Greenville, S.C. – Furman soccer's
Braden Dunham has once again been called up to the United States Men's National Team U-19 squad, it was announced on Thursday by the United States Soccer Federation.
Dunham, the 2025 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year honors and No. 2 ranked freshman in the country this past season by Top Drawer Soccer, is the lone collegiate player named to head coach Gonzalo Segares' 24-man roster that will take on Japan on June 9 at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Atlanta, Ga. The match is part of the team's 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. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. ET.
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. He earned his first call-up to the U.S. U-19 team in March for training camp in Spain.
U-19 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM (2007) – JUNE 2026 ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; Hometown):
Goalkeepers (3): Giorgio De Marzi (Roma/ITA; Rome, Italy), Lucas McPartlin (St. Louis City; St. Louis, Mo.), Aidan Stokes (Red Bull New York; Totowa, N.J.)
Defenders (8): Tristan Brown (Columbus Crew; Novi, Mich.), Dominik Chong-Qui (Atlanta United; Alpharetta, Ga.), Christopher Cupps (Chicago Fire; Chicago, Ill.),
Braden Dunham (Furman University; Peachtree City, Ga.), Ramiz Hamouda (Birmingham Legion; Lincoln, Neb.), Harbor Miller (LA Galaxy; Brea, Calif.), Javaun Mussenden (New England Revolution; Dallas, Ga.), Neil Pierre (Lyngby/DEN; Hersey, Pa.)
Midfielders (6): Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders; Kirkland, Wash.), Colin Guske (Orlando City; Saint Johns, Fla.), Santiago Morales (Inter Miami; Weston, Fla.), Axel Perez (Castellon/ESP; Miami, Fla.), Cooper Sanchez (Atlanta United; Holly Springs, Ga.), Jonny Shore (New York City FC; New York, N.Y.)
Forwards (7): Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; High Point, N.C.), Marvin Dills (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Frankfurt, Germany), 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.), Colton Swan (Charleston Battery; Ann Arbor, Mich.)
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