U20 Trivia: Squad regulars who didn't "break through"

Cody Cropper for #1, Javan Torre for #2? Don't know if that's right but throwing it out there. Cropper does have a few MNT callups but no caps.

 

Hmmm my guesses would be:

1) Benji Joya
2) Javan Torre?

 

That one dumb cap for Agbossoumonde kills the likely #1

#1) Kyle Davies
#2) Ofori Sarkodie

 

1. Cropper
2. Torre

 

OOOOOOOOOH..............this is a tough one.

You know who had a ton of U20 caps? Romain Gall.
Still must be close to the top of all-time U20 goal-scorers too.

The second one is hard because in the modern era most U20ers go on to sign pro deals. I wonder if its some goalkeeper. I see people guessing Javan Torre. Didn't he go to Germany or something? Changed his name to Javan Howell? Something like that. Alright I'm going to guess a goalkeeper, but I know its wrong. [I like the Sarkodie guess by bshredder on that one...................]

So.................

!) Romain Gall
2) Steve Sandbo

 

Bloggin' Jules Valentin got a lot of YNT caps back in the day so he's a contender for most appearances without a cap. Nathan Sturgis, too. He was part of multiple cycles, if I recall.

As for the other, I think Ofori Sarkodie is a good answer and so is Jovan Torre. But how about Eder Arreola?

A backup GK might get the nod there, too.

Great idea for a thread, Dave. Props to you!

 

But he said "don't cheat"

 

My edit added that extra sentence about Cropper, with no names changed. Original post had Cropper and Torre -- in fact, I put Torre first for #2 within seconds, then had to think a bit about #1. I don't think Cropper is the correct answer anyway.

 

Torrey is playing in Germany 3rd or 4th level. Not sure if that counts as a pro deal.

 

How many U-20 call-ups did Kyle Davies have? He was the 2009 U-20 captain

 

I want more trivia!

 

haha I was mostly making a joke at Big Soccer's favorite worst YNT call-up.

 

What was the right answer to the first question? Most U20 callups without a USMNT cap. Maybe I missed it in your response here................................

I see a lot of Cody Cropper guesses, which isn't right. According to wikipedia Romain Gall had 25 U20 caps, which is a ton.

I asked myself a tough question yesterday. Which player born after 1980 has the most full USMNT caps without a single U20 cap?

That had me thinking for a while before I stumbled onto what I think is the right answer. Its not so easy without cheating.

 

I would guess it's one of these three:

Alejandro Bedoya - 66 caps
Geoff Cameron - 55 caps
Graham Zusi - 55 caps

All of them were four-year college players who weren't highly regarded coming out of HS and I don't remember any of them having much of a YNT career.

 

Jermaine Jones has 69 caps

 

Jones has several U20 caps.

Sure, they were for Germany, but I stand by my answers. Jones doesn't count.

 

Yes, I believe the answer is Alejandro Bedoya.

2nd place I think.....................................is Kyle Beckerman at 58. He would have had U20 caps, but broke his leg while preparations for his U20 campaign were underway. I think he never had a U20 cap. Right? He played U16, U17, U23, and USMNT. Skipped over U20? I think I'm right about that.

Perhaps the timing isn't right on the broken leg. Maybe it was just a coach's choice. Kyle was more of a #10 and attacking player as a teenager, and that '01 U20 team was loaded with attacking talent. Donovan, Beasley, Convey, Davis, etc. And the central midfield areas were controlled by Kyle Martino and company. A really deep roster.

 

Ooohhhh....

I'm gonna go with Jose Francisco Torres (10/29/87), who was 22 when he made the US World Cup team in 2010. I'm pretty sure he hadn't played for any US YNTs before that.

 

Aron Johannsson?