McGlynn, Busio, Paredes headline USMNT U-23 roster for March friendlies

The U.S. Under-23 men’s national team will also be in action this month as preparation ramps up for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Duncan McGuire, Cade Cowell, and Kevin Paredes headline Marko Mitrovic’s 22-player for upcoming friendlies against Guinea and France. The Americans will face Guinea on March 22 in Olot, Spain before taking on France on March 25 in Montbeliard.

A total of 15 players on the U-23 roster have been capped by the USMNT, led by midfielder Gianluca Busio’s 13 senior international caps. Eight players were a part of the USMNT’s January training camp at which five earned their senior international debuts.  

Busio, Jack McGlynn, and Jonathan Tomkinson headline 10 players that have featured in several international window of the new U-23 cycle. Maximilian Dietz, Nathan Harriel, Bryan Reynolds, John Tolkin, Tanner Tessmann, Esmir Bajraktarevic and Johan Gomez round out that group.  

McGlynn and Paxten Aaronson were among several players who helped the United States qualify for the Paris Olympics after winning the CONCACAF U-20 Championship in 2023. New York Red Bulls midfielder Daniel Edelman served as captain of that U-20 roster.

Here is a closer look at the full USMNT U-23 roster:

GOALKEEPERS: Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; St. Charles, Mo.), Gabriel Slonina (KAS Eupen/BEL; Addison, Ill.) 
 
DEFENDERS: George Campbell (Montreal Impact; Atlanta, Ga.), Maximilian Dietz (Greuther Furth/GER; Frankfurt, Germany), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union; Oldsmar, Fla.), Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo/BEL; Fort Worth, Texas), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; Chatham, N.J.), Jonathan Tomkinson (Bradford City/ENG; Plano, Texas), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.) 
 
MIDFIELDERS: Paxten Aaronson (Vitesse/NED; Medford, N.J.), Gianluca Busio (Venezia/ITA; Greensboro, N.C.), Daniel Edelman (New York Red Bulls; Warren, N.J.), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; Queens, N.Y.), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.), Tanner Tessmann (Venezia/ITA; Birmingham, Ala.) 
 
FORWARDS: Esmir Bajraktarevic (New England Revolution; Appleton, Wisc.), Cade Cowell (Guadalajara/MEX; Ceres, Calif.), Johan Gomez (Eintracht Braunschweig/GER; Keller, Texas), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC; Omaha, Neb.), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg/GER; South Riding, Va.), Griffin Yow (Westerlo; Clifton, Va.)