Sebastian Elney in U.S. Under-18 camp in Carson

Union Academy U-18 forward Sebastian Elney is set to begin his college career with Big 10 powerhouse Maryland in August. But before he gets to College Park, he has a U.S. Under-18 camp and tournament in Carson, California.

Elney is the lone call-up from the Philadelphia Union Academy for the camp, which began July 6 and runs through July 14.

U.S. U-18 MNT head coach Javier Perez tapped 20 players for the camp to represent the U.S. in the 2015 U-18 Men's NTC Tournament. Former Union Academy midfielder James Murphy, who plays for PDA, is also in the camp.

The three-team international tournament will be contested July 11-15 with the U.S., Uruguay and Czech Republic. The U.S. played a warm-up match against PSA Elite on Tuesday and will play Uruguay on July 11 and Czech Republic on July 13.

Both matches will be streamed on ussoccer.com (Uruguay at 7 p.m. Eastern and Czech Republic at 8 p.m. Eastern).

Matthew Ralph

Matthew Ralph is the managing editor of Philadelphia Soccer Now. He's covered soccer at all levels for a decade in the Philadelphia region and has also written for TheCup.us, NPSL, PrepSoccer and other publications. He lives with his wife and two young children in Broomall, Pa., but grew up in South Jersey and is originally from Kansas.

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