Luca Koleosho hasn't closed the door on USMNT despite Canada call-up - source

According to a source familiar with the situation, Espanyol forward Luca Koleosho has accepted a call-up from Canada but has not closed the door on representing the United States men's national team.

The youngest American-born player to debut in LaLiga was 17-year-old Koleosho, who came on as a substitute in Espanyol's season-ending goalless draw at Granada.

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Canada named him in their 25-man squad on Wednesday for the June friendly against Iran and the Nations League matches against Curacao and Honduras.

The call-up does not mean that Koleosho has committed himself to Canada, with a source saying a decision is likely to be delayed until after June's camp.

Koleosho was born in Connecticut to a Nigerian father and an Italian-Canadian mother, so he has a lot of options when it comes to selecting a national team to play for.

He has been involved with the U.S. youth teams in the past and has also been called up for a training camp. His first senior call-up for any country is this week.

If a player has played no more than three competitive matches at senior level prior to their 21st birthday, they can switch, but they have to wait two years after their last appearance.

If a player appears in a World Cup match or a continental finals, they are ineligible to change their national side.

The United States and Canada will compete in the World Cup later this year.

The player who spent four years playing for Manhattan Kickers is in Spain. He joined Espanyol in 2020 after four years with Reus.

He has appeared for the B team in the Spanish fourth division, but he has primarily been with Espanyol's U19 team.

He was part of the first team for the final game of the season, coming on for the final few minutes of the draw at Granada as a sign of how highly rated he is within the Catalan club.

The tug-of-war for Koleosho is the latest in a string of victories for the USMNT, who have previously won the battles for Sergino Dest, Ricardo Pepi, and Malik Tillman.