US U-17 Team Announces Roster for Toyota Youth International Tournament...
The next event for the U-17 men is a tournament over in Japan, the Toyota Youth International Tournament. The US won the event last year with a win over the hosts and this year they'll be trying to defend that title. Not to sound like too much of a broken record, but winning these tournaments is giving our future professionals new found confidence the early MLS players didn't have. It is all part of their development into top class soccer players.
First off, it is strange to see a group of players all with birthdays in 1990 and later. I was getting ready for high school when these kids were born. I'm sure this is a feeling I need to get used to as I get older.
This team is a refined group from the team that was at camp in Atlanta recently there are not any players going to Japan who were not in Atlanta. I'm sure coach Hackworth used the time down south to put the best group together. Five of the players are not currently at the residency camp and may be invited to the new fall semester.
This group is even more connected with the recent adidas ESP camp, 72% of the kids on the team were at the camp.
Here is the roster going to Japan:
The team will open the tournament against current American soccer nemesis; Czech Republic. The next match will be against hosts Japan (who we beat to win the event last year). The final match depends on how the first two go. Based on points they'll be put in either the championship match, the third place match or the fifth place match. The Czech's not only whooped the senior men at the World Cup, but the U-17's lost to them earlier this year at the 2006 Ballymena International Tournament. Many of the kids who lost then will be no doubt looking for redemption this time.
Last year Josmer Altidore scored one of the goals in the win against Japan to claim the trophy. Maybe one of this year's participants will end up a pro come January.
Go luck and GO USA!
First off, it is strange to see a group of players all with birthdays in 1990 and later. I was getting ready for high school when these kids were born. I'm sure this is a feeling I need to get used to as I get older.
This team is a refined group from the team that was at camp in Atlanta recently there are not any players going to Japan who were not in Atlanta. I'm sure coach Hackworth used the time down south to put the best group together. Five of the players are not currently at the residency camp and may be invited to the new fall semester.
This group is even more connected with the recent adidas ESP camp, 72% of the kids on the team were at the camp.
Here is the roster going to Japan:
| First Name | Last Name | Pos. | Hometown | Club |
| Danny | Barerra | D | Thousand Oaks, Calif. | Rampage FC |
| Lonnie | Carter | D | Fairfax, Va. | MPS McLean FC |
| Bryan | Dominguez | F | Atlanta, Ga. | Concorde Fire |
| Greg | Garza | M | Grapevine, Texas | Dallas Texans |
| Abdusalam | Ibrahim | M | Richfield, Minn. | Wing Nationals |
| Jared | Jeffrey | M | Dallas, Texas | Dallas Texans |
| Josh | Lambo | GK | Middleton, Wis. | Chicago Magic |
| Brandon | Lee | D | Tenafly, N.J. | PFC Raiders |
| Zac | MacMath | GK | St. Petersburg, Fla. | Clearwater Chargers |
| Ellis | McLoughlin | F | Seattle, Wash. | Crossfire Premier |
| Evan | Raynr | M | Calabasas, Calif. | So Cal United |
| Dane | Shea | D | College Station, Texas | Houston Texans |
| Howard | Turk | D | Fairfax, Va. | SYA Force |
| Kirk | Urso | M | Lombard, Ill. | Chicago Sockers |
| Matthew | Uy | D | New Hyde Park, N.Y. | Blau Weiss Gottschee |
| Daniel | Wenzel | M | Federarl Way, Wash. | FC United |
| Sheanon | Williams | D | Boston, Mass. | FC Greater Boston Bolts |
| Brandon | Zimmerman | M | Pasco, Wash. | Crossfire Premier |
The team will open the tournament against current American soccer nemesis; Czech Republic. The next match will be against hosts Japan (who we beat to win the event last year). The final match depends on how the first two go. Based on points they'll be put in either the championship match, the third place match or the fifth place match. The Czech's not only whooped the senior men at the World Cup, but the U-17's lost to them earlier this year at the 2006 Ballymena International Tournament. Many of the kids who lost then will be no doubt looking for redemption this time.
Last year Josmer Altidore scored one of the goals in the win against Japan to claim the trophy. Maybe one of this year's participants will end up a pro come January.
Go luck and GO USA!
posted by Bonji at
12:29 PM
1 Comments:
It's good to see a couple Minnesota boys in the mix of the U17s.
Abdusalam Ibrahim is part of the residency program. Archie Karpeh has also gotten some u17 caps.
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Allen, at 12:15 AM
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