Tom Heineman, head coach of the U.S. U-15 Men's Youth National Team, has selected a 24-man roster for the Vlatko Markovic Tournament in northern Croatia. The U.S. will play host England and Morocco from May 15th to 17th, followed by a deciding game on May 19th.
Players born on or after January 1, 2009 are age eligible for this U-15 MYNT cycle, with all 24 players called to camp born in 2009. All players in the U-15 MYNT player pool are 2025 age eligible. The FIFA U-17 World Cup is held in Qatar and is open to players born on or after January 1, 2008.
The roster includes players from 12 Major League Soccer clubs, led by five players from the New York Red Bulls and three players from the Los Angeles Galaxy.
Twelve players have participated in all four U-15 MYNT training camps held so far this season, and three of them have earned their first call-up to the team. Eighteen players returned from the last 24-player camp in the United States held in Atlanta last month.
USA U-15 MYNT Roster – Vlatko Markovic Tournament – Northern Croatia
Goalkeeper (2): James Donaldson (Atlanta United FC, Woodstock, Georgia), Tobias Szewczyk (New York Red Bulls, Morristown, New Jersey)
Defender (9): Hugo Berg (Chicago Fire FC, Chicago, IL), Edward Chadwick (LA Galaxy, Los Angeles, CA), Liam Devan (Nashville SC, Nashville, TN), Tyson Espy (LAFC, Dana, CA) Point), Prince Forfour (Columbus Crew, Des Moines, Iowa), Alex Gomez (New York Red Bulls, Dover, New Jersey), Astin Mbaye (New York Red Bulls, Jersey City, New Jersey), Mateo McLean (New York Red Bulls, Jersey City, New Jersey) Los Angeles Galaxy, Northridge, California), Manuel Romero (Real Madrid/ESP, Madrid, Spain)
Midfielder (6): Lukas Bruegman (Houston Dynamo FC, Houston, Texas), Christopher Cook (FC Dallas, Frisco, Texas), Adri Mehmeti (New York Red Bulls, Staten Island, New York), Paul Sokolov (New York Red Bulls) (Brooklyn, NY), Kaydren Spivey (San Jose Earthquakes, San Jose, CA), Landry Walker (San Antonio FC, San Antonio, TX)
Forward (7): Zidane Cadet (Inter Miami CF, Cooper City, Fla.), Matteo Dimarelli (Houston Dynamo FC, Houston, Texans), Immanuel Ewing (Columbus Crew, Merced, Calif.), Omar Hassan (Seattle Sounders FC) Darris Hight (Chicago Fire FC, Streamwood, IL), William Ostrander (San Jose Earthquakes, Mill Valley, CA), Max Steelman (LA Galaxy, Carlsbad, CA)
US U-15 MYNT Schedule
May 15th
USA vs. Croatia – Stadion Vartex; Varazdin, Croatia – 11:30 a.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. local time
May 16th
USA vs. England – SRC Trait; Nederisje, Croatia – 5:30 a.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. local
May 17th
USA vs. Morocco – SRC Trait; Nederisje, Croatia – 5:30 a.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. local time
May 19th
Placement Match – USA vs. TBD
Other notes
- A total of 14 clubs are on the roster. Manuel Romero is based overseas at Spanish giants Real Madrid, while Landry Walker is from USL Championship club San Antonio FC.
- The 12 players who took part in all four training camps were Edward Chadwick, Christopher Cook, Liam Devan, James Donaldson, Tyson Espy, Alex Gomez, Omar Hassan, Astin Mbaye and Adri. Mehmeti, Paul Sokoloff, Kaydren Spivey, and Tobias Shevczyk.
- Lukas Bruegmann, Mateo MacLean and Walker will be playing for the Under-15 team for the first time this season.
- Four players scored for the United States in the UEFA Development Tournament in November: Hassan in a 2-1 win over Portugal on November 30th, and Mehmeti and Sokolov in a 4-2 win over Italy on December 2nd. , and a 2-1 loss against Mbaye and Scotland in December.