U-18 MNT To Belfast

U.S. Under-18 Men’s National Team head coach Javier Perez has named an 18-player roster that is headed to Belfast, Northern Ireland, to compete in the 2013 Milk Cup, July 29-Aug. The USA plays Mexico on July 29, host Northern Ireland on July 31 and Denmark on Aug. 2. The U.S. is a two-time Milk Cup winner (2005 and 2010) and was the runner-up to Paraguay in 2006[show_disconnected][show_to accesslevel=’Subscriber’].
Five players on the U-18 Men’s National Team roster have ties to the New York Red Bulls Development Academy, including three players who recently won a national championship at the 2012-13 Academy Finals Week in Houston: Santiago Castaño, Christopher Lema and Alex Muyl. All three players started in the championship to lead the Red Bulls to a 2-1 overtime victory against Shattuck-Saint Mary’s Soccer Academy on July 20 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston. Lema and Muyl were also members of the club’s U-15/16 Academy championship squad.
Twelve players on the U-18 roster were born in 1995 and six were born in 1996. Five of the ’96s were members of the U.S. U-17 MNT at the 2013 CONCACAF U-17 Championship in Panama: Lema, Shaquell Moore, John Requejo Jr., Rubio Rubin and Ahinga Selemani.

U18 Men’s Milk Cup Roster

GK (2): Santiago Castaño (New York Red Bulls; Union City, N.J.), Ethan Horvath (Molde FK; Highlands Ranch, Colo.). Defenders (6): Jordan Allen (Empire Revolution; Rochester, N.Y.), Michael Amick (De Anza Force; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Trevor Haberkorn (Furman; Roanoke, Texas), Matthew Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Shaquell Moore (Unattached; Powder Springs, Ga.), John Requejo Jr. (Real So Cal; Carpinteria, Calif.). Midfielders (3): Brian Iloski (LA Galaxy; Escondido, Calif.), Jacori Hayes (Wake Forest; Bowie, Md.), Christopher Lema (New York Red Bulls; Ridgefield, N.J.). Forwards (7): Lynden Gooch (Sunderland; Santa Cruz, Calif.), Piakai Henkel (Unattached; Arcata, Calif.), Alex Muyl (New York Red Bulls; New York, N.Y.), Amando Moreno (New York Red Bulls; Morganville, N.J.), Andrija Novakovich (Chicago Magic PSG; Muskego, Wis.), Rubio Rubin (Unattached; Beaverton, Ore.), Ahinga Selemani (CSA Wolves; Ann Arbor, Mich.)