20 Called In For U.S. U-20 Camp And Friendlies

U.S. national team head coach Thomas Rongen has called in 20 players for a training camp in Sarasota, Fla, May 23-28. The camp will feature a pair of under-20 friendlies against the Costa Rica U-20 squad. An intra-squad scrimmage on May 24 will help prepare the U.S. side for two games in three days against Costa Rica on May 25 and May 27.

The team continues to prepare for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup taking place in Egypt this September and October. The United States will play in Group C of that tournament, along with Germany, Cameroon and Korea Republic.

The squad for the friendlies is headlined by FC Dallas players with five. Chivas USA contributes two, and the Houston Dynamo and Toronto FC each add one to round out Major League Soccer's contribution.

Three players are attached to clubs outside of the United States, one is out of contract and the rest come from college ball with one exception.

Guillermo Torres, who is the younger brother of Pachuca and U.S. star Jose Torres, is still in high school in Longview, Texas.

U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team Roster (As announced May 12)

GOALKEEPERS (2): Josh Lambo (FC Dallas; Middleton, Wis.), Brian Perk (UCLA; Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6): Kyle Davies (FC Dallas; Danville, Calif.), Jorge Flores (Chivas USA; Anaheim, Calif.), Aaron Maund (University of Notre Dame; Dorchester, Mass.), Ike Opara (Wake Forest University; Durham, N.C.), Anthony Wallace (FC Dallas; St. Petersburg, Fla.), Sheanon Williams (Out of Contract; Boston, Mass.)

MIDFIELDERS (9): Danny Cruz (Houston Dynamo; Glendale, Ariz.), Dilly Duka (Rutgers University; Montville, N.J.), Jose Gonzalez (Atlante FC; Soquel, Calif.), Jared Jeffrey (Club Brugge; Richardson, Texas), Gerson Mayen (Chivas USA; Los Angeles, Calif.), Alfredo Morales (Hertha BSC Berlin; Berlin, Germany), Brian Ownby (University of Virginia; Glen Allen, Va.), Brek Shea (FC Dallas; College Station, Texas), Guillermo Torres (Longview HS; Longview, Texas)

FORWARDS (3): Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC; Richfield, Minn.), Peri Marosevic (FC Dallas; Rockford, Ill.) Tony Taylor (Jacksonville University; Jacksonville, Fla.)

Zac Lee Rigg, Goal.com