HARRISON, N.J. (September 18, 2026) – During the September/October international window, nine Red Bulls Academy players will be representing their respective nations.
At the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, the U-16 and U-15 sides had concurrent training camps from September 10 to September 17.
Red Bulls U-16 defender Malachi Joseph was called up to the U-16 USYNT. Meanwhile, U-15 defender Tyler Edwards, midfielder Jonathan David and forward Cyro Barrios were called up to the U-15 USYNT.
U-16 forward Jeffry Mendez and midfielder Ziggy Baitinger have been called up to the El Salvador U-15 YNT and Philippines U-17 YNT, respectively.
Baitinger and the Philippines begin preparations for the 2027 AFC U-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers at the Mediterranean Sports Hub in Salou, Spain from September 17 to September 22.
U-15 midfielders Nikolas Kruczek and Omari Coke have been called up to the Poland U-15 YNT and Bahamas U-15 YNT, respectively.
Kruczek and Poland will have their training camp in Busko-Zdrój from September 21 to September 24.
Mendez and Coke will be participating in the inaugural FIFA U-15 World Cup & Festival 2026 from October 21 to October 30 in Azerbaijan. All 211 FIFA Member Associations have been invited to compete in the tournament.
For the Red Bulls U-18 side, forward David Rutkowski will be representing Poland’s U-17 YNT. Rutkowski and Poland will compete in the Puchar Syrenki, where they will face the Czech Republic (September 25 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki), Republic of Ireland (September 27 in Ząbki) and Georgia (September 30 in Grodzisk Mazowiecki). All matches will be held at 11 a.m. local time.
