Stuart Hawkins named to U20 Concacaf Championship roster

Jeremiah Oshan -

Stuart Hawkins has been named to the United States roster for the upcoming U20 Concacaf Championship. The centerback one of nine players who also represented the USA at the U17 World Cup last fall. This is the first time Hawkins has been called up to a U20 team.

The tournament will run from July 18-Aug. 4 in Celaya and Irapuato, Mexico. The United States will face Jamaica on July 19 (7:06 p.m. PT), Cuba on July 22 (7:06 p.m.) and Costa Rica on July 25 (7:06 p.m.). The top four finishers at the tournament will qualify for the 2025 U20 World Cup in Chile.  

Hawkins, still just 17, already has nearly 40 professional appearances with nearly 3,700 professional minutes since first signing with Tacoma Defiance last year. Shortly after that, he signed a first-team contract with the Sounders. Although he has not yet made his MLS debut, he did start and play all 90 minutes for the Sounders in their first two U.S. Open Cup games this year.

2024 CONCACAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP ROSTER BY POSITION (COLLEGE OR CLUB; HOMETOWN)

GOALKEEPERS (3): Adam Beaudry (Colorado Rapids; Castle Pines, Colo.), Julian Eyestone (Brentford FC/ENG; Dallas, Texas), Duran Ferree (Orange County SC; San Diego, Calif.) 

DEFENDERS (6): Luca Bambino (Los Angeles FC; Saugus, Calif.), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Aiden Harangi (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Reston, Va.), Stuart Hawkins (Seattle Sounders FC; Fox Island, Wash.), Ethan Kohler (Werder Bremen/GER; Campbell, Calif.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas) 

MIDFIELDERS (6): Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Cruz Medina (San Jose Earthquakes; San Francisco, Calif.), Sergio Oregel Jr. (Chicago Fire FC; Chicago, Ill.), Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC; Chicago, Ill.), Pedro Soma (UE Cornella/ESP; Coconut Creek, Fla.), Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes; Saratoga, Calif.) 

FORWARDS (6): Nimfasha Berchimas (Charlotte FC; High Point, N.C.), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Warrington, England), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Ruben Ramos Jr. (LA Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.), David Vazquez (Philadelphia Union; Los Angeles, Calif.), Marcos Zambrano (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR; Parkland, Fla.)