Two players with ties to Atlanta, Atlanta United fullback Greg Garza and Lawrenceville’s Walker Zimmerman, were among those selected for the U.S. men’s national soccer team that will face Serbia on Jan. 29 in San Diego, and Jamaica on Feb. 3 in Chattanooga.
Zimmerman is centerhalf for Dallas. Garza has said one of the reasons he agreed to a transfer from Tijuana in Mexico’s first division to Atlanta United and MLS was to possibly improve his chance to play for the U.S. men’s national team. The 25-year-old has made nine appearances for the team.
The U.S. team is coached by Bruce Arena. It has been training in Carson, Calif.
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), Luis Robles (New York Red Bulls)
DEFENDERS (8): DaMarcus Beasley (Unattached),Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Greg Garza (Atlanta United FC), Chad Marshall (Seattle Sounders FC), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna, MEX), Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Sporting Kansas City), Jermaine Jones (LA Galaxy), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Chris Pontius (Philadelphia Union)
FORWARDS (3): Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution), Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)
