Update: Jan 9, David Ochoa is out due to injury, replaced by Matt Freese. Julian Araujo is out due to illness, replaced by Donovan Pines. Jan 11, Kyle Duncan added to U-23s.
USMNT coach Gregg Berhalter is calling in 12 players to a January camp that will also include the U-23 team working to qualify for the Olympics. Those squads will merge for “a planned match at the end of the month.” As usual, the squads are mainly MLS players with all 12 of the senior USMNT players coming from Major League Soccer.
“This is an important year for our National Team programs, and we are looking to maximize every possible opportunity,” Berhalter said in a press statement. “For the senior team players, this is an opportunity to continue to develop as a group and build on the foundation of a busy and challenging year. Being alongside our U-23 team gives that group a chance to prepare for Olympic qualifying while further integrating into our culture and game model.”
USMNT 2021 January Camp roster
GK: Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 9/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 0/0)
DEF: Tristan Blackmon (LAFC; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 18/3), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 13/2)
MID: Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 24/2), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 17/4), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 19/0)
FOR: Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN; 115/42), Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 34/6), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 39/10), Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC; 1/2)
USMNT U-23 2021 January Camp roster
GK: JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake), Brady Scott (Austin FC)
DEF: Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy), George Bello (Atlanta United FC), Chris Gloster (PSV Eindhoven/NED), Aaron Herrera (Real Salt Lake), Aboubacar Keita (Columbus Crew SC), Henry Kessler (New England Revolution), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire FC), Bryan Reynolds (FC Dallas), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United FC), Sam Vines (Colorado Rapids)
MIDFIELDERS (6) : Hassani Dotson (Minnesota United FC), Bryang Kayo (Wolfsburg/GER), Andrés Perea* (Orlando City SC – currently ineligible to represent the United States), Tanner Tessmann (FC Dallas), Eryk Williamson (Portland Timbers), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes)
FOR: Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes), Daryl Dike (Orlando City SC), Jeremy Ebobisse (Portland Timbers), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas), Jonathan Lewis (Colorado Rapids), Benji Michel (Orlando City SC), Djordje Mihailovic (Montreal Impact/CAN)
Photo by John Dorton – ISIPhotos.com
