"Kendall SC Players on U20 USMNT Copa Chivas Roster"
THREE KENDALL SC MEMBERS ON U20 US MNT COPA CHIVAS ROSTER Franklin Blaise, Cristian Gonzalez and Pablo Punyed Will Travel to International Tournament in Mexico
CHICAGO (Jan. 22, 2008) - U.S. Under-20 Mens National Team head coach Thomas Rongen has finalized his 20-player roster that will travel to the Copa Chivas Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico from Jan. 24-Feb. 2. Among the selections are three Kendall SC members that play on the Miami FC Kendall USSF Development Academy U18 team - Franklin Blaise, Cristian Gonzalez and Pablo Punyed.
After naming 16 players to his initial roster, Rongen reconfigured his roster following the Major League Soccer draft. He also allowed midfielder Bryan Arguez to continue finalizing his transfer to Hertha Berlin in Germany. In all, eight new players were chosen to make the trip to Mexico.
The U.S. will kick off the tournament against America on Saturday, Jan. 26. The following matches in group play will be against Tecos (Jan. 27), Locomotiv de Moscu (Jan. 28), Estudiantes de la Plata (Jan. 29) and Santos (Jan. 30). If the U.S. advances they could move on to the quarterfinals (Jan. 31), semifinals (Feb. 1) or even the final (Feb. 2).
U.S. U-20 MNT Roster
Player
Pos.
Ht.
Birth Date
Hometown
Club
Altimirano, Jose
M
5'4''
07/17/91
San Diego, Calif.
Del Mar Sharks
Agbossoumonde, Gale
D
6'2"
11/17/91
Syracuse, N.Y.
IMG Soccer Academy
Bimbaum, Steven
M
6'5"
01/23/91
Irvine, Calif.
Pateadores
Blaise, Franklin
D
5' 9"
04/12/90
Miami, Fla.
Kendall SC
Bowen, Tristan
F
5'11"
1/30/91
Van Nuys, Calif.
LA Galaxy
DelPiccolo, Paolo
D
6'0"
05/28/91
Lakewood, Colo.
Colorado Rush
Flores, Jorge
F
5' 11"
09/16/89
Anaheim, Calif.
Chivas USA (MLS)
Garcia, Felix
F
6' 1"
07/30/90
Laredo, Texas
Laredo Heat
Gonzalez, Cristian
F
5' 10"
12/11/90
Miami, Fla.
Kendall SC
Hamid, Abdul
GK
6' 3"
11/25/90
Annandale, Va.
Mclean FC
Lambo, Joshua
GK
6' 0"
11/19/90
Middleton, Wisc.
Chicago Magic
Lubahn, Andrew
M
5'11"
09/10/91
Erie, Pa.
Freidel Academy
McLoughlin, Ellis
F
5' 10"
07/08/90
Seattle, Wash.
University of Washington
Millington, Nicholas
D
5' 8"
08/09/91
Raleigh, N.C.
CASL
Nimo, Alex
F
5'6"
03/21/90
Portland, Ore.
Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Okugo, Amobi
M
5' 11"
03/13/91
Sacramento, Calif.
San Juan Lightning Crew
Punyed, Pablo
M
5' 8"
04/18/90
Miami, Fla.
Kendall SC
Williams, Sheanon
D
5' 11"
03/17/90
Boston, Mass.
University of North Carolina
Uy, Matthew
D
5' 9"
08/09/91
New Hyde Park, N.Y.
BW Gottschee
Valentin, Zarek
D
5'9"
08/06/91
Lancaster, Pa.
IMG Soccer Academy
U.S. U-20 MNT Schedule - Copa Chivas Saturday, January 26 vs. America Sunday, January 27 vs. Tecos Monday, January 28 vs. Locomotiv de Moscu Tuesday, January 29 vs. Estudiantes de la Plata Wednesday, January 30 vs. Santos Thursday, January 31 Quarterfinals Friday, February 1 Semifinals Saturday, February 2 Final
