Most recently coach of USL League Two’s Ballard FC, Mutanda Kwesele is the new head coach of U.S. U-15 and U-16 national team futures. Kwesele, who took part in September’s U-15/U-16 camp, coached youth ball in the Seattle area and spent two years as Columbus Crew Academy U-14 head coach. The futures program is designed to identify, support and develop high-potential players less physically mature than their peers. For the 24-player U-16 roster for the Oct. 8-13 camp in Chula Vista, California.
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USYNT ROSTERS: Coaches Ross Brady and Mutanda Kwesele lead U-16 and U-15 boys camps
The U.S. U-16 and U-15 boys national teams will hold concurrent 24-player training camps Sept. 10-17 at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center. Ross Brady, who coached the U-15s earlier this year, takes charge of the 2011-born U-16s, while interim coach Mutanda Kwesele leads the 2012-born U-15s. LAFC has a U-16-high three players in camp, while the New York Red Bulls and New York City FC lead the U-15 contingent with three apiece.
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U.S. under-15 and under-16 boys national team rosters (September camp)
Players of note on the U-16s include Sacramento Republic pro Da’vian Kimbrough, the Golden Book winner with champion Mexico at the 2025 Concacaf Boys Under-15 Championship.
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U.S. men’s youth national teams in June
The surprise U.S. men’s youth national team has been Marlon LeBlanc’s U-18s.
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U.S. U-15 boys roster: Steve Klein to coach USA at Concacaf Championship
The USA’s 18-player roster for the 2019 Concacaf U-15 Championship includes MLS’s second youngest signing in history, goalkeeper Gabriel Slonina, who signed with the Chicago Fire inMarch at age 14. The team will be coached at this tournament by Steve Klein, the Academy Director of PA Classics, which was Christian Pulisic‘s youth club. The IMGAcademy […]
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U.S. boys finish ninth at U-15 Torneo delle Nazioni
The USA beat Norway, 2-1, in its last of five games at the U-15 Torneo delle Nazioni co-hosted by Slovenia and Italy to finish in ninth place. The USA, coached by Steve Klein, movedinto the ninth-place consolation bracket after finishing third in group play with losses to Slovenia (1-0) and Mexico (3-0) after opening with […]
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Gianluca Busio scores twice in U.S. U-17 boys' rout of Barbados
The USA clinched a spot in the knockout round of the Concacaf U-17 Championship that serves as U-17 World Cup qualifying with a 6-1 win over Barbados on Saturday after opening with a 3-2 win overCanada on Thursday. U.S. coach Raphael Wicky made seven changes to the starting lineup that beat Canada in the USA’s […]
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U.S. U-15 boys beat England on PKs after stoppage-time equalizer
The USA has a chance to finish in ninth place at the U-15 Torneo delle Nazioni thanks to a shootout win over England in Lignano, Italy after the teams tied 1-1 in regulation. Kenan Hot of the New York Red Bullsacademy scored in the second minute of stoppage time of the 70-minute game to equalize […]
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U.S. U-15 boys lose to Slovenia and Mexico
Mexico beat the USA, 3-0, on Tuesday at the U-15 Torneo delle Nazioni, which the USA started with a 3-0 win over India and a 1-0 loss to host Slovenia. With the loss to Mexico, the USA finished thirdin Group C and enter the consolation bracket for ninth place. It will play England on Thursday. […]
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Roster: U.S. U-15 boys head to Italy with five foreign-based players
MLS’s youngest Homegrown signing, the youngest player to sign a USL Championship pro contract, and five foreign-based players are part of the 19-player U.S. U-15 national team roster for the Torneodelle Nazioni in Gradisca, Italy (April 23 to May 5). The USA, which will be coached by PA Classics academy director Steve Klein, faces India […]