Sporting Kansas City goalkeeper Jack Kortkamp and forward Ruben Ramos Jr. were named to U.S. Youth National Team rosters on Friday for training camps during next week's international window from Nov. 9-17.
Kortkamp will join the U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team, led by head coach Rob Valentino, in Antalya, Turkiye for a training camp that will feature matches against Jordan at 7 a.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14 and Indonesia at 7 a.m. CT on Monday, Nov. 16. Both matches will be played at the Regnum Football Center.
A product of the SKC Academy, Kortkamp made his first of 28 career appearances for SKC II in June 2024 and signed with Sporting Kansas City as a Homegrown Player in December 2024. The 18-year-old was recently selected to participate in a U.S. Soccer youth national team goalkeeping camp from Oct. 27-30 and he has previously represented the United States at the U-15, U-16 and U-17 age groups, including his selection to the U.S. roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
Ramos will join the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team, led by head coach Gonzalo Segares, in Fayetteville, Georgia for a training camp that will feature a tournament at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center with the U.S. taking on Japan (7 p.m. CT on Thursday, Nov. 12), Colombia (6 p.m. CT on Saturday, Nov. 14) and Paraguay (11 a.m. CT on Tuesday, Nov. 17). All three matches will be streamed live on U.S. Soccer's YouTube channel as the U.S. prepares for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
Ramos joined SKC in September via loan from the LA Galaxy and has made eight appearances for the club. The 19-year-old has previously represented the United States at the U-15, U-16, U-17, U-19 and U-20 levels, including appearances at two Concacaf U-20 Championships in 2024 and 2026.
