Over the past 12 years, the United States has excelled at the U-20 level where it has advanced to the last five FIFA U-20 World Cup quarterfinals and regularly sent top prospects into the full national team player pool. Behind this growth have been players who now come from fully professional environments. But there is still room for players who come from different paths. 

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