The 2024 Olympics in Paris will see the United States compete on both the men's and women's side for the first time since 2008, making for an exciting few months for U.S. fans who can enjoy a full summer of soccer.
While the U.S. women's side will be able to bring a full squad of professional players, the men's Olympic tournament restricts rosters to players 23 years old and younger, with a few exceptions. Therefore, while the U.S. senior squad will take part in the 2024 Copa America through late June and early July, the U-23 squad will be deployed to the French capital for Olympic duty.
It's the first Olympics in over a decade for the United States who did not qualify for the 2012, 2016, or 2020 games. Their participation this summer is a significant development with the World Cup to be played on home soil in two years before the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
The Sporting News breaks down who will lead the United States men's side in the 2024 Olympic games.
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USA Olympic men's soccer roster 2024
U.S. Soccer head coach Marko Mitrovic has called up 18 players for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
The only overage player appearing on that roster for the June camp was Walker Zimmerman (32 years old), who has just recovered from an injury and did not make the Copa America roster at a deep center-back position. He saw part of the squad that fell to Japan 2-0 in a friendly.
For the Olympics, Zimmerman is one of three overage players leading the squad, joined by defender Miles Robinson and midfielder Djordje Mihailovic.
Age as of kickoff at the first Olympic football match on July 24, 2024.
| Pos | Name | Age | Club | U-23 Caps |
| GK | Patrick Schulte | 23 | Columbus Crew (USA) | 3 |
| GK | Gabriel Slonina | 20 | Eupen (BEL) | 0 |
| DEF | Maximilian Dietz | 22 | Greuther Furth (GER) | 0 |
| DEF | Nathan Harriel | 23 | Philadelphia Union (USA) | 7 |
| DEF | Miles Robinson* | 27 | Nashville SC (USA) | — |
| DEF | John Tolkin | 21 | NY Red Bulls (USA) | 7 |
| DEF | Caleb Wiley | 19 | Atlanta United (USA) | 5 |
| DEF | Walker Zimmerman* | 31 | Columbus Crew | — |
| MID | Gianluca Busio | 22 | Venezia (ITA) | 6 |
| MID | Benjamin Cremaschi | 19 | Inter Miami (USA) | 5 |
| MID | Jack McGlynn | 21 | Philadelphia Union (USA) | 7 |
| MID | Djordje Mihailovic* | 25 | Colorado Rapids (USA) | — |
| MID | Tanner Tessmann | 22 | Venezia (ITA) | 10 |
| FWD | Paxten Aaronson | 20 | Vitesse (NED) | 5 |
| FWD | Taylor Booth | 23 | Utrecht (NED) | 3 |
| FWD | Duncan McGuire | 23 | Orlando City (USA) | 5 |
| FWD | Kevin Paredes | 21 | VfL Wolfsburg (GER) | 2 |
| FWD | Griffin Yow | 21 | Westerlo (BEL) | 2 |
* = Player requires overage exemption for 2024 Olympic duty
Philadelphia Union midfielder Jack McGlynn, Orlando City striker Duncan Maguire, and Inter Miami midfielder Benjamin Cremaschi are included in the 18-man squad. All three players were part of the June camp, so it's not surprising to see them included.
Winger Diego Luna is the biggest snub from the Olympic squad, and there are reports that he could end up making the switch to Mexico, as he's been left off the U.S. Olympic squad. That would be an enormous blow for the U.S. youth system, as the Real Salt Lake youngster has been in fine form, raising significant questions as to why he's been excluded from the Olympic roster.
Joining him could be fellow dual nationals Brian Gutierrez and Jonathan Gomez who have both been involved in the U.S. youth setup but are currently on the outside looking in.
The inclusion of Nathan Harriel meant fellow full-back Bryan Reynolds would be be cut from the June camp roster.
Overage exemption options which were overlooked include Alejandro Zendejas, Brandon Vazquez and Lennard Maloney. Some players left off the roster could potentially be victims of their club's right to refuse that individual's participation at the competition.
Who is USA U-23 men's head coach at Olympics?
Leading the U.S. squad at the 2024 Olympics is U-23 head coach Marko Mitrovic, a native of Serbia whose lengthy playing days saw him deployed in midfield for a host of clubs across a 15-year career. He made 85 appearances for now defunct Serbian club FK Buducnost Banatski Dvor, as well as 45 appearances for another defunct side FK Banat Zrenjanin, eventually retiring in 2010 and moving to coaching.
Mitrovic worked for four years with the youth ranks of the Serbian national team for four years between 2012 and 2016, also working with the famed Red Star Belgrade academy staff for a time during that span as well. He first moved to the United States for a coaching stint in 2016 to join the staff of fellow Serbian Veljko Paunovic, spending four years in that role.
In 2022, Mitrovic was hired by the United States national team federation, first joining as U-19 head coach. He was part of the senior staff under interim head coach B.J. Callaghan which took over between Gregg Berhalter's stints, including the winning run through the 2023 CONCACAF Nations League finals. Mitrovic was then promoted to U-23 head coach in September of 2023, with U-16 coach Michael Nsien promoted behind him to take over the U-19 level.
