Rapids’ Dillon Serna at the MLS Chipotle Homegrown game, July 28, 2015. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
Colorado Rapids midfielder Dillon Serna has been called in to the U.S. Under-23 national team’s final training camp before Olympic qualifying.
Serna, listed as a defender by coach Andy Herzog, is among 24 players called in to the England-based camp, which runs Aug. 30 to Sept. 8. The Americans will play friendlies against England on Sept. 3 and Qatar on Sept. 8.
Former Rapids’ Homegrown defender Shane O’Neill was also called in to the camp, as was of Highlands Ranch.
CONCACAF Olympic quyalifying matches run from Oct. 1-13. The U.S. will play at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City on Oct. 6 against Panama. Kick off is at 7:30 p.m.
GOALKEEPERS (3): Cody Cropper (MK Dons; Maple Grove, Minn.), Ethan Horvath (Molde; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Zack Steffen (Freiburg; Downington, Pa.).
DEFENDERS (8): Cameron Carter-Vickers (Tottenham Hotspur; Westcliff on Sea, England), Matt Miazga (New York Red Bulls; Clifton, N.J.), Eric Miller (Montreal Impact; Woodbury, Minn.), Boyd Okwuonu (Real Salt Lake; Edmund, Okla.), Shane O’Neill (Apollon Limassol; Boulder, Colo.), William Packwood (Unattached; Concord, Mass.), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids; Brighton, Colo.), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif).
MIDFIELDERS (8): Gboly Ariyibi (Chesterfield; Arlington County, Va.), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake; Garden Grove, Calif.), Emerson Hyndman (Fulham; Dallas, Tex.), Benji Joya (Club Necaxa; San Jose, Calif.), Marc Pelosi (San Jose Earthquakes; Sunnyvale, Calif.), Matt Polster (Chicago Fire; Milwaukee, Wisc.), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew; Gahanna, Ohio), Gedion Zelalem (Rangers; Bethesda, Md.).
FORWARDS (5): Alonso Hernandez (C.D. Juarez; El Paso, Texas), Jerome Kiesewetter (VfB Stuttgart; Berlin, Germany), Mario Rodriguez (Borussia Mönchengladbach; North Hollywood, Calif.), Rubio Rubin (Utrecht; Beaverton, Ore.), Maki Tall (Scion; Washington, D.C.).
