Josh Wynder, 17-year-old Centerback for Louisville City FC in the USL & Marcus O’Malley from Chasingacup.com talked about his growth.

It’s only August, but he’s had a year:

• 2nd year CB for LouCity at 17 years old
• US Open Cup penalty winner
• Header goal in 2-1 victory over Birmingham to help LouCity hold 1st place in the Eastern Conference
• Captain USYNT u19s 2-1 win vs England
• Part of #1 USL Championship defense

 

 

 

Gideon Sutherland (@GideonSuth), Alex Calabrese (@amcalabrese12) & Marcus Chairez (@chai_asc) put their combined youth national team brainpower together to develop the Spring 2022 Top 50 U20 edition. 

Rank	Player	Position	Club	Birth Year
1	Ricardo Pepi	CF	Augsburg	2003
2	Kevin Paredes	WF	Wolfsburg	2003
3	Justin Che	CB	Hoffenheim	2003
4	Axel Perez	AM	Lyon	2007
5	Cruz Medina	CM	San Jose	2006
6	Jonathan Gómez	FB	Real Sociedad	2003
7	Obed Vargas	DM	Seattle	2005
8	Adrian Gill	CM	Barcelona	2006
9	Pedro Soma	DM	Cornella	2006
10	Jude Wellings	CM	Salt Lake	2006
11	Caden Clark	AM	New York	2003
12	Andre Gitau	WF	Houston	2006
13	Paxten Aaronson	AM	Philadelphia	2003
14	Quinn Sullivan	AM	Philadelphia	2004
15	Christian McFarlane	FB	New York City	2007
16	Kris Fletcher	FW	Bethesda	2005
17	Cade Cowell	FW	San Jose	2003
18	Reed Baker-Whiting	CM	Seattle	2005
19	Jack McGlynn	CM	Philadelphia	2003
20	Esmir Bajraktarević	AM	New England	2005
21	Caleb Wiley	FB	Atlanta	2004
22	Bento Estrela	DM	New York	2006
23	Gavin Turner	AM	DC United	2007
24	Tyler Hall	CB	Miami	2006
25	Brian Gutiérrez	AM	Chicago	2003
26	Micah Burton	CF	Austin	2006
27	Aiden Harangi	FB	Frankfurt	2006
28	Brooklyn Raines	DM	Houston	2005
29	Brandon Craig	CB	Philadelphia	2004
30	Josh Wynder	CB	Louisville	2005
31	Moses Nyeman	CM	DC United	2003
32	Nate Worth	CM	New York	2007
33	Bora Aydınlık	WF	Ferbonk	2005
34	Sergio Oregel	CM	Chicago	2005
35	CJ Olney	AM	Philadelphia	2006
36	Bajung Darboe	WF	Philadelphia	2006
37	Brian Alanis	FB	Houston	2006
38	Dante Sealy	WF	PSV	2003
39	Oscar Verhoven	FB	San Jose	2006
40	Malick Sanogo	CF	Union Berlin	2004
41	Mauricio Cuevas	FB	Brugge	2003
42	Grayson Dettoni	CB	FC Bayern	2005
43	Matthew Corcoran	DM	Birmingham	2006
44	Owen Presthus		Columbus	2006
45	Kobi Henry	CB	Orange County	2004
46	Edwyn Mendoza	DM	San Jose	2006
47	Stuart Hawkins	CB	Seattle	2006
48	Aaron Heard	AM	St. Louis	2006
49	Ezekiel Soto	CF	Houston	2007
50	Izzy Boatwright	FB	Miami	2005

 

 

Previous rankings

Fall 2021

Spring 2021

Fall 2020

April 2020

Justin Moran (@kickswish) and Marcus O’Malley (@chasingacup) Knocking if Around discussing USMNT’s attacking side of the ball:

• USMNT player pool update
• who can help the forward line in March?
• how do players’ club roles affect national team play?
• how important is set piece delivery?
• why should we care about the edges of the roster?

Have a look on YouTube or listen to the Underdog Podcast

@kickswish & @USMNT_Thoughts join me for a reaction to the #USMNT World Cup Qualifying roster.
-Player surprises and snubs.
-Where is Joe Scally & John Brooks?
-How does fitness level & recent games factor in for Berhalter's selections?https://t.co/1Xak4jtCgw

— Matty Knips (@UnderdogSP) January 23, 2022