U.S. Soccer announces 80-player roster for U-14 Boys South Region Talent ID Mini-Camp

ATLANTA  – U.S. Soccer will hold its second regional mini-camp of 2026  as part of the Under-14 Boys’ Talent Identification Program. Eighty players from the South region, all born in 2012, will gather from March 12-16 at McCurry Park in Fayetteville, Ga.

U.S. Soccer Talent ID Director – Men’s Youth National Teams Garrett Biller will oversee the event alongside U.S. Soccer Talent ID Managers Arturo Alvarez (South) and Chris Kranjc (Southeast), while three other Regional Talent ID Managers will also be in attendance.

All 80 players currently play in the South region, encompassing Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas. They’re divided into four sub-regional teams of 20 – Atlantic, Frontier, Southeast and Texas.

There will be one more U-14 TID regional mini-camp this spring, with the North region gathering in April, ahead of the U-14 Boys Talent ID National Camp in May. Both events will also be held in Fayetteville, Ga.

U.S. UNDER-14 BOYS’ SOUTH/SOUTHEAST REGION TID MINI-CAMP ROSTER BY POSITION:

GOALKEEPERS (8): Adam El-demerdash (Tulsa Greenwood SC; Overland Park, Kan.), Sebastian Gallegos (Austin FC; Austin, Texas), Mario Martinez Reyes (Orlando City SC; Bradenton, Fla.), Qais Rasoulyan (Wake Futbol Club; Cary, N.C.), Owen Rodier (Inter Miami CF; Palmetto Bay, Fla.), Stephen Shevnukov (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Sander Torvik (Albion SC Colorado; Boulder, Colo.), Dillon Wilson (North Carolina FC; Raleigh, N.C.)

DEFENDERS (24): Julian Acevedo (Real Colorado; Commerce City, Colo.), Luca Berry (North Carolina FC; Raleigh, N.C.), Mathias Bogan (Weston FC; Weston, Fla.), Evan Boyette (FC Dallas; Prosper, Texas), Andrew Brown (Colorado Rapids; Aurora, Colo.), Victor Espinosa (Weston FC; Sunrise, Fla.), Jonathan Fornatel Benitez (Charlotte FC; Wilkesboro, N.C.), Alexander Ibarra (La U USA; El Paso, Texas), Nicolas Javier (Inter Miami CF; Naples, Fla.), Belema Kemuel (Austin FC; Austin, Texas), Maximiliano Leon (HTX; Pearland, Texas), Nathan Maura (Queen City Mutiny FC; Newton, N.C.), Rilan McTammany (Orlando City SC; Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.), Mauricio Monreal-Villalobos (La U USA; El Paso, Texas), Charles Owensby (Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Zamir Ramirez Valenzuela (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Jackson Rhodes (Atlanta United FC; Smyrna, Ga.), Gael Serna Navarro (NASA Tophat Soccer Club; Marietta, Ga.), Urban Siegrist (Sporting Club Jacksonville; Richmond Hill, Ga.), Isaiah Soto Vargas (El Paso Locomotive FC; Las Cruces, N.M.), Mathew Suarez (Dallas Texans SC; Dallas, Texas), Ethan Theriault (Tampa Bay United SC; Tampa, Fla.), Manuel Vasquez (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas), Luis Villalvazo (FC Dallas; Fresno, Calif.)

MIDFIELDERS (24): Mateo Arriaga (FC Dallas; Ennis, Texas), Enrique Balboa (Austin FC; Laredo, Texas), Lincoln Clark (FC Dallas; Mckinney, Texas), Devin Commella (South Florida Football Academy; Plantation, Fla.), Chance DeBolt (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Angel Diaz Jr (Inter Miami CF; Southwest Ranches, Fla.), Luke Dixon (Colorado Rapids; Cherry Hills Village, Colo.), Thomas Foster (Atlanta United FC; Marietta, Ga.), Erik Galaviz (Albion Hurricanes FC; Houston, Texas), Aiden Garcia (Solar Soccer Club; Bedford, Texas), Darren Garcia (El Paso Locomotive FC; El Paso, Texas), Justin Galvez Leon (One Knoxville Sporting Club; Maryville, Tenn.), Juan Guerrero (Albion SC Colorado; Thornton, Colo.), Andre Guerra Ovejas (Silva Select; Wesley Chapel, Fla.), Eduardo Iglesias (Houston Dynamo FC; Fulshear, Texas), Dylan Jimenez (Wilmington Hammerheads Youth FC; Magnolia, N.C.), Victor Lambur (Charlotte FC; Charlotte, N.C.), Landon Lucas (Orlando City SC; Fort Benning, Ga.), Saul Luna (Oklahoma Energy FC; Moore, Okla.), Sebastian Mesa Ortiz (Inter Miami CF; Pompano Beach, Fla.), Luca Monasterio (NASA Tophat Soccer Club; Atlanta, Ga.), Jamie Rosario (Concorde Fire; Alpharetta, Ga.), Mason Stephens (Arsenal Colorado; Fort Collins, Colo.), Matthew Teruel (Orlando City SC; Coral Springs, Fla.)

FORWARDS (24): Adriano Abarca (La U USA; El Paso, Texas), Max Abarca (Oklahoma Energy FC; Broken Arrow, Okla.), Brandon Alvarado (Gwinnett Soccer Academy; Lilburn, Ga.), Mason Bathurst (Dallas Texans SC; Prosper, Texas), Emmanuel Bee (Charlotte FC; Monroe, N.C.), Sebastian Bennett (Inter Miami CF; Miami, Fla.), Wyatt Cannon (South Carolina Surf SC; Mt. Pleasant, S.C.), Sebastian Dedmond (Oklahoma Energy FC; Norman, Okla.), Declan Duffy (Alabama FC; Birmingham, Ala.), Matias Flores (Sporting Kansas City; Tiffin, Iowa), Oliver Hamadi (Austin FC; Austin, Texas), Max Hawkins (Real Krado; Monument, Colo.), Jacob Herrera (Orlando City Soccer School Seminole; Orlando, Fla.), Yael Herrera (Atlanta United FC; Gainesville, Ga.), Andre Licon (El Paso Football Club; El Paso, Texas), Bodie Mass (FC Florida; Stuart, Fla.), Nehemias Molina Baladi (Orlando City SC; St. Cloud, Fla.), Lucas Moscon De Oliveira (Houston Dynamo FC; Fulshear, Texas), Cordero Oquendo (D FeetersKicks SC; Euless, Texas), Teagan Pleitez (Charlotte FC; Indian Trail, N.C.), Jacob Samaniego (AFC Lightning Soccer Club; Fayetteville, Ga.), Aariz Syed (Houston Dynamo FC; Houston, Texas), Tyga Okoro (Huntsville City FC; Madison, Ala.), Hector Vasquez (Global Football Innovation Academy; Houston, Texas)

The U-14 TID Program is designed to discover a larger base of top talents at the U-14 age group and build the player pool foundation for the U-15 Boys’ National Team while introducing them to The U.S. Way. The mini-camp format helps to evaluate and inspire high-potential players while accelerating their development in an engaging and challenging environment.

In addition to expanding the YNT player pool at its early stages, this scouting and identification structure allows top players at the U-14 age level time to absorb core principles of the U.S. Way playing philosophy and other high performance education topics such as nutrition, rest and recovery and self-evaluation tools to help them take further responsibility for their own development. Travel is minimized through the regional mini-camp set-up, helping minimize days away from home, school and club.

The program also offers the opportunity to bolster U.S. Soccer’s national network of scouts. U.S. Soccer scouts serve as assistant coaches for the sub-regional teams, furthering their education and development while also building the Federation’s connection with clubs across the country.