FRISCO - FC Dallas Homegrown forward Bryan Reynolds has been called into the U.S. U-16 National Team by head coach Shaun Tsakiris for the IMG Cup: Boys Invitational, taking place Dec. 17 – Dec. 19 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla.
Reynolds, who competed in the Nike Friendlies with the U-17 Men's National Team earlier this month, and 22 other players will compete in the tournament, which coincides with a domestic training camp. In preparation for the tournament, the USA will play a friendly against Clearwater Chargers U-17/18 of the U.S. Soccer Development Academy on Dec. 14 at 7 p.m.
The U-16 BNT will begin IMG Cup competition as part of the U-17 Blue division (birth year 2000 or later). Next Gen USA Showcase Select will be the first group opponent for the U.S., with kickoff slated for 11:30 a.m.on Dec. 17. FC Florida Prep Academy will be the USA’s second opponent on Dec. 18 at 11:30 a.m., followed by Miramar United Elite FC on Dec. 19 at 9:45 a.m. Featuring a round-robin style format, the IMG Cup U-17 Blue division champion will be determined based on point accumulation in group play.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Nicolas Defreitas-Hansen (Weston FC; Southwest Ranches, Fla.), David Ochoa(Real Salt Lake AZ; Casa Grande, Ariz.)
DEFENDERS (6): Julian Araujo (Santa Barbara Soccer Club; Lompoc, Calif.), George Bello (AtlantaUnited FC; Douglasville, Ga.), Nico Benalcazar (NYCFC; Wilton, Conn.), Edward Berumen(Sacramento Republic FC; Salida, Calif.), John Hilton (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), LeonardoSepulveda (LA Galaxy; Corona, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Sebastian Berhalter (Crew SC Academy; Westerville, Ohio), Taylor Booth (RealSalt Lake AZ; Eden, Utah), Oscar Cervantes (LA Premier FC; Indio, Calif.), Justin Haak (NYCFC,Brooklyn, N.Y.), Nelson Martinez (DC United; Woodbridge, Va.), Jonathan Munoz (Sporting Kansas City; Olathe, Kan.), Marcelo Palomino (Houston Dynamo; Houston, Texas), IndianaVassilev (IMG Academy; Savannah, Ga.)
FORWARDS (7): Everson Amaya (D.C. United; Alexandria, Va.), Azriel Gonzalez (Seattle SoundersFC; Renton, Wash.), Cameron Harper ( ; Newport Beach, Calif.), Ben Ortiz (La Roca;Orem, Utah), Axel Picazo (Philadelphia Union; Round Rock, Texas), Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas;Little Elm, Texas), Gabe Segal (Bethesda SC; Bethesda, Md.)