Real Salt Lake and the Real Salt Lake-Arizona Academy are proud to announce that two of their players will be involved in U.S. U-18 National Team’s efforts in the 2015 Copa Chivas Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico.
RSL forward Sebastian Saucedo and RSL-AZ forward Brooks Lennon were both included in Head Coach Javier Perez’s 20-man roster for the tournament, which starts on Friday.
This is the first competition of the new year of the new year for the U.S. U-18s. The U.S. opens its Group A stage of Copa Chivas against Monarcas Morelia on Friday at 11 a.m. MT. They will then face Cruzeiro Esporte Clube on Saturday (8 a.m. MT), Club Tijuana on Feb. 2 (8 a.m. MT) and Club Deportivo Universidad Católica on Feb. 3 (8 a.m.).
The top eight seeds advance to the tournament’s quarterfinal stage, which begins Feb. 5. That is followed by the semifinals on Feb. 6 and the title game on Feb. 7. The tournament features three groups of five teams, including Academy teams from Mexico, Argentina, Chile, Brazil and Japan, as well as the U-18s from FC Dallas.
After Copa Chivas, the U-18s will compete in the 2015 Slovakia Cup in late April.
Roster by Position:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (Strikers FC; Newport Beach, Calif.), Justin Vom Steeg (Real So Cal; Santa Barbara, Calif.)
DEFENDERS (6): David Burns (San Juan SC; El Dorado Hills, Calif.), Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Malcolm Jones (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), DJ Mason (Capital Area RailHawks Academy – CASL; Morrisville, N.C.); Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bolingbrook, Ill.)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Michael Boakye (Oakwood SC; Glastonbury, Conn.), James Murphy (Players Development Academy; Scotch Plains, N.J.), Amirgy Pineda (Fullerton SC; Santa Ana, Calif.), Emmanuel Sabbi (Chicago Magic PSG; Libertyville, Ill.), Evan Waldrep (Creighton; Peoria, Ariz.), Eryk Williamson (D.C. United; Alexandria, Va.), Sean Wilson (Philadelphia Union; West Chester, Pa.), Jackson Yueill (Minnesota Thunder; Bloomington, Minn.)
FORWARDS (4): Sebastian Elney (Philadelphia Union; Boca Raton, Fla.), Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake AZ; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Casa Grande, Ariz.)
