United States men's national under-18 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | The Stars and Stripes[1][2] The Yanks | ||
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| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Sub-confederation | NAFU (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Jeremy Hall | ||
| FIFA code | USA | ||
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| Website | ussoccer.com/u-18 | ||
The United States U-18 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The U.S. under-18 men's national team serves as a transition for players between the under-17 and the under-20 national teams. Though the team does not compete in a world championship, it competes in international tournaments and holds several domestic training camps throughout the year.
Results and schedule
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| March 22 Friendly | Morocco | 2–2 | United States | Marbella, Spain |
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| March 25 Friendly | Norway | 3–4 | United States | Marbella, Spain |
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Stadium: Marbella Football Center |
| June 1 UEFA Friendship Cup | France | 2–2 (4–5 p) | United States | Nyon, Switzerland |
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| June 4 UEFA Friendship Cup | Argentina | 0–2 | United States | Nyon, Switzerland |
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Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre |
| June 7 UEFA Friendship Cup | Australia | 2–3 | United States | Nyon, Switzerland |
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| June 10 UEFA Friendship Cup | United States | 1–1 (3–2 p) | Portugal | Nyon, Switzerland |
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Players
Current squad
16 players were called up for the January 2026 training camp.[3]
Caps and goals are current as of June 10, 2025, after match against Portugal.[4][5]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | William Mackay | March 21, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Real Salt Lake Academy | |
| GK | Kendall Starks | March 12, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Colorado Rapids 2 | |
| DF | Andrei Chirila | August 15, 2008 | 0 | 0 | FC Cincinnati 2 | |
| DF | Camron Estala | March 18, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Real Salt Lake Academy | |
| DF | Micah Harris | February 7, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Houston Dynamo Academy | |
| DF | Ryan Hartley | February 13, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Ventura County FC | |
| DF | Kruz Held | June 21, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Chicago Fire Academy | |
| MF | Evan Lim | April 5, 2008 | 0 | 0 | New York City FC Academy | |
| MF | Logan Moniz | June 1, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Boston Bolts | |
| MF | Daniel Nunez | December 4, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Portland Timbers 2 | |
| MF | Lukas Robbins | June 24, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Nashville SC Academy | |
| FW | Axel Uriostegui | January 28, 2008 | 2 | 1 | Real Salt Lake Academy | |
| FW | Leo Flores Gonzalez | April 8, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders Academy | |
| FW | Lionel Gitau | March 1, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Houston Dynamo FC Academy | |
| FW | Peyton Presson | January 3, 2008 | 0 | 0 | Inter Miami Academy | |
| FW | Theo Reed | (17) | 0 | 0 | Philadelphia Union Academy | |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the past 12 months:
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Zackory Campagnolo | March 12, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| GK | Kayne Rizvanovich | October 26, 2007 | 2 | 0 | FC Cincinnati 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| GK | Patrick Los | August 17, 2007 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Fire FC II | March 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Andrew Baiera | February 28, 2007 | 8 | 1 | New York City FC | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Dominik Chong-Qui | December 29, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Atlanta United | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Kaiden Moore | May 11, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Atlanta United 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Braden Dunham | October 3, 2007 | 6 | 1 | Atlanta United 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Tyson Pearce | August 12, 2007 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis City SC | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Jackson Platts | January 11, 2007 | 3 | 0 | Orlando City B | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| DF | Neil Pierre | October 19, 2007 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | March 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Jose Magaña Jr. | July 1, 2007 | 3 | 0 | Ventura County FC | March 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Harbor Miller | June 21, 2007 | 3 | 0 | LA Galaxy | March 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Colin Guske | January 29, 2007 | 7 | 2 | Orlando City | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Marvin Dills | April 25, 2007 | 4 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt U-18 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Santiago Morales | February 9, 2007 | 7 | 1 | Inter Miami CF | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Snyder Brunell | March 23, 2007 | 5 | 0 | Tacoma Defiance | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Blake Willey | April 25, 2007 | 4 | 0 | Sacramento Republic FC | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Nathan Worth | February 26, 2007 | 4 | 0 | Tampa Bay Rowdies | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| MF | Ervin Torres | November 14, 2007 | 1 | 1 | Austin FC II | 2025 UEFA Friendship CupPRE |
| MF | Tyson Pearce | August 12, 2007 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis City SC | March 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Axel Pérez | January 15, 2007 | 2 | 1 | Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy | March 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Leonardo Orejarena | November 10, 2007 | 5 | 1 | North Texas SC | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Dino Klapija | January 5, 2007 | 7 | 2 | RB Leipzig Academy | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Jaidyn Contreras | September 26, 2007 | 5 | 2 | North Texas SC | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Colton Swan | May 3, 2007 | 4 | 1 | Colorado Rapids 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Justin Ellis | May 14, 2007 | 7 | 4 | Orlando City B | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Santiago Pita | June 1, 2007 | 3 | 1 | Atlanta United 2 | 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup |
| FW | Dániel Pintér | June 6, 2007 | 3 | 1 | Inter Miami CF II | 2025 UEFA Friendship CupPRE |
| FW | Aiden Hezarkhani | June 28, 2007 | 3 | 1 | Real Salt Lake | March 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Darius Lane | October 16, 2007 | 3 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy | March 2025 friendlies |
- PRE: Preliminary squad
- INJ = Injured
Head coach history
- Mitch Murray (1996–1999)[9]
- George Gelnovatch (1999–2003)[10][11]
- Bob Jenkins (2004–2008)[12][13]
- Mike Matkovich (2009–2011)[14][15]
- Richie Williams (2011–2012)[16][17]
- Javier Pérez (2012–2015)[18][19]
- Omid Namazi (2016–2018)[20][21]
- Marlon LeBlanc (2025)
- Jeremy Hall (2026–)[22]
Competitive record
Pan American Games
| Pan American Games | ||||||||||
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| Year | Host | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
| 1951–1983 | See United States men's national soccer team | |||||||||
| 1987–1995 | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | |||||||||
| 1999–2003 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | |||||||||
| 2007 | Brazil | Group stage | 7th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 2011—2019 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | |||||||||
| 2023 | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | |||||||||
| Total | — | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | — | ||
See also
- United States men's national soccer team
- United States men's national under-23 soccer team
- United States men's national under-20 soccer team
- United States men's national under-19 soccer team
- United States men's national under-17 soccer team
References
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- ^ "George Gelnovatch – Virginia profile". Virginia Cavaliers. University of Virginia. April 14, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2022.
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- ^ Rigg, Zac Lee (December 18, 2008). "Matkovich Named USA U-18 Head Coach". Goal. Perform Group. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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- ^ "U.S. Soccer Names Richie Williams Head Coach of Under-18 Men's National Team" (Press release). Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. October 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Richie Williams Named U.S. U-17 MNT Head Coach" (Press release). Chicago: United States Soccer Federation. January 24, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2012. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
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- ^ "New York City FC fill four key roles in Sporting Department". New York City FC. Major League Soccer. December 11, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Iran's Namazi named US U18 men's head coach". Islamic Republic News Agency. January 6, 2016. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ Dyer, Kristian (June 10, 2018). "Source: Omid Namazi leaving US U-18 team for Iran". Metro. Metro International. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ "Former U.S. Youth National Team Player Joins Men's Youth National Team Setup from Minnesota United FC". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. January 7, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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