Bento Estrela Called in to U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team Camp

August 16, 2022 – United Soccer League Championship (USL) – New York Red Bulls II News Release

CHICAGO – U.S. Under-17 Men’s Youth National Team head coach Gonzalo Segares has called up 23 players for a training camp at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif. from Aug. 18-24.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2006 are age-eligible for this U-17 MYNT cycle, which will culminate with the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru. Segares has selected 21 players born in 2006 and two born in 2007. Concacaf announced today that the 2023 Concacaf U-17 Championship, which will qualify four teams to Peru, will be held Feb. 11-26 in Guatemala.

U-17 MYNT ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB; HOMETOWN) – AUGUST TRAINING CAMP

GOALKEEPERS (3): Nolan Anderson (Houston Dynamo FC; Murrieta, Calif.), Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids; Castle Pines, Colo.), Julian Eyestone (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas)

DEFENDERS (7): Ezequial Abadia-Reda (Inter Miami CF; Davie, Fla.), Matai Akinmboni (D.C. United; Upper Marlboro, Md.), Dominic Bell (Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Christian Diaz (LAFC; San Bernardino, Calif.), Sawyer Jura (Portland Timbers; Bend, Ore.), Tadeo Razo Sanchez (Colorado Rapids; Denver, Colo.), Lazar Stefanovic (Toronto FC/CAN; Oakville, Canada)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Bajung Darboe (Philadelphia Union; Sun Prairie, Wisc.), Bento Estrela (New York Red Bulls; Bloomfield, N.J.), Alejandro Granados (Orlando City SC; Orlando, Fla.), Aaron Heard (St. Louis CITY SC; Fairfax, Va.), Ian Shaul (Portland Timbers; North St. Paul, Minn.), Luke Zielinksi (Philadelphia Union; Weston, Conn.)

FORWARDS (7): Brian Carmona Romero (Charlotte FC; Concord, N.C.), Andre Gitau (Houston Dynamo FC; Richmond, Texas), Bryce Jamison (Barca Academy; Atlanta, Ga.), Ruben Ramos Jr. (LA Galaxy, La Puente, Calif.), Ezekiel Soto (Houston Dynamo FC; Menifee, Calif.), David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Los Angeles, Calif.), Adrian Wibowo (LAFC; Los Angeles, Calif.)

This training camp will take place concurrently with the U-16 MYNT camp in Chula Vista and the teams will scrimmage during their time in Southern California.

It’s the U-17 MYNT’s fifth gathering under Segares since he was named head coach in October 2021. Most recently, the U-17s finished first at a UEFA Development Tournament held in May, falling to Italy 1-0 before topping Belgium 3-0 and host Portugal 2-1.

Twelve players are taking part in their first U-17 training camp this cycle: goalkeepers Nolan Anderson and Adam Beaudry, defenders Ezequial Abadia-Reda, Matai Akinmboni,…