United States men's national under-23 soccer team
Nickname(s) | Team USA[1] The Stars and Stripes[2] The Yanks | ||
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Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
Head coach | Marko Mitrović | ||
Captain | Tanner Tessmann | ||
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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) Records for competitive matches only | |||
Olympic Games | |||
Appearances | 4 (first in 1992) | ||
Best result | Fourth place (2000) | ||
Pan American Games | |||
Appearances | 1 (first in 1999) | ||
Best result | Bronze (1999) | ||
Medal record |
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, the next of which is to be held during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France. The team's most recent major tournament was the 2020 edition at the Tokyo Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify. Their most recent qualification was the tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the team was eliminated in the group stage.
In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.
History[edit]
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[edit]
- 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–Present: Marko Mitrović[3]
Recent schedule and results[edit]
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
2023[edit]
October 11 Friendly | United States | 2–1 | Mexico | Phoenix, Arizona |
10:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
October 17 Friendly | United States | 4–1 | Japan | Phoenix, Arizona |
10:30 ET | Report |
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Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium |
November 18 Friendly | United States | 1–1 | Iraq | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
11:00 ET |
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Report |
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Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
November 21 Friendly | United States | 0–1 | Morocco | San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain |
9:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Pinatar Arena |
2024[edit]
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 |
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Report | Stadium: Stade Auguste-Bonal |
June 11 Friendly | United States | 0–2 | Japan | Kansas City, Kansas |
8:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Children's Mercy Park Referee: Jon Freemon (United States) |
July 13 Friendly | Paraguay | 0–1 | United States | Bordeaux, France |
17:00 | McGuire 56' | Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
July 18 Friendly | Spain | v | United States | Bordeaux, France |
Stadium: Stade de Bordeaux |
July 24 Olympics GS | France | v | United States | Marseille, France |
3:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marseille |
July 27 Olympics GS | New Zealand | v | United States | Marseille, France |
1:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade de Marseille |
July 30 Olympics GS | United States | v | Guinea | Saint-Étienne, France |
1:00 ET | Report | Stadium: Stade Geoffroy-Guichard |
Players[edit]
Current squad[edit]
The following 18 players were named for the 2024 Olympics.[4]
Caps and goals are updated as of June 11, 2024, after the match against Japan.
Alternates[edit]
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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GK | John Pulskamp | April 19, 2001 | 3 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City | |
MF | Jake Davis | January 3, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City | |
MF | Josh Atencio | January 31, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | |
FW | Johan Gomez | July 23, 2001 | 7 | 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |
Recent call-ups[edit]
The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
- June 2024 friendlies.[5]
- March 2024 friendlies.[6][7]
- November 2023 friendlies.[8]
- October 2023 friendlies.[9]
Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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GK | Chris Brady | March 3, 2004 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Fire | March 2024 friendlies |
DF | Jonathan Tomkinson | April 11, 2002 | 7 | 0 | Bradford City | June 2024 friendlies |
DF | Bryan Reynolds | June 28, 2001 | 7 | 0 | Westerlo | June 2024 friendlies |
DF | Jalen Neal | August 24, 2003 | 0 | 0 | LA Galaxy | June 2024 friendlies |
DF | George Campbell | July 22, 2001 | 3 | 0 | CF Montréal | March 2024 friendlies |
DF | Brandan Craig | April 7, 2004 | 2 | 0 | Philadelphia Union | October 2023 friendlies |
MF | Aidan Morris | November 16, 2001 | 4 | 1 | Columbus Crew | June 2024 friendlies |
MF | Rokas Pukštas | August 25, 2004 | 0 | 0 | HNK Hajduk Split | June 2024 friendlies |
MF | Cole Bassett | July 28, 2001 | 2 | 0 | Colorado Rapids | June 2024 friendlies |
MF | Daniel Edelman | April 28, 2003 | 1 | 0 | New York Red Bulls | March 2024 friendlies |
MF | Obed Vargas | August 5, 2005 | 2 | 1 | Seattle Sounders FC | October 2023 friendlies |
FW | Cade Cowell | October 14, 2003 | 5 | 1 | Guadalajara | June 2024 friendlies |
FW | Damion Downs | July 6, 2004 | 3 | 0 | Köln | June 2024 friendlies |
FW | Esmir Bajraktarevic | March 10, 2005 | 6 | 1 | New England Revolution | June 2024 friendlies |
FW | Diego Luna | September 7, 2003 | 1 | 0 | Real Salt Lake | March 2024 friendlies |
FW | Agustin Anello | April 22, 2002 | 2 | 0 | Sparta Rotterdam | November 2023 friendlies |
FW | Bernard Kamungo | January 1, 2002 | 4 | 0 | FC Dallas | November 2023 friendlies |
FW | Brian Gutiérrez | June 17, 2003 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Fire | October 2023 friendlies |
FW | Indiana Vassilev | February 16, 2001 | 1 | 0 | St. Louis City SC | October 2023 friendlies |
Notes:
- INJ: Withdrew due to injury
Overage players in Olympic Games[edit]
Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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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[edit]
- Pan American Games
- Bronze medalists (1): 1999
Top goalscorers[edit]
Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-23 Goals |
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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[edit]
Olympic Games[edit]
Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
Through 1988 | See United States men's national soccer team | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | Osiander | |||||||||||||||
1992 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
1996 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Arena | |||||||
2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Charles | ||
2004 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Myernick | ||||||||||
2008 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nowak | ||
2012 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Porter | ||||||||||
2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Herzog | |||||||||||
2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Kreis | |||||||||||
2024 | Qualified | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | Mitrović | ||||||||||
2028 | Qualified as hosts | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
2032 | To be determined | |||||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 24 | — | 39 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 34 | — |
Summer Olympics history | |
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First Match | Italy 2–1 United States (24 July 1992; Barcelona, Spain) |
Biggest Win | United States 3–1 Kuwait (27 July 1992; Zaragoza, Spain) United States 2–0 Tunisia (22 July 1996; Birmingham, United States) United States 3–1 Kuwait (19 September 2000; Melbourne, Australia) |
Biggest Defeat | Argentina 3–1 United States (20 July 1996; Birmingham, United States) Spain 3–1 United States (26 September 2000; Sydney, Australia) Chile 2–0 United States (29 September 2000; Sydney, Australia) |
Best Result | Fourth place in 2000 |
Worst Result | Tenth place in 1996 |
Pan American Games[edit]
Pan American Games record | Qualification Record | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||||||||||||||
1999 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | Charles | ||||||||
2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Myernick | |||||||||||||||
2007 | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | Qualified automatically | Bradley | |||||||||||||||
2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Porter | |||||||||||||||
2015 | Herzog | |||||||||||||||||
2019 | Kreis | |||||||||||||||||
2023 | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | 2022 U-20 Championship | Mitrović | |||||||||||||||
2027 | To be determined | To be determined | TBD | |||||||||||||||
Total | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pre-Olympic Tournament[edit]
Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Qualification | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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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 | |||
1996 | Qualified as hosts | No qualification | Arena | |||||||||||||||
2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Charles | |||||||
2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Myernick | ||
2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Nowak | |||||||
2012 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad | Porter | ||||||||
2015 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | Herzog | ||||||||
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[edit]
- 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
References[edit]
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