With the ongoing objective to expand and improve the Men’s Youth National Team player pool, U.S. Soccer will hold its annual U-14 Boys’ Talent Identification camp from May 8-13. The camp will be the first-ever at the new, state-of-the-art Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, set to open later this month in Fayetteville, Georgia.

Sixty players were selected from U.S. Soccer’s three regional mini camps which were held earlier this spring and will be broken up into three teams representing the North, South and West regions of the country. The camp will be overseen by Garret Biller, Director of Talent Identification for Men’s Youth National Teams, with the squads coached by Dan Donigan and Rob Irvine (North), Arturo Alvarez and Chris Kranjc (South) and Junior Burgos and Roberto Gimenez (West).

A key component of The U.S. Way Philosophy, the U-14 TID Program is designed to discover and introduce a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group into the scouting funnel of the older U-15 to U-20 MYNTs. The mini-camp format helps to evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging and challenging environment.

In addition to expanding the YNT player pool at its early stages, this scouting and identification structure allows top players at the U-14 age level time to absorb core principles of the YNT philosophy and accelerate their development.

The program also offers the opportunity to bolster U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts. U.S. Soccer scouts serve as coaches with the regional teams, furthering their education and development while also building the Federation’s connection with clubs across the country.

BOYS’ U-14 NATIONAL IDENTIFICATION CAMP ROSTERS (Club; Hometown)

NORTH

Goalkeepers (2): Calen Mueller (Philadelphia Union; West Chester, Pa.), Adan Rosales (Chicago Fire FC; Berwyn, Ill.)

Defenders (6): Tyler Edwards (Red Bull New York; Southington, Conn.), Jahiel Johnson (FC Cincinnati; Cincinnati, Ohio), Caleb Loriston (New York City FC; East Northport, N.Y.), Braylon Martin (Hoosier Premier; Carmel, Ind.), Noah Pine (Philadelphia Union; Malvern, Pa.), Robert Vlad (Chicago Fire FC; Niles, Ill.)

Midfielders (7): Griffin Brill (Chicago Fire FC; Prospect Heights, Ill.), Jonathan David (Red Bull New York; Kenilworth, N.J.), Boston Kahoalii (New England Revolution; Whitman, Mass.), Brennan McWeeney (New England Revolution; Milton, Mass.), Diego Roque (New York City FC; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Hassan Sakr (FC Cincinnati; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Jordan Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Egg Harbor Township, N.J.)

Forwards (5): Cyro Barrios Ramirez (Cedar Stars Academy - Bergen; Harrison, N.J.), Matthew Garner (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.), Rashid Gbla (Columbus Crew; Westerville, Ohio), Jaxon Vereen (New York City FC; Trumbull, Conn.), Yaseen Zaghdoudi (New York City FC; New York City, N.Y.)

SOUTH

Goalkeepers (2): Mario Martinez Reyes (Orlando City SC; Bradenton, Fla.), Owen Rodier (Inter Miami CF; Palmetto Bay, Fla.)

Defenders (6): Evan Boyette (FC Dallas; Prosper, Texas), Nathan Maura (Queen City Mutiny FC; Newton, N.C.), Charles Owensby (Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Jackson Rhodes (Atlanta United FC; Smyrna, Ga.), Isaiah Soto Vargas (El Paso Locomotive FC; Las Cruces, N.M.), Manuel Vasquez (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas)

Midfielders (6): Mateo Arriaga (FC Dallas; Ennis, Texas), Lincoln Clark (FC Dallas; Mckinney, Texas), Luke Dixon (Colorado Rapids; Cherry Hills VIllage, Colo.), Eduardo Iglesias (Houston Dynamo FC; Fulshear, Texas), Landon Lucas (Orlando City SC; Fort Benning, Ga.), Matthew Teruel (Orlando City SC; Coral Springs, Fla.)

Forwards (6): Matias Flores (Sporting Kansas City; Tiffin, Iowa), Oliver Hamadi (Austin FC; Austin, Texas), Bodie Mass (FC Florida; Stuart, Fla.), Nehemias Molina Baladi (Orlando City SC; St. Cloud, Fla.), Zamir Ramirez Valenzuela (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Jacob Samaniego (AFC Lightning Soccer Club; Fayetteville, Ga.)

WEST

Goalkeepers (2): Brock Bahney (Lamorinda Soccer Club; Oakland, Calif.), Sean Fields (Los Angeles Galaxy; Aliso Viejo, Calif.)

Defenders (6): Patrick Collins (Sacramento Republic FC; Folsom, Calif.), German Del Toro (San Jose Earthquakes; Herald, Calif.), Ricardo Esparza (Los Angeles Galaxy; Compton, Calif.), Dylan Hume (Crossfire Academy; Woodinville, Wash.), Bryant Mata (Los Angeles FC; Los Angeles, Calif.), Shemar Spivey (San Jose Earthquakes; San Jose, Calif.)

Midfielders (6): Noah Angulo (Legends FC; Moreno Valley, Calif.), Kellen Biondolillo (Los Angeles Galaxy; Laguna Niguel, Calif.), Ezra Guyette (San Jose Earthquakes; Oakland, Calif.), Abdulrahman Hamadi (Pacific Northwest SC; Auburn, Wash.), Koa Kreps (San Diego FC; San Diego, Calif.), Anthony Nunez (Los Angeles FC; Bakersfield, Calif.)

Forwards (6): Noah Blesso (Washington Premier FC; Bonney Lake, Wash.), Jackson Chacon (Strikers FC; Fullerton, Calif.), Somto Chidebe (Los Angeles Galaxy; Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Declan McDonald (Real Salt Lake; Alpine, Utah), Juan Perez Rios (Crossfire Academy; Sammamish, Wash.), Jack Rayden (City SC San Diego; San Diego, Calif.)

---

RECOMMENDED FOR YOU

Rocky Mountain High School Roundup - May

College Vets Flood Mid-Week MLS Clash

U15 GNT Roster for European Training Camp