Pochettino Announces USMNT Roster for Upcoming Friendlies

Charlie Zschau Updated: 16 hours ago

The United States Men's National Team's roster for upcoming friendlies has been announced by manager Mauricio Pochettino.

The USMNT will face Peru (9/26) and Chile (9/29) in their upcoming friendlies with a number of exciting young players in the squad, including the Philadelphia Union's star duo of Cavan Sullivan and Neil Pierre.

Many prominent players such as Christian Pulisic, Folarin Balogun, and Weston McKennie have all been left off the roster, allowing the introduction of eight teenagers.

Among those eight teenagers, six of them play in MLS, while Zavier Gozo (Crystal Palace) and Mathis Albert (Borussia Dortmund) are both on teams playing in one of the three UEFA competitions (Champions League, Europa League & Conference League.

The USMNT will also face Mexico (10/3) and Canada (10/6) in the first week of October following the friendlies against Peru and Chile.

Here's a look at USMNT roster named by Mauricio Pochettino:

Official USMNT Roster for Upcoming Friendlies

Goalkeepers

Name	Club	Age
Chris Brady	Chicago Fire	22
Matt Freese	New York City FC	28
Diego Kochen	Lyngby Boldklub	20
Brian Schwake	Nashville SC	25

Matt Freese was the starting goalkeeper during the 2026 World Cup, and although he is at risk of losing the No. 1 spot to Nashville SC's star Brian Schwake, or rising talents Chris Brady and Diego Kochen after failing to impress this past summer.

Defenders

Name	Club	Age
George Campbell	West Brom	25
Sergino Dest	PSV Eindhoven	25
Alex Freeman	Villareal	22
Peyton Miller	New England Revolution	18
Neil Pierre	Philadelphia Union	18
Chris Richards	Crystal Palace	26
Antonee Robinson	Fulham	29
Miles Robinson	FC Cincinnati	29
Auston Trusty	Celtic	28
Frankie Westfield	Philadelphia Union	20

Reliable starters Chris Richards and Antonee Robinson will be joined by multiple defenders looking to making an impression on Pochettino.

Pochettino will surely be impressed by the size and physicality of 18-year-old Neil Pierre, but will be be consistent enough to be Richards' long-term partner in the center of defense?

Midfielders

Name	Club	Age
Tyler Adams	Bournemouth	27
Mathis Albert	Borussia Dortmund	17
Sebastian Berhalter	Middlesbrough	25
Adri Mehmeti	New York Red Bulls	17
Yunus Musah	AC Milan	23
Brooklyn Raines	New England Revolution	21
Gio Reyna	Strasbourg	23
Cavan Sullivan	Philadelphia Union	16
Malik Tillman	Bayer Leverkusen	24

Mathis Albert has not played many games for Borussia Dortmund, but the prospect has the potential to be the next great American attacker from the academy that produced Pulisic and Gio Reyna.

Cavan Sullivan has been tearing up MLS since the World Cup break, and finally gets his first call-up to the senior national team alongside fellow star prospect Adri Mehmeti from New York Red Bulls. Sullivan will turn 17 years on on Monday, September 28th, just two days after the USA host Peru at Inter.co Stadium in Orlando, FL.

Forwards

Name	Club	Age
Cole Campbell	SV Elversberg	20
Justin Ellis	Orlando City	19
Zavier Gozo	Crystal Palace	19
Julian Hall	New York Red Bulls	18
Ricardo Pepi	PSV Eindhoven	23

Ricardo Pepi is the only attacker named to the roster who has been a consistent contributor to the national team. He's unlikely to start all four of the upcoming friendlies, which will allow Pochettino to see what Julian Hall and Justin Ellis can produce in that position.