United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes[1][2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachRob Valentino
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
Appearances18 (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 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.

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

  Champions    Runners-up    Third place    Fourth place  

FIFA U-20 World Cup

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 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 11th 4 2 0 2 7 7 Squad
2001 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 6th 5 2 2 1 12 6 Squad
2019 6th 5 3 0 2 8 6 Squad
2021 Cancelled
2023 Quarterfinals 5th 5 4 0 1 10 2 Squad
2025 Quarterfinals 5th 5 3 0 2 17 6 Squad
2027 To be determined
Total 18/25 76 33 10 33 120 104

Pan American Games

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

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

Recent results and fixtures

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

2025

March 22 friendly United States  3–0  Mexico
  • Luke Brennan 3'
  • Kristian Fletcher 63', 80'
Report
March 24 friendly United States  1–1  Japan
Report
June 6 friendly United States  0–1  Norway 30 June Stadium
Report Stadium: Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 60
June 10 friendly Egypt  0–1  United States Ceramica Cleopatra Stadium
Report Stadium: Cairo, Egypt
Attendance: 60
September 5 friendly Morocco  1–4  United States Pinatar Arena
  • Gessime 2'
Report
Stadium: San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Attendance: 100
September 8 friendly Morocco  0–0  United States Pinatar Arena
Report Stadium: San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
Attendance: 100
September 29 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS United States  9–1  New Caledonia Rancagua, Chile
20:00
Report
  • Simane 70'
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Omar Abdulkadir Artan (Somalia)
October 2 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS United States  3–0  France Rancagua, Chile
17:00
Report Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 8,210
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
October 5 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS South Africa  2–1  United States Rancagua, Chile
17:00
Report Cobb 12' Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 6,520
Referee: Darío Herrera (Argentina)
October 9 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup R16 United States  3–0  Italy Rancagua, Chile
16:30
Report Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 6,598
Referee: Gustavo Tejera (Uruguay)
October 12 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup QF United States  1–3  Morocco Rancagua, Chile
17:00 Campbell 45+6' (pen.) Report
Stadium: Estadio El Teniente
Attendance: 10,742
Referee: Kevin Ortega (Peru)
November 15 Friendly Costa Rica  1–2  United States Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 am CST
  • Hernández 71'
Report
Stadium: Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana
November 18 Friendly Costa Rica  0–4  United States Alajuela, Costa Rica
10:00 am CST Report Stadium: Estadio Piedades de Santa Ana

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the squad for the January 2026 training camp.[3]

Caps and goals are updated as of November 15, 2025 after the match against Costa Rica.[4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Ryan Carney (2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 0 0 Providence
1GK Blake Kelly (2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 0 0 Notre Dame

2DF Griffin Garnett (2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 0 0 Richmond Kickers
2DF Jamie Kabuusu (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 0 0 Duke
2DF Daniel Krueger (2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 0 0 Wake Forest
2DF Tate Lampman (2006-09-09) September 9, 2006 0 0 Georgetown
2DF Shakir Nixon (2006-02-27) February 27, 2006 0 0 UCLA
2DF Finn Sundstrom (2006-11-19) November 19, 2006 0 0 Philadelphia Union

3MF Diego Garcia Murillo (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 1 0 FC Dallas
3MF Christian Mendoza (2006-12-23) 23 December 2006 0 0 Portland Timbers
3MF Ian Shaul (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 0 0 Portland Timbers
3MF Peter Soudan (2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 0 0 Michigan State

4FW Brent Adu-Gyamfi (2006-03-12) 12 March 2006 0 0 Columbus Crew 2
4FW Dylan Borso (2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 0 0 Chicago Fire FC II
4FW Michael Ramirez (2006-02-04) 4 February 2006 0 0 Michigan
4FW Nicholas Simmonds (2006-12-17) 17 December 2006 0 0 Virginia

Recent call-ups

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 Julian Eyestone (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 3 0 Brentford November 2025 friendlies
GK Andrew Rick (2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 1 0 Philadelphia Union November 2025 friendlies
GK Gavin Beavers (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 2 0 Brøndby IF 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK Adam Beaudry (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 12 0 Colorado Rapids 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK Duran Ferree (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 1 0 San Diego FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK Diego Kochen (2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 6 0 Barcelona 2025 FIFA U-20 World CupPRE
GK Matias Marin (2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 0 0 Inter Miami CF II September 2025 ID Camp
GK Mohammed Shour (2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 0 0 Tacoma Defiance September 2025 ID Camp

DF Freddie Anderson (2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 1 0 Cork City November 2025 friendlies
DF Riley Dalgado (2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 1 0 Ventura County FC November 2025 friendlies
DF Christian Diaz (2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 1 0 Los Angeles FC 2 November 2025 friendlies
DF Stuart Hawkins (2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 1 0 Seattle Sounders FC November 2025 friendlies
DF Owen Presthus (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 1 0 Hartford Athletic November 2025 friendlies
DF Tahir Reid-Brown (2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 1 0 Orlando City SC November 2025 friendlies
DF Sawyer Jura (2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 0 0 Portland Timbers November 2025 friendlies
DF Reed Baker-Whiting (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 11 0 Seattle Sounders FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Nolan Norris (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 17 2 FC Dallas 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Joshua Wynder (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 16 1 Benfica B 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Noah Cobb (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 14 1 Colorado Rapids 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Ethan Kohler (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 16 1 SC Verl 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Frankie Westfield (2005-12-09) December 9, 2005 11 1 Philadelphia Union 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Luca Bombino (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 11 0 San Diego FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF Matai Akinmboni (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 7 0 Bournemouth September 2025 training camp
DF Finn Sundstrom (2006-11-19) 19 November 2006 0 0 North Carolina FC September 2025 ID Camp
DF Chibuike Ukaegbu (2007-04-28) April 28, 2007 0 0 Sacramento Republic FC September 2025 ID Camp
DF Tate Johnson (2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 2 0 Vancouver Whitecaps June 2025 friendlies
DF Aiden Harangi (2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 8 0 Eintracht Frankfurt March 2025 friendlies
DF Noahkai Banks (2006-12-01) December 1, 2006 4 0 FC Augsburg March 2025 friendlies

MF Cruz Medina (2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 5 3 San Jose Earthquakes November 2025 friendlies
MF Devon De Corte (2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 1 0 RSCA Futures November 2025 friendlies
MF Eric Klein (2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 1 0 New England Revolution II November 2025 friendlies
MF Edwyn Mendoza (2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 1 0 San Jose Earthquakes November 2025 friendlies
MF CJ Olney (2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 0 0 Philadelphia Union November 2025 friendlies
MF Brooklyn Raines (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 20 2 Houston Dynamo FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Benjamin Cremaschi (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 14 7 Parma Calcio 1913 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Niko Tsakiris (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 28 10 San Jose Earthquakes 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Taha Habroune (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 18 4 Columbus Crew 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Pedro Soma (2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 16 3 San Diego FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Matthew Corcoran (2006-02-17) February 17, 2006 10 1 Nashville SC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF Stiven Jimenez (2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 0 0 FC Cincinnati September 2025 ID Camp
MF Nathan Worth (2007-02-27) 27 February 2007 0 0 New York Red Bulls II September 2025 ID Camp
MF Sergio Oregel (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 8 0 Chicago Fire June 2025 friendlies

FW Keyrol Figueroa (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 7 1 Liverpool November 2025 friendlies
FW Lionel Gitau (2008-03-01) March 1, 2008 2 1 Houston Dynamo FC Academy November 2025 friendlies
FW Edward Davis (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 1 1 Philadelphia Union November 2025 friendlies
FW Micah Burton (2006-03-26) 26 March 2006 1 0 Austin FC November 2025 friendlies
FW Bajung Darboe (2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 1 0 FC Bayern Munich II November 2025 friendlies
FW Andre Gitau (2006-11-26) 26 November 2006 1 0 Mainz 05 November 2025 friendlies
FW Cole Campbell (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 8 3 Borussia Dortmund 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Marcos Zambrano (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 18 7 Real Salt Lake 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Luke Brennan (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 14 2 Atlanta United FC 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Peyton Miller (2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 11 1 New England Revolution 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW Zavier Gozo (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 16 3 Real Salt Lake 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
FW David Vazquez (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 7 3 San Diego FC September 2025 training camp
FW Serge Ngoma (2005-07-09) 9 July 2005 4 0 New York Red Bulls September 2025 training camp
FW Mykhi Joyner (2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 2 0 St. Louis City SC September 2025 training camp
FW Aiden Hezarkhani (2006-06-28) 28 June 2006 0 0 Real Salt Lake September 2025 ID Camp
FW Bryce Jamison (2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 0 0 Orange County SC September 2025 ID Camp
FW Sal Olivas Jr. (2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 0 0 Philadelphia Union September 2025 ID Camp
FW Kristian Fletcher (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 7 3 D.C. United June 2025 friendlies
FW Ruben Ramos Jr (2007-01-22) January 22, 2007 8 2 LA Galaxy March 2025 friendlies
  • ALT-Alternate
  • INJ-Injury
  • PRE-Withdrawn prior to competition

Top goalscorers

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
Niko Tsakiris 2022-present 10
9 Chad Barrett 2004–2005 9

Coaches

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 2024–2025
Rob Valentino[11] 2026

Head-to-head record

The following table shows United States' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

See also

References

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