U.S. U-23 Team
U.S. Soccer Names 21 U-23 Players to Face Brazil
While most American soccer fans will be checking in on the full national team's October 10 match with Ecuador, an American U-23 team will be facing of with Brazil's U-23 squad in Brasilia.
BY
Brian Sciaretta
Posted
October 05, 2014
2:55 PM
THE UNITED STATES UNDER-23 will meet during this international break for an October 13 friendly against Brazil’s U-23 team in Brasilia.
It is the third time this team has assembled this year as it prepares for qualifying for the 2016 Olympics. Historically, the CONCACAF Olympic qualifying tournament takes place in the spring of the Olympic year although no tournament has been finalized this cycle.
The roster features four players who were called into the full U.S. national team for September’s friendly against Czech Republic: Rubio Rubin, Emerson Hyndman, Cody Cropper, and Jordan Morris. Of all the players on the roster, only Hyndman has been capped by the full national team.
The roster also includes seven players who were on the 2013 U-20 World Cup team—Cropper, Eric Miller, Juan Pablo Ocegueda, Oscar Sorto, Benji Joya, Alonso Hernandez, and Mario Rodriguez.
October 05, 2014
2:55 PM
GOALKEEPERS (2)
Charlie Horton (Cardiff City; Cleveland, Ohio), Cody Cropper (Southampton; Maple Grove, Minn.)DEFENDERS (8)
Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur; Westcliff on Sea, England), Christian Dean (Vancouver Whitecaps FC; East Palo Alto, Calif.), Matthew Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Eric Miller (Montreal Impact; Woodbury, Minn.), Juan Pablo Ocegueda (Alebrijes de Oaxaca; Riverside, Calif.), William Packwood (Birmingham City; Concord, Mass.), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.)