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Abuchi Obinwa Named In US U18 Squad by Livermeka: 7:59pm On Sep 19, 2013
Abuchi Obinwa named in US U18 squad


Teenage prodigy, Abuchi Obinwa has continued to make steady progress in his budding career as he was named in the U.S. U-18 Men’s National Team announced by Head Coach Javier Perez .

The US-born 16 years old Abuchi , born 1997 to Nigerian parents, is an imposing 6 footer who plays either in Central defence or as a holding midfielder for Chicago MagicPSG .

He has only just returned from a week’s training with the Real Madrid Academy in Spain last month and had previously turned out for the USMNT at U15, U16 and U17.

He will join the squad of 36 Players named as they will hold a week-long training camp at U.S. Soccer's National Training Center in Carson, Calif. U.S. U-18 MNT which will include an intrasquad scrimmage as well as games against local club teams.


What is interesting about this squad is how most of them have evolved together as all of the contingent of players Perez called up were born in 1996 and 1997, 33 of which have ties to U.S. Soccer’s Development Academy as current or former players.

It’s also noteworthy that, 25 of the players had already participated in the National Combine last month at Nike Headquarters in Beaverton, Ore.

It is the first training camp for the U-18 MNT since finishing in third place at the 2013 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. Perez will ultimately select an 18-player roster to travel from Oct. 6-14 to represent the U.S. at a four-team tournament in Limoges, France.


U.S. U-18 MNT Roster by Position:

Goalkeepers: Austin Aviza (New England Revolution; Medway, Mass.), Jeff Caldwell (NC Fusion; Todd, N.C.), Carter Richardson (Crew Soccer Academy; Dublin, Ohio), Justin Vom Steeg (Real So Cal; Santa Barbara, Calif.)

Defenders; : David Chavez (De Anza Force; Redwood City, Calif.), Conor Donovan (Capital Area RailHawks Academy; Fuquay Varina, N.C.), Chase Gasper (Bethesda-Olney; Alexandria, Va.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake AZ; Tucson, Ariz.), Malcolm Jones (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), Elijah Martin (LA Galaxy; Fresno, Calif.), Shaquell Moore (IMG Academy; Powder Springs, Ga.), Erik Palmer-Brown (Sporting Kansas City; Lee’s Summit, Mo.), Quentin Pearson (Colorado Rapids; Longmont, Colo.), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Tommy Redding (Chicago Magic PSG; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (FC Bolts Celtic; Arlington, Mass.), Peter Schropp (Omaha FC; Omaha, Neb.)

Midfeilders : Mukwelle Akale (Minnesota Thunder; Minneapolis, Minn.), Corey Baird (Real Salt Lake AZ; Escondido, Calif.), Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Grant Hollkamp (Indiana Fire; Borden, Ind.), Maduabuchi Obinwa (Chicago Magic PSG; Orlando, Fla.) ;, Amirgy Pineda (Fullerton Rangers; Santa Ana, Calif.), Martin Salas Jr. (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Connor Smith (Baltimore Celtic; Clarksville, Md.), Ben Swanson (Crew Soccer Academy; Grove City, Ohio), Tyler Turner (IMG Academy; Meriden, Conn.), David Villegas (Chicago Magic PSG; Sacramento, Calif.)

Forwards : Jeremy Ebobisse (Bethesda Olney; Bethesda, Md.), Sebastian Elney (Boca United; Boca Raton, Fla.), Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake AZ; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Christian Lucatero (Houston Dynamo; Pasadena, Texas), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake AZ; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Alejandro Vergara (Chicago Magic PSG; Long Beach, Calif.), Alan Winn (Solar Chelsea SC; Garland, Texas), Dembakwi Yomba (Concorde Fire; Lithona, Ga.)

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