Three Atlanta United players called to USMNT camp

Three Atlanta United players, centerback Miles Robinson and fullbacks George Bello and Brooks Lennon, were called to the U.S. men’s national team camp Thursday.

The players will convene in Phoenix, Arizona, later this week. All of the players, including Atlanta native Sean Johnson, in the camp are based in MLS, which is in its offseason. The camp will end Jan. 21.

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The camp is the precursor to later this month when players from Europe will be called in to start preparing for three World Cup qualifying games. The team will play El Salvador on Jan. 27, Canada on Jan. 30 and Honduras on Feb. 2. The U.S. has 15 points and is second in the CONCACAF table. It trails Canada by one point and leads Mexico by one point with six games remaining. The top three nations will qualify for the World Cup in Qatar later this year.

Atlanta United is scheduled to open training camp Jan. 16.

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Robinson, 24, has 87 appearances for the Five Stripes. He twice finished top-five in MLS Defender of the Year voting in the past three seasons. He is reportedly drawing interest from clubs in Europe. He has 15 appearances with three goals scored for the U.S., including scoring the game-winning goal that clinched the Gold Cup last year.

Bello, 19, has 52 appearances for Atlanta United, mostly as a left fullback or winger. He also reportedly is drawing interest from clubs in Europe and England. He has six appearances for the U.S.

Lennon, 24, has 55 appearances for Atlanta United, mostly as a right fullback or winger. He has one appearance for the U.S. That came in last month’s friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Bello also started that game.

Roster by position (Club/Country; Caps/Goals):

Goalkeepers (3): Sean Johnson (New York City FC; 9/0), Gabriel Slonina (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Matt Turner (New England Revolution; 13/0)

Defenders (6): George Bello (Atlanta United; 6/0), DeJuan Jones (New England Revolution; 0/0), Brooks Lennon (Atlanta United; 1/0), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls; 21/3), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 15/3), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 23/2)

Midfielders (6): Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids; 45/2), Cole Bassett (Colorado Rapids; 1/1), Djordje Mihailovic (CF Montrêal; 6/1), Sebastian Lletget (New England Revolution; 33/8), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 30/0), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; 16/0)

Forwards (4): Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 42/8), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; 5/2), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 40/10), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew; 66/14)

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March 5 at Colorado, 6 p.m., BSSO/BSSE

March 13 vs. Charlotte, 4:30 p.m., FS1

March 19 vs. Montreal, 4 p.m., BSSO/BSSE

April 2 at D.C. United, 7:30 p.m., BSSO/BSSE

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