U.S. National U18 Team
Knowling is a prospect for a club prepared to invest in physical upside while demanding greater repeatability. His size and athletic options give a coaching staff useful tools to develop; national-program experience supplies a demanding background for that work.
A large frame contributes coverage only if the goalie stays connected to the shooting lane. His athletic response expands the plays he can reach, and his positive response to adversity is relevant to resetting after goals rather than carrying a difficult sequence into the next one.
This is an upside-led placement rather than a declaration of finished starting quality. His tools justify serious junior consideration, but the completed-season results make consistency an essential part of the recruitment decision.
A junior staff should look for the same balanced arrival on ordinary chances that his physical tools allow on difficult ones. Better repeatability in tracking and movement would narrow the gap between his ceiling and dependable game-to-game performance.
His 2025–26 record with U.S. National U18 Team lists 33 appearances, with a 3.56 goals-against average and a .880 save percentage.