Greenville, S.C. – Furman freshman Braden Dunham has been called up to the United States U-19 Men's National Team, it was announced on Thursday by the United States Soccer Federation.
 
Dunham, who earned Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors and was ranked as the No. 2 freshman in the country this season by Top Drawer Soccer, is one of 16 U-19 players called up for the U.S. U18, U19 & U20 MNT Domestic Training Camp, which will be held January 10-17 in Mesa, Ariz.
 
As a freshman in 2025, Dunham netted seven goals to help lead Furman to a 16-2-5 record, the SoCon regular season and tournament titles, and the school's first trip to the NCAA Men's College Cup. The Peachtree City, Ga., native and Atlanta United FC product scored a thrilling goal from 40 yards out to propel Furman past No 8 seed Portland in the NCAA quarterfinals and assisted on Luke Hutzell's goal in the national semifinals against eventual national champion Washington en route to earning All-NCAA College Cup Team honors.
 
Dunham, who started all 23 matches at centerback during his rookie season, also garnered United Soccer Coaches All-Freshman honors and Top Drawer Soccer Best XI Freshman accolades after helping the Paladins to a final No. 3 national ranking.
 
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