United States men's national under-20 soccer team

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

United States Under-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMarko Mitrović
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
First international
 Jamaica 1–1 United States 
(Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
 United States 13–0  U.S. Virgin Islands
(Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 7–1 United States 
(Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1981)
Best resultFourth place (1989)
Pan American Games
Appearances3 (first in 1987)
Best result Gold (1991)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances25 (first in 1964)
Best resultChampions (2017, 2018, 2022)
Websiteussoccer.com/u-20

The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

Competitive record

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  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year Result Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
  1977 Did not qualify
  1979
  1981 Group stage 15th 3 0 1 2 1 8 Squad
  1983 Group stage 11th 3 1 0 2 3 5 Squad
  1985 Did not qualify
  1987 Group stage 10th 3 1 0 2 2 3 Squad
  1989 Fourth place 4th 6 2 1 3 7 9 Squad
  1991 Did not qualify
  1993 Quarterfinals 8th 4 1 1 2 8 6 Squad
  1995 Did not qualify
  1997 Round of 16 15th 4 1 0 3 2 6 Squad
  1999 Round of 16 11th 4 2 0 2 7 7 Squad
  2001 Round of 16 13th 4 1 1 2 5 5 Squad
  2003 Quarterfinals 5th 5 3 0 2 9 6 Squad
  2005 Round of 16 11th 4 2 1 1 3 3 Squad
  2007 Quarterfinals 7th 5 3 1 1 12 6 Squad
  2009 Group stage 18th 3 1 0 2 4 7 Squad
  2011 Did not qualify
  2013 Group stage 22nd 3 0 1 2 3 9 Squad
  2015 Quarterfinals 7th 5 3 1 1 7 4 Squad
  2017 Quarterfinals 6th 5 2 2 1 12 6 Squad
  2019 Quarterfinals 6th 5 3 0 2 8 6 Squad
  2021 Cancelled
  2023 Quarterfinals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 Squad
  2025 Qualified
Total 18/24 71 30 10 31 103 98

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games
Year Result Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
19511983 See United States men's national soccer team
  1987 Group stage 3 1 1 1 3 3
  1991 Gold medal 1st 5 5 0 0 10 4
  1995 Group stage 3 0 0 3 0 9
19992003 See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007 See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011 See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total 1 Title 11 6 1 4 13 16

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

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CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year Result Pos Pld W D L F A Squad
  1962 did not enter
  1964 Group stage 4 0 2 2 4 8
  1970 did not enter
  1973
  1974 Playoff round 4 2 2 0 5 3
  1976 Third place 3rd 7 5 0 2 19 10
  1978 Second round 5 2 1 2 7 4
  1980 Runners-up 2nd 7 5 1 1 15 4
  1982 Runners-up 2nd 7 4 2 1 14 5
  1984 Fourth place 4th 8 3 2 3 11 8
  1986 Runners-up 2nd 7 3 2 2 10 3
  1988 Third place 3rd 7 4 0 3 11 9
  1990 Third place 3rd 5 3 0 2 10 5
  1992 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 15 4
  1994 Group stage 5th 3 2 0 1 9 4
  1996 Third place 3rd 5 2 1 2 7 5
    1998 1st, Group B 3 2 1 0 12 3
    2001 2nd, Group A 3 2 1 0 11 2
    2003 2nd, Group B 3 2 0 1 5 3
    2005 1st, Group A 3 3 0 0 10 1 Squad
    2007 1st, Group A 3 2 1 0 9 1 Squad
  2009 Runners-up 2nd 5 2 2 1 5 3 Squad
  2011 Quarterfinal 5th 3 2 0 1 7 2 Squad
  2013 Runners-up 2nd 5 4 0 1 10 6 Squad
  2015 Third place 3rd 6 4 1 1 14 2 Squad
  2017 Champions 1st 6 4 1 1 11 4 Squad
  2018 Champions 1st 8 8 0 0 46 2 Squad
  2020 Cancelled
  2022 Champions 1st 7 6 1 0 31 2 Squad
  2024 Runners-up 2nd 6 5 0 1 18 3 Squad
Total 3 Titles 136 86 21 29 326 106

Honors

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Recent results and fixtures

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2024

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July 19 CONCACAF U-20 Group A United States   9–0   Jamaica Celaya, Mexico
Report Stadium: Estadio Miguel Alemán Valdés
Referee: Adonis Carrasco (Dominican Republic)
August 2 U-20 SF United States   2–1   Panama León, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp
Referee: David Gómez (Costa Rica)
August 4 U-20 F United States   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Mexico León, Mexico
Report
Stadium: Estadio Nou Camp
October 12 friendly United States   3–0   Chile Complejo Deportivo Quilin
Report Stadium: Santiago, Chile
October 15 friendly United States   1–2   Chile Complejo Deportivo Quilin
Report Stadium: Santiago, Chile
November 16 friendly United States   3-0   South Korea Marbella Football Center
Report Stadium: Marbella, Spain
November 18 friendly United States   2–1   France Marbella Football Center
Report Stadium: Marbella, Spain

Players

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Current squad

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The following 22 players were named to the squad for the November 2024 friendlies.[3]

Caps and goals are updated as of October 15, 2024 after the match against France.[4][5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Adam Beaudry (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18) 6 0   Colorado Rapids
12 1GK Julian Eyestone (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18) 3 0   Brentford

2 2DF Reed Baker-Whiting (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Seattle Sounders FC
3 2DF Nolan Norris (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 19) 8 0   FC Dallas
5 2DF Noahkai Banks (2006-12-01) December 1, 2006 (age 18) 3 0   FC Augsburg
16 2DF Ethan Kohler (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) 5 1   Werder Bremen II
17 2DF Leo Duru (2005-01-12) January 12, 2005 (age 19) 2 0   Blackburn Rovers
21 2DF Aiden Harangi (2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 18) 7 0   Eintracht Frankfurt
22 2DF Matai Akinmboni (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18) 5 0   D.C. United
2DF Joshua Wynder (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Benfica B

6 3MF Brooklyn Raines (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 19) 7 1   Houston Dynamo FC
8 3MF Benjamin Cremaschi (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19) 3 2   Inter Miami CF
10 3MF Niko Tsakiris (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19) 18 3   San Jose Earthquakes
14 3MF Taha Habroune (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 18) 9 2   Columbus Crew
15 3MF Pedro Soma (2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 (age 18) 7 2   UE Cornellà
19 3MF Paulo Rudisill (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Feyenoord

7 4FW Cole Campbell (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 18) 1 1   Borussia Dortmund
9 4FW Keyrol Figueroa (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Liverpool
11 4FW Luke Brennan (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 19) 2 1   Atlanta United FC
13 4FW Peyton Miller (2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17) 3 1   New England Revolution
18 4FW Kristian Fletcher (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 19) 4 1   Nottingham Forest
20 4FW Ruben Ramos Jr (2007-01-22) January 22, 2007 (age 17) 7 2   LA Galaxy

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Gavin Beavers (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 19) 3 0   Real Salt Lake October 2024 friendlies
GK Duran Ferree (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) 0 0   Orange County SC 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

DF Noah Cobb (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) 7 1   Atlanta United FC October 2024 friendlies
DF Francis Westfield (2005-12-09) December 9, 2005 (age 18) 1 0   Philadelphia Union II October 2024 friendlies
DF Oscar Verhoeven (2006-05-31) May 31, 2006 (age 18) 1 0   The Town FC October 2024 friendlies
DF Stuart Hawkins (2006-09-18) September 18, 2006 (age 18) 4 0   Seattle Sounders FC 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
DF Luca Bombino (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18) 5 0   Los Angeles FC 2 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

MF Bryan Moyado (2005-08-08) August 8, 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Los Angeles FC 2 October 2024 friendlies
MF Sergio Oregel (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19) 6 0   Chicago Fire October 2024 friendlies
MF Cruz Medina (2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 18) 4 3   San Jose Earthquakes 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship

FW Marcos Zambrano (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 19) 6 4   Vitória Guimarães B October 2024 friendlies
FW Aidan Dausch (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18) 1 0   Coventry City U21 October 2024 friendlies
FW Nimfasha Berchimas (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 16) 6 2   Charlotte FC 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
FW David Vazquez (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 18) 5 3   Philadelphia Union II 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
FW Zavier Gozo (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) 5 1   Real Monarchs 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship
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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Year(s) U-20 Goals
1 Brek Shea 2007–2009 17
2 Freddy Adu 2003–2009 16
3 Romain Gall 2014–2015 13
Scott E. Kennedy 1992–1993 13
5 Eddie Johnson 2003–2004 12
Jacob Peterson 2004–2005 12
7 Jeremy Ebobisse 2016–2017 11
8 Will John 2005 10
9 Chad Barrett 2004–2005 9

Coaches

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Name Years
Angus McAlpine 1983
Derek Armstrong 1987
Bob Gansler 1989
Bobby Howe 1993
Jay Hoffman 1997
Sigi Schmid 1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz 1999–2001
Thomas Rongen 2002–2004
Sigi Schmid 2005
Thomas Rongen 2006–2011
Tab Ramos 2011–2019
Anthony Hudson 2020–2021
Mikey Varas 2021–2023
Michael Nsien 2024
Marko Mitrović 2024–

Head-to-head record

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The following table shows United States' head-to-head record.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Goal.com – World Cup 2010 Preview: USA – Algeria". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  2. ^ "Newsweek". Newsweek. June 21, 2010. Archived from the original on July 14, 2015. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  3. ^ "U-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Face Korea Republic and France in Southern Spain". USSF. November 8, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2024.
  4. ^ @USYNT (November 16, 2024). "Today's #U20MYNT Starting XI:" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ @USYNT (November 18, 2024). "#U20MYNT Startin XI" (Tweet). Retrieved November 20, 2024 – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "U.S. Under-20 Men's Youth National Team Set to Take on FIFA U-20 World Cup Host Chile in Santiago". USSF. October 4, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
  7. ^ "Michael Nsien nmes USA roster for 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship in Mexico". www.ussoccer.com. USSF. July 12, 2024. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
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