United States men's national under-23 soccer team

United States U23
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Nickname(s)	Team USA ; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Head coach	Jason Kreis
First colors	Second colors
First international
	United States 1–2 ; (Barcelona, Spain; July 24, 1992)
Biggest win
	United States 6–0 ; (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 quadriennial Olympic Football Tournament, the next of which is to be held during the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The team's most recent major tournament was the tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics, in which the United States team did not qualify.

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 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–present: Jason Kreis

Recent schedule and results[]

The following is a list of match results from the previous 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship[]

The 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship was held on March 18–30, 2021.

Players[]

Current squad[]

The following 20 players were named to the roster for the CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship.^[3]^[4]

Caps and goals are current as of March 18, 2021.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	JT Marcinkowski	(1997-05-09) May 9, 1997 (age 24)	4	0	San Jose Earthquakes
12	1GK	Matt Freese	(1998-09-02) September 2, 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Philadelphia Union
20	1GK	David Ochoa	(2001-01-16) January 16, 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Real Salt Lake

2	2DF	Julian Araujo	(2001-08-13) August 13, 2001 (age 20)	3	0	LA Galaxy
3	2DF	Henry Kessler	(1998-06-25) June 25, 1998 (age 23)	0	0	New England Revolution
4	2DF	Justen Glad	(1997-02-28) February 28, 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Real Salt Lake
5	2DF	Mauricio Pineda	(1997-10-17) October 17, 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Chicago Fire
13	2DF	Sam Vines	(1999-05-31) May 31, 1999 (age 22)	2	0	Colorado Rapids
17	2DF	Aaron Herrera	(1997-06-06) June 6, 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Real Salt Lake

6	3MF	Jackson Yueill	(1997-03-19) March 19, 1997 (age 24)	3	0	San Jose Earthquakes
8	3MF	Djordje Mihailovic	(1998-10-19) October 19, 1998 (age 23)	5	0	CF Montréal
10	3MF	Sebastian Saucedo	(1997-01-22) January 22, 1997 (age 24)	4	1	UNAM
11	3MF	Tanner Tessmann	(2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	FC Dallas
15	3MF	Andrés Perea	(2000-11-14) November 14, 2000 (age 21)	1	0	Orlando City
16	3MF	Johnny Cardoso	(2001-09-20) September 20, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Internacional
18	3MF	Hassani Dotson	(1997-08-06) August 6, 1997 (age 24)	3	0	Minnesota United

7	4FW	Jonathan Lewis	(1997-06-04) June 4, 1997 (age 24)	2	1	Colorado Rapids
9	4FW	Jesús Ferreira	(2000-12-24) December 24, 2000 (age 21)	1	1	FC Dallas
14	4FW	Benji Michel	(1997-10-23) October 23, 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Orlando City
19	4FW	Sebastian Soto	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 21)	3	1	Norwich City

Recent call-ups[]

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

This list may be incomplete.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Drake Callender	(1997-10-07) October 7, 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Inter Miami	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
GK	Jonathan Klinsmann	(1997-08-04) August 4, 1997 (age 24)	2	0	LA Galaxy	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^INJ
GK	Brady Scott	(1999-06-30) June 30, 1999 (age 22)	0	0	Austin FC	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021

DF	Marco Farfan	(1998-11-12) November 12, 1998 (age 23)	2	0	Los Angeles FC	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
DF	Auston Trusty	(1998-08-12) August 12, 1998 (age 23)	0	0	Colorado Rapids	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
DF	George Bello	(2002-01-22) January 22, 2002 (age 19)	0	0	Atlanta United	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^WTD
DF	Miles Robinson	(1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Atlanta United	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^WTD
DF	Kyle Duncan	(1997-08-08) August 8, 1997 (age 24)	2	0	New York Red Bulls	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
DF	Chris Gloster	(2000-07-28) July 28, 2000 (age 21)	2	0	New York City FC	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
DF	Aboubacar Keita	(2000-04-06) April 6, 2000 (age 21)	0	0	Columbus Crew	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
DF	Donovan Pines	(1996-03-07) March 7, 1996 (age 25)	2	0	D.C. United	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
DF	Bryan Reynolds	(2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Roma	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021 ^WTD

MF	Ulysses Llanez	(2001-04-02) April 2, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Heerenveen	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^INJ
MF	Frankie Amaya	(2000-09-26) September 26, 2000 (age 21)	0	0	FC Cincinnati	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Cole Bassett	(2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 20)	0	0	Colorado Rapids	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Eryk Williamson	(1997-06-11) June 11, 1997 (age 24)	1	0	Portland Timbers	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
MF	Bryang Kayo	(2002-07-27) July 27, 2002 (age 19)			VfL Wolfsburg II	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021

FW	Ricardo Pepi	(2003-01-09) January 9, 2003 (age 19)	0	0	FC Dallas	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^PRE
FW	Brooks Lennon	(1997-09-22) September 22, 1997 (age 24)	0	0	Atlanta United	CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying; March 18–30, 2021 ^WTD
FW	Cade Cowell	(2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 18)			San Jose Earthquakes	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
FW	Daryl Dike	(2000-06-03) June 3, 2000 (age 21)			Barnsley	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021
FW	Jeremy Ebobisse	(1997-02-14) February 14, 1997 (age 24)	2	0	Portland Timbers	Training camp; January 9–24, 2021

Notes:

PP: Postponed
PRE: Preliminary squad
INJ: Withdrew due to injury
WTD: Withdrew due to other reasons

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	2015–	7
4	Jerome Kiesewetter	2015–	6
4	Brent Goulet	1988	6
6	Freddy Adu	2008–2012	5
7	Joe Corona	2012	4
	Luis Gil	2011–	4
	Bobby Convey	2004	4
	Sacha Kljestan	2007–2008	4
	Alecko Eskandarian	2004	4
	Chris Albright	2000	4
	Mike Seeray	1972	4
	Carl Gentile	1964	4

Competitive record[]

Olympic Games[]

Olympics record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1992	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	6	5
1996	Group stage	10th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2000	Fourth place	4th	6	1	3	2	9	11
2004	Did not qualify
2008	Group stage	9th	3	1	1	1	4	4
2012	Did not qualify
2016
2020
2024	To be determined
2028	Qualified as hosts
Total	4/8	4th	15	4	6	5	23	24

Pre-Olympic Tournament[]

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1992	Champions – Qualified	10	8	1	3	35	12
1996	Qualify as hosts	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000	Runners-up – Qualified	4	2	1	1	8	2
2004	Fourth Place	5	3	1	1	11	11
2008	Runners-up – Qualified	5	3	1	1	5	2
2012	Group Stage	3	1	1	1	9	5
2015	Third Place	5	4	0	1	15	4
2020	Semi-Finals	4	2	0	2	6	3
	TBD

*Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

Pan American Games[]

Year	Round	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1959	Third Place	6	4	0	2	25	15
1963	5th Place	4	0	0	4	3	30
1967	6th Place	3	1	0	2	6	10
1971	6th Place	8	2	1	5	9	18
1975	12th Place	2	0	0	2	1	4
1979	6th Place	2	2	0	0	9	1
1983	6th Place	3	0	1	2	1	5
1987	6th Place	3	1	1	1	3	3
1991	Champions	5	5	0	0	10	4
1995	12th Place	3	0	0	3	0	9
1999	Third Place	6	3	1	2	6	8
2007	7th Place	3	1	0	2	4	7