Due to the young United States International team’s progress in the Confederation’s Cup, they are finally ranked in the top fifteen best international teams, and also a team to watch. The world cup is showing up sooner than you’d think, and the United States is looking good. The United States is currently ranked 11th out of every country attempting to qualify for the World Cup! They’ll easily qualify into the World Cup as they’re playing terrifically in the North/Central America Qualifying Pool, since the United States’ is tied with Honduras for first place in the pool.
The United State’s team is led by their captain Carlos Bocanegra, and other grizzled veterans such as Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, and Tim Howard. Carlos Bocanegra is a staple in the heart of the American defense. He plays center defender, and plays it very well. Landon Donovan plays forward and sometimes midfield, Donovan is the leading scorer for the United States having scored currently 41 international goals. Clint Dempsey is a good counterpart for Landon Donovan on the U.S. team; he is a rising star who is gaining popularity up at the striker position. Tim Howard is arguably one of the best international goal keepers. Howard won the Golden Glove Award for best keeper in the Confederation’s Cup making 8 saves in a shut-out win in the semi-final against the number one team in the Confederation’s Cup, Spain, and on top of that, he made many other saves against other opponents. There is a bright future ahead for U.S. soccer in that we have one of the best young players in the world. Jozy Altidore is an amazing 19 year old forward, and we also have the young 20 year old Freddy Adu also playing forward. Other talented young players include defenders, Jonathan Spector and Jonathan Bornstein, and midfielders Benny Feilhaber, and DaMarcus Beasley.
U.S. Soccer Roster (Game day 18 man roster)
No. Pos. Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club
1 GK
Tim Howard
March 6, 1979 (age 30) 46 0 Everton
2 DF
Jonathan Spector
March 1, 1986 (age 23) 20 0 West Ham United
3 DF
Carlos Bocanegra
May 25, 1979 (age 30) 72 11 Rennes
4 MF
Michael Bradley
July 31, 1987 (age 22) 36 6 Borussia Mönchengladbach
5 DF
Oguchi Onyewu
May 13, 1982 (age 27) 49 5 Milan
6 DF
Steve Cherundolo
February 19, 1979 (age 30) 54 2 Hannover 96
7 MF
Stuart Holden
August 1, 1985 (age 24) 8 2 Houston Dynamo
8 MF
Clint Dempsey
March 9, 1983 (age 26) 59 17 Fulham
9 FW
Charlie Davies
June 25, 1986 (age 23) 16 4 Sochaux
10 FW
Landon Donovan
March 4, 1982 (age 27) 118 41 Los Angeles Galaxy
11 FW
Brian Ching
May 24, 1978 (age 31) 43 10 Houston Dynamo
12 DF
Jonathan Bornstein
November 7, 1984 (age 24) 22 1 Chivas USA
13 MF
Ricardo Clark
February 10, 1983 (age 26) 25 2 Houston Dynamo
14 MF
José Francisco Torres
October 29, 1987 (age 21) 6 0 Pachuca
15 DF
Chad Marshall
August 22, 1984 (age 25) 10 1 Columbus Crew
16 MF
Benny Feilhaber
January 19, 1985 (age 24) 26 2 AGF
17 FW
Jozy Altidore
November 6, 1989 (age 19) 19 8 Hull City[25]
18 GK
Brad Guzan
September 9, 1984 (age 25) 13 0 Aston Villa
U.S. Soccer Roster (Recent call-ups and reserves)
Player DoB (Age) Caps Goals Club Most Recent Call-Up
Goalkeepers
Marcus Hahnemann
June 15, 1972 (age 37) 6 0 Wolverhampton Wanderers
v. El Salvador; March 28, 2009
Luis Robles
May 11, 1984 (age 25) 1 0 Kaiserslautern
v. Honduras; July 23, 2009
Jon Busch
August 18, 1976 (age 33) 1 0 Chicago Fire
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Troy Perkins
July 20, 1981 (age 28) 6 0 Vålerenga
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Defenders
Frankie Hejduk
August 5, 1974 (age 35) 84 7 Columbus Crew
v. Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009
Danny Califf
March 17, 1980 (age 29) 23 1 Midtjylland
v. Brazil; June 28, 2009
Marvell Wynne
May 8, 1986 (age 23) 3 0 Toronto FC
v. Brazil; June 28, 2009
Jimmy Conrad
February 12, 1977 (age 32) 26 1 Kansas City Wizards
v. Panama; July 18, 2009
Clarence Goodson
May 17, 1982 (age 27) 6 1 Start
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Jay Heaps
August 2, 1976 (age 33) 4 0 New England Revolution
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Michael Parkhurst
January 24, 1984 (age 25) 8 0 Nordsjælland
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Heath Pearce
August 13, 1984 (age 25) 28 0 Unattached v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Jay DeMerit
December 4, 1979 (age 29) 16 0 Watford
v. Mexico; August 12, 2009
Midfielders
Maurice Edu
April 18, 1986 (age 23) 11 0 Rangers
v. Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009
Pablo Mastroeni
December 26, 1976 (age 32) 65 0 Colorado Rapids
v. Honduras; June 6, 2009
DaMarcus Beasley
May 24, 1982 (age 27) 89 17 Rangers
v. Brazil; June 28, 2009
Sacha Kljestan
September 9, 1985 (age 24) 20 3 Chivas USA
v. Brazil; June 28, 2009
Freddy Adu
June 2, 1989 (age 20) 15 2 Belenenses[26]
v. Honduras; July 8, 2009
Colin Clark
April 11, 1984 (age 25) 1 0 Colorado Rapids
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Sam Cronin
December 12, 1986 (age 22) 2 0 Toronto FC
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Brad Evans
April 20, 1985 (age 24) 3 0 Seattle Sounders FC
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Logan Pause
August 22, 1981 (age 28) 5 0 Chicago Fire
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Kyle Beckerman
April 23, 1982 (age 27) 10 1 Real Salt Lake
v. El Salvador; September 5, 2009
Robbie Rogers
May 12, 1987 (age 22) 6 1 Columbus Crew
v. El Salvador; September 5, 2009
Forwards
Eddie Johnson
March 31, 1984 (age 25) 37 12 Fulham
v. Trinidad and Tobago; April 1, 2009
Conor Casey
July 25, 1981 (age 28) 14 0 Colorado Rapids
v. Brazil; June 28, 2009
Davy Arnaud
June 22, 1980 (age 29) 7 1 Kansas City Wizards
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Kenny Cooper
October 21, 1984 (age 24) 9 4 1860 Munich
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Santino Quaranta
October 14, 1984 (age 24) 15 1 D.C. United
v. Mexico; July 26, 2009
Source: www.ussoccer.com
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