United States men's national under-23 soccer team

Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeated Kuwait but lost to Italy and only managed a draw with Poland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several U.S. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host.

The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. Being the host nation and with Major League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalists Argentina offset a win against Tunisia and a draw with Portugal.

The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia marked a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the team. This time, the United States, led by head coach Clive Charles, won their group on goal difference on the strength of draws with the Czech Republic and eventual-gold medalists Cameroon and a win over Kuwait. A tense quarterfinal match against Japan ended in a penalty shoot-out which the United States won. Losses to Spain in the semifinals and Chile in the bronze medal match left the Americans short of medal dreams, but the fourth-place finish in a sixteen-team tournament was the program's greatest youth team.

The team did not compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the United States, led by head coach Glenn Myernick, failed to qualify after a defeat to Mexico in the semifinals of the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.

In late 2006, former Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. His tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach, Piotr Nowak. Under Nowak, the United States qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics after a 3–0 win over Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, thanks to goals by Freddy Adu and Sacha Kljestan. The Olympics began promisingly; the Americans defeated Japan and led Holland late. However, a stoppage time goal equalized for the Dutch, and the Americans followed up with a loss to Nigeria.

Under the leadership of new coach Caleb Porter in the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Americans defeated Cuba but were then beaten by Canada and surrendered a late lead against El Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments.

• 1988–1992: Lothar Osiander
• 1994–1995: Timo Liekoski
• 1995–1996: Bruce Arena
• 1996–2003: Clive Charles
• 2003–2004: Glenn Myernick
• 2006–2007: Bob Bradley
• 2007–2009: Piotr Nowak
• 2011–2012: Caleb Porter
• 2013–2014: Tab Ramos
• 2015–2016: Andreas Herzog
• 2019–2021: Jason Kreis
• 2023–2025: Marko Mitrović^[3]
• 2026: Russell Payne (interim)
• 2026–present: Steve Cherundolo^[4]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixture

2025

Denmark  v  United States

November 14 Friendly	Denmark	1–1	United States	Vejle, Denmark
		Report	Hopkins 23'	Stadium: Vejle Stadium

Serbia  v  United States

November 18 Friendly	Serbia	1–0	United States	Bačka Topola, Serbia
				Stadium: TSC Arena

2026

Japan  v  United States

March 27 Friendly	Japan	0–2	United States	Cheonan, South Korea
2:00 am EDT		Report	Yapi Downs	Stadium: Korea Football Park

South Korea  v  United States

March 31 Friendly	South Korea	1–4	United States	Cheonan, South Korea
		Report	Baker-Whiting , Brennan Castañeda	Stadium: Korea Football Park

Ukraine  v  United States

June 5 Friendly	Ukraine	1–3	United States	Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia
	Husol 19'	Report	Brennan 28' Downs 43' Campbell 57'	Stadium: Nogometno igrišče Stadium Attendance: 0 Referee: Armin Avdihodžić

Uzbekistan  v  United States

June 9 Friendly	Uzbekistan	1–0	United States	Rogaška Slatina, Slovenia
		Report		Stadium: Nogometno igrišče Stadium

The following 19 players were named to the squad for the June 2026 friendlies.^[5]

Caps and goals correct as of November 18, 2025, after the match against Serbia.

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No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1GK	Julian Eyestone	(2006-04-21) April 21, 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Brentford
	1GK	Duran Ferree	(2006-09-28) September 28, 2006 (age 19)	1	0	San Diego FC
2	2DF	Reed Baker-Whiting	(2005-03-31) March 31, 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Nashville
3	2DF	Nolan Norris	(2005-02-17) February 17, 2005 (age 21)	2	0	Dallas
4	2DF	Thomas Williams	(2004-08-15) August 15, 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Nashville
	2DF	Peyton Miller	(2007-11-08) November 8, 2007 (age 18)	1	0	New England Revolution
	2DF	Justin Reynolds	(2004-08-04) August 4, 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Sporting Kansas City
6	3MF	Brooklyn Raines	(2005-03-11) March 11, 2005 (age 21)	2	0	New England Revolution
8	3MF	Rokas Pukštas	(2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Hajduk Split
15	3MF	Santiago Castañeda	(2004-11-13) November 13, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Paderborn 07
17	3MF	Jackson Hopkins	(2004-07-01) July 1, 2004 (age 22)	2	1	DC United
	3MF	Taha Habroune	(2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Columbus Crew
	3MF	Sergio Oregel	(2005-05-16) May 16, 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Chicago Fire
9	4FW	Damion Downs	(2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Hamburger SV
	4FW	Luke Brennan	(2005-02-24) February 24, 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Atlanta United
	4FW	Zach Booth	(2004-02-17) February 17, 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Real Salt Lake
	4FW	Cole Campbell	(2006-02-20) February 20, 2006 (age 20)	2	0	Borussia Dortmund
	4FW	Alan Carleton	(2005-03-20) March 20, 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Sandvikens
	4FW	Korede Osundina	(2004-02-13) February 13, 2004 (age 22)	0	0	Casa Pia

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Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

• March 2026 friendlies.^[6]
• November 2025 friendlies.^[7]

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Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Gabriel Slonina	(2004-05-15) May 15, 2004 (age 22)	1	0	Chelsea	March 2026 friendlies
GK	Diego Kochen	(2006-03-19) March 19, 2006 (age 20)	1	0	Barcelona	March 2026 friendlies
DF	Noah Cobb	(2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 21)	1	0	Colorado Rapids	March 2026 friendlies
DF	Ethan Kohler	(2005-05-20) May 20, 2005 (age 21)	2	0	New England Revolution	March 2026 friendlies
DF	Tate Johnson	(2005-07-10) July 10, 2005 (age 21)	0	0	Vancouver Whitecaps	March 2026 friendlies
DF	Brandan Craig	(2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 22)	3	0	Montréal	November 2025 friendlies
MF	Niko Tsakiris	(2005-06-19) June 19, 2005 (age 21)	2	0	San Jose Earthquakes	March 2026 friendlies
MF	Gerardo Valenzuela	(2004-09-28) September 28, 2004 (age 21)	1	0	Cincinnati	March 2026 friendlies
MF	MyKhi Joyner	(2006-08-30) August 30, 2006 (age 19)	1	0	St. Louis City	November 2025 friendlies
FW	Darren Yapi	(2004-11-19) November 19, 2004 (age 21)	2	0	Colorado Rapids	March 2026 friendlies
FW	Brandon Powell	(2005-10-17) October 17, 2005 (age 20)	0	0	Barrow	March 2026 friendlies
FW	Zavier Gozo	(2007-03-22) March 22, 2007 (age 19)	2	0	Real Salt Lake City	November 2025 friendlies

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Notes:

• INJ: Withdrew due to injury

• CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
  • Winners (1): 1992
  • Runners-up (2): 2000, 2008
  • Third place (1): 2015
• Pan American Games
  • Gold medalists (1): 1991

• United States Soccer Federation
• United States men's national soccer team
• United States men's national under-17 soccer team
• United States men's national under-20 soccer team
• Football at the Summer Olympics