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| Nickname(s) | Team USA[1] The Stars and Stripes[2] The Yanks | ||
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| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF | ||
| Head coach | Marko Mitrović | ||
| Captain | Tanner Tessmann | ||
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| First international | |||
 United States 1–2Italy  (Barcelona,Spain; July 24, 1992) | |||
| Biggest win | |||
United States 6–0Cuba  (Nashville,United States; March 22, 2012) | |||
| Biggest defeat | |||
 Mexico 4–0United States (Guadalajara,Mexico; February 10, 2004)  Morocco 4–0United States (Paris,France; August 2, 2024) Records for competitive matches only | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in1992) | ||
| Best result | Fourth place (2000) | ||
| Pan American Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in1999) | ||
| Best result | .svg) Bronze (1999) | ||
Medal record | |||
TheUnited States U-23 men's national soccer team, also known as theUnited States men's Olympic soccer team, is a youthsoccer team operated under the auspices ofU.S. Soccer. Its primary role is qualification into and competition at the quadrennialOlympic Football Tournament, with the nextone to be held during the2028 Summer Olympics inLos Angeles, which the team has already qualified for as hosts.
Its most recent major tournament was the2024 edition at theParis Olympics, in which the team made it to the quarter-finals before being eliminated byMorocco.
In accordance withFIFA regulations, the roster can be augmented with three "overage" players during Olympic competition.
Men's Olympic soccer became an under-23 competition for the1992 Summer Olympics inBarcelona, Spain. In the group stage, the Americans defeatedKuwait but lost toItaly and only managed a draw withPoland. As a result, they were eliminated in the first round. Several U.S. players on the roster, however, would go on to have a major influence with theUnited States men's national soccer team in the1994 FIFA World Cup, which the United States would host.
The1996 Summer Olympics inAtlanta, Georgia would be the first time that teams could add overage players to their rosters. Being the host nation and withMajor League Soccer in the middle of its inaugural season, the USSF tapped then-D.C. United head coachBruce Arena to manage the Olympic team. They would fall short again, however, as a loss to eventual-silver medalistsArgentina offset a win againstTunisia and a draw withPortugal.
The2000 Summer Olympics inSydney, Australia marked a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the team. This time, the United States, led by head coachClive Charles, won their group on goal difference on the strength of draws with theCzech Republic and eventual-gold medalistsCameroon and a win overKuwait. A tense quarterfinal match againstJapan ended in a penalty shoot-out which the United States won. Losses toSpain in the semifinals andChile in the bronze medal match left the Americans short of medal dreams, but the fourth-place finish in a sixteen-team tournament was the program's greatest youth team.
The team did not compete at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, Greece; the United States, led by head coachGlenn Myernick, failed to qualify after a defeat toMexico in the semifinals of the2004 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
In late 2006, formerChivas USA head coachBob Bradley was given the reins to both the senior national team and under-23 national team. His tenure would be brief as his elevation to full-time head coach of the senior team would result in him handing control of the under-23 team to his assistant head coach,Piotr Nowak. Under Nowak, the United States qualified for the2008 Summer Olympics after a 3–0 win overCanada in the2008 CONCACAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament, thanks to goals byFreddy Adu andSacha Kljestan. The Olympics began promisingly; the Americans defeatedJapan and ledHolland late. However, a stoppage time goal equalized for the Dutch, and the Americans followed up with a loss toNigeria.
Under the leadership of new coachCaleb Porter in the2012 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the Americans defeatedCuba but were then beaten by Canada and surrendered a late lead againstEl Salvador, causing them to miss the Olympics for the second time in three tournaments.
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Win Draw Loss Fixture
v United States| November 14Friendly | Denmark | 1–1 | United States | Vejle,Denmark |
| Report |
| Stadium:Vejle Stadium |
v United States| November 18Friendly | Serbia | v | United States | Bačka Topola,Serbia |
| Stadium:TSC Arena |
The following players have been called up to the squad for thefriendly matches againstDenmark andSerbia on 14 and 18 November 2025; respectively.[4]
Caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2025, after the match againstSerbia.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| 1 | 1GK | Gabriel Slonina | (2004-05-15)15 May 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 |  Chelsea |
| 12 | 1GK | Diego Kochen | (2006-03-19)19 March 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 |  Barcelona |
| 2 | 2DF | Reed Baker-Whiting | (2005-03-31)31 March 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Seattle Sounders |
| 3 | 2DF | Nolan Norris | (2005-02-17)17 February 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Dallas |
| 4 | 2DF | Thomas Williams | (2004-08-15)15 August 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Orlando City |
| 5 | 2DF | Noah Cobb | (2005-07-20)20 July 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
| 13 | 2DF | Peyton Miller | (2007-11-08)8 November 2007 (age 18) | 1 | 0 | New England Revolution |
| 16 | 2DF | Ethan Kohler | (2005-05-20)20 May 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 |  Verl |
| 20 | 2DF | Brandan Craig | (2004-04-07)7 April 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 |  Montréal |
| 6 | 3MF | Brooklyn Raines | (2005-03-11)11 March 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Houston Dynamo |
| 8 | 3MF | Rokas Pukštas | (2004-08-25)25 August 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 |  Hajduk Split |
| 10 | 3MF | Niko Tsakiris | (2005-06-19)19 June 2005 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | San Jose Earthquakes |
| 14 | 3MF | MyKhi Joyner | (2006-08-30)30 August 2006 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | St. Louis City |
| 15 | 3MF | Santiago Castañeda | (2004-11-13)13 November 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Paderborn 07 |
| 17 | 3MF | Jackson Hopkins | (2004-07-01)1 July 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 1 | DC United |
| 18 | 3MF | Gerardo Valenzuela | (2004-09-28)28 September 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati |
| 7 | 4FW | Cole Campbell | (2006-02-20)20 February 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Borussia Dortmund |
| 9 | 4FW | Damion Downs | (2004-07-06)6 July 2004 (age 21) | 1 | 0 | Southampton |
| 11 | 4FW | Zavier Gozo | (2007-03-22)22 March 2007 (age 18) | 2 | 0 | Real Salt Lake City |
| 19 | 4FW | Darren Yapi | (2004-11-19)19 November 2004 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Colorado Rapids |
| Tournament | Player 1 | Player 2 | Player 3 |
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| Kasey Keller (GK) | Alexi Lalas (DF) | did not select | |
| Brad Friedel (GK) | Jeff Agoos (DF) | Frankie Hejduk (MF) | |
| Brad Guzan (GK) | Michael Parkhurst (DF) | Brian McBride (FW) | |
| Walker Zimmerman (DF) | Miles Robinson (DF) | Djordje Mihailovic (MF) |
| Rank | Player | Year(s) | U-23 Goals |
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| 1 | Steve Snow | 1992 | 10 |
| 2 | Landon Donovan | 2000–2004 | 9 |
| 3 | Jordan Morris | 2014–2016 | 7 |
| 4 | Jerome Kiesewetter | 2011–2015 | 6 |
| Brent Goulet | 1988 | 6 | |
| 6 | Freddy Adu | 2008–2012 | 5 |
| 7 | Joe Corona | 2012 | 4 |
| Luis Gil | 2011–2016 | 4 | |
| Bobby Convey | 2004 | 4 | |
| Sacha Kljestan | 2007–2008 | 4 | |
| Alecko Eskandarian | 2002–2004 | 4 | |
| Chris Albright | 2000 | 4 | |
| Mike Seerey | 1972 | 4 | |
| Carl Gentile | 1964 | 4 |
| Summer Olympics record | Qualificationrecord | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| Through1988 | SeeUnited States men's national soccer team | 1988 Pre-Olympic Tournament | Osiander | |||||||||||||||
| 1992 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | Squad | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | |||
| 1996 | Group stage | 10th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as hosts | Arena | |||||||
 2000 | Fourth place | 4th | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | Squad | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Charles | ||
 2004 | Did not qualify | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | Myernick | ||||||||||
 2008 | Group stage | 9th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | Squad | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | Nowak | ||
 2012 | Did not qualify | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Porter | ||||||||||
 2016 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Herzog | |||||||||||
 2020 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Kreis | |||||||||||
 2024 | Quarterfinals | 8th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | Squad | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 2 | Mitrović | ||
| 2028 | Qualified as hosts | Qualified as hosts | TBD | |||||||||||||||
| 2032 | To be determined | To be determined | ||||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 32 | — | 39 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 103 | 34 | — | ||
| Summer Olympics history | |
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| First Match | Italy 2–1 United States (24 July 1992;Barcelona, Spain) |
| Biggest Win | United States 4–1 New Zealand(27 July 2024;Marseille, France) United States 3–0 Guinea(30 July 2024;Saint-Étienne, France) |
| Biggest Defeat | Morocco 4–0 United States (2 August 2024;Paris, France) |
| Best Result | Fourth place in2000 |
| Worst Result | Tenth place in1996 |
| Pan American Games record | Qualification Record | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |||
| Through1995 | SeeUnited States men's national under-20 soccer team | Qualified automatically | Liekoski | |||||||||||||||
| 1999 | Bronze medal | 3rd | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | Squad | Charles | ||||||||
 2003 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Myernick | |||||||||||||||
| 2007 | SeeUnited States men's national under-18 soccer team | Qualified automatically | Bradley | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Did not enter | Did not enter | Porter | |||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Herzog | |||||||||||||||||
 2019 | Kreis | |||||||||||||||||
 2023 | SeeUnited States men's national under-19 soccer team | 2022 U-20 Championship | Mitrović | |||||||||||||||
| 2027 | To be determined | To be determined | TBD | |||||||||||||||
| Total | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Pan American Games history | |
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| First Match | United States 1–0 Cuba (23 July 1999;Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Biggest Win | United States 1–0 Cuba (23 July 1999;Winnipeg, Canada) United States 2–1 Jamaica(27 July 1999;Winnipeg, Canada) United States 2–1 Canada(6 August 1999;Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Biggest Defeat | Mexico 4–0 United States (4 August 1999;Winnipeg, Canada) |
| Best Result | Bronze medal in1999 |
| Worst Result | Bronze medal in1999 |
| Olympic Qualifying Championship results | Qualification | Manager | ||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Result | Pos | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Squad | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | |||
| Through1988 | SeeUnited States men's national soccer team | SeeUnited States men's national soccer team | Osiander | |||||||||||||||
 1992 | Champions | 1st | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 10 | Squad | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |||
| 1996 | Qualified as hosts | No qualification | Arena | |||||||||||||||
| 2000 | Runners-up | 2nd | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Charles | |||||||
| 2004 | Fourth place | 4th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | Squad | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | Myernick | ||
| 2008 | Runners-up | 2nd | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | Squad | Qualified automatically | Nowak | |||||||
| 2012 | Group stage | 5th | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | Squad | Porter | ||||||||
| 2015 | Third place | 3rd | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | Squad | Herzog | ||||||||
| 2020 | Third place | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 3 | Squad | Kreis | ||||||||
| Total | — | — | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 72 | 37 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 2 | — | ||
| Olympic Qualifying Championship history | |
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| First Match | United States 2–1 Mexico (25 March 1992;Mexico City, Mexico) |
| Biggest Win | United States 6–0 Cuba (22 March 2012;Nashville, United States) |
| Biggest Defeat | Mexico 4–0 United States (10 February 2004;Guadalajara, Mexico) |
| Best Result | Champions in1992 |
| Worst Result | Group stage in2012 |
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