Brenden Aaronson set to feature in 2025 Gold Cup
The USMNT has announced its roster for the 2025 Gold Cup tournament, with Leeds United attacking midfielder Brenden Aaronson included in Mauricio Pochettino' s 26-man squad.
Facing a busy June schedule, the Stars and Stripes take on Turkey (June 7th) and Switzerland (June 11th) in Connecticut and Nashville respectively ahead of the Gold Cup.
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They then kick-off their group stage campaign against Trinidad & Tobago (June 15th), then Saudi Arabia (June 20th) and lastly Haiti (June 23rd).
Aaronson comes off the back of a successful season for Leeds which saw the 24-year-old feature in 47 games in all competitions and rack up 11 goal contributions, securing the Championship title in the process.
United States Mens National Team Squad:
Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace) Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Alex Freeman (Orlando City), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC, Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC), Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis), Luca de la Torre (San Diego), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht), Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC),Damion Downs (FC Köln), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps), Haji Wright (Coventry City)
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