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Concacaf released the 60-player preliminary rosters for the Nations League finals, which will take place March 20 and 23 in Inglewood, California.
The four teams must submit to Concacaf a final 23-player roster no later than March 10.
The USA, which will face Panama in the semifinals, included 19 players who went to the 2022 World Cup and 10 others who have yet to earn a senior cap.
The uncapped players include German-Americans Noahkai Banks and Damion Downs (photo). Banks is one of four teenagers along with Diego Kochen, Cole Campbell and Benjamin Cremaschi.
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Injuries have kept the PSV trio of Sergino Dest, Ricardo Pepi and Malik Tillman off the list. Teammate Richard Ledezma, who has enjoyed a breakout season at right back, was not included in the USA’s preliminary squad.
U.S. preliminary roster:
Goalkeepers: Matt Turner (49), Zack Steffen (30), Ethan Horvath (10), Patrick Schulte (3), Drake Callender (0), Matt Freese (0), Diego Kochen (0).
Defenders: Tim Ream (67), Antonee Robinson (50), Walker Zimmerman (44), Miles Robinson (32), Chris Richards (23), Shaq Moore (21), Joe Scally (19), Cameron Carter-Vickers (18), Mark McKenzie (17), DeJuan Jones (10), John Tolkin (4), Auston Trusty (4), Max Arfsten (2), George Campbell (1), Marlon Fossey (1), Noahkai Banks (0), Nathan Harriel (0), Jackson Ragen (0).
Midfielders: Weston McKennie (58), Brenden Aaronson (47), Yunus Musah (45), Tyler Adams (42), Gio Reyna (31), Luca De La Torre (24), Johnny Cardoso (18), Gianluca Busio (17), Djordje Mihailovic (11), Aidan Morris (9), Tanner Tessmann (6),Benjamin Cremaschi (3), Diego Luna (3), Jack McGlynn (3), Caden Clark (2), Emeka Eneli (2), Brian Gutierrez (2), Matko Miljevic (2), Indiana Vassilev (2), Paxten Aaronson (1), Timothy Tillman (1), Maximilian Dietz (0).
Forwards: Christian Pulisic (78), Jordan Morris (55), Tim Weah (42), Josh Sargent (27), Jesus Ferreira (23), Cade Cowell (11), Brandon Vazquez (11), Alex Zendejas (11), Brian White (3), Patrick Agyemang (2), Cole Campbell (0), Damion Downs (0), Griffin Yow (0).
Note: In parentheses are caps.
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