U.S. Under-20 Men's Team
Tab Ramos Cuts 15, Settles On 20-Man U-20 Roster
With World Cup qualification on the line, United States U-20 coach Tab Ramos selected the 20 players who will travel to Jamaica and try to secure passage to the tournament in New Zealand.
BY
John Godfrey and Brian Sciaretta
Posted
January 05, 2015
11:26 AM
LAST MONTH TAB RAMOS NAMED 35 players to his provisional roster for the upcoming CONCACAF U-20 Championship—and that was the easy part. Today he had to cut that roster down to 20 players, and that task proved to be quite a challenge.
"Selecting the final 20 players was extremely difficult," said Ramos. "This is a group that has a lot of depth. It's a group that has gotten good results throughout the last 12 to 14 months, regardless of the players we've had in. A lot of players have made a good case for being on the team, but in the end, unfortunately, you can only take so many (players). I am very happy with the group we've selected.
"Overall, this is a group made up mostly with professional players, and that's a strength. These are players who are completely dedicated to the sport; players who 100 percent of the time prepare to do well, to get better, and be on the national team."
Here's the roster for the tournament, which will run from January 9-24 in Jamaica and determine whether the U.S. qualifies for this summer's U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. All five matches will be broadcast on Fox Sports 2.
January 05, 2015
11:26 AM
GOALKEEPERS
Ethan Horvath (Molde FK), Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg)DEFENDERS
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur), Conor Donovan (N.C. State), Matt Miazga (New York Red Bulls), Shaquell Moore (Unattached), John Requejo (Club Tijuana), Tyler Turner (Orlando City)MIDFIELDERS
Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Fernando Arce (Club Tijuana), Russell Canouse (TSG 1899 Hoffenheim), Junior Flores (Borussia Dortmund), Romain Gall (Columbus Crew), Lynden Gooch (Sunderland), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham)FORWARDS
Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Bradford Jamieson IV (LA Galaxy), Amando Moreno (Club Tijuana), Ben Spencer (Molde FK), Tommy Thompson (San Jose Earthquakes)