United States men's national under-17 soccer team
The United States U-17 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team may compete is in the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. The team has a full-time residency program at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida.
| Nickname(s) | Baby Nats | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Vacant | ||
| FIFA code | USA | ||
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| First international | |||
(Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; August 26, 1983) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
(Baku, Azerbaijan; May 30, 2013) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
(Alexandria, Egypt; September 6, 1997) (Querétaro, Mexico; June 30, 2011) (Turkey; January 20, 2012) (Goiania, Brazil; November 2, 2019) | |||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1985) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place, 1999 | ||
| CONCACAF Under-17 Championship | |||
| Appearances | 17 (first in 1983) | ||
| Best result | Champions | ||
History
CONCACAF U-17 Championship record
- 1983: First Place

- 1985: DNP
- 1987: Second Place

- 1988: Second Place

- 1991: Second Place

- 1992: First Place

- 1994: Second Place

- 1996: Second Place

- 1999: Second Place Group A; won qualifying playoff•
- 2001: First Place Group A•
- 2003: First Place Group A•
- 2005: First Place Group A•
- 2007: First Place Group B•
- 2009: First Place Group A•
- 2011: First Place

- 2013: Quarterfinals – DNQ
- 2015: Third Place Group A – Won qualifying playoff
- 2017: Second Place

- 2019: Second Place

• Tournaments from 1999 to 2007 followed a two group format. No championship game took place, and no standings were given. The top teams in their respective groups qualified, and the second placed teams played in a playoff to decide the final seed. 2009 gave everyone qualification due to a swine flu epidemic.
FIFA U-17 World Cup record
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | D* | L | GS | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group stage | 12th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| Group stage | 13th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | |
| Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | |
| Quarter-finals | 7th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | |
| Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | |
| Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | |
| Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | |
| Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | |
| Quarter-finals | 5th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | |
| Round of 16 | 16th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | |
| Round of 16 | 12th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| Group stage | 21st | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | |
| Quarter-finals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | |
| Group stage | 20th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | |
| To be determined | |||||||||
| Total | 17/19 | 0 titles | 60 | 22 | 6 | 32 | 86 | 102 | –16 |
Recent fixtures and results
CONCACAF U-17 Championship
Group F
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 9 | Round of 16 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |
| May 2 Group F | United States | 3–2 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 18:00 ET | Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 350 Referee: Oshane Nation (Jamaica) |
| May 4 Group F | Barbados | 1–6 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 16:00 ET | Richards |
Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 215 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
| May 6 Group F | Guatemala | 0–3 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 18:00 ET | Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 110 Referee: Yadel Martinez (Cuba) |
| May 9 Round of 16 | United States | 8–0 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 18:00 ET |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Referee: Henry Bejarano (Costa Rica) |
| May 12 Quarter-finals | United States | 3–0 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 15:00 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 129 |
| May 14 Semi-finals | United States | 4–0 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 16:30 | Report | Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 113 Referee: Ismael Cornejo (El Salvador) |
| May 16 Final | Mexico | 2–1 | | Bradenton, Florida |
| 19:00 |
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Report |
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Stadium: IMG Academy Attendance: 700 Referee: Daneon Parchment (Jamaica) |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| 27 October 2019 Group | United States | 1–4 | | Brazil |
| 30 October 2019 Group | United States | 0–0 | | Brazil |
| 2 November 2019 Group | Netherlands | 4–0 | | Brazil |
Players
Caps and goals may be incorrect.
Current squad
The following 20 players were named to the squad for the 2019 Nike International Friendlies on November 14–18, 2019.[1][2][3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Bryan Dowd | |||||
| GK | Seth Wilson | |||||
| DF | Axel Alejandre | August 2, 2002 | 14 | 0 | ||
| DF | Antino Lopez | |||||
| DF | Bryson Hankins | |||||
| DF | Joshua Ramsey | |||||
| DF | John Tolkin | July 31, 2002 | 3 | 0 | ||
| DF | Jonathan Tomkinson | |||||
| DF | Rickson van Hees | |||||
| MF | Gilbert Fuentes | February 21, 2002 | 13 | 0 | ||
| MF | Cesar Garcia | August 4, 2002 | ||||
| MF | Damian Rivera | |||||
| MF | Pablo Soares | |||||
| FW | Sagir David Arce | |||||
| FW | Jack de Vries | March 28, 2002 | 0 | 0 | ||
| FW | Jack Imperato | |||||
| FW | Noah Jones | |||||
| FW | Tucker Lepley | |||||
| FW | Joshua Pynadath | |||||
| FW | Bailey Sparks | |||||
Previous call ups
The following players have been called up in the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
See also
References
- https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/11/2019-nike-international-friendlies-set-for-nov-14-18-in-lakewood-ranch-fla
- @USYNT (November 10, 2019). "UPDATE: Due to injuries, GK Bryan Dowd will replace Ethan Wady on the U-17 MNT roster and M Brian Gutierrez will replace Patrick Bohui on the U-16 BNT" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- @USYNT (November 14, 2019). "UPDATE: Midfielder Cesar Garcia will replace Jacob Davis on the U-17 MNT roster due to injury" (Tweet) – via Twitter.