Ten players from the metropolitan area — five boys and five girls — were named to United Soccer Coaches’ Youth All-America teams.
The duo are among a total of 101 players (51 boys, 50 girls) honored as United Soccer Coaches Youth All-Americans.
These players, along with their families and coaches, will be acknowledged for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America ceremony and reception at the Baltimore Convention Center in conjunction with the 2020 United Soccer Coaches Convention Jan. 18.
A total of 101 players (51 boys, 50 girls) honored as Youth All-Americans.
Girls
Mia Justus, Players Development Academy, North Brunswick, N.J.
Samantha Kroeger, World Class SC, Orangeburg, N.J.
Emily Mason, Players Development Academy, Bernardsville, N.J.
Jillian Shimkin, Albertson SC, Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Lauren Wrigley, PDA Blue, Newton, N.J.
Boys
Daniel Edelman, Pro Development Academy, Warren, N.J.
Tayvon Gray, NYCFC Academy, Bronx, N.Y.
Jack McGlynn, BW Gottschee Academy, Middle Village, N.Y.
John Tolkin, New York Red Bulls, Catham, N.J.
Dantouma Toure, Players Development Academy, Trenton, N.J.
LA Galaxy’s Kobe Hernandez (Los Angeles, Calif.) has been named the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys Player of the Year and and South Shore Select’s Allyson Sentnor (Hanson, Mass.) was named the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls Player of the Year.
| 2019 United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys All-Americans | ||
| Name | Club | Hometown |
| Adrian Aguilar* | LA Galaxy Academy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Axel Alejandre* | FC United | Chicago, Ill. |
| Adam Armour* | North Carolina FC | Cary, N.C. |
| Patrick Bohui | Philadelphia Union Academy | Wayne, Pa. |
| Andres Cardenas* | Weston FC | Doral, Fla. |
| Nicolas Carrera | FC Dallas Academy | Frisco, Texas |
| Javier Casas, Jr. | Chicago Fire Academy | Addison, Ill. |
| Caden Clark | Barca Academy | Medina, Minn. |
| Mauricio Cuevas* | LA Galaxy Academy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Jacob Davis | Sporting KC Academy | Rochester, Mich. |
| Jack de Vries | Philadelphia Union Academy | Wayne, Pa. |
| Ethan Dobbelaere | Seattle Sounders FC | Seattle, Wash. |
| Niklas Dossmann | DeAnza Force | Belmont, Calif. |
| Cameron Dunbar | LA Galaxy Academy | Carson, Calif. |
| Daniel Edelman | Pro Development Academy | Warren, N.J. |
| Jonathan Gomez | FC Dallas Academy | North Richland Hills, Texas |
| Marek Gonda | Sockers FC | Schaumburg, Ill. |
| Tayvon Gray* | NYCFC Academy | Bronx, N.Y. |
| Noah Hall | Crew SC Academy | Cincinnatti, Ohio |
| Bryson Hankins | Seattle Sounders FC | Bakersfield, Calif. |
| Kobe Hernandez* | LA Galaxy Academy | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Dante Huckaby | Philadelphia Union | Wayne, Pa. |
| Jack Imperato | DeAnza Force | San Jose, Calif. |
| Andres Jasson* | New York City FC | Greenwich, Conn. |
| Eric Kinzer | Seattle Sounders FC | Tacoma, Wash. |
| Sota Kitahara | Seattle Sounders FC | Edmonds, Wash. |
| Gavin Krenecki | Sacramento Republic FC | Fair Oaks, Calif. |
| Antonio Leone | LAFC | Long Beach, Calif. |
| Tucker Lepley | Sporting Kansas City | Charlotte, N.C. |
| Antino Lopez | Shattuck – St. Mary’s | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Jack McGlynn | BW Gottschee Academy | Middle Village, N.Y. |
| Alex Monis | FC United | Naperville, Ill. |
| Jalen Neal | LA Galaxy | Lakewood, Calif. |
| Moses Nyeman | DC United | Lanham, Md. |
| Jonathan Perez | LA Galaxy | Pico Rivera, Calif. |
| Anthony Ramos | LA Galaxy Academy | Torrance, Calif. |
| Joshua Ramsey | Solar SC | Plano, Texas |
| Daniel Robles* | Seattle Sounders FC | White Center, Wash. |
| Louis Rogers | De Anza Force | San Jose, Calif. |
| Evan Rotundo | San Diego Surf | San Diego, Calif. |
| Sam Sarver | Crew SC Academy | Beachwood, Ohio |
| Jason Shokalook | Internationals SC | Erie, Pa. |
| Bailey Sparks | Solar SC | Plano, Texas |
| Marlon Tabora Ponce | Bethesda SC Academy | Bethesda, Md. |
| Tanner Tessman | FC Dallas | Frisco, Texas |
| Riley Thomas | United Futbol Academy | Canton, Ga. |
| John Tolkin | New York Red Bulls | Catham, N.J. |
| Leo Torres | San Antonio FC | San Antonio, Texas |
| Dantouma Toure* | Players Development Academy | Trenton, N.J. |
| Casey Walls* | San Jose Earthquakes | Mill Valley, Calif. |
| Andre Zuluaga | Kendall SC | Miami, Fla. |
* – indicates previous All-America selections
| 2019 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-America Team | ||
| Name | Club | Hometown |
| Ainsley Ahmadian** | Galaxy SC | Naperville, Ill. |
| Abby Allen* | Lonestar SC | Austin, Texas |
| Hannah Bebar** | Galaxy SC | Naperville, Ill. |
| Macy Blackburn | Solar Soccer Club | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Baleigh Bruster | Tophat SC | Smyrna, Ga. |
| Zoe Burns | Crossfire Premier SC | Issaquah, Wash. |
| Trinity Byars* | Solar Soccer Club | Dallas, Texas |
| Kayla Colbert | Arsenal FC | Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. |
| Michelle Cooper | Michigan Hawks | Clarkston, Mich. |
| Talia DellaPeruta** | Tophat SC | Cumming, Ga. |
| Summer Denigan* | Cincinnati DA | Union, Ky. |
| Emma Egizii | Beach FC | Downey, Calif. |
| Leah Freeman | Mustang Soccer League | Berkeley, Calif. |
| Tatiana Fung* | Arsenal FC | Fullerton, Calif. |
| Jordan Fusco | Internationals SC | Olmsted Falls, Ohio |
| Lia Godfrey | United Soccer Alliance | Fleming Island, Fla. |
| Maggie Graham | NTH Tophat | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Mollie Griswold | Arizona Arsenal | Gilbert, Ariz. |
| Samar Guidry* | FC Dallas | McKinney, Texas |
| Victoria Haugen | FC Virginia | Bristow, Va. |
| Smith Hunter** | Seattle Reign Academy | Seattle, Wash. |
| Simone Jackson | So Cal Blues | Redondo Beach, Calif. |
| Mia Justus | Players Development Academy | North Brunswick, N.J. |
| Andrea Kitahata | San Jose Earthquakes | Hillsborough, Calif. |
| Abbie Kotter* | La Roca Premier | Providence, Utah |
| Samantha Kroeger | World Class SC | Orangeburg, N.J. |
| Devin Lynch | Sockers FC | Naperville, Ill. |
| Arianna Manrique | Tophat SC | Buford, Ga. |
| Jillian Martinez | Lonestar SC | San Antonio, Texas |
| Emily Mason | Players Development Academy | Bernardsville, N.J. |
| Aidan McConnell | Michigan Hawks | Dexter, Mich. |
| Peyton McNamara | Connecticut FC | Norwalk, Conn. |
| Sally Menti | Crossfire Premier | Seattle, Wash. |
| Samantha Meza** | Solar FC | Irving, Texas |
| Alexis Missimo* | Solar Chelsea | Southlake, Texas |
| Makenna Morris** | Bethesda SC | Germantown, Md. |
| Amber Nguyen* | Tophat SC | Snellville, Ga. |
| Ayo Oke | Concorde Fire | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| Kellie Pagador* | Palacer United | Roseville, Calif. |
| Neeku Purcell* | Seattle Reign FC | Seattle, Wash. |
| Lilly Reale** | South Shore Select | Hingham, Mass. |
| Trinity Rodman** | So Cal Blues | Newport Beach, Calif. |
| Allyson Sentnor** | South Shore Select | Hanson, Mass. |
| Jillian Shimkin** | Albertson SC | Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
| Reilyn Turner* | So Cal Blues | Laguna Beach, Calif. |
| Mackenzee Vance* | United Soccer Alliance | Bluffton, S.C |
| Astrid Wheeler** | Concorde Fire | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Ellie Wheeler | FC Virginia | Fairfax Station, Va. |
| Amelia White* | Fort Wayne United | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Lauren Wrigley | PDA Blue | Newton, N.J. |
* – indicates previous All-America selections
Players of the Year in bold
