On Friday, U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Omid Namazi called in 24 players to take part in an eight-day domestic training camp from Feb. 4-12 in Orlando, Fla.
Among them was Chicago Fire Academy defender David Mendoza of Gage Park, Ill. Mendoza will head to Orlando with the opportunity to feature in two games to be played against the U-18 Men’s National Team of Costa Rica.
The call-in marks Mendoza's second stint with the U.S. Youth National Team set-up in 2018, after having taken part in the first-ever Youth National Team Summit in early January under the guidance of U.S. Soccer's Youth Technical Director Tab Ramos.
U.S. U-18 MNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; Oxnard, Calif.), Jacob Schick (Chargers Soccer Club; Palm Harbor, Fla.), Kris Shakes (Philadelphia Union; Austin, Texas)
DEFENDERS (6): Julian Araujo (Barca Academy; Lompoc, Calif.), Nico Benalcazar (New York City FC; Wilton, Conn.), Ian Hoffmann (Karlsuher SC; Karlsruher, Germany), Nelson Martinez (D.C. United; Woodbridge, Va.), David Mendoza (Chicago Fire; Gage Park, Ill.), Leonardo Sepulveda (LA Galaxy; Corona, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Taylor Booth (Unattached; Eden, Utah), Cameron Duke (Sporting KC; Overland Park, Kan.) Roberto Hategan (Sacramento Republic F.C.; Chicago, Ill.), Aidan Morris (Crew SC Academy; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Owen Otasowie (Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.; New York, N.Y.), Marcelo Palomino (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), Stuart Ritchie (FC Groningen; Pleaston, Calif.) Thomas Roberts (FC Dallas; Little Rock, Ark.), Indiana Vassilev (Aston VillaF.C.; Savannah, Ga.)
FORWARDS (6): Konrad De La Fuente (FC Barcelona; Barcelona, Spain), Jalen Hawkins (FC Bayern Munich; Regensburg, Germany), Ulysses Llanez (LA Galaxy; Lynwood, Calif.), Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Jose Rivas (Crew SC Academy; Weston, Fla.), Stefan Stojanovic (Shockers FC; Chicago, Ill.)
