WASHINGTON, D.C. - D.C. United midfielder Freddy Adu has been named to the 19-man roster at next week's U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team camp in Sunrise, Fla. U.S. Under-20 Head Coach Thomas Rongen selected Adu to participate in the camp, which will run from Nov. 12-16. Adu will arrive on Nov. 13 and train with the team before facing Guatemala on Nov. 15.
The match against Guatemala will be the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team's 11th match of the year. The U.S. are 4-4-2 this season, with wins over Argentina, Canada, Haiti and Wales. The U.S. is preparing for the 2007 Under-20 Final Round Qualifying Tournament, which will take place in Mexico and Panama next year. A total of eight teams - four in each group - will be looking to progress to the 2007 U-20 FIFA World Cup in Canada.
Having played in the last two FIFA World Youth Championships (now called the FIFA U-20 World Cup), Adu will be the most experience international player on the roster, though this represents only his second appearance at the U-20 level. Having just completed his third season in Major League Soccer, Adu now has 11 goals and 17 assists in his 87 career appearances with D.C. United.
Full roster listing for the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team camp in Sunrise, Fla is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Zac MacMath (St. Petersburg, Fla.), Nicholas Skverer (NEC Nijmegen)
DEFENDERS (7): Kris Banghart (N.C. Wesleyan College), Kyle Davies (Pleasanton, Calif.), Quavas Kirk (L.A. Galaxy), Nathan Sturgis (L.A. Galaxy), Neven Subotic (Mainz 05), Anthony Wallace (USF), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Freddy Adu (D.C. United), Bryan Arguez (Miami, Fla.), Miguel Gonzalez (New England Revolution), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Nico Mosquera (University of Central Florida), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew)
FORWARDS (4): Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), David Arvizu (N.Y. Red Bulls), Ellis McLoughlin (Seattle, Wash.), Johann Smith (Bolton FC)
