GOALKEEPERS
Tim Howard - 32 year old goalkeeper for Everton in the English Premier League. Howard was in net for all six of the U.S.'s Gold Cup games and posted 4 shutouts including 3 in a row against Guadeloupe, Jamaica and Panama before getting beaten 4 times against Mexico. Howard has been in the National Team picture since 2002 and has appeared 65 times in net for them.
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Bill Hamid - 20 year old D.C. United goalkeeper from Annandale, Virginia. Hamid came up through the D.C. United Academy and became the first player from the academy to sign with the first team. In May of 2010, Hamid became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to win a regular season game, besting a the record previously held by Tim Howard. Hamid has started 18 games for D.C. United this year posting a record of 5-4-8 with 6 shutouts. He's allowed 23 goals, just 1.35 per 90 minutes. If he gets into the match against Mexico, it will be his first career appearance with the National Team.
DEFENDERS
Carlos Bocanegra - 32 year old defender who plays for Saint-Étienne in France. Bocanegra has been the captain for the U.S. National Team since 2007 helping the U.S. to a memorable Confederations Cup win over Spain and into the Round of 16 at the 2010 World Cup. Bocanegra has 93 career appearances with the Men's National Team including 8 in 2011. He started all 6 Gold Cup matches and has 12 career goals for the United States. His last goal for the U.S. came in March of 2010 in a 2-1 loss to the Netherlands.
Edgar Castillo - 24 year old left back who plays for América in the Primera Division of the Mexican Professional football league. Castillo started his international career with Mexico appearing in 3 matches between 2007 and 2009 before making his U.S. debut in November of 2009 against Denmark. With the left back position a huge hole right now for the U.S., this is a great opportunity for Castillo to show what he can do.
Timmy Chandler - 21 year old defender born in Germany who plays for FC Nürnberg in the German Bundesliga. Chandler will not be available due to an injury.
Steve Cherundolo - 32 year old outside back who captains German side Hannover 96. Cherundolo has 72 career appearances for the U.S. National Team dating back to 1999 and has scored a pair of goals in friendlies against Germany in 2006 and South Africa in 2007. Cherundolo has appeared in 7 games for the U.S. in 2011 including 6 starts and played well in the Gold Cup before leaving the Final with an injury. A member of the last 3 U.S. World Cup rosters, he was also the captain of the 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup squad.
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Clarence Goodson - 29 year old 6'4" central defender who plays for Brøndby in Denmark. Goodson signed a 3 year deal with Brøndby in November after spending the last three seasons with IK Start in Norway. Goodson made his international debut for the U.S. in 2008 and has appeared in 24 matches while tallying 3 goals. Goodson has made 7 appearances including 6 starts for the U.S. in 2011 and scored in the U.S.'s 2-1 loss to Panama in the Gold Cup.
Zach Loyd - 24 year old defender for FC Dallas. Loyd was the 5th overall pick in the 2010 MLS SuperDraft out of North Carolina. He helped lead Dallas to the MLS Cup Final as a rookie and in his second season he has made 20 starts, scored his first MLS goal and added his first 3 assists. Loyd made his National Team debut back in January against Chile getting the start at left back. He was named the Budweiser Man of the Match in what has been his only National Team appearance. Loyd was added to the U.S. squad as a result of Timmy Chandler's injury.
Michael Orozco Fiscal - 25 year old defender who plays for San Luis in the Primera División in Mexico. Fiscal has been with San Luis since 2006 but spent the 2010 season on loan to the Philadelphia Union where he made 29 appearances and scored a pair of goals. Fiscal appeared in one game for the U.S. Senior National Team back in 2008 after playing in 7 games for the U-23 squad.
Heath Pearce - 26 year old left back for Chivas USA in Major League Soccer. Pearce began his professional career overseas in Denmark with Nordsjælland in 2005 before joining Hansa Rostock in Germany in 2007. He eventually made his way to Major League Soccer in 2009 spending two seasons with FC Dallas. Pearce was traded to Chivas USA during the offseason and has started 23 games tallying 3 assists for the Goats. Pearce was named to the 2011 MLS All Star Team and has 32 career appearances for the U.S. National Team dating back to 2005.
Tim Ream - 23 year old central defender for the New York Red Bulls. Ream has 6 career national team appearances including starts in the U.S.'s two opening matches at the Gold Cup, but he did not appear following the U.S.'s 2-1 loss to Panama in which he conceded a penalty. Ream has started 18 games for the Red Bulls this year and was named to the 2011 MLS All Star Team.
MIDFIELDERS
Kyle Beckerman - 29 year old midfielder and team captain for Real Salt Lake. The MLS veteran has been with Real Salt Lake since a midseason trade in 2007. He helped lead Salt Lake to the MLS Cup Championship in 2009 and is a 3-time MLS All Star. He made his national team debut back in 2007 and was a part of the 2009 Gold Cup Team scoring his lone international goal in the quarterfinals against Panama. He has 12 career national team appearances to this point. Beckerman has 2 goals and a career high 7 assists for Real this season.
Michael Bradley - 24 year old central midfielder for Borussia Mönchengladbach. The son of now deposed coach Bob Bradley still figures to be a big part of the National Team moving forward. Bradley has appeared for the U.S. 59 times since his debut in 2006 and played big roles in the 2009 Confederations Cup win over Spain, the 2010 World Cup (he scored the equalizer against Slovenia) and the 2011 Gold Cup (he scored his 9th career international goal against Mexico in the Final). He was loned briefly to Aston Villa last winter but made 3 total appearances for their first team and has since been returned to Borussia Mönchengladbach.
Ricardo Clark - 28 year old central midfielder for Eintracht Frankfurt. Clark made the moved to Europe after 7 seasons in Major League Soccer. He's struggled with injuries but inked a three year deal with Frankfurt in May of last year. Clark was a member of the 2010 World Cup team, but he made a critical turnover in the Round of 16 against Ghana that led to an early goal and Clark was eventually subbed off before the half. In his international career, Clark has 31 appearances and has scored a pair of goals.
Maurice Edu - 25 year old midfielder for Rangers in Scotland. Edu will miss the match with Mexico due to an injury.
Jermaine Jones - 29 year old midfielder who plays for Schalke 04 in Germany. Jones was loaned to Blackburn Rovers in January of 2011 and made 15 appearances in the English Premier League for them picking up 8 yellow cards. The German born midfielder started his international career playing for Germany, but switched allegiances joining the U.S. in 2010. Jones has made 11 career appearances for the National Team since joining and played a large role in the 2011 Gold Cup starting all 6 matches and scoring a goal off a deflection against Jamaica in the quarterfinals.
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Robbie Rogers - 24 year old outside midfielder for the Columbus Crew. Rogers has 2 goals and 3 assists in 16 starts during this, his 5th MLS season with the Crew. The University of Maryland alum appeared extensively with the U.S.'s U-20 and U-23 teams before getting his first action with the Senior National Team in 2009. Rogers has 14 career appearances with the U.S. National Team and scored a goal against Grenada in the 2009 Gold Cup. Rogers was added to the squad for his match following the injury to Maurice Edu.
Brek Shea - 21 year old midfielder for FC Dallas. Already in his 4th MLS season, Shea has broken out in 2011 with a career high 9 goals in 23 starts. Shea helped lead Dallas to the MLS Cup Final in 2010 and as a result got invited to camp with the National Team appearing in matches against Colombia and Chile. Shea was named to the MLS All Star Team for the first time this year.
Jose Torres - 23 year old midfielder for Pachuca in the Primera División of the Mexican League. Torres, like Ricardo Clark, is getting his first National Team action since the 2010 World Cup. Torres has just 11 career appearances for the U.S., but did start in the World Cup against Slovenia. Has received regular playing time with Pachuca since the 2008-2009 season tallying 3 goals in 111 regular season games.
FORWARDS
Freddy Adu - 22 year old attacking midfielder for Benfica in Portugal. Adu has been with Benfica since 2007, but has spent the majority of his time on loan, most recently getting time with Çaykur Rizespor of the Turkish Second Division. After a long absence from the National Team picture, Adu revived his international career with a terrific showing at the 2011 Gold Cup. Adu has 17 career appearances for the Senior National Team including a pair of goals after scoring 36 goals for the U.S.'s U-17, U-20 and U-23 sides.
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Juan Agudelo - 18 year old striker for the New York Red Bulls. Youthful, energetic and still a bit raw, Agudelo burst onto the National Team scene following the World Cup with a goal in his debut against South Africa in November . He followed that up with a goal against Argentina in March during a friendly and a solid performance in the 2011 Gold Cup. Has made just 10 starts for the Red Bulls this year, but has 5 goals and an assist.
DaMarcus Beasley - 29 year old left wing currently playing for Puebla in Mexico, Beasley has made the rounds following his departure from MLS in 2004. He's since played for PSV Eindhoven (Holland), Manchester City (England), Rangers (Scotland) and Hannover 96 (Germany) before joining Puebla. Beasley has more goals in the UEFA Champions League than any other American-born player. Beasley was a member of the past three U.S. World Cup teams and has 93 career appearances with 17 goals.
Edson Buddle - 30 year old striker for FC Ingolstadt 04 in Germany. Buddle exploded for 17 goals in 2010 for the L.A. Galaxy and was able to use that as a ticket to play overseas following a decade of Major League Soccer. Buddle also earned himself a spot on the 2010 World Cup team appearing as a substitute against England and Algeria. Buddle netted a pair of goals in a friendly match against Australia leading up to the World Cup and has 6 career National Team appearances.
Landon Donovan - 29 year old striker for the Los Angeles Galaxy. Donovan led the MLS in assists last year with 16 and is tied for the league lead in goals this year with 11 despite missing time for the Gold Cup. Donovan has 114 career MLS regular season goals to go along with 93 assists and is the U.S. Men's National Team's All Time Leading Scorer with 46 goals in 136 appearances. Donovan scored his first goal of 2011 against Mexico in the Gold Cup Final.
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