Philadelphia Union Academy members Javier Linares, Landon Mulvenna and Olatimoni Gbalajobi have been selected for the U.S. Under-15 Men’s Youth National Team in Fayetteville, Georgia.
U-15 MYNT head coach Tom Heinemann will run the camp which will run from November 14-20, which will feature 24 players at the future home of the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2010 are age-eligible for this one-year U-15 MYNT cycle, which culminates in next summer’s Concacaf U-15 Championship. All 24 players selected for camp were born in 2010. As one of U.S. Soccer’s youngest Youth National Teams, the U-15s serve an important role in the Federation’s mission to develop winning teams by helping build the foundation of the MYNT player pool.
Fifteen MLS clubs are represented on the roster, led by three players each from Chicago Fire FC, the Columbus Crew and the Philadelphia Union. Two players each come from the LA Galaxy, New York City FC and St. Louis City SC.
U.S. UNDER-15 MEN’S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER – NOVEMBER TRAINING CAMP
GOALKEEPERS (3): Olumuyiwa Ajayi (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.), Connor Dale (Inter Miami CF; West Palm Beach, Fla.), Jason Nemo (Chicago Fire FC; Evanston, Ill.)
DEFENDERS (8): Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Luca Antongirolami (Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City, Mo.), Orion Jolliff (San Jose Earthquakes; Ceres, Calif.), Owen Jorgensen (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.), Brenden Leon (Portland Timbers; Gates, Ore.), Richmond Luong (Columbus Crew; North Royalton, Ohio), Finn McCraney (Chicago Fire FC; Darien, Ill.), Landon Mulvenna (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Vinny Garcia (LA Galaxy; West Covina, Calif.), Javier Linares (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Noe Santillan (Atlanta United FC; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Nathan Tchoumba (Colorado Rapids; Aurora, Colo.), Lisandro Torres (Los Angeles FC; Long Beach, Calif.), Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire FC; Niles, Ill.), Niccolo Vafiades (New York City FC; Pelham, N.Y.)
FORWARDS (6): JD Adigun (Columbus Crew; Ann Arbor, Mich.), Ikenna Chidebe (LA Galaxy; Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.), Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Timoni Gbalajobi (Philadelphia Union; Cherry Hill, N.J.), Kane Kraus (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.), Eric Lodge (New York Red Bulls; Valley Cottage, N.Y.)
