U.S. SOCCER: Schmid calls up 18 players for U-20 qualifying

United States U-20 men's national team head coach Sigi Schmid announced the 18-man roster that will represent the U.S. at the CONCACAF Group A Qualifying Tournament at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif., Jan. 12-16.á

Of the 18 players on the qualifying roster, 13 are in college, and five are professionals, four of which play in Major League Soccer — Freddy Adu (D.C United), Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Gaven (MetroStars) and Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew). The fifth is first-choice goalkeeper Quentin Westberg, who plays for the Troyes ''B'' team in the French Fifth Division.

Of the 13 college players, four played at Schmid's former school, UCLA. Only five players — Westberg, Gaven, Szetela, Adu and Indiana's Jacob Peterson — played in the 2003 Under-17 World Cup. Three players — Adu, Szetela and Saint Louis University's Tim Ward — are also young enough to be eligible for the 2007 World Youth Championship.

U.S. Under-20 National Team Roster:

Goalkeepers — Andrew Kartunen (Stanford Univ.), Quentin Westberg (Troyes.FRA).

Defenders — Greg Dalby (Notre Dame Univ.), Hunter Freeman (Univ. of Virginia), Patrick Ianni (UCLA), Patrick Phelan (Wake Forest Univ.), Tim Ward (Saint Louis Univ.), Marvell Wynne (UCLA).

Midfielders — Arturo Alvarez (San Jose Earthquakes), Benny Fielhaber (UCLA), Eddie Gaven (MetroStars), Sacha Kljestan (Seton Hall Univ.), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew).

Forwards — Freddy Adu (D.C. United), Chad Barrett (UCLA), Charlie Davies (Boston College), Will John (Saint Louis Univ.), Jacob Peterson (Indiana Univ.).