Sporting Kansas City Academy forward Gianluca Busio has joined the U.S. Under-15 Boys’ National Team for its final domestic training camp of 2016, set to take place from Nov. 5-12 in Bradenton, Florida.
The training camp is highlighted by two games on Tuesday as the U.S. U-15s face U.S. Soccer Development Academy sides Chargers SC and Weston SC at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. CT, respectively. Led by head coach Dave van den Bergh, the U-15 BNT will also play an intra-squad scrimmage on Friday at 3 p.m. CT.
Among the 36 players named to the roster, all but one currently play for clubs in the U.S. Soccer Development Academy.
A native of Greensboro, North Carolina, Busio moved to the Sporting Kansas City Academy this fall after spending the 2015-16 USSDA campaign with the North Carolina Fusion. The 14-year-old has featured for Sporting KC at the U-14 and U-16 level this season, scoring five goals in seven combined USSDA appearances.
Busio most recently netted a hat-trick in the U-16s’ 4-1 win over the Colorado Rush on Oct. 29. He also made two appearances for Sporting KC at the prestigious U-17 Generation adidas Cup in early October, converting his penalty kick in a victorious shootout against the Chicago Fire on Oct. 7 at Swope Soccer Village.
Busio is one of seven current Sporting KC Academy players who have trained this fall with various U.S. youth national teams.
U.S. U-15 BNT Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Aaron Cervantes (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), Damian Las (Chicago Fire; Norridge, Ill.), Kashope Oladapo (Portland Timbers; Happy Valley, Ore.), Jakob Stone (Cook Inlet Soccer Club; Anchorage, Alaska)
DEFENDERS (12): Axel Alejandre (FC United; Chicago, Ill.), Anthony Alvites (Cedar Stars Bergen;Kearny, N.J.), Sebastian Anderson (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Noah Atanda (Bethesda Olney; Olney, Md.), George Bello (Atlanta United FC; Douglasville, Ga.), Nicholas Douglas (Santa Cruz Breakers; Los Gatos, Calif.), Mason Judge (Tampa Bay United; Tampa, Fla.), Rayvon McGann (Boca United; Royal Palm Beach, Fla.), Joshua Negrete (Cedar Stars Bergen; Bergen, N.J.), Kenny Nielsen (Pateadores; Irvine, Calif.), Joseph Scally (NYC FC; Lake Grove, N.Y.), Skyler Smith (Pateadores; Lake Forest, Calif.)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Nick Andersen (D.C. United; Washington, D.C.), Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders; Seattle, Wash.), Gavin Brose (Vardar; Detroit, Mich.), James Dunning (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Gilbert Fuentes (San Jose Earthquakes; Tracy, Calif.), Kaya Ignacio (Lonestar Soccer Club; Georgetown, Texas), Jorge Lopez (Lonestar Soccer Club; Austin, Texas), Harrison Robledo (NYC FC; Greenwich, Conn.), Daniel Robles (Seattle Sounders; Burien, Wash.), Peter Stroud (NY Red Bulls; Chester, N.J.)
FORWARDS (10): Gianluca Busio (Sporting KC; Greensboro, N.C.), Victor Cano (LA Galaxy; Santa Monica, Calif.), Jackson Castro (Solar Chelsea SC; Dallas, Texas), Jack De Vries (Philadelphia Union; Wayne, Pa.), Julian Gaines (Lonestar Soccer Club; Austin, Texas), Jack Imperato (De Anza Force; San Jose, Calif.), Andres Jasson (NYC FC; Greenwich, Conn.), Daniel Mangarov (Georgia United; Duluth, Ga.), Alfonso Ocampo Chavez (Seattle Sounders; Fresno, Calif.), Giovanni Reyna (NYC FC; Bedford, N.Y.)
