Philadelphia Union homegrown forward Malik Jakupovic has been selected for the U.S. Under-17 Men's National Team roster for the team's upcoming training camp in Natal, Brazil.
Selected by Head Coach Alex Aldaz, during the camp, the USA will face Brazil in two friendly matches on June 7 (3 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. local) and June 10 (7 p.m. ET / 8 p.m. local). Both matches will be played at Arena das Dunas in Natal, famously the site of the U.S. Men’s National Team’s 2-1 win against Ghana in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
U.S. UNDER-17 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM – JUNE 2026 CAMP (CLUB; HOMETOWN)
Goalkeepers (2): Philipp Eckle (Augsburg/GER; Augsburg, Germany), Toby Szewczyk (Red Bull New York; Morristown, N.J.)
Defenders (6): Eddie Chadwick* (Unattached; Los Angeles, Calif.), Gianmarco Di Noto (Columbus Crew; Rochester Hills, Mich.), Mattias Fernandez (Atletico Madrid/ESP; Madrid, Spain), Prince Forfor* (Columbus Crew; Des Moines, Iowa), Astin Mbaye* (AC Milan/ITA; Jersey City, N.J.), Liam Vejrostek* (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas)
Midfielders (6): Jai Bansoodeb (Brentford/ENG; London, England), Deven Cadigan (Red Bull New York; Cedar Grove, N.J.), Vinny Garcia* (LA Galaxy; West Covina, Calif.), Peter Molinari* (New York City FC; Bayside, N.Y.), Kaedren Spivey* (San Jose Earthquakes; San Jose, Calif.), Ignacio Suarez-Couri (Atlanta United; Johns Creek, Ga.)
Forwards (6): Kashan Hines (Sporting Kansas City; Chambersburg, Pa.), Darris Hyte (Chicago Fire; Streamwood, Ill.), Malik Jakupovic\ (Philadelphia Union; Sterling Heights, Mich.), Will Ostrander\ (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Mill Valley, Calif.), Robert Turdean (Chicago Fire; Niles, Ill.), Edward Wumah (Girona/ITA; Bayonne, N.J.)
\Part of 2026 Concacaf U-17 Qualifiers Roster*
