United States men's national under-23 soccer team

United States Under-23
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Nickname(s)	Team USA ; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Marko Mitrović
Captain	Vacant
First colors	Second colors
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
Olympics
Appearances	4 (first in 1992)
Best result	Fourth place (2000)

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

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

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

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

October 11 Friendly	United States	2–1	Mexico	Phoenix, Arizona
10:00 ET	Bajraktarevic 45+1' Vargas 90'	Report	Brigido 90+3'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

October 17 Friendly	United States	4–1	Japan	Phoenix, Arizona
10:30 ET	Gomez 5' Aaronson 45' Morris 57' McGuire 73'	Report	Matsuki 37'	Stadium: Phoenix Rising Soccer Stadium

November 18 Friendly	United States	1–1	Iraq	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
11:00 ET	Cremaschi 30'	Report	Azad 85'	Stadium: Pinatar Arena

November 21 Friendly	United States	0–1	Morocco	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
9:00 ET		Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were named to the roster for friendlies against Iraq and Morocco.^[4]
Caps and goals are updated as of November 21, 2023, after the match against Morocco.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Chris Brady	(2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Chicago Fire
12	1GK	John Pulskamp	(2001-04-19) April 19, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Sporting Kansas City

2	2DF	Nathan Harriel	(2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Philadelphia Union
3	2DF	John Tolkin	(2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	New York Red Bulls
4	2DF	Jonathan Tomkinson	(2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Bradford City
5	2DF	Bryan Reynolds	(2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Westerlo
13	2DF	Maximilian Dietz	(2002-02-09) February 9, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Greuther Fürth
20	2DF	George Campbell	(2001-07-22) July 22, 2001 (age 23)	2	0	CF Montréal

6	3MF	Gianluca Busio	(2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Venezia
8	3MF	Tanner Tessmann	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23)	7	0	Venezia
14	3MF	Jack McGlynn	(2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 21)	4	0	Philadelphia Union
15	3MF	Benjamin Cremaschi	(2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 19)	4	1	Inter Miami
19	3MF	Cole Bassett	(2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 23)	2	0	Colorado Rapids
	3MF	Josh Atencio	(2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 22)	0	0	Seattle Sounders FC

7	4FW	Johan Gomez	(2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 23)	4	1	Eintracht Braunschweig
9	4FW	Cade Cowell	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	San Jose Earthquakes
10	4FW	Taylor Booth	(2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 23)	3	0	Utrecht
11	4FW	Esmir Bajraktarevic	(2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 (age 19)	4	1	New England Revolution
17	4FW	Bernard Kamungo	(2002-01-01) January 1, 2002 (age 22)	4	0	FC Dallas
18	4FW	Agustin Anello	(2002-04-22) April 22, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Sparta Rotterdam

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.

October 2023 friendlies.^[6]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Patrick Schulte	(2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 23)	1	0	Columbus Crew	October 2023 friendlies

DF	Caleb Wiley	(2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 19)	2	0	Atlanta United	October 2023 friendlies
DF	Brandan Craig	(2004-04-07) April 7, 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Philadelphia Union	October 2023 friendlies

MF	Paxten Aaronson	(2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 21)	2	1	Eintracht Frankfurt	October 2023 friendlies
MF	Aidan Morris	(2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 22)	2	1	Columbus Crew	October 2023 friendlies
MF	Obed Vargas	(2005-08-05) August 5, 2005 (age 19)	2	1	Seattle Sounders	October 2023 friendlies

FW	Duncan McGuire	(2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 23)	2	1	Orlando City	October 2023 friendlies
FW	Brian Gutiérrez	(2003-06-17) June 17, 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Chicago Fire	October 2023 friendlies
FW	Indiana Vassilev	(2001-02-16) February 16, 2001 (age 23)	1	0	St. Louis City	October 2023 friendlies

Overage players in Olympic Games

Tournament	Player 1	Player 2	Player 3
1996	Kasey Keller (GK)	Alexi Lalas (DF)	did not select
2000	Brad Friedel (GK)	Jeff Agoos (DF)	Frankie Hejduk (MF)
2008	Brad Guzan (GK)	Michael Parkhurst (DF)	Brian McBride (FW)

Honors

CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
- Winners (1): 1992
- Runners-up (2): 2000, 2008
- Third place (1): 2015
Pan American Games
- Bronze medalists (1): 1999

Top goalscorers

Rank	Player	Year(s)	U-23 Goals
1	Steve Snow	1992	10
2	Landon Donovan	2000–2004	9
3	Jordan Morris	2014–2016	7
4	Jerome Kiesewetter	2011–2015	6
4	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

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

Olympic Games

Summer Olympics
Year	Host	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
Through 1988		See United States men's national soccer team
1992	Spain	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	6	5	Squad
1996	United States	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad
2000	Australia	Fourth place	4th	6	1	3	2	9	11	Squad
2004	Greece	did not qualify
2008	China	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4	Squad
2012	United Kingdom	did not qualify
2016	Brazil
2020	Japan
2024	France	qualified
2028	United States	Qualified as hosts
Total		Fourth place		15	4	6	5	23	24	—

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year	Host	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad
1951–1983		See United States men's national soccer team
1987–1995		See United States men's national under-20 soccer team
1999	Canada	Third place	3rd	6	3	1	2	6	8	Squad
2003	Dominican Republic	did not participate
2007	Brazil	See United States men's national under-18 soccer team
2011	Mexico	did not participate
2015	Canada	did not participate
2019	Peru	Declined to participate
2023	Chile	See United States men's national under-19 soccer team
2027	Colombia	to be determined
Total		Third place		11	5	1	5	11	15	—

Pre-Olympic Tournament

CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship											Qualification
Year	Host	Round	Pos	Pld	W	D	L	F	A	Squad	Pos.	Pld	W	D	L	F	A
1956 to 1988		See United States men's national soccer team									See United States men's national soccer team
1992	No host	Champions	1st	6	5	0	1	17	10	Squad	1st, Group C	4	3	1	0	18	2
1996	Canada	did not participate									did not participate
2000	United States	Runners-up	2nd	4	2	1	1	8	2	Squad	Qualified as hosts
2004	Mexico	Fourth place	4th	5	3	1	1	11	11	Squad	Second round winner	2	2	0	0	10	0
2008	United States	Runners-up	2nd	5	3	1	1	6	2	Squad	Qualified automatically
2012	United States	Group stage	5th	3	1	1	1	9	5	Squad	Qualified automatically
2015	United States	Third place	3rd	5	4	0	1	15	4	Squad	Qualified automatically
2020	Mexico	Third place	3rd	4	2	0	2	6	3	Squad	Qualified automatically
Total		Champions		32	20	4	8	72	37	—	7/8	6	5	1	0	28	2

References

^ "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.
^ Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
^ "Marko Mitrović Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-23 Men's Youth National Team and Michael Nsien Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
^ "Twenty players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soceer Team for matches vs. Iraq and Morocco as Paris 2024 prep continues". ussoccer.com. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
^ "USA U23 vs. Morocco U23". www.sofascore.com. SofaScore. November 21, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
^ "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

External links

Official website

[1] "Your comments on Team USA's win over Algeria and advancing to knockout round". Nj.com. June 24, 2010. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2016.

[2] Wilson, Paul (June 26, 2010). "USA 1–2 Ghana". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on December 25, 2018. Retrieved December 13, 2016.

[3] "Marko Mitrović Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-23 Men's Youth National Team and Michael Nsien Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team". www.USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. September 6, 2023. Archived from the original on September 6, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

[4] "Twenty players called to U.S. Men's Olympic Soceer Team for matches vs. Iraq and Morocco as Paris 2024 prep continues". ussoccer.com. November 13, 2023. Archived from the original on November 13, 2023. Retrieved November 13, 2023.

[5] "USA U23 vs. Morocco U23". www.sofascore.com. SofaScore. November 21, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.

[6] "Twenty-three Players Called to U.s. Olympic Men's Soccer Team Training Camp as Preparations for Paris 2024 Kick Off in Phoenix". ussoccer.com. October 8, 2023. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.

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