Puerto Rico names roster for United States friendly

Puerto Rico head coach Jack Stefanowski named a 21-man squad to face the United States men's national team on May 22nd in Bayamon, Puerto Rico at the Juan Ramon Loubriel Stadium (via Soccer by Ives):

Goalkeepers (3): Matthew Sanchez (Loyola Greyhounds), Jose Arroyo (Penn State Abington), Bryant Velázquez (Western Nebraska Community College)

Defenders (4): Emmanuel D’Andrea (Sevilla C), Juan Velez (Criollos de Caguas FC), Elliot Velez (Criollos de Caguas FC), Alexis Rivera (Bayamon FC)

Midfielders (10): Jeremy Hall (Tampa Bay Rowdies), Manolo Sanchez (San Antonio FC), Juan Coca (Kultsu FC), Michael Fernandez (Bayamon FC), Samuel Soto (Bayamon FC), Marcos Martinez (Club Atletico Fajardo), Darren Rios (Florida International Panthers), David Caban (Unattached), Christopher Clark (Albany Great Danes), Christian Abreu (Guayanilla Pumas)

Forwards (4): Joseph Marrero (Puerto Rico FC), Jorge Rivera (Puerto Rico FC), Olvin Ortiz (Club Atletico Fajardo), Luiz Betancur (Florida International Panthers)

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Puerto Rico's roster features six players plying their trade at American colleges, San Antonio FC midfielder Manolo Sanchez, and Tampa Bay Rowdies midfielder Jeremy Hall.

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Jurgen Klinsmann called in a roster comprised of players plying their trade abroad. The roster features five players making their first appearances in a USMNT camp: Pual Arriola, Amando Moreno, Fabrice Picault, Caleb Stanko, and Zack Steffen.

The match kicks off the warm up tour leading into the Copa America Centenario. Prior to the historic tournament, the USMNT will face Ecuador in Frisco, Texas and Bolivia in Kansas City, Kansas.

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U.S. roster for the friendly:

GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Zack Steffen (SC Freiburg)

DEFENDERS (7): John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest), Matt Miazga (Chelsea), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana), Tim Ream (Fulham), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Monchengladbach), Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Caleb Stanko (SC Freiburg), Danny Williams (Reading)

FORWARDS (5): Paul Arriola (Club Tijuana), Julian Green (Bayern Munich), Fabrice Picault (FC St. Pauli), Amando Moreno (Club Tijuana), Bobby Wood (Hamburg)