LOS ANGELES -- A trio of LA Galaxy Academy players will be joining the U.S. Under-17 team for the upcoming 4 Nations Tournament in Assen, Netherlands.
LA Galaxy II players Mauricio Cuevas and Adam Saldana, as well as Academy defender Kobe Hernandez, were named to the squad for the tournament which runs from Sept. 5 to Sept. 9. During the competition which will serve as the final tune-up for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup, the United States will face Mexico, Netherlands and Denmark
The complete roster and schedule is below:
GOALKEEPERS (3): Aaron Cervantes (Orange County Soccer Club; Chino Hills, Calif.; 3/0), Damian Las (Unattached; Norridge, Ill.; 18/0), Chituru Odunze (Leicester City/ENG; London, England; 6/0).
DEFENDERS (8): Sebastian Anderson (Colorado Rapids; Highlands Ranch, Colo.; 0/0), Adam Armour (North Carolina FC; Cary, N.C.; 16/0), George Bello (Atlanta United; Douglasville, Ga.; 6/1), Nicolas Carrera (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas; 0/0), Mauricio Cuevas (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.; 5/0), Tayvon Gray (New York City FC; Bronx, N.Y.; 15/0), Kobe Hernandez (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.; 20/2), Jonathan Tomkinson (Norwich City/ENG; Plano, Texas; 0/0).
MIDFIELDERS (5): Maximilian Dietz (Freiburg/GER; Frankfurt, Germany; 0/0), Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, Wash.; 0/0), Gilbert Fuentes (San Jose Earthquakes; Tracy, Calif.; 19/0), Bryang Kayo (D.C. United; Poolesville, Md.; 5/1), Adam Saldana (LA Galaxy; Panorama City, Calif.; 23/2).
FORWARDS (7): Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City; Greensboro, N.C.; 13/7), Andres Jasson (New York City FC; Greenwich, Conn.; 8/0), Noah Jones (RB Leipzig/GER; Berlin, Germany; 0/0), Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Seattle Sounders FC; Kent, Wash.; 21/9), Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas; 12/4), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; Bedford, N.Y.; 14/7), Griffin Yow (D.C. United; Clifton, Va.; 12/7).
USA Schedule – 4 Nations Tournament
<strong>Date</strong> |
<strong>Opponent</strong> |
<strong>Kickoff (PT)</strong> |
<strong>Venue</strong> |
<p>Sept. 5, 2019</p> |
<p>Mexico</p> |
<p>9:30 a.m.</p> |
<p>Sportpark Marsdijk</p> |
<p>Sept. 7, 2019</p> |
<p>Netherlands</p> |
<p>6 a.m.</p> |
<p>Sportpark Marsdijk</p> |
<p>Sept. 9, 2019</p> |
<p>UDenmark</p> |
<p>9:30 a.m.</p> |
<p>Sportpark Marsdijk</p> |
