re: Young Players Tracker and Americans Abroad Thread

U17 roster for the CONCACAF championship.

GOALKEEPERS (2): Carlos Joaquim Dos Santos (Benfica; Philadelphia, Pa.), Justin Garces (Kendall SC; Miami, Fla.)

DEFENDERS (5): Christopher Gloster (New York Red Bulls; Montclair, N.J.), Jaylin Lindsey (Sporting Kansas City; Charlotte, N.C.), James Sands (New York City FC; Rye, N.Y.), Arturo Vasquez (FC Golden State; Mira Loma, Calif.), Akil Watts (IMG Academy; Fort Wayne, Ind.)

MIDFIELDERS (7): George Acosta (Weston FC; Hollywood, Fla.), Taylor Booth (Real Salt Lake AZ; Eden, Utah), Christopher Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.), Blaine Ferri (Solar Chelsea SC; Southlake, Texas), Christopher Goslin (Atlanta United FC; Locust Grove, Ga.), Indiana Vassilev (IMG Academy; Savannah, Ga.), Adrian Villegas (Portland Timbers; Hood River, Ore.)

FORWARDS (6): Ayomide Akinola (Toronto FC; Brampton, Ont.), Andrew Carleton (Atlanta United FC; Powder Springs, Ga.), Zyen Jones (Atlanta United FC; Clarkston, Ga.), Bryan Reynolds, Jr. (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas), Joshua Sargent (Scott Gallagher Missouri; O’Fallen, Mo.) Timothy Weah (Paris Saint-Germain; Rosedale, N.Y.)

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The USA has been drawn into Group C along with Jamaica, Mexico and El Salvador. The U-17 MNT opens against Jamaica on Sunday, April 23 at 1:30 p.m. ET, followed by Mexico on Wednesday, April 26 at 6:30 p.m. ET and El Salvador on Saturday, April 29 at 11:30 a.m. ET. All three of the USA’s matches will be streamed live on the CONCACAF Facebook page. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter at @ussoccer_ynt.

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Some of those guys are probably pretty versatile at this point and can play multiple positions if needed.

U-17 beating Portugal, Turkey, and Brazil by a combined 15-2

That's pretty impressive even if it is just friendlies

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Borussia Dortmund is supposedly one of a few teams interested in possibly triggering his release clause

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As fun as that would be to have Dortmerica, Wood is about to enter his prime years, I want him to go somewhere that will bring him in to be their first-choice striker.

Brandon Vazquez scored for AUFC last night.

Durkin with the goal in the 53rd. 1-0 US.

Sargent makes it 3-0.

Akinola with a rocket from outside the box makes it 5.

3 goals in about 5 minutes. That's crazy. Dominated possession for the most part as well. The U17 and U20 have some great talent coming down the pike. Akinola, Weah, and Sergent stand out.