Steve Cherundolo calls up first U23 roster as Team USA readies for men's soccer at the 2028 Olympics

Steve Cherundolo has called up his first roster for the U.S. U-23 national team as the former USMNT legend builds his squad for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles. The training camp is set for Nov. 9-17 in Spain, where the U-23s will face Scotland on Nov. 15 and Ukraine two days later. Both matches will be played at Pinatar Arena in San Pedro del Pinatar. MORE — USMNT schedule and results Performing at camp will matter a great deal as a number of Olympic-eligible players are with the senior national team, opening up touches for this group. Eight of the players ply their trade in Europe while the other 15 are based in MLS. U23 call-ups Brooklyn Raines, Cole Campbell, Damion Downs, and Frankie Westfield suited up for the USMNT last month, while the senior team called up a number of U23-eligible players including Diego Kochen, Alex Freeman, Neil Pierre, Reed Baker-Whiting, Mathis Albert, Adri Mehmeti, Santiago Castaneda, Cavan Sullivan, Julian Hall, and Justin Ellis). U23-eligible players not called up to either roster include Chris Brady, Peyton Miller, and Zavier Gozo. U.S. U23 men’s national team roster Goalkeepers: Julian Eyestone (Rotherham United), Duran Ferree (San Diego FC), Andrew Rick (Philadelphia Union) Defenders: Luca Bombino (Stoke City), Robert Deziel Jr. (Legia Warszaw), Tate Johnson (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Ethan Kohler (New England Revolution), Drew Murray (WSG Tirol), Nolan Norris (FC Dallas), Frankie Westfield (Philadelphia Union), Joshua Wynder (New England Revolution) Midfielders : Snyder Brunell (Seattle Sounders), Matthew Corcoran (Nashville SC), Benjamin Cremaschi (Parma), Taha Habroune (Columbus Crew), Brooklyn Raines (New England Revolution), Niko Tsakiris (San Jose Earthquakes) Forwards (6): Cole Campbell (Elversberg), Damion Downs (St. Louis City), Sebastian Gomez (Seattle Sounders), Andre Gitau (Mainz), Marvin Dills (Eintracht Frankfurt), David Vazquez (San Diego FC)