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CHICAGO (AP) — Sixteen-year-old Gio Reyna and 17-year-old Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez were invited to the U.S. under-23 team training camp by coach Jason Kreis.
Reyna, a son of former U.S. national team captain Claudio Reyna, scored a team-high six goals for the Americans at last month's CONCACAF Under-17 Championship, where the Americans lost to Mexico in the final. Ocampo-Chavez scored four goals in the tournament.
Twenty-one players were asked to the training camp, which started Sunday in Herriman, Utah, and runs through June 16.
The under-23 team is preparing for Olympic qualifying.
The roster:
Goalkeepers: JT Marcinkowski (San Jose), Andrew Thomas (Stanford), Justin Vom Steeg (LA Galaxy)
Defenders: Marco Farfan (Portland), Justen Glad (Salt Lake), Aaron Herrera (Salt Lake), Jack Maher (Indiana University), Sam Rogers (Seattle), Auston Trusty (Philadelphia)
Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Philadelphia), George Acosta (no club), Mukwelle Akale (Villarreal, Spain), Cameron Lindley (Memphis), Sebastian Saucedo (Salt Lake), Eryk Williamson (Portland), Jackson Yueill (San Jose), Gedion Zelalem (Kansas City)
Forwards: Brooks Lennon (Salt Lake), Benji Michel (Orlando City), Alfonso Ocampo Chavez (Seattle), Gio Reyna (no club)
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