Richmond United
12 GK Kevin Silva January 5, 1998 15 0 United States Players Development Academy
2 DF Matthew Olosunde March 7, 1998 24 0 United States New York Red Bulls
5 DF Hugo Arellano (C) March 5, 1998 24 2 United States LA Galaxy
4 DF Alexis Velela April 17, 1998 21 1 United States San Diego Surf
15 DF Daniel Barbir January 31, 1998 16 0 England West Bromwich Albion
3 DF John Nelson July 11, 1998 18 0 United States Internationals
14 DF Tanner Dieterich April 5, 1998 16 0 United States Real Salt Lake
18 DF Tyler Adams February 14, 1999 14 0 United States New York Red Bulls
10 MF Christian Pulisic September 18, 1998 28 18 Germany Borussia Dortmund
8 MF Luca de la Torre May 23, 1998 23 1 England Fulham
6 MF Eric Calvillo January 2, 1998 22 0 United States Real So Cal
20 MF Alejandro Zendejas February 7, 1998 22 4 United States FC Dallas
16 MF Thomas McCabe April 4, 1998 19 0 United States Players Development Academy
7 FW Haji Wright March 27, 1998 28 25 United States New York Cosmos
13 FW McKinze Gaines March 2, 1998 22 5 United States Lonestar SC
17 FW Pierre Da Silva July 28, 1998 22 2 United States Orlando City
11 FW Joshua Perez January 21, 1998 19 1 Italy Fiorentina
9 FW Joe Gallardo January 1, 1998 13 13 Mexico Monterrey
19 FW Brandon Vazquez October 14, 1998 1 3 Mexico Tijuana

Recent Call Ups

These Players have been called up for the national team in the current cycle

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Eric Lopez March 5, 1999 2 0 United States LA Galaxy v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
GK Carlos Avilez January 9, 1999 1 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
GK Abraham Romaro February 15, 1998 1 0 United States LA Galaxy v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
DF George Braima February 1, 1998 9 1 United States Crew Soccer Academy v.  Qatar; November 22, 2014
DF Edwin Lara September 8, 1999 18 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Brazil; August 10, 2014
DF Nikkye De Point September 10, 1998 5 0 United States Empire Revolution v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF Miles Stray May 15, 1998 3 0 United States Real Salt Lake v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF A. J. Palazzolo February 18, 1998 2 0 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
DF Cristian Martinez April 15, 1998 1 0 United States NJSA 04 v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
MF Logan Panchot July 8, 1998 11 1 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri v.  Brazil; December 2, 2014
MF Keegan Kelly December 8, 1998 10 0 United States Baltimore Celtic SC v.  Brazil; December 2, 2014
MF Brian Zelaya March 26, 1998 7 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Weston McKennie August 28, 1998 6 0 United States FC Dallas v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Jonathan Gonzalez April 13, 1999 3 0 Mexico Monterrey v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Kyle Gurrieri March 10, 1998 3 0 United States NJSA 04 v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
MF Devin Vega December 11, 1998 3 1 United States San Antonio Scorpions v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
MF Nick Taitague February 17, 1999 2 1 United States Richmond United v.  Turkey; January 25, 2014
MF Kevin Coleman March 1, 1998 1 0 United States FC Richmond v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Kai Koreniuk March 1, 1998 6 1 Netherlands Vitesse v.  Qatar; November 22, 2014
FW Elijah Rice February 18, 1998 12 4 United States Chicago Magic PSG v.  Panama; October 8, 2014
FW Eric Matzelevich November 28, 1998 3 1 United States Bethesda-Olney v.  Finland; August 2, 2014
FW Sean Teixeira March 17, 1998 1 1 United States New York Red Bulls v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Rolando Escudero January 13, 1998 1 0 United States Pateadores v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW David Loera September 10, 1998 1 0 United States Orlando City v.  Canada; November 17, 2013
FW Jonathan Navarro August 11, 1998 0 0 United States De Anza Force v.  Canada; November 17, 2013

See also

References

  1. "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. "Newsweek". Retrieved June 22, 2010.

External links