U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team head coach Paul Simpson has named a 20-player roster for the team’s international training camp to be held from Oct. 29-Nov. 8 in L’Albir, Spain. Sporting KC Academy defender Luca Antongirolmai is among the players selected after representing the USA at the 2025 Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
Continuing the process toward qualification for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the U-16 BNT will play three matches during the camp, facing Sweden on Nov. 3, taking on Spain on Nov. 6 and closing out the trip against Qatar on Nov. 8. All three matches will be played at 11 a.m. local time (5 a.m. ET).
The camp is part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
Eighteen of the 20 players come from 12 different Major League Soccer setups. Atlanta United leads the way with four selections, followed by Chicago Fire (three) and Philadelphia Union (two). Charlotte FC, Columbus Crew, FC Dallas, Inter Miami, Sporting Kansas City, LAFC, LA Galaxy, New England Revolution and St. Louis City each have one player on the roster.
The squad is rounded out by one player each from Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax and USL Championship side Sacramento Republic.
All players are born on or after Jan. 1, 2010.
U-16 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM (2010) – ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Connor Dale (Inter Miami; West Palm Beach, Fla.), Jason Nemo Jr. (Chicago Fire; Evanston, Ill.)
DEFENDERS (6): Miles Aalbersberg (Ajax/NED; Amsterdam, Netherlands), Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Luca Antongirolami (Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City, Mo.), Fred Bond (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Oluwaseyitan Fakiyesi (Atlanta United; Marietta, Ga.), Landon Mulvenna (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Abdoulaye Diop (Philadelphia Union; Washington, D.C.), David IIevbare (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Christopher Morales (Chicago Fire; Chicago, Ill.), Abraham Prado (LAFC; West Covina, Calif.), Noe Santillan (Atlanta United; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Alex Soria (FC Dallas; Burleson, Texas), Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire FC; Niles, Ill.)
FORWARDS (5): Ikenna Chidebe (LA Galaxy; Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Da'vian Kimbrough (Sacramento Republic; Woodland, Calif.), Brandon Velez (New England Revolution; Concord, Mass.), Blake Wilson (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.)
Antongirolami, a 15-year-old Kansas City native, has been a feature of Sporting KC's U-18 backline, playing up an age group for a second straight year. He was called up for a pair of youth national team friendlies against Mexico in late February and early March in the first international cycle. He participated in a pair of friendlies against Argentina in late May after partaking in a 20-player U-15 camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Most recently, he played in the 2025 Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship, helping the US reach the finals of the prestigious youth event.
The centerback competed at three major MLS NEXT events during the 2024-25 MLS NEXT Season, including GA Cup and MLS NEXT Flex with the U-16s as well as the MLS NEXT Cup Playoffs with Sporting's U-15s. Following the international camp and three friendlies, Antongirolami will rejoin the SKC Academy for the rest of the first half of the 2025-26 MLS NEXT Season and MLS NEXT Fest in Mesa, Arizona, in December.
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