YOUTH: Schmid names 24-player roster for U-20 match against Canada

U.S. Under-20 national team head coach Sigi Schmid named a 24-man roster to face the Canada U-20 national team May 18 at the National Sports Center in Blaine, Minn.

Eight professional players -û seven from clubs in Major League Soccer and one from Europe -û will join the 16 college and high school players currently in camp at The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif.

The only player missing from the squad that won the CONCACAF qualifying tournament in January is FC Dallas winger Arturo Alvarez.

All 24 players will arrive in Minnesota on Sunday, May 15, and will train the following two days before their match on Wednesday. After the match, the professionals will rejoin their club teams, while the remaining players will travel back to Carson.

U.S. Under-20 National Team Roster:

Goalkeepers — Justin Hughes (Univ. of North Carolina), Andrew Kartunen (Stanford Univ.), Quentin Westberg (Troyes/FRA).

Defenders — Hunter Freeman (Colorado Rapids), Sam Franklin (Cal State Northridge), Patrick Ianni (UCLA), Patrick Phelan (Wake Forest Univ.), Nathan Sturgis (Clemson Univ.), Tim Ward (MetroStars), Marvell Wynne (UCLA).

Midfielders — Greg Dalby (Notre Dame Univ.), Benny Feilhaber (UCLA), Eddie Gaven (MetroStars), Will John (Chicago Fire), Sacha Kljestan (Seton Hall Univ.), Lee Nguyen (Dallas Texans), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew).

Forwards — Freddy Adu (D.C. United), Chad Barrett (Chicago Fire), Charlie Davies (Boston College), Brad Evans (UC Irvine), Michael Harrington (Univ. of North Carolina), Jacob Peterson (Indiana Univ.), Robbie Rogers (no club).