USA U-16 and U-15 Bring Together 48 Players for First Camp at New National Training Center

The next generation of the United States men’s national team is taking another step forward.

U.S. Soccer has called up 48 players from across the country and abroad for concurrent U-16 and U-15 Boys’ National Team training camps from September 10-17 at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia. The camps bring together 24 players born in 2011 with the U-16s and 24 players born in 2012 with the U-15s.

For the 2012 group, this marks the first U-15 national team camp of the new age-group cycle.

The U-16 camp is the fifth gathering of the year for the United States at this age level, but it represents a new starting point for the players involved.

All 24 players on Ross Brady’s roster were born in 2011, making this the first U.S. Soccer camp for the new U-16 group at the organization’s recently opened National Training Center.

Brady is also entering a new stage of his own cycle. After previously leading the U-15 Boys’ National Team, he has moved up with the age group and will now oversee the 2011-born players as they begin their U-16 journey.

The roster reflects the depth of the American academy landscape, with players coming from 22 different MLS academies.

Los Angeles FC leads the way with three representatives, while Orlando City, San Diego FC, Columbus Crew and Houston Dynamo each have two. The group also includes international academy representation, with CF Monterrey and Valencia CF each providing a player.

One of the names to watch is Jackson “Papo” Gordon, who joins the group from Valencia’s academy in Spain, giving the U-16 roster an interesting connection to European development.

The U-15 group is beginning its cycle at the same facility, with interim head coach Mutanda Kwesele leading the 24-player roster.

For these players, the September camp is particularly significant. It is the sixth U-15 gathering of 2026, but the first for this new group of 2012-born players at the National Training Center.

Like the U-16s, the roster showcases the breadth of MLS academy talent in the United States.

Twenty-two MLS academies are represented, with New York Red Bulls and New York City FC leading the way with three players apiece. El Paso Locomotive, from the USL Championship, also has a representative, while FC Florida provides another player from outside the MLS academy system.

The diversity of the roster is notable for a generation that is only beginning its national-team journey.

There are no games attached to this camp, making the week primarily about evaluation, training and establishing the foundations of each age group.

But the significance is still clear.

Forty-eight players have been brought together from MLS, USL, Liga MX and La Liga academies, giving U.S. Soccer another opportunity to assess a wide pool of young talent.

For the 2012-born players, the journey officially begins at U-15.

For the 2011s, a new chapter starts at U-16.

And for both groups, their first week at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center offers a first glimpse of the players who could shape the next generation of American soccer.