ATLANTA (Sept. 16, 2026) -- U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team head coach Jeremy Hall has chosen 22 players to travel for an international training camp from Sept. 21-Oct. 4 in San Pedro Del Pinatar, Spain as the team begin preparations ahead of 2027 Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers.
During the window, the team will play all four matches at Pinatar Arena. The quartet of matches will begin with a meeting against Scotland on Sept. 26, before taking on Netherlands on Sept. 29, facing off with Belgium on Oct. 1, and concluding the window against France on Oct. 3.
The upcoming window marks the first U.S. U-17 MNT camp for players born in 2010, as the age groups change in the summer.
This squad is made up of players from 16 MLS clubs, led by Chicago Fire FC and Charlotte FC with two players apiece. Liga MX is represented by one player from CF Monterrey.
Five players join from European clubs, with 1FSV Mainz 05 leading with three players and one player from VfB Stuttgart in Germany. Dutch Eredivisie side, Feyenoord Rotterdam is represented with one player in the squad.
Goalkeepers (2): Connor Dale (FC Cincinnati; West Palm Beach, Fla.), Jason Nemo Jr (Chicago Fire FC; Evanston, Ill.)
Defenders (8): Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Lennox Alvarado (Orlando City SC; Cape Coral, Fla.), Luca Antongirolami (Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City, Mo.), Oluwaseyitan Fakiyesi (Atlanta United FC; Marietta, Ga.), Owen Jorgensen (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.), Landon Mulvenna (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Rocky Rommel (San Jose Earthquakes, Modesto, Calif.), Alex Soria (FC Dallas; Burleston, TX.)
Midfielders (6): Anthony Applewhaite (1FSV Mainz 05; Frankfurt, DE), Kevin Baldwin (1FSV Mainz 05; Erbach, DE), Vincenzo DAnnunzio (Feyenoord Rotterdam; Los Angeles, Calif.), Christopher Morales (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), William Recupero (VfB Stuttgart; Stuttgart, DE), Nathan Tchoumba (Colorado Rapids; Aurora, Colo.)
Forwards (6): Román Avakian Gomez (1FSV Mainz 05; San Diego, Calif.), Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Landon Lucero (Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, WA.), Kaeden McDowell (Charlotte FC; Palm Beach, Fla.), Paxon Ruffin (CF Monterrey; Hollywood, Fla.), Liam Stribling (Nashville SC; Brentwood, TN)
This month’s camp is a 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.
About the U.S. Way
The U.S. Way is a shared philosophy, strategy and a practical toolkit to enable excellence at every level of the game and for us to win. The U.S. Way is intended to work in partnership between the club and National Team environment to cultivate the next generation of talent with three areas of focus: World Class Development Pathways and Environments, including scaled Talent Identification, expanded Youth National Team programming and accelerated development and foundation building across the Extended National Teams; Shared and Scaled Infrastructure, highlighted by the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, U.S. Way digital platform and unified youth calendar; and Professional Development for the Entire Ecosystem, featuring formal courses, technical and administrative staff community building, leadership development, and best practice resource sharing. For more information, visit ussoccer.com/ourvision/us-way.