Real Salt Lake’s Gavin Beavers, Zavier Gozo Named to U.S.A. Under-19 Men’s Youth National Team Training Camp

May 30, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS)
Real Salt Lake News Release

HERRIMAN, Utah / CHICAGO – U.S. Under-19 Men’s Youth National Team head coach Michael Nsien has called 24 players – including two RSL Academy products, GK Gavin Beavers and FW Zavier Gozo – to next week’s training camp in South America for matches against Argentina on Friday, June 7 in Buenos Aires and Uruguay on Tuesday, June 11 in Montevideo.

RSL is one of three teams to contribute multiple players to this camp; both Beavers and Gozo will depart Utah on Sunday.

Beavers has made four starts in Major League Soccer for RSL this season, posting two clean sheets and earning a 2-1-1 W-L-T record, allowing just three goals in 360 minutes. The 19-year-old Las Vegas native owned a 257′ shutout streak amidst a run that saw a home loss to Colorado succeeded by a 4-0 win at Chicago on April 20 – the youngest GK win and shutout in MLS THIS SEASON – as well as a 2-0 home win over the Sounders on May 15 and last night’s 1-1 draw at Seattle. Beavers was also between the pipes for RSL’s Open Cup loss at Albuquerque on May 8.

Gozo, a native of Eagle Mountain, Utah, made his MLS debut late in the 2023 season, playing the final five minutes at LA Galaxy in a 2-2 RSL draw. This season, the young attacker has led the RSL U-17 setup in various tournaments this spring, while appearing on the RSL bench for multiple contests and scoring two goals in six Real Monarchs appearances at the MLS NEXT Pro level. Gozo also started and earned an assist in RSL’s Open Cup loss on May 8 in New Mexico.

The USA is preparing for this summer’s CONCACAF Under-20 Championship in Guanajuato, Mexico, which will send four nations to the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2005 are age-eligible for the 2024 Concacaf U-20 Championship. Nsien will lead the 2005-birth year U-19 MYNT during its preparations for and at the World Cup qualifying tournament this summer. For this roster, Nsien selected 10 players born in 2005, 12 born in 2006, one born in 2007 – Real Salt Lake forward Zavier Gozo – one born in 2008 – Charlotte FC forward Nimfasha Berchimas.

U-19 MEN’S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM – JUNE TRAINING CAMP – ARGENTINA/URUGUAY

GOALKEEPERS (3): Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids; Castle Pines, Colo.), Gavin Beavers
(Real Salt Lake; Henderson, Nev.), Julian Eyestone (Unattached; Dallas, Texas)

DEFENDERS (8): Matai Akinmboni (D.C. United; Upper Marlboro, Md.), Luca Bombino (LAFC;
Saugus, Calif.), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United FC;…