7 Best Young American Soccer Players for 2022 World Cup

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The current USMNT team player pool has the greatest depth ever. Let's take a look at the 7 best Young American soccer players who'll be aiming to win the 2022 World Cup in Qatar:

#1. Weston McKennie

McKennie is known for his versatility, able to play numerous positions in midfield, the defensive backline and even as a striker.

It's his defensive skills and work rate which makes McKennie one of the best young American soccer players and future star of the USMNT.

As a box-to-box midfielder he can dictate the flow of a game with his passing, can easily regain possession and is an intelligent player with a high soccer IQ. 

McKennie developed through the FC Dallas youth system. He will be 24 years old at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar where he'll be expected to control the central midfield.

#2. Giovanni Reyna

Alongside Weston McKennie, the future of the USMNT midfield is Giovanni Reyna who's expected to star at the 2022 World Cup despite his young age. 

A product of the NYCFC Academy with a world superstar potential, Reyna will have just turned 20 for the beginning of the 2022 World Cup.  

A creative midfielder who is both technically gifted and physically strong, Giovanni Reyna is not just one of the best young American soccer players, he's one of the world's best young midfielders. 

Giovanni Reyna is the son of former Sunderland and Manchester City midfielder Claudio Reyna, who was capped 112 times for the USMNT.

#3. Tyler Adams

Tyler Adams is one of the best young American soccer players. Together with Weston McKennie and Giovanni Reyna, they're all considered the future superstars of the USMNT.

Despite the young ages of Adams, Reyna and McKennie, all three are key players for top European soccer clubs. 

Tyler Adams brings a high energy game which will suit America's predicted style of play for the 2022 World Cup and beyond. 

Rising through the New York Red Bulls system, Tyler Adams' aggression, technical ability and physicality gives the USMNT an elite defensive midfield option for the future. 

#4. Christian Pulisic

Christian Pulisic was fast tracked through the Borussia Dortmund youth academy and is the best young American soccer player ever. 

‘Captain America’ as he's known, Pulisic scored 22 goals from 44 games for the USMNT at youth level. 

Pulisic's pace, control and passing ability earned him the most expensive North American player transfer of all time with a $73 million move to Chelsea. 

He'll be 24 years old for the 2022 World Cup and although Christian Pulisic will still be young, he'll will be on the older end and be a mentor to the other best young American soccer players in the team

#5. Sergino Dest

The USMNT have their own Brazilian-type fullback prototype to match Dani Alves and Marcelo. 

Sergino Dest is one of the best young American soccer players. He's an effective player from a defensive wingback position who gets forward at every opportunity. 

The Dutch-born and Dutch-schooled was unbelievably never picked up by the Netherlands at a youth level.

He represented the USMNT at an under-17 level in 2017, capped at a senior level in 2019 and transferred from Ajax to Barcelona in 2020 in a deal worth almost $25 million. 

Sergino Dest's attacking style of play from the back will be a huge asset for the USMNT. He'll be 22 years old by the time Qatar 2022 comes around. 

#6. Timothy Weah

One of the best young American soccer players often overlooked is Timothy Weah, son of Ballon d'Or winner and President of Liberia, George Weah. 

Weah came through the U.S. Soccer Development Academy system and was a part of the New York Red Bulls Academy before making the move to Europe. Naturally a winger, Weah has been used as a centre forward at his soccer club Lille. 

Timothy Weah will be 22 at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. If Weah can continue his form that helped Lille to a surprise Ligue 1 championship, he’ll continue to grow as one of the best young American soccer players and fill the void up front that the USMNT have been so desperate to fill. 

#7. Josh Sargent

The USMNT has quality at every position leading into the 2022 World Cup except at centre forward. Josh Sargent is one of the best young American soccer players who could finally fill the void up front for the USMNT.

Josh Sargent came through the U.S. Soccer Development Academy club Scott Gallagher Missouri and scored 30 goals in 48 appearances for the under-17 USMNT. Sargent has a strong intelligence and a strong work ethic with a willingness to track back on defense.

Sargent will be 22 years old at the Qatar World Cup. He could be the breakout star of the World Cup with this clinical finishing, something the USMNT has been so desperate for. 

Josh Sargent is one the best young American soccer players and also the most important. His goals up front will help determine the success of all other best soccer players on this list. No pressure.

USMNT Lineup Prediction World Cup 2022

  1. Zack Steffen
  2. Antonee Robinson
  3. John Brooks
  4. Chris Richards
  5. Sergino Dest
  6. Weston McKennie
  7. Tyler Adams
  8. Christian Pulisic
  9. Timothy Weah
  10. Giovanni Reyna
  11. Josh Sargent

Predicted USMNT World Cup 2022 First XI