Most of the time youth national team invitational tournaments are easy to overlook. They’re merely a way to evaluate talent, rather than about wins and losses. While this Four Nations Tournament will have that focus, having two players with senior United States National Team experience (Gideon Zelalem and Cameron Carter-Vickers) as well as the USMNT coach’s son, will give this roster a bit more notice.
Seattle Sounders’ youngest Homegrown Player, Victor Mansaray, is again in the U20 picture. Mansaray, 19, just completed time with S2 where he scored five goals in 17 starts with two subs. In August, Mansaray was voted as the top player under 20 in the USL.