FTLOS HQ | U.S. Under-16 Boys’ National Team head coach Paul Simpson has named a 24-player roster for the team’s participation at the 2026 Vertex Cup from April 12-23 in Miami.
Tournament Schedule (Round-Robin):
- April 16: vs. England — 2:30 p.m. ET (FIU Stadium)
- April 19: vs. Mexico — 2:30 p.m. ET (Beyond Bancard Field)
- April 22: vs. Argentina — 12:30 p.m. ET (FIU Stadium)
Broadcast Info:
Streaming details will be announced at a later date.
The U-16 BNT will use the April camp to continue its preparation for the 2027 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers, which serves as qualification for the 2027 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
Roster Breadown
The Chicago Fire and Philadelphia Union lead the list of MLS club setups represented on the roster with three player selections apiece, followed by two each from Atlanta United, Colorado Rapids, FC Dallas and St. Louis City. The MLS contingent also features one player apiece from Austin FC, Charlotte FC, FC Cincinnati, Columbus Crew, Sporting Kansas City, LA Galaxy, Nashville SC and Orlando City.
The squad is balanced out with one player from Dutch Eredivisie club Ajax and USL Championship side Sacramento Republic.
All players were born on or after Jan. 1, 2010.
U-16 BOYS’ NATIONAL TEAM (2010) – ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown)
Goalkeepers (3)
- Connor Dale (FC Cincinnati; West Palm Beach, Fla.)
- Abram Judy (Philadelphia Union; Wilmington, Del.)
- Jason Nemo Jr. (Chicago Fire; Evanston, Ill.)
Defenders (8)
- Miles Aalbersberg (Ajax/NED; Amsterdam, Netherlands)
- Jeremiah Alexander-Munoz (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.)
- Lennox Alvarado (Orlando City; Cape Coral, Fla.)
- Luca Antongirolami (Sporting Kansas City; Kansas City, Mo.)
- Patrick Arne (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas)
- Oluwaseyitan Fakiyesi (Atlanta United; Marietta, Ga.)
- Landon Mulvenna (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Alex Soria (FC Dallas; Burleson, Texas)
Midfielders (6)
- Abdoulaye Diop (Philadelphia Union; Washington, D.C.)
- Christopher Morales (Chicago Fire; Chicago, Ill.)
- Eddie Niles (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.)
- Noe Santillan (Atlanta United; Lawrenceville, Ga.)
- Nathan Tchoumba (Colorado Rapids; Aurora, Colo.)
- Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire FC; Niles, Ill.)
Forwards (7)
- Ikenna Chidebe (LA Galaxy; Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.)
- Jamil Danjaji (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio)
- Erick Feliciano (Austin FC; Orlando, Fla.)
- Alexander Hernandez Bautista (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.)
- Da’vian Kimbrough (Sacramento Republic; Woodland, Calif.)
- Kane Kraus (St. Louis City SC; St. Louis, Mo.)
- Liam Stribling (Nashville SC; Brentwood, Tenn.)
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