Mauricio Pochettino will have three less names to call on for the U.S. men’s national team’s upcoming pair of home friendlies. F
Forward Jesús Ferreira and defenders Jalen Neal and John Tolkin have departed training camp in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. Soccer announced Wednesday. Ferreira has been ruled out due to fitness issues while Neal is dealing with a minor injury issue and Tolkin has left due to personal reasons.
A decision on whether to bring replacements into the squad will be made in the coming days.
The USMNT will host Venezuela in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday before closing out their two-match window on Jan. 23 against Costa Rica in Orlando.
It is the first USMNT camp of the Pochettino-era. Many of these players will be aiming to be part of the USMNT’s plans for competitions later this year, as well as the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Here is a look at the updated USMNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS: Drake Callender (Inter Miami CF; 0/0), Matt Freese (New York City FC; 0/0), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; 29/0)
DEFENDERS: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 0/0), George Campbell (CF Montréal; 0/0), DeJuan Jones (Columbus Crew; 8/0), Shaq Moore (FC Dallas; 19/1), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 66/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 30/3), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 41/3)
MIDFIELDERS: Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; 1/0), Emeka Eneli (Real Salt Lake; 0/0), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; 1/0), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; 1/0)
FORWARDS: Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC; 0/0), Caden Clark (CF Montréal; 0/0), Brian Gutiérrez (Chicago Fire FC; 0/0), Matko Miljevic (Huracán/ARG; 0/0), Indiana Vassilev (St. Louis CITY SC; 0/0), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps FC; 1/0)
