Philly Leader

Philadelphia Union, in collaboration with U.S. Soccer, has announced the selection of homegrown defender Frankie Westfield for the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team. The team will face Mexico on March 22 and Japan on March 24 during a training camp held in L’Albir, Spain, from March 17 to 25.

Players eligible for this fall’s FIFA U-20 World Cup, scheduled from September 27 to October 19 in Chile, must be born on or after January 1, 2005. Head coach Marko Mitrović has called up a roster of 22 players, including those born in 2005, nine from 2006, and two from 2007—Real Salt Lake forward Zavier Gozo and LA Galaxy forward Ruben Ramos Jr.

The roster for the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team March training camp includes:

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.