New Zealand youth international Tyler Boyd has completed a one-time switch enabling him to represent the United States, U.S. Soccer has announced.
Boyd was born in New Zealand but spent much of his youth in California, before returning to his birth country at age 10.
The winger has dual citizenship to New Zealand and the United States, but having represented the All Whites on the youth international levels in official competitions, required a change of association in order to play for the USMNT.
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Boyd had also featured for the senior New Zealand side, but only having played in six friendlies, was eligible for the switch.