# United States men's national under-23 soccer team

The United States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as the United States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadrennial Olympic Football Tournament, with the next one to be held during the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, which the team has already qualified for as hosts.
Its most recent major tournament was the 2024 edition at the Paris Olympics, in which the team made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated by Morocco.
In accordance with FIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.

## History

Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeated Kuwait but lost to Italy and only managed a draw with Poland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several U.S. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with the United States men's national soccer team in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host.
The 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. Being the host nation and with Major League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coach Bruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalists Argentina offset a win against Tunisia and a draw with Portugal.
The 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia marked a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the team. This time, the United States, led by head coach Clive Charles, won their group on goal difference on the strength of draws with the Czech Republic and eventual-gold medalists Cameroon and a win over Kuwait. A tense quarterfinal match against Japan ended in a penalty shoot-out which the United States won. Losses to Spain in the semifinals and Chile in the bronze medal match left the Americans short of medal dreams, but the fourth-place finish in a sixteen-team tournament was the program's greatest youth team.
The team did not compete at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece; the United States, led by head coach Glenn Myernick, failed to qualify after a defeat to Mexico in the semifinals of the 2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
In late 2006, former Chivas USA head coach Bob Bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. His tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach, Piotr Nowak. Under Nowak, the United States qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics after a 3–0 win over Canada in the 2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, thanks to goals by Freddy Adu and Sacha Kljestan. The Olympics began promisingly; the Americans defeated Japan and led Holland late. However, a stoppage time goal equalized for the Dutch, and the Americans followed up with a loss to Nigeria.
Under the leadership of new coach Caleb Porter in the 2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Americans defeated Cuba but were then beaten by Canada and surrendered a late lead against El Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments.

## Coaches

* 1988–1992: Lothar Osiander
* 1994–1995: Timo Liekoski
* 1995–1996: Bruce Arena
* 1996–2003: Clive Charles
* 2003–2004: Glenn Myernick
* 2006–2007: Bob Bradley
* 2007–2009: Piotr Nowak
* 2011–2012: Caleb Porter
* 2013–2014: Tab Ramos
* 2015–2016: Andreas Herzog
* 2019–2021: Jason Kreis
* 2023–Present: Marko Mitrović

## Recent schedule and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Players
### Current squad

The following 18 players were named for the 2024 Olympics. On July 30, 2024, Josh Atencio replaced Gianluca Busio due to injury.
Caps and goals are updated as of August 2, 2024, after the match against Morocco.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Patrick Schulte | (2001-03-13) March 13, 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Columbus Crew |
| 18 | 1GK | Gabriel Slonina | (2004-04-15) April 15, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Barnsley (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 2 | 2DF | Nathan Harriel | (2001-04-23) April 23, 2001 (age 23) | 11 | 1 | Philadelphia Union |
| 3 | 2DF | Walker Zimmerman | (1993-05-19) May 19, 1993 (age 31) | 8 | 1 | Nashville SC |
| 4 | 2DF | Maximilian Dietz | (2002-02-09) February 9, 2002 (age 23) | 9 | 0 | Greuther Fürth |
| 5 | 2DF | John Tolkin | (2002-07-31) July 31, 2002 (age 22) | 11 | 0 | New York Red Bulls |
| 12 | 2DF | Miles Robinson | (1997-03-14) March 14, 1997 (age 27) | 7 | 1 | FC Cincinnati |
| 17 | 2DF | Caleb Wiley | (2004-12-22) December 22, 2004 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | Strasbourg (on loan from Chelsea) |
| 8 | 3MF | Tanner Tessmann (c) | (2001-09-24) September 24, 2001 (age 23) | 14 | 0 | Lyon |
| 14 | 3MF | Djordje Mihailovic | (1998-11-10) November 10, 1998 (age 26) | 13 | 3 | Colorado Rapids |
| 15 | 3MF | Benjamin Cremaschi | (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 1 | Inter Miami CF |
| 16 | 3MF | Jack McGlynn | (2003-07-07) July 7, 2003 (age 21) | 11 | 0 | Philadelphia Union |
| 21 | 3MF | Josh Atencio | (2002-01-31) January 31, 2002 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC |
| 7 | 4FW | Kevin Paredes | (2003-05-07) May 7, 2003 (age 21) | 6 | 2 | VfL Wolfsburg |
| 9 | 4FW | Griffin Yow | (2002-09-25) September 25, 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 1 | Westerlo |
| 10 | 4FW | Taylor Booth | (2001-05-31) May 31, 2001 (age 23) | 8 | 0 | Utrecht |
| 11 | 4FW | Paxten Aaronson | (2003-08-26) August 26, 2003 (age 21) | 9 | 2 | Utrecht |
| 13 | 4FW | Duncan McGuire | (2001-02-05) February 5, 2001 (age 24) | 9 | 1 | Orlando City SC |

### Alternates

| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 6 | 3MF | Gianluca Busio | (2002-05-28) May 28, 2002 (age 22) | 8 | 2 | Venezia |
| | 1GK | John Pulskamp | (2001-04-19) April 19, 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City |
| | 3MF | Jake Davis | (2002-01-03) January 3, 2002 (age 23) | 0 | 0 | Sporting Kansas City |
| | 4FW | Johan Gomez | (2001-07-23) July 23, 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 2 | Eintracht Braunschweig |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team within the last 12 months.
* June 2024 friendlies.
* March 2024 friendlies.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Chris Brady | (2004-03-03) March 3, 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Chicago Fire | March 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Jonathan Tomkinson | (2002-04-11) April 11, 2002 (age 22) | 7 | 0 | Bradford City | June 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Bryan Reynolds | (2001-06-28) June 28, 2001 (age 23) | 7 | 0 | Westerlo | June 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Jalen Neal | (2003-08-24) August 24, 2003 (age 21) | 0 | 0 | LA Galaxy | June 2024 friendlies |
| DF | George Campbell | (2001-07-22) July 22, 2001 (age 23) | 3 | 0 | CF Montréal | March 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Aidan Morris | (2001-11-16) November 16, 2001 (age 23) | 4 | 1 | Columbus Crew | June 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Rokas Pukštas | (2004-08-25) August 25, 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | HNK Hajduk Split | June 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Cole Bassett | (2001-07-28) July 28, 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Colorado Rapids | June 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Daniel Edelman | (2003-04-28) April 28, 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | New York Red Bulls | March 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Cade Cowell | (2003-10-14) October 14, 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Guadalajara | June 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Damion Downs | (2004-07-06) July 6, 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | 1. FC Köln | June 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Esmir Bajraktarevic | (2005-03-10) March 10, 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 1 | New England Revolution | June 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Diego Luna | (2003-09-07) September 7, 2003 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Real Salt Lake | March 2024 friendlies |
Notes:
* INJ: Withdrew due to injury

### Overage players in Olympic Games

| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
| 1996 | Kasey Keller (GK) | Alexi Lalas (DF) | did not select |
| 2000 | Brad Friedel (GK) | Jeff Agoos (DF) | Frankie Hejduk (MF) |
| 2008 | Brad Guzan (GK) | Michael Parkhurst (DF) | Brian McBride (FW) |
| 2024 | Walker Zimmerman (DF) | Miles Robinson (DF) | Djordje Mihailovic (MF) |

## Honors

* CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament
** Winners (1): 1992
** Runners-up (2): 2000, 2008
** Third place (1): 2015
* Pan American Games
** Gold medalists (1): 1991

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-23 Goals |
| 1 | Steve Snow | 1992 | 10 |
| 2 | Landon Donovan | 2000–2004 | 9 |
| 3 | Jordan Morris | 2014–2016 | 7 |
| 4 | Jerome Kiesewetter | 2011–2015 | 6 |
| 4 | Brent Goulet | 1988 | 6 |
| 6 | Freddy Adu | 2008–2012 | 5 |
| 7 | Joe Corona | 2012 | 4 |
| 7 | Luis Gil | 2011–2016 | 4 |
| 7 | Bobby Convey | 2004 | 4 |
| 7 | Sacha Kljestan | 2007–2008 | 4 |
| 7 | Alecko Eskandarian | 2002–2004 | 4 |
| 7 | Chris Albright | 2000 | 4 |
| 7 | Mike Seerey | 1972 | 4 |
| 7 | Carl Gentile | 1964 | 4 |

## Competitive record
### Olympic Games

| Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Summer Olympics record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Qualification record | Manager |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Manager |
| Through 1988 | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | Osiander |
| 1992 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | Osiander |
| 1996 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Arena |
| 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Charles |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Myernick |
| 2008 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nowak |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Porter |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Herzog |
| 2020 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Kreis |
| 2024 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | Mitrović |
| 2028 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | TBD |
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | | TBD |
| Total | — | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | — | 39 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 34 | — |
Summer Olympics history :
| First Match | Italy 2–1 United States (24 July 1992; Barcelona, Spain) |
| Biggest Win | United States 4–1 New Zealand (27 July 2024; Marseille, France) United States 3–0 Guinea (30 July 2024; Saint-Étienne, France) |
| Biggest Defeat | Morocco 4–0 United States (2 August 2024; Paris, France) |
| Best Result | Fourth place in 2000 |
| Worst Result | Tenth place in 1996 |

### Pan American Games

| Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Pan American Games record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Qualification Record | Manager |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Manager |
| Through 1995 | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | See United States men's national under-20 soccer team | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Liekoski |
| 1999 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Charles |
| 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Myernick |
| 2007 | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | See United States men's national under-18 soccer team | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Bradley |
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Porter |
| 2015 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Herzog |
| 2019 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Did not enter | Kreis |
| 2023 | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | See United States men's national under-19 soccer team | 2022 U-20 Championship | 2022 U-20 Championship | 2022 U-20 Championship | 2022 U-20 Championship | 2022 U-20 Championship | 2022 U-20 Championship | Mitrović |
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | TBD |
| Total | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Pan American Games history :
| First Match | United States 1–0 Cuba (23 July 1999; Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Biggest Win | United States 1–0 Cuba (23 July 1999; Winnipeg, Canada) United States 2–1 Jamaica (27 July 1999; Winnipeg, Canada) United States 2–1 Canada (6 August 1999; Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Biggest Defeat | Mexico 4–0 United States (4 August 1999; Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Best Result | Bronze medal in 1999 |
| Worst Result | Bronze medal in 1999 |

### Pre-Olympic Tournament

| Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Qualification | Manager |
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Manager |
| Through 1988 | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | See United States men's national soccer team | Osiander |
| 1992 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | Osiander |
| 1996 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | No qualification | Arena |
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Charles |
| 2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Myernick |
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Nowak |
| 2012 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Porter |
| 2015 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Herzog |
| 2020 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Qualified automatically | Kreis |
| Total | — | — | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 37 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | — |
Olympic Qualifying Championship history :
| First Match | United States 2–1 Mexico (25 March 1992; Mexico City, Mexico) |
| Biggest Win | United States 6–0 Cuba (22 March 2012; Nashville, United States) |
| Biggest Defeat | Mexico 4–0 United States (10 February 2004; Guadalajara, Mexico) |
| Best Result | Champions in 1992 |
| Worst Result | Group stage in 2012 |