Philadelphia Union announced today that Academy forward Jamir Johnson has been selected to join the U.S. Under-17 Men’s National Team training camp.
Head coach Gonzalo Segares called up 21 players for the international training camp, which will take place from Sept. 1-8 in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Johnson is joined by Union homegrown midfielder Cavan Sullivan as well as Union II midfielder Kellan LeBlanc for the camp next month.
This marks the third call-up to the U-17s for Johnson, who has made five appearances and tallied three goals and two assists.
The camp is part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
In the team’s second-to-last gathering before heading to the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar, Segares will guide the U-17 MNT in a pair of friendly matches against the Netherlands on Sept. 5 and Sept. 8 at Gemeentelijk Sportpark SJC in Noordwijk, Netherlands. Both matches will kick off at 7 p.m. local time (1 p.m. ET).
All players are born after Jan. 1, 2008, and are age-eligible for this fall’s FIFA U-17 World Cup, where the USA will face Burkina Faso (Nov. 5), Tajikistan (Nov. 8) and Czechia (Nov. 11) in Group I.
The roster features 16 players from 10 different Major League Soccer clubs. The LA Galaxy and Philadelphia Union lead the way with three players each, followed by New York Red Bulls and Real Salt Lake with two selections each, while Atlanta United, Charlotte, Columbus Crew, LAFC, New York City FC and Sporting Kansas City round out the roster with one selection apiece.
Following this month’s matches in the Netherlands, the U-17 MNT will meet once more during the October FIFA window before Segares names his roster for Qatar.
U-17 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown):
GOALKEEPERS (2): William Lomdell (Sporting Lisbon/POR; Lisbon, Portugal), Aidan Stokes (New York Red Bulls; Totowa, N.J.)
DEFENDERS (7): Pedro Guimaraes (Orange County SC; Aliso Viejo, Calif.), Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion; Lincoln, Neb.), Ryan Hartley (LA Galaxy; Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Ian James (Sporting Kansas City; St. Paul, Minn.), Enrique Martinez (LA Galaxy; Compton, Calif.), Oliver Tan (Pacos de Ferreira/POR; Piedmont, Calif.), Gio Villa (Real Salt Lake; Chicago, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Máximo Carrizo (New York City FC; Greenwich, Conn.), Kellan LeBlanc (Philadelphia Union; Royersford, Pa.), Luca Moisa (Real Salt Lake; Las Vegas, Nev.), Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United; Holly Springs, Ga.), Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Jude Terry (LAFC; San Diego, Calif.), Mateo Tsakiris (LA Galaxy; Saratoga, Calif.)
FORWARDS (5): Chase Adams (Columbus Crew; Naperville, Ill.), Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund/GER; El Segundo, Calif.), Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; High Point, N.C.), Julian Hall (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Jamir Johnson (Philadelphia Union; Huntsville, Ala.)
