16-year-old Efrain Alvarez's match-winning performance against the Chicago Fire over the weekend has caught the attention of Gregg Berhalter.

“It would be great that [Alvarez] continues to chip away, get playing time, and be a consistent performer for one of the top clubs in MLS. We’ll be there watching the whole thing. When he is doing what we expect him to do, there will be an opportunity for him with the US national team. Regarding a potential choice for him, we want to create an environment that players want to be in. We want to create a playing style and team spirit that players want to be a part of. And if we do, we are confident that we can get players like that and keep players like that in our program," said Berhalter.

Alvarez, who was born in Los Angeles, played for the Mexico national team at the youth level.