US Under-18 national team head coach Javier Perez has called up 20 players for a training camp in Bosnia & Herzegovina, and six MLS professionals are part of the group.
Defenders Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake) and Tommy Redding (Orlando City), midfielders Sebastian Saucedo (RSL) and Ben Swanson (Columbus Crew SC) and forwards Coy Craft (FC Dallas) and Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders, pictured above) have been selected by Perez for the camp that will run from Wednesday to May 1.
During the trip, the US U-18s will play friendlies against club side Siroki Brijeg on Saturday, followed by two games against Bosnia's U-18s on April 28 and April 30. This is the age group that will aim to qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
In addition to the six pros, an additional nine players called up to the camp come from MLS academies.
US NATIONAL TEAM U-18 ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (Irvine Strikers; Newport Beach, Calif.), Mason Stajduhar (Orlando City academy; Oviedo, Fla.)
DEFENDERS (6): Marcello Borges (New York Red Bulls academy; Kearny, N.J.), Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls academy; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Justen Glad (Real Salt Lake; Tucson, Ariz.), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire academy; Bolingbrook, Ill.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City; Oviedo, Fla.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Amir Bashti (San Jose Earthquakes academy; Cupertino, Calif.), Cameron Lindley (Chicago Fire academy; Carmel, Ind.), Emmanuel Sabbi (Chicago Magic; Libertyville, Ill.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Casa Grande, Ariz.), Ben Swanson (Columbus Crew SC; Grove City, Ohio), Jackson Yueill (Minnesota Thunder; Bloomington, Minn.), Eryk Williamson (D.C. United academy; Alexandria, Va.)
FORWARDS (5): Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal CF; Minneapolis, Minn), Coy Craft (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas), Brooks Lennon (RSL Arizona academy; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Christian Lucatero (Houston Dynamo academy; Pasadena, Texas), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders; Des Moines, Wash.)
