Philadelphia โUnion โAcademy Standouts Garner U.S. Youth National Team Call-Ups
Four players connected to the Philadelphia Union organization-Malik Jakupovic, Ruben Ramos Jr., Jacobโ Ramirez, and โคmattheo Dimareli-have been selected for upcoming United States Youth National Team camps, signalingโ a strong showing for the club’s developmentalโฃ system. The call-ups span both the U-17 and U-19 โขlevels,โ highlighting the Union’s success โin cultivating talentโ across multipleโค ageโฃ groups.
Thesโฃ selections underscore the growing prominence of the Philadelphia Union Academyโข as โฃaโ keyโค pipeline โคfor emerging American soccer talent. National team recognition provides โคinvaluable โexperience for these young players,โ exposing them to international competition and potentially accelerating their advancement pathways โtoward professional careers. The โฃU-17 MNT, led by alexโค Aldaz,โข will train in San Pedro โฃdel Pinatar,โค Spain, withโค matches scheduled against Netherlands (Oct. 9),Northernโ Ireland (Oct. 11), and Portugal (Oct. 14).
Forward Malik Jakupovic, currently with โคUnion II, received a call-up to the U-17 โฃMNT (2009)โ camp. He joins a roster of โข23โ players preparing for upcoming international friendlies.
Ruben Ramos Jr. (La โGalaxy; โขLa Puente, Calif.) โขandโ Jacob Ramirez (Orlando City; Orlando, Fla.) were named to the U-17 MNT (2009) roster as forwards.
Mattheo Dimareli (Houston Dynamo; Houston, โTexas) โขjoinsโ the U-17 roster as a forward.
The U-17 MNT (2009) roster also includes Goalkeepersโ james Donaldsonโข (Atlanta United;โ Woodstock, Ga.) andโ Toby Szewczyk (New York Red Bulls; Morristown, N.J.),Defenders Daniel Barrett โข(Houston Dynamo; Pearland,texas),Ethan Degny (Nice/FRA; Atlanta,Ga.), Prince Forfor (Columbus Crew; Des Moines, Iowa),โ Astin Mbaye (AC Milan/ITA; Jersey City,โข N.J.), Manu Romero (Real Madrid/ESP; Madrid,โฃ Spain), and โคLiam Vejrostek (FC Dallas; Little Elm, Texas). โคMidfielders include Lukas Bruegmann (Hoffenheim/GER; Houston, texas), Vicente Garcia (LA โGalaxy; West Covina, Calif.), Peter Molinari (New โYork City FC; bayside,โ N.Y.), Roko Peharโค (Chicago Fire; Glenview, Ill.), and Kaedren Spivey (San โJose Earthquakes; San Jose, Calif.). Other forwards on the roster areโข Justin Ellis (Orlando city; โฃWellington, Fla.), Jykese Fields (Hoffenheim/Ger; Heidelberg, Germany), Daniel Pinter (Inter Miami; Boca Mouse, Fla.), Santiago Pita (Atlanta United; Atlanta, Ga.), Rylan Hashimoto (real Salt Lake; Granite Bay, Calif.), Aaronโค Medina (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.),and William Ostrander (PSV Eindhoven/NED; Mill valley,Calif.). Makai Wells (New England Revolution; Washington, โขD.C.) rounds out the forward selections.