U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday that midfielder Jackson Yueill will serve as captain of the U.S. U-23 national team in the Concacaf Olympic qualifying tournament that kicks off Thursday.
Leading the charge
Midfielder Jackson Yueill will captain our U-23 #USMNT during Olympic qualifying! >> https://t.co/zxq6uwbSVX pic.twitter.com/s14xpXfzwp— U.S. Soccer YNT (@USYNT) March 17, 2021The 23-year-old San Jose Earthquakes player was voted to be captain by his teammates.
“Jackson is a leader for this group on and off the field,” said U-23 head coach Jason Kreis upon announcing the news.