US men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino selected a group comprised primarily of MLS players for the annual January camp, including nearly a dozen players who could make their international debuts within a year. crucial for the team.
While Charlotte FC’s Tim Ream and Nashville SC’s Walker Zimmerman are among the experienced players on the roster, only six of the 24 players in camp have double-digit appearances. Six members of the U-23 team that reached the quarterfinals of last summer’s Olympic Games made the cut, including goalkeeper Patrick Schulte and 2024 MLS Cup finalist John Tolkin. Schulte’s name stands out among the group as the USMNT’s starting position is an area of focus as Pochettino takes the reins, even if previous first choice Matt Turner has held on to the job in the early months of the new man’s tenure. coach.
Like his predecessors, Pochettino will use the January camp as an opportunity to work with American talent performing well in MLS, many of whom are still in their offseasons and available to participate in a camp that falls outside of FIFA windows. The group includes Brian White of the Vancouver Whitecaps, who has an international presence with the national team and was the highest-scoring American in MLS last season with 16 goals. In addition, 10 players could earn their first cap by the end of the month, a list that includes Miami-born forward Matko Miljevic, who is eligible to represent the United States, Argentina, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
The USMNT camp will begin Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and will last two weeks, concluding with a game at Chase Stadium against Venezuela on Jan. 18 and a game against Costa Rica on Jan. 22 at Inter&Co Stadium in Orlando.
See the full list below.
USMNT January Camp Roster
GOALKEEPERS (4): Drake Callender (Inter Miami), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids)
DEFENDERS (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), George Campbell (CF Montreal), DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew), Shaq Moore (FC Dallas), Jalen Neal (CF Montreal), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC)
MIDFIELDERS (4): Benjamín Cremaschi (Inter Miami), Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union)
FORWARDS (7): Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC), Caden Clark (CF Montreal), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas), Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire), Matko Miljevic (Non-attached), Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis City), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps)
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