FC Dallas Homegrown winger Coy Craft and U-18 star Weston McKinnie have been called up to the United States U-20's as they play in the NTC Invitational in Carson, California. The US will play Panama, Costa Rica & Japan with all the matches streamed on ussoccer.com. Here's the full release from US Soccer:
CHICAGO (June 24, 2016) - U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team head coach Tab Ramos has named a 21-player roster for the upcoming 2016 U-20 Men’s NTC Invitational set to take place from June 26-July 4 in Carson, California.
The USA will face Costa Rica on June 29 at 6 p.m. PT, Panama on July 1 at 6 p.m. PT and finish up against Japan on July 3 at 3 p.m. PT.
The second annual U-20 Men’s tournament held at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson will be the second tournament of 2016 for Ramos and the U-20s as the USA recently competed in the 2016 Dallas Cup, defeating CF Monterrey Rayados (1-0), falling to Fulham FC (1-2) and drawing TSG 1899 Hoffenheim (3-3), with forwards Jeremy Ebobisse, Victor Mansaray and Emmanuel Sabbi and defender Aaron Herrera tallying for the USA.
Of the 21-player roster, nine play at the collegiate level, four play with MLS clubs, five compete abroad, two play with Development Academy clubs and one competes in the USL.
Five players - defender Marlon Fossey, midfielders Mukwelle Akle, Luca De La Torre, Weston McKinnie and forward Coy Craft - will join the U-20s for the first time in 2016, while Fossey, De La Torre and McKinnie receive their first U-20 MNT call-up.
The USA last competed in the inaugural NTC Invitational in 2014, drawing Australia 0-0 in the title match, and subsequently winning the tournament as the USA’s goal differential was better than Australia’s.
All six matches of the 2016 tournament will be streamed on ussoccer.com.
2016 U-20 MNT NTC Invitational Schedule
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">Date</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">Match</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">Time (All times in PT)</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">Location</strong> |
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">June 29</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">USA vs. Costa Rica</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">6 p.m. | ussoccer.com</strong> |
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">July 1</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">USA vs. Panama</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">6 p.m. | ussoccer.com</strong> |
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<p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 16px 0px; padding: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.5; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility; color: rgb(68, 68, 68);">Costa Rica vs. Panama</p> |
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<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">July 3</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">USA vs. Japan</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">3 p.m. | ussoccer.com</strong> |
<strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit; color: black;">Glenn “Mooch” Myernick Field 1</strong> |
2016 U-20 NTC Invitational Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (9): Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy; Norwalk, Calif.), Marcello Borges (Michigan; Kearny, N.J.), Marlon Fossey (Fulham FC; Surbiton, Great Britain), Aaron Herrera (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Andrew Lombard (Northeastern; Montclair, N.J.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (Syracuse; Arlington, Mass.), Auston Trusty (Bethlehem Steel; Media, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal CF; Minneapolis, Minn.), Luca De La Torre (Fulham FC; San Diego, Calif.), Weston McKinnie (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas), Eryk Williamson (Maryland; Alexandria, Va.), Jackson Yueill (UCLA; Bloomington, Minn.)
FORWARDS (5): Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jeremy Ebobisse (Duke; Bethesda, Md.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Sebastian Saucedo (Veracruz; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Brandon Vazquez (Club Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Isaiah Young (PDA; Berlin, N.J.)