United States men's national under-23 soccer team

United States Under-23
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Nickname(s)	Team USA ; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Marko Mitrović
Captain	Tanner Tessmann
First colors	Second colors
First international
	United States 1–2 Italy ; (Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992)
Biggest win
	United States 6–0 Cuba ; (Nashville, United States; March 22, 2012)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 4–0 United States ; (Guadalajara, Mexico; February 10, 2004); Records for competitive matches only
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Fourth place (2000)
Pan American Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	Bronze (1999)
Medal record
Pan American Games

The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadrennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2020 edition at the Tokyo Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify. Their most recent qualification was the tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.

In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.

History

Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeated Kuwait but lost to Italy and only managed a draw with Poland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several U.S. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host.

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. Being the host nation and with Major League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalists Argentina offset a win against Tunisia and a draw with Portugal.

The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia marked a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the team. This time, the United States, led by head coach Clive Charles, won their group on goal difference on the strength of draws with the Czech Republic and eventual-gold medalists Cameroon and a win over Kuwait. A tense quarterfinal match against Japan ended in a penalty shoot-out which the United States won. Losses to Spain in the semifinals and Chile in the bronze medal match left the Americans short of medal dreams, but the fourth-place finish in a sixteen-team tournament was the program's greatest youth team.

The team did not compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the United States, led by head coach Glenn Myernick, failed to qualify after a defeat to Mexico in the semifinals of the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

In late 2006, former Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. His tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach, Piotr Nowak. Under Nowak, the United States qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics after a 3–0 win over Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, thanks to goals by Freddy Adu and Sacha Kljestan. The Olympics began promisingly; the Americans defeated Japan and led Holland late. However, a stoppage time goal equalized for the Dutch, and the Americans followed up with a loss to Nigeria.

Under the leadership of new coach Caleb Porter in the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Americans defeated Cuba but were then beaten by Canada and surrendered a late lead against El Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments.

Coaches

1988–1992: Lothar Osiander
1994–1995: Timo Liekoski
1995–1996: Bruce Arena
1996–2003: Clive Charles
2003–2004: Glenn Myernick
2006–2007: Bob Bradley
2007–2009: Piotr Nowak
2011–2012: Caleb Porter
2013–2014: Tab Ramos
2015–2016: Andreas Herzog
2019–2021: Jason Kreis
2023–Present: Marko Mitrović^[3]

Recent schedule and results

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

2023

October 11 Friendly	United States	2–1	Mexico	Phoenix, Arizona
10:00 ET	Bajraktarevic 45+1' Vargas 90'	Report	Brigido 90+3'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October 17 Friendly	United States	4–1	Japan	Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 ET	Gomez 5' Aaronson 45' Morris 57' McGuire 73'	Report	Matsuki 37'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

November 18 Friendly	United States	1–1	Iraq	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 ET	Cremaschi 30'	Report	Azad 85'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

November 21 Friendly	United States	0–1	Morocco	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
9:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

2024

March 22 Friendly	United States	3–0	Guinea	Olot, Spain
12:00 p.m. ET	Harriel 9' Busio 45+1' Gomez 51'	Report		Stadium: Nou Estadi Municipal Attendance: 60 Referee: Jan Cobos Pujol (Spain)

March 25 Friendly	France	2–2	United States	Montbéliard, France
3:00 ET	Kalimuendo 27' (pen.) Diouf 79'	Report	Yow 86' Cowell 89'	Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal

June 11 Friendly	United States	0–2	Japan	Kansas City, Kansas
8:00 ET		Report	Fujio 6' (pen.) Hosoya 69'	Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon (United States)

July 18 Friendly	Spain	v	United States	Bordeaux, France
				Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux

July 24 Olympics GS	France	v	United States	Marseille, France
3:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marseille

July 27 Olympics GS	New Zealand	v	United States	Marseille, France
1:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Stade de Marseille

July 30 Olympics GS	United States	v	Guinea	Saint-Étienne, France
1:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Players

Current squad

The following 25 players were named to the roster for the friendly match against Japan in June 2024.^[4]

Caps and goals are updated as of June 11, 2024, after the match against Japan.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Patrick Schulte	(2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Columbus Crew
12	1GK	Gabriel Slonina	(2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Eupen

2	2DF	Nathan Harriel	(2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 23)	7	1	Philadelphia Union
3	2DF	Walker Zimmerman	(1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31)	4	0	Nashville SC
4	2DF	Jonathan Tomkinson	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22)	7	0	Bradford City
5	2DF	Bryan Reynolds	(2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Westerlo
21	2DF	John Tolkin	(2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 21)	7	0	New York Red Bulls
22	2DF	Caleb Wiley	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19)	5	0	Atlanta United FC
24	2DF	Jalen Neal	(2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 20)	0	0	LA Galaxy

6	3MF	Gianluca Busio	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22)	6	1	Venezia
8	3MF	Tanner Tessmann	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 22)	10	0	Venezia
14	3MF	Jack McGlynn	(2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 20)	7	0	Philadelphia Union
15	3MF	Benjamin Cremaschi	(2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)	5	1	Inter Miami CF
16	3MF	Aidan Morris	(2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 22)	4	1	Columbus Crew
20	3MF	Rokas Pukštas	(2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	HNK Hajduk Split
25	3MF	Cole Bassett	(2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 22)	2	0	Colorado Rapids

7	4FW	Kevin Paredes	(2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	VfL Wolfsburg
9	4FW	Cade Cowell	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 20)	5	1	Guadalajara
10	4FW	Taylor Booth	(2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Utrecht
11	4FW	Paxten Aaronson	(2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 20)	5	1	Vitesse
13	4FW	Duncan McGuire	(2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23)	5	1	Orlando City SC
17	4FW	Johan Gomez	(2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 22)	7	2	Eintracht Braunschweig
18	4FW	Griffin Yow	(2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 21)	3	1	Westerlo
19	4FW	Damion Downs	(2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 (age 19)	3	0	Köln
23	4FW	Esmir Bajraktarevic	(2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 (age 19)	6	1	New England Revolution

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

March 2024 friendlies.^[5]^[6]
November 2023 friendlies.^[7]
October 2023 friendlies.^[8]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Chris Brady	(2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20)	3	0	Chicago Fire	March 2024 friendlies
GK	John Pulskamp	(2001-04-19) April 19, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Sporting Kansas City	November 2023 friendlies

DF	Maximilian Dietz	(2002-02-09) February 9, 2002 (age 22)	6	0	Greuther Fürth	March 2024 friendlies
DF	George Campbell	(2001-07-22) July 22, 2001 (age 22)	3	0	CF Montréal	March 2024 friendlies
DF	Brandan Craig	(2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Philadelphia Union	October 2023 friendlies

MF	Daniel Edelman	(2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21)	1	0	New York Red Bulls	March 2024 friendlies
MF	Josh Atencio	(2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Seattle Sounders FC	November 2023 friendlies
MF	Obed Vargas	(2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 18)	2	1	Seattle Sounders FC	October 2023 friendlies

FW	Diego Luna	(2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 20)	1	0	Real Salt Lake	March 2024 friendlies
FW	Agustin Anello	(2002-04-22) April 22, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Sparta Rotterdam	November 2023 friendlies
FW	Bernard Kamungo	(2002-01-01) January 1, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	FC Dallas	November 2023 friendlies
FW	Brian Gutiérrez	(2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Chicago Fire	October 2023 friendlies
FW	Indiana Vassilev	(2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 (age 23)	1	0	St. Louis City SC	October 2023 friendlies

Notes:

INJ: Withdrew due to injury

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Kasey Keller (GK)	Alexi Lalas (DF)	did not select
2000	Brad Friedel (GK)	Jeff Agoos (DF)	Frankie Hejduk (MF)
2008	Brad Guzan (GK)	Michael Parkhurst (DF)	Brian McBride (FW)
2024	Walker Zimmerman (DF)	did not select	did not select

Honors

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Winners (1): 1992
- Runners-up (2): 2000, 2008
- Third place (1): 2015

Pan American Games
- Bronze medalists (1): 1999

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-23 Goals
1	Steve Snow	1992	10
2	Landon Donovan	2000–2004	9
3	Jordan Morris	2014–2016	7
4	Jerome Kiesewetter	2011–2015	6
4	Brent Goulet	1988	6
6	Freddy Adu	2008–2012	5
7	Joe Corona	2012	4
	Luis Gil	2011–2016	4
	Bobby Convey	2004	4
	Sacha Kljestan	2007–2008	4
	Alecko Eskandarian	2002–2004	4
	Chris Albright	2000	4
	Mike Seerey	1972	4
	Carl Gentile	1964	4

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics record										Qualification record						Manager
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager
Through 1988	See United States men's national soccer team									1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament						Osiander
1992	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	6	5	Squad	6	5	0	1	17	10	Osiander
1996	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	Qualified as hosts						Arena
2000	Fourth place	4th	6	1	3	2	9	11	Squad	4	2	1	1	8	2	Charles
2004	Did not qualify									5	3	1	1	11	7	Myernick
2008	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad	5	3	1	1	6	1	Nowak
2012	Did not qualify									3	1	1	1	9	5	Porter
2016										5	4	0	1	15	4	Herzog
2020										4	2	0	2	6	3	Kreis
2024	Qualified									7	6	1	0	31	2	Mitrović
2028	Qualified									Qualified as hosts						TBD
2032	To be determined															TBD
Total	—	—	15	4	6	5	23	24	—	39	23	5	8	103	34	—

Summer Olympics history
First Match	Italy 2–1 United States (24 July 1992; Barcelona, Spain)
Biggest Win	United States 3–1 Kuwait (27 July 1992; Zaragoza, Spain) United States 2–0 Tunisia (22 July 1996; Birmingham, United States) United States 3–1 Kuwait (19 September 2000; Melbourne, Australia)
Biggest Defeat	Argentina 3–1 United States (20 July 1996; Birmingham, United States) Spain 3–1 United States (26 September 2000; Sydney, Australia) Chile 2–0 United States (29 September 2000; Sydney, Australia)
Best Result	Fourth place in 2000
Worst Result	Tenth place in 1996

Pan American Games

Pan American Games record										Qualification Record						Manager
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Manager
Through 1995	See United States men's national under-20 soccer team									Qualified automatically						Liekoski
1999	Bronze medal	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	8	Squad	Qualified automatically						Charles
2003	Did not enter									Did not enter						Myernick
2007	See United States men's national under-18 soccer team									Qualified automatically						Bradley
2011	Did not enter									Did not enter						Porter
2015																Herzog
2019																Kreis
2023	See United States men's national under-19 soccer team									2022 U-20 Championship						Mitrović
2027	To be determined									To be determined						TBD
Total	—	—	6	3	1	2	6	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Pre-Olympic Tournament

Olympic Qualifying Championship results										Qualification						Manager
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Squad	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Manager
Through 1988	See United States men's national soccer team									See United States men's national soccer team						Osiander
1992	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	17	10	Squad	4	3	1	0	18	2	Osiander
1996	Qualified as hosts									No qualification						Arena
2000	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	2	Squad	Qualified automatically						Charles
2004	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	11	11	Squad	2	2	0	0	10	0	Myernick
2008	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	6	2	Squad	Qualified automatically						Nowak
2012	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	9	5	Squad							Porter
2015	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4	Squad							Herzog
2020	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	3	Squad							Kreis
Total	—	—	32	20	4	8	72	37	—	6	5	1	0	28	2	—

References

^ "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^ Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ "Marko Mitrović Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-23 Men's Youth National Team and Michael Nsien Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "TWENTY-FIVE PLAYERS CALLED TO U.S. MEN'S OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM FOR FINAL PRE-OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP AND MATCH AGAINST JAPAN IN KANSAS CITY". ussoccer.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^ "Twenty-two players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer team for matches vs. Guinea and France as prep for Paris 2024 continues". ussoccer.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
^ "Goalkeeper Chris Brady added to U.S. Men's Olympic Team Roster for matches against Guinea and France". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
^ "Twenty players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soceer Team for matches vs. Iraq and Morocco as Paris 2024 prep continues". ussoccer.com. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

[2] Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[3] "Marko Mitrović Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-23 Men's Youth National Team and Michael Nsien Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[4] "TWENTY-FIVE PLAYERS CALLED TO U.S. MEN'S OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM FOR FINAL PRE-OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP AND MATCH AGAINST JAPAN IN KANSAS CITY". ussoccer.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.

[5] "Twenty-two players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer team for matches vs. Guinea and France as prep for Paris 2024 continues". ussoccer.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.

[6] "Goalkeeper Chris Brady added to U.S. Men's Olympic Team Roster for matches against Guinea and France". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.

[7] "Twenty players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soceer Team for matches vs. Iraq and Morocco as Paris 2024 prep continues". ussoccer.com. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[8] "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

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