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United States men's national under-23 soccer team

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United States Olympic

Nickname(s)Team USA[1]
The Stars and Stripes[2]
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF
Head coachMarko Mitrović
CaptainTanner Tessmann
First colors
Second colors
First international
 United States 1–2 Italy 
(Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992)
Biggest win
 United States 6–0 Cuba 
(Nashville, United States; March 22, 2012)
Biggest defeat
 Mexico 4–0 United States 
(Guadalajara, Mexico; February 10, 2004)
 Morocco 4–0 United States 
(Paris, France; August 2, 2024)
Records for competitive matches only
Olympic Games
Appearances5 (first in 1992)
Best resultFourth place (2000)
Pan American Games
Appearances1 (first in 1999)
Best result Bronze (1999)

The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadrennial Olympic Football Tournament, with the next one to be held during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which the team has already qualified for as hosts.

Its most recent major tournament was the 2024 edition at the Paris Olympics, in which the team made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Morocco.

In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.

History

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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.

Coaches

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Recent schedule and results

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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

2024

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March 22 Friendly United States  3–0  Guinea Olot, Spain
12:00 p.m. ET
Report Stadium: Nou Estadi Municipal
Attendance: 60
Referee: Jan Cobos Pujol (Spain)
March 25 Friendly France  2–2  United States Montbéliard, France
3:00 ET
Report
Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal
July 13 Friendly Paraguay  0–1  United States Bordeaux, France
17:00 McGuire 56' Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
July 18 Friendly Spain  1–1  United States Bordeaux, France
Booth Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux
July 24 Olympics GS France  3–0  United States Marseille, France
15:00 ET
Report Stadium: Stade de Marseille
Attendance: 48,721
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)
August 2 Olympics QF Morocco  4–0  United States Paris, France
09:00 ET
Report Stadium: Parc des Princes
Referee: Yael Falcón (Argentina)

Players

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Current squad

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The following 18 players were named for the 2024 Olympics.[4] On July 30, 2024, Josh Atencio replaced Gianluca Busio due to injury.[5]

Caps and goals are updated as of August 2, 2024, after the match against Morocco.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Patrick Schulte (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 23) 7 0 United States Columbus Crew
18 1GK Gabriel Slonina (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) 0 0 England Barnsley (on loan from Chelsea)

2 2DF Nathan Harriel (2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 23) 11 1 United States Philadelphia Union
3 2DF Walker Zimmerman (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31) 8 1 United States Nashville SC
4 2DF Maximilian Dietz (2002-02-09) February 9, 2002 (age 22) 9 0 Germany Greuther Fürth
5 2DF John Tolkin (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22) 11 0 United States New York Red Bulls
12 2DF Miles Robinson (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) 7 1 United States FC Cincinnati
17 2DF Caleb Wiley (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19) 8 0 France Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea)

8 3MF Tanner Tessmann (c) (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23) 14 0 Italy Venezia
14 3MF Djordje Mihailovic (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26) 13 3 United States Colorado Rapids
15 3MF Benjamin Cremaschi (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19) 7 1 United States Inter Miami CF
16 3MF Jack McGlynn (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 21) 11 0 United States Philadelphia Union
21 3MF Josh Atencio (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22) 2 0 United States Seattle Sounders FC

7 4FW Kevin Paredes (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21) 6 2 Germany VfL Wolfsburg
9 4FW Griffin Yow (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 22) 7 1 Belgium Westerlo
10 4FW Taylor Booth (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 23) 8 0 Netherlands Utrecht
11 4FW Paxten Aaronson (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 21) 9 2 Netherlands Utrecht
13 4FW Duncan McGuire (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23) 9 1 United States Orlando City SC

Alternates

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No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
6 3MF Gianluca Busio (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22) 8 2 Italy Venezia
1GK John Pulskamp (2001-04-19) April 19, 2001 (age 23) 3 0 United States Sporting Kansas City
3MF Jake Davis (2002-01-03) January 3, 2002 (age 22) 0 0 United States Sporting Kansas City
4FW Johan Gomez (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 23) 7 2 Germany Eintracht Braunschweig

Recent call-ups

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

  • June 2024 friendlies.[6]
  • March 2024 friendlies.[7][8]
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Chris Brady (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20) 3 0 United States Chicago Fire March 2024 friendlies

DF Jonathan Tomkinson (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22) 7 0 England Bradford City June 2024 friendlies
DF Bryan Reynolds (2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 23) 7 0 Belgium Westerlo June 2024 friendlies
DF Jalen Neal (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 21) 0 0 United States LA Galaxy June 2024 friendlies
DF George Campbell (2001-07-22) July 22, 2001 (age 23) 3 0 Canada CF Montréal March 2024 friendlies

MF Aidan Morris (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 23) 4 1 United States Columbus Crew June 2024 friendlies
MF Rokas Pukštas (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 20) 0 0 Croatia HNK Hajduk Split June 2024 friendlies
MF Cole Bassett (2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 23) 2 0 United States Colorado Rapids June 2024 friendlies
MF Daniel Edelman (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 United States New York Red Bulls March 2024 friendlies

FW Cade Cowell (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 21) 5 1 Mexico Guadalajara June 2024 friendlies
FW Damion Downs (2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 (age 20) 3 0 Germany 1. FC Köln June 2024 friendlies
FW Esmir Bajraktarevic (2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 (age 19) 6 1 United States New England Revolution June 2024 friendlies
FW Diego Luna (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 21) 1 0 United States Real Salt Lake March 2024 friendlies

Notes:

  • INJ: Withdrew due to injury

Overage players in Olympic Games

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Tournament Player 1 Player 2 Player 3
Kasey Keller (GK) Alexi Lalas (DF) did not select
Brad Friedel (GK) Jeff Agoos (DF) Frankie Hejduk (MF)
Brad Guzan (GK) Michael Parkhurst (DF) Brian McBride (FW)
Walker Zimmerman (DF) Miles Robinson (DF) Djordje Mihailovic (MF)

Honors

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Top goalscorers

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Rank Player Year(s) U-23 Goals
1 Steve Snow 1992 10
2 Landon Donovan 2000–2004 9
3 Jordan Morris 2014–2016 7
4 Jerome Kiesewetter 2011–2015 6
Brent Goulet 1988 6
6 Freddy Adu 2008–2012 5
7 Joe Corona 2012 4
Luis Gil 2011–2016 4
Bobby Convey 2004 4
Sacha Kljestan 2007–2008 4
Alecko Eskandarian 2002–2004 4
Chris Albright 2000 4
Mike Seerey 1972 4
Carl Gentile 1964 4

Competitive record

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Olympic Games

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Summer Olympics record Qualification record Manager
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Through 1988 See United States men's national soccer team 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament Osiander
Spain 1992 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 6 5 Squad 6 5 0 1 17 10
United States 1996 Group stage 10th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad Qualified as hosts Arena
Australia 2000 Fourth place 4th 6 1 3 2 9 11 Squad 4 2 1 1 8 2 Charles
Greece 2004 Did not qualify 5 3 1 1 11 7 Myernick
China 2008 Group stage 9th 3 1 1 1 4 4 Squad 5 3 1 1 6 1 Nowak
United Kingdom 2012 Did not qualify 3 1 1 1 9 5 Porter
Brazil 2016 5 4 0 1 15 4 Herzog
Japan 2020 4 2 0 2 6 3 Kreis
France 2024 Quarterfinals 8th 4 2 0 2 7 8 Squad 7 6 1 0 31 2 Mitrović
United States 2028 Qualified as hosts Qualified as hosts TBD
Australia 2032 To be determined To be determined
Total 19 6 6 7 30 32 39 23 5 8 103 34

Pan American Games

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Pan American Games record Qualification Record Manager
Year Result Pos Pld W D L F A Squad Pld W D L F A
Through 1995 See United States men's national under-20 soccer team Qualified automatically Liekoski
Canada 1999 Bronze medal 3rd 6 3 1 2 6 8 Squad Charles
Dominican Republic 2003 Did not enter Did not enter Myernick
Brazil 2007 See United States men's national under-18 soccer team Qualified automatically Bradley
Mexico 2011 Did not enter Did not enter Porter
Canada 2015 Herzog
Peru 2019 Kreis
Chile 2023 See United States men's national under-19 soccer team 2022 U-20 Championship Mitrović
Peru 2027 To be determined To be determined TBD
Total 6 3 1 2 6 8

Pre-Olympic Tournament

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Olympic Qualifying Championship results Qualification Manager
Year Result Pos Pld W D L GF GA Squad Pld W D L GF GA
Through 1988 See United States men's national soccer team See United States men's national soccer team Osiander
1992 Champions 1st 6 5 0 1 17 10 Squad 4 3 1 0 18 2
Canada 1996 Qualified as hosts No qualification Arena
United States 2000 Runners-up 2nd 4 2 1 1 8 2 Squad Qualified automatically Charles
Mexico 2004 Fourth place 4th 5 3 1 1 11 11 Squad 2 2 0 0 10 0 Myernick
United States 2008 Runners-up 2nd 5 3 1 1 6 2 Squad Qualified automatically Nowak
United States 2012 Group stage 5th 3 1 1 1 9 5 Squad Porter
United States 2015 Third place 3rd 5 4 0 1 15 4 Squad Herzog
Mexico 2020 Third place 3rd 4 2 0 2 6 3 Squad Kreis
Total 32 20 4 8 72 37 6 5 1 0 28 2

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
  2. ^ Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  3. ^ "Marko Mitrović Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-23 Men's Youth National Team and Michael Nsien Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Marko MItrović names 2024 U.S. Olympic Men's Soccer Team". ussoccer.com. July 8, 2024. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ^ "USA VS. Guinea: Starting XI & Lineup notes". USSF. July 30, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. ^ "TWENTY-FIVE PLAYERS CALLED TO U.S. MEN'S OLYMPIC SOCCER TEAM FOR FINAL PRE-OLYMPIC TRAINING CAMP AND MATCH AGAINST JAPAN IN KANSAS CITY". ussoccer.com. June 5, 2024. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
  7. ^ "Twenty-two players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soccer team for matches vs. Guinea and France as prep for Paris 2024 continues". ussoccer.com. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "Goalkeeper Chris Brady added to U.S. Men's Olympic Team Roster for matches against Guinea and France". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. March 18, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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