United States men's national under-20 soccer team

United States Under-20
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Rob Valentino
FIFA code	USA
First colors	Second colors
First international
	Jamaica 1–1 United States ; (Guatemala City, Guatemala; April 2, 1964)
Biggest win
	United States 13–0 U.S. Virgin Islands ; (Bradenton, Florida, United States; November 3, 2018)
Biggest defeat
	Mexico 7–1 United States ; (Bayamón, Puerto Rico; September 30, 1976)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances	18 (first in 1981)
Best result	Fourth place (1989)
Pan American Games
Appearances	3 (first in 1987)
Best result	Gold (1991)
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Appearances	25 (first in 1964)
Best result	Champions (2017, 2018, 2022)
Medal record
Pan American Games
CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Website	ussoccer.com/u-20

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.

Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes^[1]^[2]
The Yanks

AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation

ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)

Head coachRob Valentino

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The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.

The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

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FIFA U-20 World Cup
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1977	Did not qualify
1979	Did not qualify
1981	Group stage	15th	3	0	1	2	1	8	Squad
1983	Group stage	11th	3	1	0	2	3	5	Squad
1985	Did not qualify
1987	Group stage	10th	3	1	0	2	2	3	Squad
1989	Fourth place	4th	6	2	1	3	7	9	Squad
1991	Did not qualify
1993	Quarterfinals	8th	4	1	1	2	8	6	Squad
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Round of 16	15th	4	1	0	3	2	6	Squad
1999		11th	4	2	0	2	7	7	Squad
2001		13th	4	1	1	2	5	5	Squad
2003	Quarterfinals	5th	5	3	0	2	9	6	Squad
2005	Round of 16	11th	4	2	1	1	3	3	Squad
2007	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	12	6	Squad
2009	Group stage	18th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Group stage	22nd	3	0	1	2	3	9	Squad
2015	Quarterfinals	7th	5	3	1	1	7	4	Squad
2017		6th	5	2	2	1	12	6	Squad
2019		6th	5	3	0	2	8	6	Squad
2021	Cancelled
2023	Quarterfinals	5th	5	4	0	1	10	2	Squad
2025	Quarterfinals	5th	5	3	0	2	17	6	Squad
2027	To be determined
Total	18/25		76	33	10	33	120	104

Pan American Games
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1951–1983	See United States men's national soccer team
1987	Group stage		3	1	1	1	3	3	—
1991	Gold medal	1st	5	5	0	0	10	4	—
1995	Group stage		3	0	0	3	0	9	—
1999–2003	See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007	See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
Since 2011	See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Total	1 Title		11	6	1	4	13	16	—

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship
Year	Result	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1962	did not enter
1964	Group stage		4	0	2	2	4	8	—
1970	did not enter
1973	did not enter
1974	Playoff round		4	2	2	0	5	3	—
1976	Third place	3rd	7	5	0	2	19	10	—
1978	Second round		5	2	1	2	7	4	—
1980	Runners-up	2nd	7	5	1	1	15	4	—
1982	Runners-up	2nd	7	4	2	1	14	5	—
1984	Fourth place	4th	8	3	2	3	11	8	—
1986	Runners-up	2nd	7	3	2	2	10	3	—
1988	Third place	3rd	7	4	0	3	11	9	—
1990	Third place	3rd	5	3	0	2	10	5	—
1992	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	15	4	—
1994	Group stage	5th	3	2	0	1	9	4	—
1996	Third place	3rd	5	2	1	2	7	5	—
1998	1st, Group B		3	2	1	0	12	3	—
2001	2nd, Group A		3	2	1	0	11	2	—
2003	2nd, Group B		3	2	0	1	5	3	—
2005	1st, Group A		3	3	0	0	10	1	Squad
2007	1st, Group A		3	2	1	0	9	1	Squad
2009	Runners-up	2nd	5	2	2	1	5	3	Squad
2011	Quarterfinal	5th	3	2	0	1	7	2	Squad
2013	Runners-up	2nd	5	4	0	1	10	6	Squad
2015	Third place	3rd	6	4	1	1	14	2	Squad
2017	Champions	1st	6	4	1	1	11	4	Squad
2018	Champions	1st	8	8	0	0	46	2	Squad
2020	Cancelled
2022	Champions	1st	7	6	1	0	31	2	Squad
2024	Runners-up	2nd	6	5	0	1	18	3	Squad
Total	3 Titles		136	86	21	29	326	106	—

June 6 Friendly	United States	0–1	Norway	30 June Stadium
		Report		Stadium: Cairo, Egypt Attendance: 60

June 10 Friendly	Egypt	0–1	United States	Ceramica Cleopatra Stadium
		Report	Zambrano 88'	Stadium: Cairo, Egypt Attendance: 60

United States men's national under-20 soccer team

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup

Pan American Games

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

Honors

Recent results and fixtures

2025

2026

Players

Current squad

Recent call-ups

Top goalscorers

Coaches

Head-to-head record

See also

References

External links

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September 8 Friendly	Morocco	0–0	United States	Pinatar Arena
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September 29 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup GS	United States	9–1	New Caledonia	Rancagua, Chile
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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Julian Eyestone	(2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 20)	3	0	Brentford
1GK	Andrew Rick	(2006-01-30) 30 January 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Philadelphia Union

2DF	Luca Bombino	(2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 19)	11	0	San Diego FC
2DF	Shakir Nixon	(2006-02-27) February 27, 2006 (age 20)	0	0	UCLA
2DF	Owen Presthus	(2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Columbus Crew
2DF	Tahir Reid-Brown	(2006-07-06) 6 July 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Orlando City
2DF	Elijah Scott	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Lecce
2DF	Finn Sundstrom	(2006-11-19) November 19, 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Philadelphia Union

3MF	Devon De Corte	(2006-05-13) 13 May 2006 (age 19)	1	0	RSCA Futures
3MF	Taha Habroune	(2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 20)	18	4	Columbus Crew
3MF	Eric Klein	(2006-11-20) 20 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	New England Revolution
3MF	Cruz Medina	(2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 19)	5	3	Tapatío
3MF	Edwyn Mendoza	(2006-05-03) 3 May 2006 (age 20)	1	0	San Jose Earthquakes
3MF	David Vazquez	(2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 20)	7	3	San Diego FC

4FW	Dylan Borso	(2006-06-02) 2 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Chicago Fire
4FW	Bajung Darboe	(2006-11-07) 7 November 2006 (age 19)	1	0	FC Bayern Munich II
4FW	Bryce Jamison	(2006-01-06) 6 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Colorado Rapids
4FW	Mykhi Joyner	(2006-08-30) 30 August 2006 (age 19)	2	0	St. Louis City SC
4FW	Sal Olivas Jr.	(2006-06-11) 11 June 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Philadelphia Union
4FW	Colton Swan	(2007-05-03) 3 May 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Charleston Battery

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Ryan Carney	(2006-05-07) 7 May 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Providence	January 2026 training camp
GK	Blake Kelly	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Notre Dame	January 2026 training camp
GK	Gavin Beavers	(2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 21)	2	0	Brøndby IF	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Adam Beaudry	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 20)	12	0	Colorado Rapids	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Duran Ferree	(2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 19)	1	0	San Diego FC	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
GK	Diego Kochen	(2006-03-19) 19 March 2006 (age 20)	6	0	Barcelona	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup^PRE
GK	Matias Marin	(2007-10-07) 7 October 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Inter Miami CF II	September 2025 ID Camp
GK	Mohammed Shour	(2007-09-12) 12 September 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Tacoma Defiance	September 2025 ID Camp

DF	Griffin Garnett	(2006-08-23) 23 August 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Richmond Kickers	January 2026 training camp
DF	Jamie Kabuusu	(2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Duke	January 2026 training camp
DF	Daniel Krueger	(2006-01-04) 4 January 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Wake Forest	January 2026 training camp
DF	Tate Lampman	(2006-09-09) September 9, 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Georgetown	January 2026 training camp
DF	Freddie Anderson	(2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Cork City	November 2025 friendlies
DF	Riley Dalgado	(2006-08-13) 13 August 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Ventura County FC	November 2025 friendlies
DF	Christian Diaz	(2006-03-30) 30 March 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Los Angeles FC 2	November 2025 friendlies
DF	Stuart Hawkins	(2006-09-18) 18 September 2006 (age 19)	1	0	Seattle Sounders FC	November 2025 friendlies
DF	Sawyer Jura	(2006-03-09) 9 March 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Portland Timbers	November 2025 friendlies
DF	Reed Baker-Whiting	(2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 21)	11	0	Seattle Sounders FC	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Nolan Norris	(2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 21)	17	2	FC Dallas	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Joshua Wynder	(2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 21)	16	1	Benfica B	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Noah Cobb	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 20)	14	1	Colorado Rapids	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Ethan Kohler	(2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 21)	16	1	SC Verl	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Frankie Westfield	(2005-12-09) December 9, 2005 (age 20)	11	1	Philadelphia Union	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
DF	Matai Akinmboni	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 19)	7	0	Bournemouth	September 2025 training camp
DF	Finn Sundstrom	(2006-11-19) 19 November 2006 (age 19)	0	0	North Carolina FC	September 2025 ID Camp
DF	Chibuike Ukaegbu	(2007-04-28) April 28, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Sacramento Republic FC	September 2025 ID Camp
DF	Tate Johnson	(2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 20)	2	0	Vancouver Whitecaps	June 2025 friendlies

MF	Diego Garcia Murillo	(2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 19)	1	0	FC Dallas	January 2026 training camp
MF	Christian Mendoza	(2006-12-23) 23 December 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Portland Timbers	January 2026 training camp
MF	Ian Shaul	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Portland Timbers	January 2026 training camp
MF	Peter Soudan	(2006-02-01) 1 February 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Michigan State	January 2026 training camp
MF	CJ Olney	(2006-12-16) 16 December 2006 (age 19)	0	0	Philadelphia Union	November 2025 friendlies
MF	Brooklyn Raines	(2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 21)	20	2	Houston Dynamo FC	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Benjamin Cremaschi	(2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 21)	14	7	Parma Calcio 1913	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Niko Tsakiris	(2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 20)	28	10	San Jose Earthquakes	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Pedro Soma	(2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 (age 19)	16	3	San Diego FC	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Matthew Corcoran	(2006-02-17) February 17, 2006 (age 20)	10	1	Nashville SC	2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
MF	Stiven Jimenez	(2007-06-24) 24 June 2007 (age 18)	0	0	FC Cincinnati	September 2025 ID Camp

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-20 Goals
1	Brek Shea	2007–2009	17
2	Freddy Adu	2003–2009	16
3	Romain Gall	2014–2015	13
3	Scott E. Kennedy	1992–1993	13
5	Eddie Johnson	2003–2004	12
5	Jacob Peterson	2004–2005	12
7	Jeremy Ebobisse	2016–2017	11
8	Will John	2005	10
8	Niko Tsakiris	2022–present	10
9	Chad Barrett	2004–2005	9

Name	Years
Angus McAlpine	1983
Derek Armstrong	1987
Bob Gansler	1989
Bobby Howe	1993
Jay Hoffman	1997
Sigi Schmid	1998–1999
Wolfgang Sühnholz	1999–2001
Thomas Rongen	2002–2004
Sigi Schmid	2005
Thomas Rongen	2006–2011
Tab Ramos	2011–2019
Anthony Hudson	2020–2021
Mikey Varas	2021–2023
Michael Nsien	2024
Marko Mitrović	2024–2025
Rob Valentino^[11]	2026

Opponent	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Argentina	2	1	0	1	2	2	+0	050.00
Austria	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Brazil	4	1	0	3	3	9	−6	025.00
Bulgaria	1	0	0	1	0	1	−1	000.00
Cameroon	2	2	0	0	7	2	+5	100.00
China	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Chile	1	1	0	0	4	1	+3	100.00
Colombia	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
East Germany	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
Ecuador	3	1	1	1	5	5	+0	033.33
Egypt	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	050.00
England	2	1	0	1	1	1	+0	050.00
Fiji	1	1	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
France	3	2	1	0	7	3	+4	066.67
Germany	4	0	1	3	2	8	−6	000.00
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	5	−4	000.00
Iraq	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
Italy	2	1	0	1	4	3	+1	050.00
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	3	0	+3	100.00
Japan	1	0	0	1	1	3	−2	000.00
Mali	1	0	1	0	1	1	+0	000.00
Morocco					!—
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	100.00
New Caledonia	1	1	0	0	9	1	+8	100.00
New Zealand	3	3	0	0	14	0	+14	100.00
Nigeria	2	1	0	1	3	2	+1	050.00
Paraguay	1	1	0	0	3	1	+2	100.00
Poland	3	1	0	2	6	7	−1	033.33
Qatar	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Republic of Ireland	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Saudi Arabia	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	050.00
Senegal	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	100.00
Serbia	1	0	1	0	0	0	+0	000.00
Slovakia	1	1	0	0	2	0	+2	100.00
South Africa	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
South Korea	4	1	2	1	5	6	−1	025.00
Spain	2	0	0	2	3	7	−4	000.00
Turkey	1	1	0	0	6	0	+6	100.00
Ukraine	3	0	1	2	2	6	−4	000.00
Uruguay	5	1	0	4	4	12	−8	020.00
Venezuela	1	0	0	1	1	2	−1	000.00
Total	75	33	10	32	119	101	+18	044.00