FIFA World Cup
U.S. National Soccer Team Roster for the El Salvador and T&T World Cup 2010 Qualifiers
[digg=http://digg.com/soccer/U_S_Soccer_Team_for_the_El_Salvador_and_T_T_Qualifiers]U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a 22 player roster for the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers against El Salvador and Trinidad & Tobago. The roster features 5 current MLS players.
The U.S. first faces El Salvador away at Estadio Cuscatlán on March 28 at 7 p.m. MT. Four days later, Team USA travels to Nashville, Tennessee to host T&T to LP Field at 6:45 PT CT.
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Hometown | Club | Caps/Goals |
| Adu, Freddy | M | 5-8 | 140 | 06/02/89 | Potomac, Md. | AS Monaco (France) | 12/1 |
| Altidore, Jozy | F | 6-1 | 175 | 11/06/89 | Boca Raton, Fla. | Xerex C.D. (Spain) | 7/2 |
| Beasley, DaMarcus | M | 5-8 | 145 | 05/24/82 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | 83/17 |
| Bocanegra, Carlos | D | 6-0 | 170 | 05/25/79 | Alta Loma, Calif. | Stade Rennais (France) | 63/10 |
| Bradley, Michael | M | 6-2 | 175 | 07/31/87 | Manhattan Beach, Calif. | Borussia Mönchengladbach (German) | 26/5 |
| Califf, Danny | D | 6-1 | 175 | 03/17/80 | Orange, Calif. | FC Midtjylland (Denmark) | 22/1 |
| Ching, Brian | F | 6-1 | 195 | 05/24/78 | Haleiwa, Hawaii | Houston Dynamo | 34/9 |
| DeMerit, Jay | D | 6-0 | 185 | 12/04/79 | Green Bay, Wis. | Watford (England) | 9/0 |
| Dempsey, Clint | F | 6-1 | 170 | 03/09/83 | Nacogdoches, Texas | Fulham FC (England) | 47/13 |
| Donovan, Landon | F | 5-8 | 150 | 03/04/82 | Redlands, Calif. | Los Angeles Galaxy | 106/37 |
| Edu, Maurice | M | 6-0 | 170 | 04/18/86 | Fontana, Calif. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) | 10/0 |
| Guzan, Brad | GK | 6-4 | 210 | 09/09/84 | Homer Glen, Ill. | Aston Villa (England) | 11/0 |
| Hahnemann, Marcus | GK | 6-3 | 220 | 06/15/72 | Seattle, Wash. | Reading FC (England) | 6/0 |
| Hejduk, Frankie | D | 5-8 | 155 | 08/05/74 | Cardiff, Calif. | Columbus Crew | 82/6 |
| Howard, Tim | GK | 6-3 | 210 | 03/06/79 | North Brunswick, N.J. | Everton FC (England) | 36/0 |
| Johnson, Eddie | F | 6-0 | 180 | 03/31/84 | Palm Coast, Fla. | Cardiff City (Wales) | 37/12 |
| Kljestan, Sacha | M | 6-1 | 150 | 09/09/85 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Chivas USA | 14/3 |
| Mastroeni, Pablo | M | 5-10 | 170 | 08/26/76 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Colorado Rapids | 62/0 |
| Onyewu, Oguchi | D | 6-4 | 210 | 05/13/82 | Olney, Md. | Standard de Liege (Belgium) | 39/5 |
| Pearce, Heath | D | 5-10 | 175 | 08/13/84 | Modesto, Calif. | Hansa Rostock (Germany) | 22/0 |
| Spector, Jonathan | D | 6-0 | 180 | 03/01/86 | Arlington Heights, Ill. | West Ham United (England) | 12/0 |
| Torres, José Francisco | M | 5-7 | 135 | 10/29/87 | Longview, Texas | Pachuca (Mexico) | 2/0 |
ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 4/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 8/6 SO), Marcus Hahnemann (Reading: 1/1 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 17/2), Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland: 3/0), Jay DeMerit (Watford: 1/0), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew: 15/1), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege: 13/1), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock: 8/0), Jonathan Spector (West Ham United: 2/1)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (AS Monaco: 5/1), DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers: 22/6), Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach: 7/4), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers: 3/0), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA: 7/0), Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids: 12/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 2/0)
FORWARDS (5): Jozy Altidore (Xerez C.D.: 4/1), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 13/6), Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC: 13/4), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 26/9), Eddie Johnson (Cardiff City: 9/8)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals
