U.S. U-17 World Cup roster named

This morning, United States U-17 head coach Raphael Wicky named the 21-man roster that will travel to compete in the U-17 World Cup. The U-17 World Cup will take place in Brazil from October 26th to November 18th.

The U-17s are in Group D and open up play on October 27th against Senegal. They then play Japan on October 30th and wrap up group play against the Netherlands on November 2nd. Players born after January 1, 2002 were eligible for the roster, and the roster includes 2 players born in 2003. The team hopes to improve on their quarterfinal finish in the 2017 U-17 World Cup.

The 21-man roster for the U-17 World Cup:

GOALKEEPERS (3): 21 - Aaron Cervantes (Orange County SC), 1 - Damian Las (Fulham), 12 - Chituru Odunze (Leicester City)

DEFENDERS (7): 15 - Sebastian Anderson (Colorado Rapids), 13 - Adam Armour (North Carolina FC), 3 - George Bello (Atlanta United), 4 - Nicolas Carrera (FC Dallas), 14 - Tayvon Gray (New York City FC), 5 - Kobe Hernandez-Foster (LA Galaxy), 2 - Joe Scally (New York City FC)

MIDFIELDERS (5): 18 - Maximilian Dietz (Freiburg), 17 - Ethan Dobbelaere (Seattle Sounders), 8 - Bryang Kayo (Orange County SC), 6 - Daniel Leyva (Seattle Sounders), 16 - Adam Saldana (LA Galaxy)

FORWARDS (6): 7 - Gianluca Busio (Sporting Kansas City), 20 - Andres Jasson (New York City FC), 19 - Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez (Seattle Sounders), 9 - Ricardo Pepi (FC Dallas), 10 - Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund), 11 - Griffin Yow (D.C. United)

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