The 22-year-old center-back is coming off an impressive season in the Eredivisie, and is embracing his role as building block for the national team
It hasn't been difficult to tell just how young the current U.S. national team is. With an average age of 22, and boasting several teenagers, the U.S. squad presently in camp ahead of Monday's friendly against Bolivia almost feels like a youth national team.
It also boasts some not-so-old veterans like 22-year-old Matt Miazga, who are realizing how times are changing.
Miazga is far from old, but his six years of experience as a professional — half spent in MLS with the New York Red Bulls and half spent at Chelsea and on loan to Dutch side Vitesse Arnhem — gives him more experience than all but a handful players currently in U.