Aidan Stokes, the young goalkeeper for the New York Red Bulls has decided to play for the US U-17 national team even though he could play for England and Wales too. His choice shows how complicated international football rules can be and leaves his options open for later. England still wants him to play for them in future games.
- Aidan Stokes picked the US U-17 national team instead of England
- He can play for England USA and Wales
- England is still interested in getting Stokes to play for them later
Stokes’ International Decision
Aidan Stokes picking the US U-17 team is pretty big for his career that’s still starting out. The New York Red Bulls goalkeeper said no to England showing he wants to play for the United States right now. Even though he picked the US England still really wants him for games later on. Plus Stokes can play for Wales too which makes everything more interesting.
🇺🇸 New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Aidan Stokes turned down another call up from England this month to accept a call up with US U-17s, per sources.
Talented GK accepted England call up in the fall, debuted for U17s. England will keep him on radar for future. Eligible for Wales too https://t.co/tPTrwUqf9I
— Tom Bogert (@tombogert)
March 13, 2025
Stokes’ Career and Background
Born on January 14 2008, Aidan Stokes got noticed real quick in football. He’s 1.82 meters tall and plays goalkeeper for the New York Red Bulls with a contract from January 1 2024 to December 2027 and maybe 2028 too. He’s already played for different teams like England U17 USA U17 and Wales U16. If you want to know more about Major League Soccer and what Stokes does there check out the MLS Overview.
Future Prospects and International Appeal
Just because Stokes picked the US U-17 team doesn’t mean he can’t play for other countries later. The way he handles playing for different teams shows he’s thinking ahead about his career and could do big things internationally. While he keeps getting better England is watching him closely hoping to get him on their team someday. Everyone in international football is waiting to see what he’ll do next and how he plays will probably affect what he decides to do. If you want to learn more about international games go look at the International Matches Overview.
