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Zips' Lewis Named to U.S. U-20 Men's National Team Roster
December 08 | Men's Soccer
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USMNT U-20 INTERNATIONAL CAMP RELEASE
CHICAGO, Ill. - University of Akron men's soccer freshman Jonathan Lewis (Plantation, Fla.) was among 20 players named by United States Under-20 Men's National Team head coach Tab Ramos to the 20-player roster for the team's international camp, set to take place from Dec. 13-20, in San Jose, Costa Rica.
Lewis recently completed a freshman campaign in which he was named the Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year and garnered second-team All-MAC accolades after scoring a pair of goals and leading Akron in assists (12), scoring (16) and shots on goal (21), while ranking third on the team in shots (44). His 12 assists also ranked as the top mark nationally across the NCAA in Division I.
During the camp, the U-20 squad will play a pair of friendlies versus the U-20 Costa Rica team at their national training center on Dec. 17 and 19.
The camp will help prepare the squad for the 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, which will be held at the Estadio Nacional de Costa Rica in San Jose and the Estadio Ricardo Saprissa in Tibas from Feb. 17 - March 5. The CONCACAF Championship serves as the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (Georgetown; Alamo, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (7): Marcello Borges (Michigan; Kearny, N.J.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Aaron Hererra (New Mexico; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Jake Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (Syracuse; Arlington, Mass.), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; Chester, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls II; Wappingers Falls, N.Y.), Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union; Chester, Pa.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Park City, Utah), Nick Taitague (FC Richmond; Midlothian, Va.), Eryk Williamson (Maryland; Alexandria, Va.)
FORWARDS (5): Jeremy Ebobisse (Charleston Battery; Bethesda, Md.), Jonathan Lewis (Akron; Plantation, Fla.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Emmanuel Sabbi (UD Las Palmas; Libertyville, Ill.), Brandon Vazquez (Atlanta United FC; Chula Vista, Calif.)
Information compiled from U.S. Soccer
