ATLANTA – Orange County SC defender Pedro Guimaraes and Birmingham Legion FC defender Ramiz Hamouda have been selected in the United States U-17 Men’s National Team squad that will compete in the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup, which kicks off in Qatar on Monday, November 3.

The United States has been draws in Group I and will open play on Wednesday, Nov. 5 against Burkina Faso (11:15 a.m. ET; Universo, Peacock) before facing Tajikistan on Saturday, Nov. 8 (10:45 a.m. ET; Telemundo, Peacock) and Czechia on Tuesday, Nov. 11 (10:45 a.m. ET; Universo Peacock) to close the group stage. All group stage matches will be played at the Aspire Zone in Al Rayyan, Qatar.

Hamouda joins the squad having turned pro with Legion prior to the 2024 USL Championship season from the Sporting Kansas City Academy. The left-sided center back has made 27 appearances in the USL Championship, logging 1,386 minutes. Hamouda has recorded 70 clearances, 60 recoveries and 14 interceptions while posting a 86.5 percent passing accuracy rate, winning 82 duels at a 56.6 percent success rate and 23 tackles at a 67.7 percent success rate.

Guimaraes signed with Orange County midway through the 2024 USL Championship having previously been part of the Los Angeles FC Academy. The versatile left back has recorded 26 appearances for OCSC, scoring two goals and one assist in league play in 1,437 minutes. Guimaraes has also recorded 58 recoveries, 38 clearances and 13 interceptions defensively while winning 24 tackles at a 66.7 percent success rate.

Both Hamouda and Guimaraes were part of the U.S. U-17s squad that competed in Concacaf Qualifying earlier this season, with each finding the net once as the side took three victories to advance from its group.

Hamouda and Guimaraes’ selection also marks second consecutive selections from Birmingham Legion and Orange County SC to the U.S. U-17 MNT World Cup squad, with Legion’s Matthew Corcoran and Orange County’s Bryce Jamison having been part of the squad at the 2023 tournament.