Full Camp Roster Announced for Switzerland Friendly

October 9th, 2007 | by: Carter Daly |

25 Adu, Freddy M 5′8” 140 06/02/89 1/0 Potomac, Md. SL Benfica (Portugal)
7 Beasley, DaMarcus M 5′8” 145 05/24/82 70/15 Ft. Wayne, Ind. Glasgow Rangers (Scotland)
3 Bocanegra, Carlos D 6′0″ 170 05/25/79 51/7 Alta Loma, Calif. Fulham FC (England)
4 Bradley, Michael M 6′2″ 175 07/31/87 12/0 Cedar Grove, N.J. SC Heerenveen (Holland)
2 Califf, Dan D 6′1″ 175 03/17/80 16/1 Orange, Calif. Aalborg BK (Denmark)
6 Cherundolo, Steve D 5′6″ 145 02/19/79 41/1 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany)
23 DeMerit, Jay D 6′0” 185 12/04/79 6/0 Green Bay, Wis. Watford FC (England)
8 Dempsey, Clint F 6′1″ 170 03/09/83 33/8 Nacogdoches, Texas Fulham FC (England)
13 Edu, Maurice M 6′0″ 170 04/18/86 0/0 Fontana, Calif. Toronto FC (MLS)
5 Feilhaber, Benny M 5′9″ 150 01/19/85 12/2 Irvine, Calif. Derby County (England)
29 Findley, Robbie F 5′9″ 165 08/04/85 0/0 Phoenix, Ariz. Real Salt Lake (MLS)
24 Hahnemann, Marcus GK 6′3″ 220 06/15/72 6/0 Seattle, Wash. Reading FC (England)
27 Hall, Tally GK 6′4″ 205 05/12/85 0/0 Gig Harbor, Wash. Esbjerg (Denmark)
17 Lewis, Eddie M 5′10” 155 05/17/74 73/8 Cerritos, Calif. Derby County (England)
22 Onyewu, Oguchi D 6′4″ 210 05/13/82 26/2 Olney, Md. Standard de Liege (Belgium)
11 Pearce, Heath D 5′10″ 175 08/13/84 8/0 Modesta, Calif. Hansa Rostock (Germany)
26 Purdy, Steve D 6′4″ 190 02/05/85 0/0 Bakersfield, Calif. 1860 Munich (Germany)
28 Seitz, Chris GK 6′4″ 210 03/02/87 0/0 San Luis Obispo, Calif. Real Salt Lake (MLS)
9 Szetela, Danny M 5′11″ 172 06/07/87 0/0 Clifton, N.J. Racing Santander (Spain)
19 Zimmerman, Preston F 5′11″ 180 11/11/88 0/0 Pasco, Wash. Hambuger SV (Germany)
21 Zizzo, Sal F 5′11″ 165 04/03/87 5/0 San Diego, Calif. Hannover 96 (Germany)

This is a very exciting roster with tons of youth. Bob continues to impress me more and more by integrating talent at the necessary times brilliantly. We are developing all of this young talent and it was clearly time to bring them in, now it is time to mesh them with some of the vets and try to start winning fixtures, friendly or not.

What do you think about the roster? Who are you most excited to see?

More on this later.

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Bram

No Landon Donovan! Yes! I still believe that Donovan is one of the most talented Americans, but it’s good if he feels his position is not guaranteed. It will bring out the best performance in him.
Jon E

@Bram. I’m assuming that Donovan got left off because his team is still in playoff contention. The only MLS players called up play for eliminated teams (TFC and RSL).

I’m most looking forward to seeing Szetela, Zizzo, and Feilhaber play.

I’m least looking forward to seeing Eddie Lewis play. I hope he’s just there as a back-up and a steadying veteran influence. Because, well, he’s 33 and not likely to play a major role in Olympic or WC qualifying.
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