United States men's national under-23 soccer team

United States U-23
Nickname(s) Team USA[1]
The Stars and Stripes[2]
The Yanks
Association United States Soccer Federation
Confederation CONCACAF
Head coach Andreas Herzog
Captain Wil Trapp
First colors
Second colors
First international
 United States 1 – 2  Italy
(Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992)
Biggest win
 United States 6 – 0  Cuba
(Nashville, U.S.; 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

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 quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify.

The roster can be augmented with three "overage" players, ostensibly possessing veteran experience, during Olympic competition, in accordance with FIFA regulations.

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 US 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. With the advantage as 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, the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, hosted by the United States, began with a 6–0 win over Cuba. However, the favored hosts were upset by Canada and surrendered a late lead against El Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments.

Coaches

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were named to the roster for two Olympic Qualifiers against Colombia on March 25 and March 29.[3]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
12 1GK Cody Cropper (1993-02-16) February 16, 1993 7 0 United States New England Revolution
1 1GK Ethan Horvath (1995-06-09) June 9, 1995 2 0 Norway Molde
18 1GK Tyler Miller (1993-03-12) March 12, 1993 2 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC

15 2DF Desevio Payne (1995-11-30) November 30, 1995 0 0 Netherlands FC Groningen
4 2DF Tim Parker (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 0 0 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2DF Brandon Vincent (1994-05-01) May 1, 1994 0 0 United States Chicago Fire
2 2DF Kellyn Acosta (1995-07-24) July 24, 1995 0 0 United States FC Dallas
3 2DF Matt Miazga (1995-07-19) July 19, 1995 3 1 Netherlands Vitesse
20 2DF Eric Miller (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 3 0 United States Colorado Rapids
2DF Shane O'Neill (1993-09-02) September 2, 1993 9 0 Netherlands NAC Breda
5 2DF Walker Zimmerman (1993-02-24) February 24, 1993 1 0 United States FC Dallas

3MF Julian Green (1995-06-06) June 6, 1995 6 1 Germany Bayern Munich
11 3MF Paul Arriola (1995-02-05) February 5, 1995 0 0 Mexico Tijuana
7 3MF Dillon Serna (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 13 0 United States Colorado Rapids
13 3MF Matt Polster (1993-06-08) June 8, 1993 7 0 United States Chicago Fire
14 3MF Fatai Alashe (1993-10-21) October 21, 1993 3 1 United States San Jose Earthquakes
8 3MF Emerson Hyndman (1995-04-09) April 9, 1995 6 1 England Bournemouth
6 3MF Wil Trapp (1993-01-15) January 15, 1993 4 0 United States Columbus Crew SC
10 3MF Luis Gil (1993-11-02) November 2, 1993 11 4 Mexico Querétaro
17 3MF Jerome Kiesewetter (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 17 6 Germany VfB Stuttgart

19 4FW Khiry Shelton (1993-06-26) June 26, 1993 4 0 United States New York City FC
16 4FW Mario Rodriguez (1994-05-12) May 12, 1994 0 0 Germany Borussia Mönchengladbach II
9 4FW Jordan Morris (1994-10-26) October 26, 1994 11 7 United States Seattle Sounders FC

Recent Call Ups

The following players have been called up during the current Olympic cycle.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Club
1GK Jon Kempin (1993-04-08) April 8, 1993 United States Sporting Kansas City
1GK Charlie Horton (1994-09-14) September 14, 1994 United States D.C. United
1GK Zack Steffen (1995-06-02) June 2, 1995 United States Columbus Crew SC
1GK Bernie Magaña (1993-08-16) August 16, 1993 Mexico UNAM

2DF John Brooks (1993-01-28) January 28, 1993 Germany Hertha BSC
2DF Will Packwood (1993-05-21) May 21, 1993 Unattached
2DF Christian Dean (1994-03-25) March 25, 1994 Canada Vancouver Whitecaps FC
2DF A. J. Cochran (1993-02-09) February 9, 1993 United States Saint Louis FC
2DF Ramon Martin Del Campo (1993-07-05) July 5, 1993 United States Puerto Rico FC
2DF Juan Pablo Ocegueda (1993-07-13) July 13, 1993 Mexico Oaxaca
2DF Jalen Robinson (1994-05-08) May 8, 1994 United States D.C. United
2DF Sam Strong (1996-08-23) August 23, 1996 United States UC Santa Barbara
2DF Tyler Turner (1996-03-04) March 4, 1996 United States Orlando City
2DF Dave Romney (1993-06-12) June 12, 1993 United States LA Galaxy
2DF Oscar Sorto (1994-08-08) August 8, 1994 United States LA Galaxy
2DF Boyd Okwuonu (1993-02-23) February 23, 1993 United States Real Salt Lake
2DF Cameron Carter-Vickers (1997-12-31) December 31, 1997 England Tottenham Hotspur

3MF Marc Pelosi (1994-06-17) June 17, 1994 United States San Jose Earthquakes
3MF Gboly Ariyibi (1995-01-18) January 18, 1995 England Chesterfield
3MF Dennis Flores (1993-09-23) September 23, 1993 Mexico León
3MF Marlon Hairston (1994-03-23) March 23, 1994 United States Colorado Rapids
3MF Benji Joya (1993-09-22) September 22, 1993 United States Sporting Kansas City
3MF Ariel Lassiter (1994-09-27) September 27, 1994 United States LA Galaxy
3MF Dan Metzger (1993-08-06) August 6, 1993 United States New York Red Bulls II
3MF Stevie Rodriguez (1994-02-11) February 11, 1994 Mexico Atlante
3MF Victor Pineda (1993-03-15) March 15, 1993 United States Fort Lauderdale Strikers
3MF Alejandro Guido (1994-03-22) March 22, 1994 Mexico Tijuana
3MF Gedion Zelalem (1997-01-26) January 26, 1997 England Arsenal

4FW Alonso Hernández (1994-03-01) March 1, 1994 Mexico Juárez
4FW Alfred Koroma Shams (1994-04-19) April 19, 1994 Unattached
4FW Sean Okoli (1993-02-03) February 3, 1993 United States FC Cincinnati
4FW Zach Pfeffer (1995-01-06) January 6, 1995 United States Colorado Rapids
4FW Rubio Rubin (1996-03-01) March 1, 1996 Netherlands Utrecht
4FW Omar Salgado (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 Colombia Jaguares de Córdoba
4FW Ben Spencer (1995-03-28) March 28, 1995 Canada Toronto FC II
4FW Jose Villarreal (1993-09-10) September 10, 1993 United States LA Galaxy
4FW Maki Tall (1995-10-30) October 30, 1995 Switzerland FC Sion II

Top goalscorers

Rank Player Year(s) U-23 Goals
1Steve Snow199210
2Jordan Morris2015-7
3Jerome Kiesewetter2015-6
Brent Goulet19886
5Freddy Adu2008-20125
6Joe Corona20124
Luis Gil2011-4
Bobby Convey20044
Alecko Eskandarian20044
Chris Albright20004
Mike Seeray19724
Carl Gentile19644

Recent results

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying

2016 Summer Olympics CONCACAF–CONMEBOL play-off

Competitive record

Olympic Games

Olympics record
Year Round Position Pld W D L GF GA
Spain 1992 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 6 5
United States 1996 Group Stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4
Australia 2000 Fourth Place 4th 6 1 3 2 9 11
Greece 2004 Did Not Qualify
China 2008 Group Stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4
United Kingdom 2012Did not Qualify
Brazil 2016
Japan 2020 TBD
Total 4/6 15 4 6 5 23 24

Pre-Olympic Tournament

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
1992Champions – Qualified108133512
Canada 1996Qualify as hosts------
United States 2000Runners-up – Qualified421182
Mexico 2004Fourth Place53111111
United States 2008Runners-up – Qualified531152
United States 2012Group Stage311195
United States 2015Third Place5401154
United Nations 2020TBD
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games

Year Round GP W D* L GS GA
United States 1959Third Place64022515
Cuba 1991Champions5500104
Canada 1999Third Place631268
*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Toulon Tournament

See also

References

  1. "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
  2. Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London.
  3. "Herzog Names 23-Man Roster for 2016 Olympic Qualifying Playoff Against Colombia". U.S. Soccer. 2016-03-19. Retrieved 2016-08-18.

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