The U.S. Under-18 men’s national team will also be in action over the next 10 days.
Stefan Chirila, Jonathan Shore, and Harbor Miller headline Michael Nsien’s 20-player roster for the upcoming International Youth Football Tournament in Niigata, Japan. The USMNT U-18’s will play three matches against Niigata Select, Japan, and Peru on September 12, 14, and 16 respectively.
Chirila, Shore, and Miller are three of six players in the squad that are currently on MLS Homegrown contracts. Andrew Baiera, Santiago Morales, and Adyn Torres round out that list of players.
Goalkeeper Zackory Campagnolo and midfielder Morales represented the USMNT U-17 team at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia.
Here is a closer look at the USMNT U-18 roster:
GOALKEEPERS: Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; Fort Myers, Fla.), Kayne Rizvanovich (FC Cincinnati; Mettawa, Ill.)
DEFENDERS: Andrew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.), Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew; Novi, Mich.), Nicholas De Almeida (Inter Miami CF; Boynton Beach, Fla.), Jose Magana Jr. (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union; Hersey, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS: Colin Guske (Orlando City SC; Saint Johns, Fla.), Darius Lane (Brighton Hove Albion/ENG; London, England), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF; Weston, Fla.), Axel Perez (Olympique Lyon; Miami, Fla.), Jonathan Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.), Adyn Torres (Atlanta United FC; Silver Springs, Md.)
FORWARDS: Stefan Chirila (FC Cincinnati; Allentown, Pa.), Justin Ellis (Orlando City SC; Wellington, Fla.), Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake; Irvine, Calif.), Leonardo Orejarena (North Texas SC; Chicago, Ill.), Daniel Pinter (Inter Miami CF; Boca Raton, Fla.), Santiago Pita (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.)
