The U.S. U-17 boys national team is in St. Louis Oct. 6-9 with a 20-player squad, 16 of whom are part of Bradenton Residency, and will play Saint Louis FC U-18 (a combination of St. Louis ScottGallagher Missouri and St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois) Oct. 8.
Upon returning from St. Louis, the U-17s will host Costa Rica in Bradenton, Florida, Oct. 22 and 24 in a pair of friendlies.
Coach John Hackworth’s team is preparing for the next year’s U-17 Concacaf Championship hosted by Panama April 21-May 7 to determine the region’s qualifiersfor the 2017 U-17 World Cup.
U.S. U-17 national team roster
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alexander Budnik (Sockers FC; Arlington Heights, Ill.),Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen (Weston FC; Southwest Ranches, Fla.), Justin Garces (Kendall FC; Miami, Fla.), Quantrell Jones (Baltimore Celtic; Baltimore, Md.).
DEFENDERS(5): Ethan Bartlow (Crossfire Premier; Woodinville, Wash.), Carlo Ritaccio (BW Gottschee; Westbury, N.Y.), Arturo Vasquez (FC Golden State; Mira Loma, Calif.), Akil Watts (IMG Academy; FortWayne, Ind.), Tristan Weber (Unattached; San Clemente, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (5): George Acosta (Weston FC; Hollywood, Fla.), Isaac Angking (New England Revolution; ProvidenceR.I.), Blaine Ferri (Solar Chelsea FC; Southlake, Texas), John Murphy (Players Development Academy; Scotch Plains, N.J.), Indiana Vassilev (IMG Academy; Savannah, Ga.).
FORWARDS(6): Wilmer Cabrera (IMG Academy; Bradenton, Fla.), Matt Hundley (Real Colorado; Littleton, Colo.), Niccolo Lemoine (IMG Academy; Livermore, Calif.), Jose Rivas (Weston FC; Weston, Fla.),Joshua Sargent (St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri; O’Fallen, Mo.), Tonny Temple (IMG Academy; Millville, Pa.).