Greenville, S.C. – Furman freshman
Braden Dunham has been called up to the United States U-19 Men's National Team for its March training camp in Alicante, Spain, 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 past season by Top Drawer Soccer, is the lone collegiate player named to head coach Gonzalo Segares' 20-man roster for the upcoming trip to Spain. During the camp, the U-19 MNT will face Wales on March 28 (6 a.m. ET / 11 a.m. local) at Oliva Nova Sports Center in Oliva, Spain, as the team continues its preparation for this summer's Concacaf U-20 Championship, which serves as qualification for the 2027 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
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.
U-19 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM (2007) – MARCH 2026 ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown):
GOALKEEPERS (2): Zackory Campagnolo (Colorado Rapids; Fort Myers, Fla.), Giorgio De Marzi (Roma/ITA; Rome, Italy)
DEFENDERS (6): Drew Baiera (New York City FC; Darien, Conn.),
Braden Dunham (Furman University; Peachtree City, Ga.), Jose Magana Jr. (LA Galaxy; Long Beach, Calif.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Neil Pierre (Lyngby/DEN; Hershey, Pa.), Joshua Torquato (FC Dallas; Aubrey, Texas)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders; Kirkland, Wash.), Marvin Dills (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Frankfurt, Germany), Colin Guske (Orlando City; Saint Johns, Fla.), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami; Weston, Fla.), Jonny Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.), Ervin Torres (Austin FC; Laredo, Texas)
FORWARDS (6): Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund/GER; El Segundo, Calif.), Justin Ellis (Orlando City; Wellington, Fla.), Aiden Hezarkhani (Real Salt Lake; Irvine, Calif.), Daniel Pinter (Inter Miami; Boca Raton, Fla.), Ruben Ramos Jr. (LA Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.), Cavan Sullivan (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.)
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