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Gio Reyna and Christian Pulisic were among 24 players named in the United States squad for a training camp in Orlando ahead of the CONCACAF Nations League final four, U.S. Soccer said on Wednesday.
The U.S. are bidding to retain the title and qualify for this year's Gold Cup.
It will be the full squad's first meet-up since last year's World Cup.
"We come out of the World Cup knowing we're capable of more, and we're excited to keep moving forward in this group," said interim manager Anthony Hudson, who replaced former coach Gregg Berhalter in January.
"We want to defend our Nations League title and also qualify for this summer's Gold Cup, and to do that we need to get results," he added in a statement.
Chelsea's Pulisic heads the list of Premier League-based players called up, along with Fulham's Tim Ream and Antonee Robinson, and Leeds United's Brenden Aaronson and Weston McKennie. Tyler Adams is out with a hamstring injury.
Two dual-nationality players join the squad via Liga MX, Mexican-American winger Alex Zendejas and Alan Soñora, who holds Argentine nationality.
Center back Miles Robinson is set to return after recovering from a ruptured Achilles tendon suffered last May.
With two matches remaining in Group D, the second-placed U.S. travel to Grenada on March 24 and three days later host top-ranked El Salvador in Orlando.
USMNT 2023 roster for Nations League group stage
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ethan Horvath (Luton Town/ENG; 8/0), Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough/ENG; 29/0), Matt Turner (Arsenal/ENG; 24/0)
DEFENDERS (8): Sergiño Dest (AC Milan/ITA; 23/2), Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 10/0), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 50/1), Bryan Reynolds (Westerlo/BEL; 2/0), Antonee Robinson (Fulham; 33/2), Miles Robinson (Atlanta United; 20/3), Joe Scally (Mönchengladbach/GER; 3/0), Auston Trusty (Birmingham City/ENG; 0/0)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 28/6), Johnny Cardoso (Internacional/BRA; 4/0), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 12/0), Weston McKennie (Leeds United/ENG; 41/9), Yunus Musah (Valencia/ESP; 23/0), Alan Soñora (Juárez/MEX; 2/0)
FORWARDS (7): Taylor Booth (Utrecht/NED; 0/0), Daryl Dike (West Brom/ENG; 8/3), Ricardo Pepi (Groningen/NED; 12/3), Christian Pulisic (Chelsea/ENG; 56/22), Gio Reyna (Borussia Dortmund/GER; 16/4), Tim Weah (Lille/FRA; 29/4), Alex Zendejas (Club América/MEX; 1/0)
Our 24-man roster for @CNationsLeague duty
Full Roster Notes » https://t.co/T5674j6rY4 pic.twitter.com/I5mEROVcf9— U.S. Men's National Soccer Team (@USMNT) March 15, 2023
(Reporting by Angelica Medina in Mexico City, editing by Ed Osmond)
