U.S. Under-23 men’s national team head coach Marko Mitrovic has added a new face to his roster for upcoming friendlies against Mexico and Japan.

Brandan Craig has been added to the USMNT U-23 roster, U.S. Soccer announced Monday. Craig, a standout for the USMNT U-20 team, featured in all five matches at the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.

In total, Craig has made 15 appearances for the USMNT U-20’s.

A Philadelphia Union homegrown defender, Craig has made one appearance in Jim Curtin’s squad to date. He has also appeared in 38 matches for Union II in MLS NEXT Pro, scoring three goals and registering three assists.

He is currently on loan at Austin FC for the remainder of the 2023 MLS season.

The USMNT U-23’s will face Mexico and Japan in Phoenix, Arizona later this month.

Here is an updated USMNT U-23 roster:

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GOALKEEPERS: Christopher Brady (Chicago Fire FC; Naperville, Ill.), John Pulskamp (Sporting KC; Bakersfield, Calif.), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; St. Charles, Mo.)

DEFENDERS: Brandan Craig (Austin FC; Philadelphia, Pa.), Maximilian Dietz (SpVgg Greuther Furth/GER; Frankfurt, Germany), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union; Oldsmar, Fla.), Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo/BEL; Fort Worth, Texas), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; Chatham, N.J.), Jonathan Tomkinson (Bradford City/ENG; Plano, Texas), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.)

MIDFIELDERS: Paxten Aaronson (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Medford, N.J.), Gianluca Busio (Venezia/ITA; Greensboro, N.C.), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; Key Biscayne, Fla.), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; Queens, N.Y.), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; Ft Lauderdale, Fla.), Tanner Tessmann (Venezia/ITA; Birmingham, Ala.), Obed Vargas (Seattle Sounders FC; Anchorage, Alaska)

FORWARDS: Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution; Appleton, Wisc.), Taylor Booth (Utrecht/NED; Eden, Utah), Johan Gomez (Eintracht Braunschweig/GER; Keller, Texas), Brian Gutierrez (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), Bernard Kamungo (FC Dallas; Abilene, Texas), Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC; Omaha, Neb.), Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City SC; Savannah, Ga.)