Philadelphia Union in conjuction with U.S. Soccer has announced that homegrown defender Frankie Westfield has been selected for the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team will face Mexico on March 22 and Japan on March 24 during a training camp in L’Albir, Spain from March 17-25.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2005 are age-eligible for this fall’s FIFA U-20 World Cup, set for Sept. 27-Oct. 19 in Chile. Head coach Marko Mitrović called up 22 players- 11 born in 2005, nine born in 2006 and two born in 2007- Real Salt Lake forward Zavier Gozo and LA Galaxy forward Ruben Ramos Jr.
U.S. UNDER-20 MEN’S NATIONAL TEAM – MARCH TRAINING CAMP ROSTER
Goalkeepers (2): Julian Eyestone (Brentford/ENG; Dallas, Texas), Diego Kochen (FC Barcelona/ESP; Miramar, Fla.)
Defenders (8): Matai Akinmboni (Bournemouth/ENG; Upper Marlboro, Md.), Noahkai Banks (Augsburg/GER; Dietmannsried, Germany), Noah Cobb (Atlanta United FC; Chattanooga, Tenn.), Aiden Harangi (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER; Reston, Va.), Ethan Kohler (Werder Bremen/GER; Campbell, Calif.), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas; Fort Worth, Texas), Francis Westfield (Philadelphia Union; Philadelphia, Pa.), Joshua Wynder (Benfica/POR; Louisville, Ky.)
Midfielders (6): Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC; Dallas, Texas), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; Key Biscayne, Fla.), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew; Columbus, Ohio), Brooklyn Raines (Houston Dynamo FC; Chicago, Ill.), Pedro Soma (FC Barcelona/ESP; Coconut Creek, Fla.), Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes; Saratoga, Calif.)
Forwards (6): Luke Brennan (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Keyrol Figueroa (Liverpool/ENG; Warrington, England), Kristian Fletcher (Nottingham Forest/ENG; Bowie, Md.), Zavier Gozo (Real Salt Lake; Eagle Mountain, Utah), Ruben Ramos Jr. (Los Angeles Galaxy; La Puente, Calif.), Marcos Zambrano (Vitoria Guimaraes/POR; Gladwyne, Pa.) WO
