FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas Homegrown forward Benjamin “Benji” Flowers has been called up to the U.S. under-16 men’s national team for a training camp and three friendlies in Spain from Nov. 16-27, the club announced Friday. It is his first U-16 call-up with the United States.
The team is based at Albir Garden Resort. Its first match is against Sweden on Saturday, Nov. 21, at 8 a.m. CT. Qatar is next on Monday, Nov. 23, with a 4 a.m. CT kickoff, and the final match is Thursday, Nov. 26, against host Spain at 8 a.m. CT.
Flowers, 15, signed a Homegrown contract on July 23 that runs through 2030-31 with a club option for 2031-32, MLS reported. He joined the FC Dallas Academy at age 10, and the deal made him the youngest player to sign a professional contract with the club and its 49th Homegrown signing.
“Benji is a special talent, and today is an important milestone for both him and our club,” FC Dallas chief soccer officer André Zanotta said when the club announced the deal.
Flowers was born in East Texas and raised in Forney, about 30 minutes east of Dallas, according to a club profile published after he signed. His parents put him in a local soccer club when he was 4. His brother, Aaron, plays cornerback for Oregon’s football team. “I’ve always wanted to do this, it’s my hometown club, so it’s an amazing achievement,” Flowers said of signing with FC Dallas.
Benji Flowers’ Year With North Texas SC
Flowers made his professional debut for North Texas SC on March 21 against Houston Dynamo 2. At 14 years, 11 months, and seven days old, he became the second-youngest player to appear for North Texas.
By the time of his call-up, he had played in nine North Texas matches in MLS NEXT Pro and trained with the FC Dallas first team. In June, he played 45 minutes for Team West in the MLS NEXT All-Star Game.
Benji Flowers’ International Options
The Longview, Texas, native is eligible to play for the United States and Mexico. He scored two goals in three appearances for the U.S. U-15s, and he recently scored twice for Mexico’s U-16s at the Torneo Internacional Fuerzas Básicas, his first appearance for Mexico at that level.
The club counts his selection as its 15th international call-up of 2026. Defender Nolan Norris is with the U.S. under-23 team in Spain this month, and North Texas forward Da’vian Kimbrough is on Mexico’s roster for the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.
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