U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team head coach Ross Brady has called up 20 players for the team’s international training camp to be held from May 22-29 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, including Sporting Kansas City Academy defender Luca Antongirolami. Brady will guide the team in two friendly matches against Argentina, to be played May 27 and May 29.
All players are born in 2010 and are age-eligible for the 2025 Concacaf Boys’ Under-15 Championship to be held this summer in Costa Rica. The USA won its first-ever Boys’ U-15 regional title in 2023 its third appearance in the biennial tournament.
The roster features players from 12 Major League Soccer clubs, led by the Chicago Fire with four selections. Two players each come from Nashville SC, LA Galaxy, FC Dallas, Colorado Rapids and St. Louis City. Charlotte FC, Sporting KC, Columbus Crew, Philadelphia Union, Houston Dynamo and New York City FC are also represented.
U-15 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER – MAY TRAINING CAMP
Goalkeepers (2): Emmanuel Arias (Nashville SC; Antioch, Tenn.), Jason Nemo (Chicago Fire; Evanston, Ill.)
Defenders (6): Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Luca Antongirolami (Sporting KC; Kansas City, Mo.), Christian Guillen Lopez (FC Dallas; Plano, Texas), Justus Jones (FC Dallas; Prosper, Texas), Owen Jorgensen (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.), Finn McCraney (Chicago Fire; Darien, Ill.)
Midfielders (6): Vinny Garcia (LA Galaxy; West Covina, Calif.), Christopher Morales (Chicago Fire; Chicago, Ill.), Dylan Reyes (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Nathan Tchoumba (Colorado Rapids; Aurora, Colo.), Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire; Niles, Ill.), Niccolo Vafiades (New York City FC; Pelham, N.Y.)
Forwards (6): Ikenna Chidebe (LA Galaxy; Rancho Palo Verdes, Calif.), Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Timoni Gbalajobi (Philadelphia Union; Cherry Hill, N.J.), Alexander Hernandez (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Liam Stribling (Nashville SC; Brentwood, Tenn.), Blake Wilson (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.)
Antongirolami, a 14-year-old Kansas City native, has played up an age group for most of the year, anchoring the Sporting KC U-16 backline. 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. The centerback participated at MLS NEXT Flex in Boyds, MD, competing with the U-16s from May 10-13.
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