One of the most anticipated youth national team tournaments of the year kicks off today in Lakewood Ranch, Florida. The Nike International Friendlies tournament, featuring the United States, England, Brazil and the Netherlands, is a U-17 competition that pits many up-and-coming players against one another in a friendly setting.
The Earthquakes will be represented, with 15-year-old Quakes Academy midfielder Gilbert Fuentes being named to the United States’ final roster yesterday. Fuentes has been a starter during the previous international competitions he has been involved in.
Later today, Brazil and the Netherlands will face off at 12:30 p.m. PT and the U.S. will take on England at 4 p.m. PT. All matches will be streamed live on ussoccer.com.
Here’s the full schedule of games:
Wednesday, Nov. 29
Brazil vs. Netherlands, 12:30 p.m. PT USA vs. England, 4 p.m. PT
Friday, Dec. 1
England vs. Brazil, 12:30 p.m. PT USA vs. Netherlands, 4 p.m. PT
Sunday, Dec. 3
Netherlands vs. England, 10:30 a.m. PT USA vs. Brazil, 2 p.m. PT
U.S. U-17 MNT 2017 Nike International Friendlies Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Damian Las (Chicago Fire; Norridge, Ill.), Kashope Oladapo (Portland Timbers; Happy Valley, Ore.)
DEFENDERS (6): Axel Alejandre (FC United Soccer Club; Chicago, Ill.), Sebastian Anderson (Colorado Rapids; Highlands Ranch, Co.), George Bello (Atlanta United FC; Douglasville, Ga.), Mason Judge (Chargers Soccer Club; Tampa, Fla.), Kenneth Nielsen (Pateadores; Irvine, Calif.), Joseph Scally (New York City FC; Lake Grove, N.Y.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Joshua Atencio (Seattle Sounders FC; Bellevue, Wash.), Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City; Greenboro, NC), Adam Saldana (Real So Cal; Panorama City, Calif.), Gilbert Fuentes Perez (San Jose Earthquakes; Tracy, Calif.), Maximillian Goeggel (VFB Stuttgart; San Francisco, Calif.), Peter Stroud (New York Red Bulls; Chester, NJ)
FORWARDS (6): Julian Gaines (Lonestar Soccer Club; Austin, Tex.), Cade Hagan (Sockers FC; Naperville, Ill.), Diego Lopez (FC Golden State; Chino, Calif.), Alfonso Ocampo Chavez (Seattle Sounders FC; Fresno, Calif.), Dante Sealy (FC Dallas; Frisco, Tex.), Ray Serrano (Seattle Sounders FC; Graham, Wash.)
