# United States men's national under-20 soccer team

The United States U-20 men's national soccer team is controlled by the United States Soccer Federation. The highest level of competition in which the team competes is the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which is held every two years.
The United States' best finish came in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship, when the U.S. beat Iraq in the quarterfinal before losing to Nigeria in overtime in the semifinal and Brazil in the third-place match. Steve Snow tied for second in the tournament with three goals.
The U.S. reached the quarterfinals in 1993 but lost to Brazil. After missing out in 1995, the U.S. began a run of six consecutive qualifications in 1997, reaching the second round in five consecutive tournaments. Of those tournaments, the best U.S. performance came in 2003, when the U.S. reached the quarterfinal and led Argentina 1–0 in the final minutes before falling 2–1 in extra time. The U.S. also reached the quarterfinal of the 2007 Cup before losing 2–1 in extra time to Austria.

## Competitive record

Champions Runners-up Third place Fourth place

### FIFA U-20 World Cup

FIFA U-20 World Cup :
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
| 1977 | 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 |
| 1979 | 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 |
| 1981 | Group stage | 15th | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Squad |
| 1983 | Group stage | 11th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | Squad |
| 1985 | 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 |
| 1987 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | Squad |
| 1989 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | Squad |
| 1991 | 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 |
| 1993 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
| 1995 | 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 |
| 1997 | Round of 16 | 15th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | Squad |
| 1999 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | Squad |
| 2001 | Round of 16 | 13th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | Squad |
| 2003 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | Squad |
| 2005 | Round of 16 | 11th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | Squad |
| 2007 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 2009 | Group stage | 18th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | Squad |
| 2011 | 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 |
| 2013 | Group stage | 22nd | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | Squad |
| 2015 | Quarterfinals | 7th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | Squad |
| 2017 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | Squad |
| 2019 | Quarterfinals | 6th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | Squad |
| 2021 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2023 | Quarterfinals | 5th | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | Squad |
| 2025 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 18/24 | 18/24 | 71 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 98 | |

### Pan American Games

Pan American Games :
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
| 1951–1983 | 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 |
| 1987 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 1991 | Gold medal | 1st | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | — |
| 1995 | Group stage | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | — |
| 1999–2003 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team |
| 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 |
| Since 2011 | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team | See United States men's national under-23 soccer team |
| Total | 1 Title | 1 Title | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 16 | — | — |

### CONCACAF Under-20 Championship

CONCACAF Under-20 Championship :
| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad |
| 1962 | 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 |
| 1964 | Group stage | Group stage | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — |
| 1970 | 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 |
| 1973 | 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 |
| 1974 | Playoff round | Playoff round | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 1976 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | — |
| 1978 | Second round | Second round | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 4 | — |
| 1980 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — |
| 1982 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 5 | — |
| 1984 | Fourth place | 4th | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — |
| 1986 | Runners-up | 2nd | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 3 | — |
| 1988 | Third place | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 9 | — |
| 1990 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | — |
| 1992 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | — |
| 1994 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 4 | — |
| 1996 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | — |
| 1998 | 1st, Group B | 1st, Group B | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | — |
| 2001 | 2nd, Group A | 2nd, Group A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 2 | — |
| 2003 | 2nd, Group B | 2nd, Group B | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — |
| 2005 | 1st, Group A | 1st, Group A | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | Squad |
| 2007 | 1st, Group A | 1st, Group A | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | Squad |
| 2009 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | Squad |
| 2011 | Quarterfinal | 5th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Squad |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | Squad |
| 2015 | Third place | 3rd | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | Squad |
| 2017 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | Squad |
| 2018 | Champions | 1st | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 2 | Squad |
| 2020 | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled | Cancelled |
| 2022 | Champions | 1st | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | Squad |
| 2024 | Runners-up | 2nd | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 3 | Squad |
| Total | 3 Titles | 3 Titles | 136 | 86 | 21 | 29 | 326 | 106 | — |

## Honors

* FIFA U-20 World Cup
** Fourth Place (1): 1989
* CONCACAF U-20 Championship
** Winners (3): 2017, 2018, 2022
** Runners-up (7): 1980, 1982, 1986, 1992, 2009, 2013, 2024

## Recent results and fixtures

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 22 players were named to the squad for the January 2025 training camp.
Caps and goals are updated as of October 15, 2024 after the match against France.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Adam Beaudry | (2006-04-18) 18 April 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
| | 1GK | Gavin Beavers | (2005-04-29) 29 April 2005 (age 19) | 3 | 0 | Real Salt Lake |
| 3 | 2DF | Nolan Norris | (2005-02-17) 17 February 2005 (age 20) | 8 | 0 | FC Dallas |
| 16 | 2DF | Ethan Kohler | (2005-05-05) 5 May 2005 (age 19) | 5 | 1 | Werder Bremen II |
| 21 | 2DF | Aiden Harangi | (2006-02-08) February 8, 2006 (age 19) | 7 | 0 | Eintracht Frankfurt |
| | 2DF | Freddie Anderson | (2006-10-13) 13 October 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Cork City |
| | 2DF | Luca Bombino | (2006-07-10) July 10, 2006 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Los Angeles FC 2 |
| | 2DF | Grayson Dettoni | (2005-06-29) June 29, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Bayern Munich U19 |
| | 2DF | Drew Murray | (2005-10-27) 27 October 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | SC Freiburg |
| | 2DF | Owen Presthus | (2006-02-21) 21 February 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Columbus Crew 2 |
| | 2DF | Chibuike Ukaegbu | (2007-04-28) April 28, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | Sacramento Republic FC |
| 6 | 3MF | Brooklyn Raines | (2005-03-01) 1 March 2005 (age 20) | 7 | 1 | Houston Dynamo FC |
| 14 | 3MF | Taha Habroune | (2006-02-05) February 5, 2006 (age 19) | 9 | 2 | Columbus Crew |
| | 3MF | Matthew Corcoran | (2006-02-17) February 17, 2006 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Birmingham Legion FC |
| | 3MF | Darius Lane | (2007-01-01) January 1, 2007 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Brighton & Hove Albion Academy |
| | 3MF | Cruz Medina | (2006-09-24) September 24, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 3 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| | 3MF | Bryan Moyado | (2005-08-08) August 8, 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles FC 2 |
| | 3MF | Sergio Oregel | (2005-05-16) 16 May 2005 (age 19) | 6 | 0 | Chicago Fire |
| 9 | 4FW | Keyrol Figueroa | (2006-08-31) 31 August 2006 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | Liverpool |
| 20 | 4FW | Ruben Ramos Jr | (2007-01-22) January 22, 2007 (age 18) | 7 | 2 | LA Galaxy |
| | 4FW | Caden Glover | (2007-03-08) March 8, 2007 (age 17) | 0 | 0 | St. Louis City SC |
| | 4FW | Zavier Gozo | (2007-03-22) 22 March 2007 (age 17) | 5 | 1 | Real Monarchs |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up for the team in the past 12 months.
* November 2024 friendlies.
* October 2024 friendlies.
* 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Julian Eyestone | (2006-04-21) 21 April 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | Brentford | November 2024 friendlies |
| GK | Duran Ferree | (2006-09-28) 28 September 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Orange County SC | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| DF | Reed Baker-Whiting | (2005-03-31) 31 March 2005 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | November 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Noahkai Banks | (2006-12-01) December 1, 2006 (age 18) | 3 | 0 | FC Augsburg | November 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Leo Duru | (2005-01-12) January 12, 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Blackburn Rovers | November 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Matai Akinmboni | (2006-10-17) 17 October 2006 (age 18) | 5 | 0 | D.C. United | November 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Joshua Wynder | (2005-05-02) May 2, 2005 (age 19) | 0 | 0 | Benfica B | November 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Noah Cobb | (2005-07-20) July 20, 2005 (age 19) | 7 | 1 | Atlanta United FC | October 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Francis Westfield | (2005-12-09) December 9, 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Philadelphia Union II | October 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Oscar Verhoeven | (2006-05-31) May 31, 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | The Town FC | October 2024 friendlies |
| DF | Stuart Hawkins | (2006-09-18) September 18, 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Seattle Sounders FC | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| MF | Benjamin Cremaschi | (2005-03-02) March 2, 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 2 | Inter Miami CF | November 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Niko Tsakiris | (2005-06-19) 19 June 2005 (age 19) | 18 | 3 | San Jose Earthquakes | November 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Pedro Soma | (2006-06-30) June 30, 2006 (age 18) | 7 | 2 | UE Cornellà | November 2024 friendlies |
| MF | Paulo Rudisill | (2006-02-07) February 7, 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Feyenoord | November 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Cole Campbell | (2006-02-20) 20 February 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 1 | Borussia Dortmund | November 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Luke Brennan | (2005-02-24) 24 February 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 1 | Atlanta United FC | November 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Peyton Miller | (2007-11-08) 8 November 2007 (age 17) | 3 | 1 | New England Revolution | November 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Kristian Fletcher | (2005-08-06) August 6, 2005 (age 19) | 4 | 1 | Nottingham Forest | November 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Marcos Zambrano | (2005-01-20) 20 January 2005 (age 20) | 6 | 4 | Vitória Guimarães B | October 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Aidan Dausch | (2006-06-01) 1 June 2006 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | Coventry City U21 | October 2024 friendlies |
| FW | Nimfasha Berchimas | (2008-02-22) 22 February 2008 (age 17) | 6 | 2 | Charlotte FC | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
| FW | David Vazquez | (2006-02-22) 22 February 2006 (age 19) | 5 | 3 | Philadelphia Union II | 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship |
* ALT-Alternate
* INJ-Injury

## Top goalscorers

| Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-20 Goals |
| 1 | Brek Shea | 2007–2009 | 17 |
| 2 | Freddy Adu | 2003–2009 | 16 |
| 3 | Romain Gall | 2014–2015 | 13 |
| 3 | Scott E. Kennedy | 1992–1993 | 13 |
| 5 | Eddie Johnson | 2003–2004 | 12 |
| 5 | Jacob Peterson | 2004–2005 | 12 |
| 7 | Jeremy Ebobisse | 2016–2017 | 11 |
| 8 | Will John | 2005 | 10 |
| 9 | Chad Barrett | 2004–2005 | 9 |

## Coaches

| Name | Years |
| Angus McAlpine | 1983 |
| Derek Armstrong | 1987 |
| Bob Gansler | 1989 |
| Bobby Howe | 1993 |
| Jay Hoffman | 1997 |
| Sigi Schmid | 1998–1999 |
| Wolfgang Sühnholz | 1999–2001 |
| Thomas Rongen | 2002–2004 |
| Sigi Schmid | 2005 |
| Thomas Rongen | 2006–2011 |
| Tab Ramos | 2011–2019 |
| Anthony Hudson | 2020–2021 |
| Mikey Varas | 2021–2023 |
| Michael Nsien | 2024 |
| Marko Mitrović | 2024– |

## Head-to-head record

The following table shows United States' head-to-head record in the FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| Opponent | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 025.00 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 100.00 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Chile | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Ecuador | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | +0 | 033.33 |
| Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 050.00 |
| England | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 050.00 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Germany | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 000.00 |
| Ghana | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 100.00 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 000.00 |
| Mali | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 100.00 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 100.00 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 100.00 |
| Poland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 033.33 |
| Qatar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Republic of Ireland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 050.00 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 100.00 |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | 000.00 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 100.00 |
| South Korea | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 025.00 |
| Spain | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 100.00 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 000.00 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 020.00 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 000.00 |
| Total | 71 | 30 | 10 | 31 | 103 | 98 | +5 | 042.25 |