USMNT Names January Camp Roster
Former Rev DeJuan Jones earns a call-up
Mauricio Pochettino has named his first January Camp roster for the United States Men’s National Team, and as usual, Major League Soccer represents a large chunk of the player pool.
Last season DeJuan Jones was representing the New England Revolution at camp but now the outside back will be representing the Columbus Crew at camp. While Jones hasn’t had as prominent of a role in Columbus, he is still a player that the USMNT wants to keep an eye on.
Patrick Agyemang, Max Arfsten, George Campbell, Emeka Eneli, Brian Gutiérrez, Matko Miljevic, and Indiana Vassilev make up a group of players who earned their first national team call-ups. Agyemang notably spent some time with USL League Two club Western Mass Pioneers while in college.
The roster is filled with experience including Tim Ream who has captained all four games for the USMNT since Poch has taken over. He is joined by fellow veterans Walker Zimmerman, Miles Robinson, Zack Steffen, Jesús Ferreira, and Shaq Moore. Robinson notably rose through the Boston Bolts academy.
DETAILED ROSTER BY POSITION (Club/Country; Caps/Goals)
GOALKEEPERS (4): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Matt Freese (New York City FC; 0/0), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; 29/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 0/0), George Campbell (CF Montréal; 0/0), DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew; 8/0), Shaq Moore (FC Dallas; 19/1), Jalen Neal (CF Montréal; 6/0), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 66/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 30/3), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; 4/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 41/3)
MIDFIELDERS (4): Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami; 1/0), Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; 1/0), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; 1/0)
FORWARDS (7): Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC; 0/0), Caden Clark (CF Montréal; 0/0), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; 23/15), Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Matko Miljevic (Unattached; 0/0), Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis CITY; 0/0), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps; 1/0)
The U.S. will play Venezuela in a friendly on Jan. 18 at Chase Stadium in Ft. Lauderdale, before heading to Orlando and participating in a friendly against Costa Rica on Jan. 22.