[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