Here’s where the 2022 World Cup team got their start.
Christian Pulisic
Christian Pulisic is a forward who currently plays for Chelsea in the English Premier League. He started his youth soccer career with Brackley Town in Pennsylvania before joining the PA Classics Academy. He then played for Borussia Dortmund in Germany before signing with Chelsea.
Weston McKennie
Weston McKennie is a midfielder who currently plays for Juventus in the Italian Serie A. He started his youth soccer career with the FC Dallas Academy before joining the Schalke 04 academy in Germany. He then played for Schalke 04 in the Bundesliga before joining Juventus.
Sergiño Dest
Sergiño Dest is a defender who currently plays for Barcelona in La Liga. He started his youth soccer career with Almere City in the Netherlands before joining the Ajax academy. He then played for Ajax in the Eredivisie before signing with Barcelona.
Gio Reyna
Gio Reyna is a midfielder who currently plays for Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga. He started his youth soccer career with the New York City FC Academy before joining the Borussia Dortmund academy. He then signed with Borussia Dortmund and has become a regular starter for the team.
Tyler Adams
Tyler Adams is a midfielder who currently plays for RB Leipzig in the German Bundesliga. He started his youth soccer career with the New York Red Bulls Academy before joining the New York Red Bulls in MLS. He then signed with RB Leipzig and has become a key player for the team.
Tim Weah
Tim Weah is a forward who currently plays for Lille in Ligue 1. He started his youth soccer career with the New York Red Bulls Academy before joining Paris Saint-Germain in France. He then played for Celtic in Scotland before signing with Lille.
Aaron Long
Aaron Long is a defender who currently plays for the New York Red Bulls in MLS. He started his youth soccer career with the Santa Clara Sporting Club in California before playing for the UC Riverside Highlanders in college. He then joined the Seattle Sounders before signing with the New York Red Bulls.
Antonee Robinson
Antonee Robinson is a defender who currently plays for Fulham in the English Premier League. He started his youth soccer career with the Milton Youth Soccer Club in Massachusetts before joining the FC Dallas Academy. He then played for Wigan Athletic in the English Championship before signing with Fulham.
Ethan Horvath
Ethan Horvath is a goalkeeper who currently plays for Nottingham Forest in the English Championship. Horvath was born on June 9, 1995, in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. He began playing soccer at a young age and played for the Colorado Rush youth club. He then went on to play collegiately at the University of Akron.
After college, he signed with Norwegian club Molde FK, where he played from 2013-2021. In 2021, he signed with Nottingham Forest on a free transfer.
Sean Johnson
Sean Johnson is a goalkeeper who currently plays for New York City FC in Major League Soccer. Johnson was born on May 31, 1989, in Atlanta, Georgia. He played youth soccer for the Georgia United Soccer Alliance before playing collegiately at the University of Central Florida.
After college, he was drafted by the Chicago Fire in the first round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft. He played for the Fire from 2010-2019 before being traded to New York City FC.
Matt Turner
Matt Turner is a goalkeeper who currently plays for the New England Revolution in Major League Soccer. Turner was born on June 24, 1994, in Park Ridge, New Jersey. He played youth soccer for the New Jersey Soccer Academy and then went on to play collegiately at Fairfield University.
After college, he signed with the New England Revolution as an undrafted free agent. Turner has been with the Revolution since 2016.
Tim Ream
Tim Ream is a defender who currently plays for Fulham FC in the English Championship. Ream was born on October 5, 1987, in St. Louis, Missouri.
He played youth soccer for St. Louis Scott Gallagher and then went on to play collegiately at Saint Louis University. After college, he played for the New York Red Bulls from 2010-2015 before moving to Fulham in 2015.
Cameron Carter-Vickers
Cameron Carter-Vickers is a defender who currently plays for Celtic FC on loan from Tottenham Hotspur. Carter-Vickers was born on December 31, 1997, in Southend-on-Sea, England, but he is eligible to play for the United States due to his father being American.
He played youth soccer for several clubs in the United States, including the Dallas Texans and the Sporting Kansas City Academy. He then moved to England and played for the Tottenham Hotspur academy.
He has had several loan spells in the English Championship, including with Ipswich Town, Sheffield United, Swansea City, and Stoke City.
Shaq Moore
Shaq Moore is a defender who currently plays for Tenerife in the Spanish Segunda Division. Moore was born on June 2, 1996, in Powder Springs, Georgia. He played youth soccer for the Atlanta Fire United Soccer Association before moving to Spain to play for Huracan Valencia’s academy.
He then played for Levante B and eventually earned a spot on the Levante first team. In 2018, he went on loan to Reus Deportiu and then signed with Tenerife in 2019.
Joe Scally
Born in New York City, Joe Scally played youth soccer with the New York City FC Academy. He signed with the club’s first team in 2018 and made his professional debut in 2019.
In December 2020, Scally signed a pre-contract with German club Borussia Mönchengladbach, and officially joined the team in January 2021. He has since become a regular member of the squad and has impressed with his performances.
Despite being just 18 years old, Scally has already shown that he has the potential to become a top-class defender.
Luca de la Torre
Born in San Diego, California, Luca de la Torre started playing soccer at a young age with the San Diego Surf Soccer Club. He later attended the University of Virginia, where he played for the men’s soccer team for two seasons before signing with Fulham FC in England in 2015.
De la Torre has played for various clubs in Europe, including Fulham, Heracles Almelo in the Netherlands, and Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. In 2021, he signed with French club Nîmes Olympique on a free transfer.
Brenden Aaronson
Born in Medford, New Jersey, Brenden Aaronson played youth soccer with the Philadelphia Union Academy. He signed with the Union in 2019 and quickly became a regular starter for the club.
In October 2020, he signed with Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg for a reported fee of $6 million. Aaronson had an immediate impact at Salzburg, helping the team win the Austrian Bundesliga in his first season.
Jesus Ferreira
Born in Santa Marta, Colombia, Jesus Ferreira moved to the United States with his family when he was nine years old. He played youth soccer with FC Dallas and signed with the team’s academy in 2016.
He made his professional debut for FC Dallas in 2017 and has since become a regular starter for the club. In 2019, he became a U.S. citizen and began playing for the U.S. men’s national team. Ferreira has scored three goals in 10 appearances for the national team.
Jordan Morris
Born and raised in Seattle, Washington, Jordan Morris played youth soccer with the Seattle Sounders Academy. He attended Stanford University, where he played for the men’s soccer team for three seasons before signing with the Seattle Sounders in 2016.
Morris has had a successful career with the Sounders, helping the team win multiple MLS Cups and being named the league’s Rookie of the Year in 2016. In 2021, Morris signed with English club Swansea City on loan, but suffered a serious knee injury in his second game with the team.
Haji Wright
Born in Los Angeles, California, Haji Wright played youth soccer with the LA Galaxy Academy before signing with the New York Cosmos in the North American Soccer League. He later moved to Germany and played for various clubs in the country, including Schalke 04 and VVV-Venlo in the Netherlands.
Wright signed with Danish club Sonderjyske in 2021, where he has become a regular starter. He has also made three appearances for the U.S. men’s national team.
DeAndre Yedlin
DeAndre Yedlin is a right-back who was born in Seattle, Washington. He began playing soccer with the Crossfire Premier youth club before joining the Seattle Sounders academy.
Yedlin played college soccer at Akron before signing with the Sounders in 2013. After three seasons with the Sounders, he moved to England to play for Tottenham Hotspur. Since then, he has played for Sunderland, Newcastle United, and Galatasaray in Turkey.
Walker Zimmerman
Walker Zimmerman is a center-back who was born in Lawrenceville, Georgia. He played college soccer at Furman University and was drafted by FC Dallas in 2013. Zimmerman played for FC Dallas for five seasons before being traded to Los Angeles FC in 2018. In 2021, he was traded to Nashville SC.
Kellyn Acosta
Kellyn Acosta is a midfielder who was born in Plano, Texas. He started his youth soccer career with FC Dallas before joining the U.S. U-17 Residency Program.
Acosta played college soccer at the University of North Carolina before signing with FC Dallas in 2012. He has played for FC Dallas his entire professional career, except for a loan to the Colorado Rapids in 2019.
Yunus Musah
Yunus Musah is a midfielder who was born in New York City but grew up in Italy and England. He started his youth career with the Arsenal academy before joining Valencia in Spain.
Musah made his professional debut for Valencia in 2019 and has since become a regular in their first team. He also plays for the U.S. men’s national team.
Cristian Roldan
Cristian Roldan is a midfielder who was born in Pico Rivera, California. He played college soccer at the University of Washington before signing with the Seattle Sounders in 2015. Roldan has been a regular for the Sounders ever since, helping the team win the MLS Cup in 2016 and 2019.
Luca de la Torre
Luca de la Torre is a midfielder who was born in San Diego, California. He started playing soccer with the San Diego Surf Soccer Club before attending the University of Virginia.
De la Torre signed with Fulham FC in England in 2015 and has since played for various clubs in Europe, including Heracles Almelo in the Netherlands and Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. In 2021, he signed with French club Nîmes Olympique on a free transfer.
Brenden Aaronson
Brenden Aaronson is a midfielder who was born in Medford, New Jersey. He played college soccer at the University of Maryland before signing with the Philadelphia Union in 2019.
Aaronson helped the Union win the Supporters’ Shield in 2020 before signing with Red Bull Salzburg in Austria later that year.
Josh Sargent
Josh Sargent is a forward who was born in O’Fallon, Missouri. He played youth soccer with St. Louis Scott Gallagher before joining the Werder Bremen academy in Germany.
Sargent made his professional debut for Werder Bremen in 2018 and has since become a regular for the team. He also plays for the U.S. men’s national team.
