CHICAGO – The New York Red Bulls’ Tyler Adams and former OKC Energy FC loanee Coy Craft, both selected to the 2016 USL 20 Under 20, led a group of eight current and former USL players selected to the U.S. U20 National Team squad named on Thursday to compete in the 2017 CONCACAF U20 Championship in Costa Rica.

“This process is always difficult,” said U.S. U20 National Team Head Coach Tab Ramos. “Inevitably you always end up leaving a couple guys out who deserve to be on the roster. When selecting a roster for a tournament like this, where you are trying to qualify to the World Cup, you are putting together a best 11 and then players who can play multiple positions. So that’s what we've done. We are happy with the team and we are looking forward to qualifying.”

Adams, who helped lead the New York Red Bulls II to victory the 2016 USL Cup Final, was named the No. 5 player in last year’s countdown of the top young players in the USL. The first signing in Red Bulls II history prior to the club’s inaugural season in 2015, Adams has made 29 regular-season appearances for the side in the past two years.