A pair of Barca Residency Academy student-athletes have been called to upcoming U.S. Soccer Men’s Youth National Team training camps. U.S. Soccer announced on Tuesday that Bryce Jamison, 2006, has been named to the 23-player U-17 MYNT roster while Leo Orejanera, 2007, has been named to the U-16 MYNT roster. Both camps will take place concurrently from August 18-24 at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif.
A 2021-2022 MLS Next All-Star, Bryce Jamison earns his first national team camp call-up. The forward joined Barca Residency Academy in the fall of 2021 and burst onto the scene scoring five goals in his first eight starts for Barca’s U-17 team. Jamison was quickly moved up to the U-19 squad where he helped his team win the MLS Next Southwest Division and secure a spot in the MLS Next Cup Playoffs. Jamison scored seven goals in 13 games for Barca’s U-19 squad including a goal in the first round of the MLS Next Cup Playoffs.
Jamison’s equalizer vs. FC Dallas in the first round of the 2022 MLS Next Playoffs.
Full roster and more on the U-17 MYNT Training Camp
Leo Orejarana, a Barca Residency Academy newcomer, also earns his first national team camp call-up. The midfielder joined Barca Residency Academy from Chicago Fire Academy where he helped the U-15s to a quarterfinal finish this summer at the MLS Next Playoffs. Orejarana’s goal against Breakers SC in the round of 16 was voted the MLS Next Cup Playoffs “Goal of the Tournament”.
Orejarana’s 2022 MLS Next Cup Playoffs “Goal of the Tournament”
