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USMNT Preliminary Copa América Centenario Roster includes Kitchen, Nagbe and Yedlin
May 02 | Men's Soccer
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USMNT COPA AMERICA CENTENARIO PRELIMINARY ROSTER RELEASE
CHICAGO, Ill. - A trio of former Akron men's soccer standouts in Perry Kitchen, Darlington Nagbe and DeAndre Yedlin were among those players selected for the 40-man preliminary roster for Copa América Centenario this week by United States Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.
The final 23-player roster must be submitted by May 20 with all players on the final roster coming from the preliminary list of players.
The U.S. will begin training camp May 16 in Miami, Fla., and play three matches in advance of their opener against Colombia on June 3 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif.
The U.S. will play Puerto Rico in Bayamón on Sunday, May 22 (12 p.m. ET; FS1, UniMas, UDN), in the first of three exhibition games for the U.S. heading into the Copa America Centenario in June.
Following the trip to Puerto Rico, the USA will face Ecuador on May 25 at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas (7 p.m. CT; ESPN2 and UniMas) and Bolivia on May 28 at Children's Mercy Park in Kansas City, Kansas (7 p.m. CT; FS1 and Univision networks).
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Club; WCQ Caps/Goals)
GOALKEEPERS (5): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Ethan Horvath (Molde), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (15): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Ventura Alvarado (Club America), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Monterrey), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest), Matt Miazga (Chelsea FC), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana), Tim Ream (Fulham), DeAndre Yedlin (Sunderland)
MIDFIELDERS (12): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Alejandro Bedoya (FC Nantes), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Danny Williams (Reading FC), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
FORWARDS (8): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Ethan Finlay (Columbus Crew), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (Union Berlin), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
Information compiled from U.S. Soccer
