Chicago (November 30, 2020) – US men’s national team head coach Greg Berhalter in December. On the 9th, USA-El Salvador has called for 22 players for training camp in South Florida. The CF in Fort Lauderdale is set to kick off for the first match of the USMNT at Inter Miami’s home CF at 7:30 p.m.
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Looking forward to significant competitions next year, almost exclusively the home-based roster follows a similar approach for November friends, including key players from the national team as well as young players who have had opportunities. With matches falling outside the FIFA international window, players are still largely unavailable for selection throughout the season.
Additional players may be added after the conclusion of the MLS Western Conference semifinals.
“After returning to the field, our focus has been on continuing to build the foundation and preparing the team for the important competitions in 2021,” Berhalter said. “We’ve used these opportunities to work with our core group while evaluating young talent in an effort to strengthen our overall player pool.”
Detailed roster by position (club; caps / goals):
Goalkeepers (3): CJ dos Santos (Benfica / POR; 0/0), Bill Hamid (DC United; 7/0), David Ochoa (Real Salt Lake; 0/0)
Defenders (8): Julian Araujo (LA Galaxy; 0/0), Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls; 0/0), Marco Farfan (Portland Timber; 0/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 17/3), Mark McKenzie (Philadelphia) Union; 1/0), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Sam Wines (Colorado Rapids; 1/0), Wal Wal Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 12/2)
Midfielders (5): Brendan Aronson (Philadelphia Union; 1/0), Kelin Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 23/2), Frankie Amaya (FC Cincinnati; 0/0), Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids; 0/0), Sebastian Lelet (LA Galaxy) ; 16/3)
Next (6): Io Aquinola (Toronto FC / CAN; 0/0), Efren Alvarez (LA Galaxy; 0/0), Paul Ariola (DC United; 33/5), Daryl Dyke (Orlando City SC; 0/0), Jorge Mihailovic ( Chicago Fire; 5/1), Chris Mueller (Orlando City SC; 0/0)
Play best (XI)
The trio of players were named in the 2020 MLS Best XI, led by defender SF of the Year and Nashville SC center back Walker Zimmerman. He has joined the Philadelphia Union pair of Brendan Aronson and Mark McKenzie. All three USMNTs won 1-0 against Costa Rica on February 1, 2020, including roster teammates Paul Ariola, Bill Hamid, Sebastian Lallet, Aaron Long and Sam Wines.
Aronson and Orlando City SC’s first-ever USMNT call-up Daryl Dyke were also finalists for the 2020 MLS Young Player of the Year award.
The veterans returned
USMNT With a number of players getting their first chance, the camp also serves as an opportunity for two veterans to return to the mix. With the Cap 33 caps, Paul Ariola is the most senior player on the roster and comes into camp after a torn right ACL, which sidelined him for most of the MLS campaign for DC United. Deciding to return, Nov. against 25-year-old winger Montreal Impact. Playing 21 minutes on the 28th, returned for the club’s final match of the season. A member of the 2017 Concafe Gold Cup winning party, he will make an exclamation point with his appearance against El Salvador in 2020.
The camp also marks the return of 25-year-old midfielder Kelin Acosta. He has 23 caps to the name of Acosta, a member of the 2017 Gold Cup Champion squad and will appear at the first USMNT camp since January 2019. Plano will travel to Florida, Texas, to help the Colorado Rapids win the MLS Cup. Playoff berths this season.
Against EL SALVADOR
Enemies are quite familiar, USMNT said. Had the highest gain of 17-1-5 in the series of 17 back7. This will be the first friendly meeting in more than a decade, the previous match was also held. Florida when the USA won 2-1 on February 24, 2010 in Tampa with goals scored by Brian Ching and Sacha Kljeston. As the first half goal by defenders Omar Gonzalez and Eric Liquez, the most recent encounter took place in the quarterfinals of the 2017 C કncafફે Gold Cup. The Lincoln Financial Field was shut out 2-0 against 31,615.
Main notes
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As of December 1, the average age of the roster is 22 years, 201 days
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Five caps averaging 22 players.
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Fifteen athletes are eligible for the 2021 Summer Olympics, including nine ages 20 and older.
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Twelve MLS clubs are introduced, with the Colorado Rapids and LA Galaxy leading the way with three choices. Others: Chicago Fire, DC United, New York Red Bulls, Land Rlando City SC and Philadelphia Union (2 each); FC Cincinnati, Nashville SC, Portland Timbers, Real Salt Lake and Toronto FC (1 each).
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A total of 11 players have a chance to earn their first cap: Io Aquino, Frankie Amaya, Julian Araujo, Cole Bassett, CJ dos Santos, Daryl Dyke, Kyle Duncan, Marco Farfan, Chris Mueller, David Ochoa and Mauricio Pineda.
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Nine of those players will take part in their first USMNT camp. Julian Araujo was part of the January camp this year, while Kyle Duncan previously attended the senior-team camp in May 2019.
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LA Galaxy midfielder Efren Alvarez has spent time with both the U.S. and Mexico youth national teams. Participated in the 2019 FIFA Under-17 World Cup El TriTo be able to play for the United States, Alvarez will need to file a one-time switch.
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A member of the U.S. squad for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup and the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup, Benfica goalkeeper CJ Dos Santos is the only player outside the MLS.
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Eight players showed up for a 1-0 win over Costa Rica at USMNT on February 1, 2020: Brendan Aronson, Paul Ariola, Bill Hamid, Sebastian Lallet, Aaron Long, Mark McKenzie, Sam Wines and Waker Kar Zimmerman.
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Sebastian Leggett is the only player to have been called up to each USMNT camp in 2020 and has the opportunity to play in all four matches this year. Lelej scored his third international goal in a 6-2 win over Panama on November 16 in Winter Newstad, Austria.
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With 33 caps, Paul Ariola is the most senior player on the roster. The 25-year-old winger suffered a torn right ACL during a preseason with DC United in February, but returned to play in the club’s final match of the MLS regular season on November 8 against Montreal Impact.
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Having the second highest caps on the roster, 25-year-old midfielder Kelin Acosta has returned to USMNT for the first time since January 2019. Acosta has 23 appearances and two goals for the senior team and was part of the 2017 CONCACAF Gold Cup winners. Side.
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The year 2020 MLS Defender of the Year, Nashville SC Center’s previous Wal-Walker Zimmerman team tops the MLS Best XI’s three-choice list. He joins the Philadelphia Union duo of midfielder Brendon Aronson and defender Mark McKenzie.
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Aronson will attend his last USMNT camp in January before joining the Red Bull Salzburg on the side of the Rian Strian Bundesliga.
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Ary Orlando City SCA ran a breakout campaign this year on the pair of Daryl Dyke and Chris Mueller. In his third MLS season, Mલેller scored 10 goals and seven assists in 22 games, while the colored dyke scored eight goals and four assists in 17 competitions.
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Aronson and Dyke were both finalists for the 2020 MLS Young Player of the Year award.
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For the first time, USMNT Aquino was also on the roster of the original Injury-20-20 World Cup when the injury ruled him out of the tournament. The 20-year-old striker had a breakout season for Toronto FC, scoring nine goals in 15 games.
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A total of 19 players were part of the US Soccer Development Academy.
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The U.S. of this cycle. After leading the Under-23 team regularly, George Mihailovic, U.S.M.N.T. The first-timer was part of the 2015 Under-17/18 Championship winning team for the Chicago Fire with Mauricio Pineda.
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Colorado Rapids midfielder Kallin Acosta won the Development Academy’s Central Conference Conference Player of the Year award for leading the club to the 2011-12 championship match where they played at the BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.
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Summons from Dos Santos and fellow goalkeeper David Ochoa mean that 13 players in the USA squad for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup have received a USMNT call-up under Greg Berhalter.
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After just completing his second MLS season, FC Cincinnati midfielder Frankie Amaya joined the U.S. team that won the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship to qualify for the 2019 FIFA Under-20 World Cup.
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Playing his third MLS season, midfielder Cole Bassett shone for the Colorado Rapids, scoring five goals and five assists in 14 games to help the club earn a postseason berth.
