US Under-20 national team head coach Tab Ramos has called seven players under contract with MLS to his 22-man roster for the upcoming Four Nations Tournament set to take place in Manchester, England.
Orlando City SC defender Tommy Redding, Philadelphia Union Homegrown players Derrick Jones and Auston Trusty, Real Salt Lake midfielder Danny Acosta, on-loan RSL forward Sebastian Saucedo, Seattle Sounders forward Victor Mansaray and incoming Generation Adidas forward Jeremy Ebobisse were all named to the squad. Additionally, LA Galaxy II defender Hugo Arellano was called to the roster.
The US will begin tournament play on Oct. 5 against Germany before taking on the Netherlands on Oct. 7 and hosts England on Oct. 10.
The tournament will serve as preparation for the 2017 Under-20 World Cup, which the US will attempt to qualify for at the CONCACAF U-20 Championships in February. The competition will also mark the return of Arsenal midfielder Gedion Zelalem and Tottenham defender Cameron Carter-Vickers to the U-20s for the first time since the 2015 U-20 World Cup.
Full US Under-20 roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (University of California; Newport Beach, Calif.), Justin Vom Steeg (Fortuna Dusseldorf; Santa Barbara, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (8): Hugo Arellano (LA Galaxy II; Norwalk, Calif.), Marcello Borges (Michigan; Kearny, N.J.), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur; Westcliff-on-Sea, England), Marlon Fossey (Fulham; Surbiton, England), Tommy Redding (Orlando City SC; Oviedo, Fla.), Miles Robinson (Syracuse; Arlington, Mass.), Toni Suddoth (VfB Stuttgart), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia Union; Media, Pa.)
MIDFIELDERS (7):Danny Acosta (Real Salt Lake; Salt Lake City, Utah), Luca De La Torre (Fulham; San Diego, Calif.), Derrick Jones (Philadelphia Union), Brooks Lennon (Liverpool., Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Weston McKinnie (Schalke 04; Little Elm, Texas), Jonathan Suarez (Queretaro; Orange County, Calif.), Gedion Zelalem (Arsenal; Bethesda, Md.)
FORWARDS (5):Jeremy Ebobisse (MLS signee, on-loan to Charleston Battery; Bethesda, Md.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Emmanuel Sabbi (UD Las Palmas; Libertyville, Ill.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake, on loan to Veracruz; Park City, Utah), Isaiah Young (PDA; Berlin, N.J.)
