Philadelphia Union II announced today that defender Neil Pierre has been selected to join the U.S. Under-19 Men's Youth National Team for their upcoming training camp in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Pierre won't be the only member of the Philadelphia Union organization attending the camp as the homegrown trio of C.J. Olney, Andrew Rick and David Vazquez were also called in for the November camp.
The callup continues Pierre's pathway with U.S. Soccer having already been called into the U-19s in March and playing in all three matches for the U-18s last month when they traveled to Japan. Pierre has previously represented the U.S. at the U-15, U-16 levels as well.
The accomplishment is the latest of a memorable 2024 season where he won his second Generation adidas Cup with the Union Academy's U-17 squad and was named to the tournament's Best XI. With Union II this season, Pierre has helped the club to its first-ever trophy, winning the MLS NEXT Pro Eastern Conference.
Pierre and the rest of the Union callups will report to the training camp following Philadelphia Union II's appearance in the 2024 MLS NEXT Pro Cup against North Texas SC.
U.S. U-19 MYNT ROSTER – NOVEMBER TRAINING CAMP
GOALKEEPERS (2): Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; Fort Myers, Fla.), Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union; Berwyn, Pa.)
DEFENDERS (9): Andrew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.), Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders FC; Fox Island, Wash.), Jose Magana Jr. (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Neil Pierre (Philadelphia Union; Hersey, Pa.), Jackson Platts (Orlando City SC; Jacksonville, Fla.), Owen Presthus (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Chibuike Ukaegbu (Sacramento Republic FC; Roseville, Calif.), Oscar Verhoeven (San Jose Earthquakes; Pleasant Hill, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Matthew Corcoran (Birmingham Legion FC; Dallas, Texas), Diego Garcia (FC Dallas; El Paso, Texas), Colin Guske (Orlando City SC; Saint Johns, Fla.), Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes; San Francisco, Calif.), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami CF; Weston, Fla.), CJ Olney Jr. (Philadelphia Union; Hillsborough, N.J.), David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Los Angeles, Calif.)
FORWARDS (6): Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; High Point, N.C.), Aidan Dausch (Coventry City/ENG; London, England), Caden Glover (St. Louis City SC; Columbia, Ill.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Mykhi Joyner (St. Louis City SC; Bloomington, Ill.), Jonathan Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.)
