U.S. Under-19 Men's National Team Rallies Past Norway 4-3 on Kellan LeBlanc's 90th Minute Winner to Close Spain Camp
U.S. U-19 MNT Finishes Rob Valentino’s First Camp With 2W-1L-0D Record after Beating Wales 2-0 and Falling 2-1 to England
ATLANTA (Oct. 16, 2026) -- The U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team closed its international training camp in Marbella, Spain, with a 2W-1L-0D record. In the final match, the U.S. came from behind twice to beat Norway 4-3 on a 90th minute goal from midfielder Kellan LeBlanc.
The camp is 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.
The camp ran from Sept. 24-Oct. 9 and was the team’s first under coach Rob Valentino, who previously led the U.S. U-20 MNT.
USA 2, Wales 0
The U.S. opened the window on Sept. 29 with a 2-0 win over Wales. The Americans outshot Wales 15-4 and held a 7-1 edge in corner kicks.
Defender Brandon Dayes, one of three players back from the Concacaf U-20 Championship roster, opened the scoring in the 44th minute. The U.S. doubled its lead in the 48th minute on a Wales own goal. Goalkeepers Aidan Stokes and William Lodmell split the match and combined for a shutout.
England 2, USA 1
England scored in the first minute through Reigan Heskey and the U.S. answered in the eighth minute after midfielder Maximo Carrizo equalized. The match stayed level until the 60th minute, when Luca Williams-Barnett scored what proved to be the winner.
England played the final 17 minutes with 10 men after Max Dowman was sent off in the 73rd minute, but the U.S. couldn’t find an equalizer. The Americans outshot England 16-15, while England put eight shots on target to the U.S. team’s five.
USA 4, Norway 3
The U.S. trailed twice before the substitutes took over the camp finale and scored three goals to defeat Norway on Oct. 5 at Banús Football Center.
Igor Gosik gave Norway the lead in the ninth minute. Forward Chase Adams equalized in the 21st minute, but Harald Woxen put Norway back in front in the 40th minute to give Norway a 2-1 lead at halftime.
Valentino made three changes at halftime, including forward Theo Reed, who scored twice within six minutes of entering. Reed’s first goal came in the 46th minute to level the score and tallied again in the 51st to give the U.S. the lead. Phillip Holseter-Karlsen tied the match 3-3 for Norway in the 55th minute.
Midfielder Kellan LeBlanc, who came on in the 60th minute, scored the winner in the 90th minute. Overall, the U.S. outshot Norway 17-6 with 10 shots on target.
Match: U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team vs. Wales Under-20 Men’s National Team
Date: September 29, 2026
Competition: International Match
Venue: Marbella Football Center
Weather: 78 degrees, clear
Attendance: 75
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| WAL | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| USA – Brandon Dayes | 44th minute |
| USA – Own Goal | 48 |
Lineups
USA: 1- Aidan Stokes (12-William Lodmell, 46); 2-Brandon Dayes, 5-Andrei Chirila (4-Jacob Hall, 81), 13-Parker Amoo-Mensah, 14-Ryan Hartley (3-Matthew Dos Santos, 81); 15-Cristiano Santos Oliveira (8-Jude Terry, 59), 16- Alexander Shaw (6-Luca Moisa, 81), 17-Kellan LeBlanc (10-Maximo Carrizo, 73); 18- Damyan Villanueva (7-Gabriel Wesseh, 59), 19-Theo Reed (9-Chase Adams, 59), 20- Eric Preston (11-Dennis Nelich, 73)
Subs not used: none
Head Coach: Rob Valentino
WAL: 1-Eliot Meredith; 2-Alex Godfrey, 3-Jameson Blackmore (15-Ollie Dewsbury, 46), 4- Luis Gardner (18-Kaven Bloniarczyk, 81); 6-Noah Williams, 8-Milo Robinson, 9-Louie Bradbury, (7-Parrick Mlynarski, 59), 10-Will Grainger (Hayden Allmark, 59); 11-Axel Donczew, 14-Paul Moreno, (Ollie Dewsbury, 73), 17-Prince Cisse
Subs not used: 12-Tom Wright, 13-Lennon Moss, 16-Alex Marciniak, 20-Jack Sykes
Head Coach: Jon Grey
Stats Summary: USA / WAL
Shots: 15 / 4
Shots on Goal: 6 / 2
Corner Kicks: 7 / 1
Fouls: 10 / 15
Offside: 0 / 1
| Misconduct Summary | |
| WAL – Milo Robinson (Caution) | 76th minute |
Officials:
N/A
Match: U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team vs. England U-19 Men’s National Team
Date: October 2, 2026
Competition: International Match
Venue: Marbella Football Center
Weather: 79 degrees, mostly cloudy
Attendance: 300
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| ENG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ENG – Reigan Heskey | 1st minute |
| USA – Maximo Carrizo | 8 |
| ENG – Luca Williams-Barnett | 60 |
Lineups
USA: 1-Aidan Stokes; 2-Brandon Dayes (13- Parker Amoo-Mensah, 60), 3-Matthew Dos Santos (14- Ryan Hartley, 82), 4-Jacob Hall, 5-Andrei Chirila; 6-Luca Moisa (16-Alexander Shaw, 68), 7-Gabriel Wesseh, 8-Jude Terry (17-Kellan LeBlanc, 82), 9-Chase Adams, 10-Maximo Carrizo, 11-Dennis Nelich (20- Eric Preston, 60) 19-Theo Reed, 68
Subs not used: 12-William Lodmell, 15-Cristiano Santos Oliveira,18-Damyan Villanueva
Head Coach: Rob Valentino
ENG: 1-Dylan Moody; 2-Malachi Hardy, 3-Dean Benamar, 4-Kaden Braithwaite, 5-Albert Mills, 6-Louis Page (20-Ife Ibrahim, 76), 7-Max Dowman, 8- Reggie Walsh (16-Miles Harrison, 60), 9-Chizaram Ezenwata (19-Alejandro Gomes Rodriguez, 76), 10-Luca Williams-Barnett (17- Ryan McAidoo),11-Reigan Heskey (18- Harry Gray, 60)
Subs not used: 12-Wes Okoduwa, 13- Freddy Bernal, 14-Freddie Simmonds, 15-Bendito Mantato, 22-Finley Hooper
Head Coach: Ben Futcher
Stats Summary: USA / ENG
Shots: 16 / 15
Shots on Goal: 5 / 8
Corner Kicks: 4 / 3
Fouls: 14 / 16
Offside: 3 / 1
| Misconduct Summary | |
| USA – Luca Moisa (Caution) | 48th minute |
| USA – Matthew Dos Santos (Caution) | 51 |
| USA – Andrei Chirila (Caution) | 73 |
| ENG – Max Dowman (Ejection) | 73 |
| ENG – Dean Benamar (Caution) | 73 |
| ENG – Albert Mills (Caution) | 77 |
| ENG – Harrison Miles (Caution) | 89 |
Officials:
N/A
Match: U.S. Under-19 Men’s National Team vs. Norway U-19 Men’s National Team
Date: October 5, 2026
Competition: International Match
Venue: Banús Football Center
Weather: 73 degrees, cloudy
Attendance: 198
| Scoring Summary | 1 | 2 | F |
| USA | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| NOR | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NOR – Igor Gosik | 9th minute |
| USA – Chase Adams | 21 |
| NOR – Harald Woxen | 40 |
| USA – Theo Reed | 46 |
| USA – Theo Reed | 51 |
| NOR – Philip Holseter-Karlsen | 55 |
| USA – Kellan LeBlanc | 90 |
Lineups
USA: 12-William Lodmell; 2-Brandon Dayes (5-Chirila Andrei, 76), 3-Matthew Dos Santos, (14-Ryan Hartley, 46), 4-Jacob Hall, 13-Parker Amoo-Mensah; 8-Jude Terry, (17-Kellan LeBlanc, 60), 10-Maximo Carrizo, 16- Alexander Shaw, (6-Luca Moisa, 60); 7-Gabriel Wesseh (18-Damyan Villanueva), 9-Chase Adams (19-Theo Reed, 46), 11-Dennis Nelich, (15-Cristiano Santos Oliveira, 46)
Subs not used: 1-Aidan Stokes, 20-Eric Preston
Head Coach: Rob Valentino
NOR: 1-Einar Fauskanger, 2-Frimann Hansen,3-Henrik Haraldsen, 4-Jesper Johnsson Solberg, 5-Sean Healey Andresen, (15-Elias Flo,76), 6-Johan Solstad-Nøis (16-Mathias, Svenningsen-Grønn,76), 7-Elias Johnsson Solberg, 8-Harald Woxen, 9-Igor Gosik (18- Sebastian Ademoia,85), 10-Philip Hoiseter-Karlsen, (11-Tobias Leikanger,56), 17-Mads Mikkelsen (14-Mats Sekse Johannesen,76)
Subs not used: 12-David Leander Amdam, 13-Rød El Jabri, Adam, 19-Axel Aamodt, 20- Jonas Dahlberg Strand
Head Coach: Bjørn Johansen
Stats Summary: USA / NOR
Shots: 17 / 6
Shots on Goal: 10 / 3
Corner Kicks: 5 / 0
Fouls: 4 / 15
Offside: 2 / 1
| Misconduct Summary | |
| NOR – Igor Gosik (Caution) | 28th minute |
| USA – Jude Terry (Caution) | 35 |
| NOR – Elias Johnsson Solberg (Caution) | 35 |
| NOR – Jesper Johnsson Solberg (Caution) | 75 |
Officials:
N/A