Banks, Figueroa, Kochen headline USMNT U-20 roster for March camp

The U.S. Under-20 men’s national team will also be in action this month as preparation continues for this year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Noahkai Banks, Keyrol Figueroa, and Diego Kochen headlined Marko Mitrovic’s 21-player roster for upcoming matches against Mexico (March 22) and Japan (March 24). The team will hold their training camp in L’Albir, Spain from March 17-25.

Ben Cremaschi, Niko Tsakiris, and Joshua Wynder were also among the inclusions in the roster.

Six players represented the USMNT at the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia, leading the Americans to the knockout stage of that competitions. Those players are Banks, Matthew Corcoran, Figueroa, Taha Habroune, Aiden Harangi and Pedro Soma.

The USMNT U-20’s qualified for this fall’s U-20 World Cup after finishing second at the 2024 CONCACAF U-20 Championship. They will be joined by fellow CONCACAF nations Mexico, Panama, and Cuba.

Chile has been chosen by FIFA to host the U-20 World Cup, which will run from September 27 through October 19.

Here is the full USMNT U-20 roster for March’s trip to Spain:

GOALKEEPERS: Julian Eyestone (Brentford/ENG; Dallas, Texas), Diego Kochen (FC Barcelona/ESP; Miramar, Fla.).

DEFENDERS: Matai Akinmboni (Bournemouth/ENG; Upper Marlboro, Md.), Noahkai Banks (Augsburg/GER; Dietmannsried, Germany), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Aiden Harangi (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Reston, Va.), Ethan Kohler (Werder Bremen/GER; Campbell, Calif.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas), Francis Westfield (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Joshua Wynder (Benfica/POR; Louisville, Ky.).

MIDFIELDERS: Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC; Dallas, Texas), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; Key Biscayne, Fla.), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC; Chicago, Ill.), Pedro Soma (FC Barcelona/ESP; Coconut Creek, Fla.), Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes; Saratoga, Calif.).

FORWARDS: Luke Brennan (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Warrington, England), Kristian Fletcher (Nottingham Forest/ENG; Bowie, Md.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Ruben Ramos Jr. (Los Angeles Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.), Marcos Zambrano (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR; Gladwyne, Pa.).