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U.S. U-18 coach Perez names squad for Milk Cup

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By DAN KARELL

U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Javier Perez has named four professional players on an 18-man rosterĀ for the upcoming Milk Cup in Northern Ireland.

Three Red Bulls homegrown signings, Santiago CastaƱo, Amando Moreno, and Matt Miazga are on the squad, as well as two other academy players from the club, Christopher Lema and Alex Muyl. Ethan Horvath, a goalkeeper who recently signed with Molde FK in Norway, is the fourth professional on the roster.

Five players from the U.S. U-17 squad at the CONCACAF U-17 championship will make their U-18 debuts in the internationally-known tournament.

The tournament, which runs from July 29-August 2, features matches against Mexico, Northern Ireland, and Denmark.

Here’s a closer look at the U.S. Under-18 squad:

U.S. Under-18 Milk Cup Roster:

GOALKEEPERS (2): Santiago CastaƱo (New York Red Bulls; Union City), Ethan Horvath (Molde FK; Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

DEFENDERS (6): Jordan Allen (Empire Revolution; Rochester, N.Y.), Michael Amick (De Anza Force; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Trevor Haberkorn (Furman; Roanoke, Texas), Matthew Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Shaquell Moore (Unattached; Powder Springs, Ga.), John Requejo Jr. (Real So Cal; Carpinteria, Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (3): Brian Iloski (LA Galaxy; Escondido, Calif.), Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest; Bowie, Md.), Christopher Lema (New York Red Bulls; Ridgefield, N.J.)

FORWARDS (7): Lynden Gooch (Sunderland; Santa Cruz, Calif.), Piakai Henkel (Unattached; Arcata, Calif.), Alex Muyl (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Amando Moreno (New York Red Bulls; Morganville, N.J.), Andrija Novakovich (Chicago Magic PSG; Muskego, Wis.), Rubio Rubin (Unattached; Beaverton, Ore.), Ahinga Selemani (CSA Wolves; Ann Arbor, Mich.)

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    • We still use residency. However, the residency program is for players from ages 15-17. Its a prep for the U17 World Cup. Its only an 18 month program, once players are done with it they return to their club team. When you see the roster even for the U17s you will see the club team each player is affiliated at the time even thought technically they’re with the U17 team in Florida. There’s been some opinion articles written to get rid of the program but I haven’t seen anything from USSF. I hope they keep the program. Many players in MLS academies have long commutes to practice and the practices are once a day. The Bradenton program is a residency and practice is twice a day.

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      • Moore is biding his time until he’s 18 so he can sign a pro deal in Europe. He’s been a fixture in the US youth teams – no problem at all that he’s unattached.

    • Dude was, a year ago, in the PSG academy. Don’t know if he got cut or what. Either way, I would hope for *some* affiliation, even if with a youth club side.

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  1. Ditto on the Flores point. Are we trying to freeze this kid out or something?

    He’s shown a lot when he has been called up.

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  2. Is it me or does it seem like the milk cup
    Is held twice a year? I swear I remember hearing about the last four or five teams for it in just a few years… Is time moving this quickly?

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  3. Why only 3 midfielders?

    Also just anyone know the status of Joel SoƱora? He played with the U-17 squad and was easily the best player on the team. He’s a dual national though so I was wondering if there’s been any news about his US future.

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