Union :: National Team Call-Ups [R]

In what should be the first of many national team call-ups for Union players over the years, Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney get the initial national team call-ups (albeit for the U20 team) for Union players for the Copa Chivas tournament (USA to play Brazil and some youth teams from Mexican clubs).

http://www.ussoccer.com/News/U-20-MNT/2010/01/Rongen-Finalized-U20-MNT-Roster-for-Copa-Chivas-Tournament.aspx

CHICAGO (Jan. 18, 2010) -- U.S. U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen has finalized a 20-player roster that will travel to Guadalajara, Mexico, to compete in the 2010 Copa Chivas tournament. The team will play first round games in Group B of the tournament with Brazil, and clubs from Atlas, Pachuca, Saprissa and Tigres. The U.S. will travel to Guadalajara on Jan. 20 and return to their clubs and colleges on Jan. 31.

The roster includes four professionals, including three who were recently chosen by Major League Soccer teams in the recent MLS SuperDraft. Amobi Okugo and Jack McInerney were both first-round picks by the Philadelphia Union, while defender Zac Herold will join third-year pro Fuad Ibrahim in Toronto FC.

Rongen’s two goalkeepers include a pair of FIFA U-17 World Cup veterans in Zac MacMath, who started two games at the 2007 event in Korea Republic, and Earl Edwards, who went the distance in all four games in Nigeria 2009. Edwards, now enrolled at UCLA, will be joined by 10 of his teammates from the 2009 event in Guadalajara, including McInerney and Herold.


Roster By Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Earl Edwards (UCLA; San Diego, Calif.), Zac MacMath (Maryland; St. Petersburg, Fla.)
DEFENDERS (7): Michael Ambrose (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Bryan Gallego (NY Red Bulls; Kinnelon, N.J.), Moises Hernandez (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Zach Herold (Toronto FC; Port St. Lucie, Fla.), Perry Kitchen (Akron; Indianapolis, Ind.), Emilio Orozco (Rampage FC; Oxnard, Calif.), Eriq Zavaleta (FC Pride; Westfield, Ind.)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Marlon Duran (Latino Americano; Duncanville, Texas), Luis Gil (Pateadores; Garden Grove, Calif.), Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC; Richfield, Minn.), Carlos Martinez (Wilmington Jr.; San Pedro, Calif.), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union; Sacramento, Calif.), Nick Palodichuk (Washington Premier; Battleground, Wash.)
FORWARDS (5): Juan Agudelo (NY Red Bulls; Barneget, N.J.), Andrew Craven (First Coast Kickers; St. Simon Island, Ga.), Victor Chavez (Real So Cal; Fontana, Calif.), Stefan Jerome (West Pines United FC; Davie, Fla.), Jack McInerney (Philadelphia Union; Alpharetta, Ga.)

 

Re: USA U20 National Team Call-Ups for Okugo and McInerney for Copa Chivas Tournament

Shavar was indeed called into the Jamaica squad for its upcoming January 31 game against Canada, so he should be the first player to get a full international cap as a member of the Union.

Goalkeepers
Dwayne Miller (Harbour View)
Duwayne Kerr (Portmore United)
Andre Blake (Glenmuir High, Sporting Central)

Defenders
Jermaine Taylor (St Georges SC)
Shavar Thomas (Philadelphia Union)
Dicoy Williams (Harbour View)
Demar Stewart (Chengdu Blades)
Adrian Reid (Portmore United)
Linval Lewis (Sporting Central)
Rafe Wolfe (Ferencvaros)

Midfielders
Jason Morrison (Ferencvaros)
Richard Edwards (Harbour View)
Nicholi Findlayson (Waterhouse)
Je-Vaughn Watson (Sporting Central)
Kenardo Forbes (Waterhouse)
Lovel Palmer (Harbour View)
Keammar Daley (Tivoli Gardens)
Andre Steele (Harbour View)
Romena Bowie (Manchester High, Mike Gully FC)
Marvin Morgan (St George's College)
Ricardo Morris (St James High, Village United)

Forwards
Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids)
Luton Shelton (Valerenga, NORWAY)
Devon Hodges (Rivoli United)
Navion Boyd (Tivoli Gardens)
Christopher Waugh (Wolmer's Boys)
Allan Ottey (St James High, Village United)
Peter Keyes (Boys' Town).

 

Union National Team Call-Ups

More Union National Team Call-Ups: Moreno called up by Venezuela for February 2 friendly against Japan.

La lista de veinte convocados de Venezuela ante Japón es la siguiente:

. Porteros: Renny Vega (Caracas) y Leonardo Morales (Deportivo Anzoátegui)

. Defensas: Grenddy Perozo y Carlos Salazar (Deportivo Anzoátegui), Pablo Camacho, Giovanny Romero, Gabriel Cichero y José Manuel Rey (Caracas), Agnel Flores (Mineros) y Juan Fuenmayor (Valerenga-NOR).

. Volantes: Giácomo Di Giorgi (Deportivo Anzoátegui), Franklin Lucena, Jesús Gómez y Alejandro Guerra (Caracas), Edder Farías (Monagas) y Orlando Cordero (Mineros).

. Delanteros: Emilio Rentería (Columbus Crew, USA), Alejandro Moreno (Philadelphia Union-USA), Alexander Rondón (Deportivo Anzoátegui) y Jesús Lugo (Aragua).

http://74.125.93.132/search?q=cache:5YKvu9CUlY8J:www.laprensasa.com/2.0/3/148/526016/Deportes/Venezuela-anuncia-la-plantilla-para-el-amistoso-ante-Japon-el-proximo-2-de-febrero.html+japan,+alejandro+moreno,+football&cd=1&hl=es&ct=clnk&gl=ve

 

Union National Team Call-Ups

Thomas played the entire game at center back in Jamaica's 1-0 win oer Canada this past weekend.

Jan. 31 in Kingston
Jamaica 1 Canada 0. Goal: Shelton 68.
Jamaica -- Hodges, Miller, Marshall, Thomas, Phillips, Vernan (Forbes, 75), Taylor, Austin (Edwards, 79), Morrison (Johnson, 71), Cummings (Daley, 79), Shelton (Boyd, 71).
Canada -- Monsalve, Jazic, Jakovic, Hainault, Sidra (Edwini-Bonsu, 76), Wassey, Ribeiro (Cann, 43; Rivas, 88), Hemming, Julian de Guzman, Ademolu (Attakora, 71), Gerba.

http://www.socceramerica.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=36558

 

National Team Call-Ups

The Union's Shavar Thomas captained Jamaica on Friday night in its 2-1 loss in a friendly versus Argentina.

http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/BEENIE-ONE_7413781

Teams: Jamaica -- Dwayne Miller, Shavar Thomas, Jermaine Taylor, Adrian Reid, Lovel Palmer (Dane Richards 65th), Navion Boyd (Demar Stewart 64th), Rodolph Austin, Richard Edwards, Omar Cummings (Jason Johnson 90th), Keammar Daley (Jevaughn Watson 70th), Ryan Johnson (Devon Hodges 86th).

Subs not used: DuWayne Kerr, Dicoy Williams.

Booked: Edwards (39th), Reid (78th).

Argentina -- Nelson Ibanez, Mariano Echeverria (Matias Caruzzo 72nd), Luciano Monzon, Gabriel Mercado (Ignacio Canuto 90th), Juan Mercier, Leonel Galeano (Nicolas Gaitan 55th), Patricio Toranzo, Walter Acevedo (Jesus Mendez 61st), Martin Palermo, Federico Indua, Franco Jara (Gabriel Hauche 46th).

Subs not used: Cristian Campestrini

Booked: Mercado (60th)