United States men's national under-18 soccer team

United States Under-18

Nickname(s)	The Stars and Stripes [1] [2] The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF
Sub-confederation	NAFU (North America)
Head coach	Marlon LeBlanc
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
Website	ussoccer.com/u-18

The United States U-18 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The U.S. under-18 men's national team serves as a transition for players between the under-17 and the under-20 national teams. Though the team does not compete in a world championship, it competes in international tournaments and holds several domestic training camps throughout the year.

Results and schedule

Further information: 2023 in American soccer and 2024 in American soccer

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

Legend  Win  Draw  Lose  Fixture

2025

Morocco   v   United States

March 22Friendly	Morocco	2–2	United States	Marbella, Spain
	El Ghizizal 10' El Mahboubi 17'	Report	Ellis 32' Guske 73'

Norway   v   United States

March 25Friendly	Norway	3–4	United States	Marbella, Spain
	Eikrem 41' Wæhler 62' Skistad 90'	Report	Pintér 5' Torres 20' Pérez 48' Klapija 63'	Stadium: Marbella Football Center

France   v   United States

June 1UEFA Friendship Cup	France	2–2 (4–5 p)	United States	Nyon, Switzerland
	Messi 90+3' (pen.), 90+4'	Report	Swan 2' Morales 39'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
	Penalties
	Cabral Bakola Salhi Rosier Kana-Biyik Gadegbeku		Dills Baiera Pearce Guske Klapija Platts

Argentina   v   United States

June 4UEFA Friendship Cup	Argentina	0–2	United States	Nyon, Switzerland
	Maldonado  29' Yozwiak  46' Vázquez  90' Ravano  90+5'	Report	Contreras 9' Dunham 45+3' Worth  62'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

Australia   v   United States

June 7UEFA Friendship Cup	Australia	2–3	United States	Nyon, Switzerland
	Anastasio  42' Neill  58' Smith  71' Memeti 76' Brownlie 79' De Lima  81' Overy  90+1'	Report	Pita 13',  59' Klapija 21' Worth  58' Ellis 90+5',  90+6'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre

United States   v Portugal  

June 10UEFA Friendship Cup	United States	1–1 (3–2 p)	Portugal	Nyon, Switzerland
	Contreras 4'	Report	Blopa 60' Felicíssimo  78'	Stadium: Colovray Sports Centre
	Penalties
	Guske Pita Dunham Chong-Qui		Meireles Mota Santos Felicíssimo Ferreira

Players

Current squad

20 players were called up for the 2025 UEFA Friendship Cup. ^{[3] [4]}

Caps and goals are current as of June 10, 2025, after match against Portugal. ^{[5] [6]}

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Zackory Campagnolo	(2007-03-12) March 12, 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Colorado Rapids 2
12	1 GK	Kayne Rizvanovich	(2007-10-26) October 26, 2007 (age 17)	2	0	FC Cincinnati 2
2	2 DF	Andrew Baiera	(2007-02-28) February 28, 2007 (age 18)	8	1	New York City FC
3	2 DF	Dominik Chong-Qui	(2007-12-29) December 29, 2007 (age 17)	5	0	Atlanta United
5	2 DF	Kaiden Moore	(2007-05-11) May 11, 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Atlanta United 2
14	2 DF	Braden Dunham	(2007-10-03) October 3, 2007 (age 18)	6	1	Atlanta United 2
15	2 DF	Tyson Pearce	(2007-08-12) August 12, 2007 (age 18)	4	0	St. Louis City SC
	2 DF	Jackson Platts	(2007-01-11) January 11, 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Orlando City B
6	3 MF	Colin Guske	(2007-01-29) January 29, 2007 (age 18)	7	2	Orlando City
8	3 MF	Marvin Dills	(2007-04-25) April 25, 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Eintracht Frankfurt U-18
10	3 MF	Santiago Morales	(2007-02-09) February 9, 2007 (age 18)	7	1	Inter Miami CF
16	3 MF	Snyder Brunell	(2007-03-23) March 23, 2007 (age 18)	5	0	Tacoma Defiance
17	3 MF	Blake Willey	(2007-04-25) April 25, 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Sacramento Republic FC
18	3 MF	Nathan Worth	(2007-02-26) February 26, 2007 (age 18)	4	0	Tampa Bay Rowdies
7	4 FW	Leonardo Orejarena	(2007-11-10) November 10, 2007 (age 17)	5	1	North Texas SC
9	4 FW	Dino Klapija	(2007-01-05) January 5, 2007 (age 18)	7	2	RB Leipzig Academy
11	4 FW	Jaidyn Contreras	(2007-09-26) September 26, 2007 (age 18)	5	2	North Texas SC
13	4 FW	Colton Swan	(2007-05-03) May 3, 2007 (age 18)	4	1	Colorado Rapids 2
20	4 FW	Justin Ellis	(2007-05-14) May 14, 2007 (age 18)	7	4	Orlando City B
	4 FW	Santiago Pita	(2007-06-01) June 1, 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Atlanta United 2

Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months:

• March 2025 friendlies. ^[7]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Patrick Los	(2007-08-17) August 17, 2007 (age 18)	1	0	Chicago Fire FC II	March 2025 friendlies
DF	Neil Pierre	(2007-10-19) October 19, 2007 (age 17)	2	0	Philadelphia Union	March 2025 friendlies
DF	Jose Magaña Jr.	(2007-07-01) July 1, 2007 (age 18)	3	0	Ventura County FC	March 2025 friendlies
DF	Harbor Miller	(2007-06-21) June 21, 2007 (age 18)	3	0	LA Galaxy	March 2025 friendlies
MF	Ervin Torres	(2007-11-14) November 14, 2007 (age 17)	1	1	Austin FC II	2025 UEFA Friendship CupPRE
MF	Tyson Pearce	(2007-08-12) August 12, 2007 (age 18)	1	0	St. Louis City SC	March 2025 friendlies
MF	Axel Pérez	(2007-01-15) January 15, 2007 (age 18)	2	1	Olympique Lyonnais Reserves and Academy	March 2025 friendlies
FW	Dániel Pintér	(2007-06-06) June 6, 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Inter Miami CF II	2025 UEFA Friendship CupPRE
FW	Aiden Hezarkhani	(2007-06-28) June 28, 2007 (age 18)	3	1	Real Salt Lake	March 2025 friendlies
FW	Darius Lane	(2007-10-16) October 16, 2007 (age 17)	3	0	Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Under-21s and Academy	March 2025 friendlies

• PRE: Preliminary squad
• ^INJ = Injured

Head coach history

• Mitch Murray (1996–1999) ^[8]
• George Gelnovatch (1999–2003) ^{[9] [10]}
• Bob Jenkins (2004–2008) ^{[11] [12]}
• Mike Matkovich (2009–2011) ^{[13] [14]}
• Richie Williams (2011–2012) ^{[15] [16]}
• Javier Pérez (2012–2015) ^{[17] [18]}
• Omid Namazi (2016–2018) ^{[19] [20]}

Competitive record

Pan American Games

Pan American Games
Year	Host	Result	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
1999–2003		See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2007	Brazil	Group stage	7th	3	1	0	2	4	7	Squad
2011—2019		See United States men's national under-23 soccer team
2023		See United States men's national under-19 soccer team
Total		—		3	1	0	2	4	7	—

See also

• Association football portal
• Sports portal
• United States portal

• United States men's national soccer team
• United States men's national under-23 soccer team
• United States men's national under-20 soccer team
• United States men's national under-19 soccer team
• United States men's national under-17 soccer team

References

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External links

• U-18 Men's National Team