Sounders forward Clint Dempsey and midfielder Brad Evans were among 28 players called in Monday for the first United States men’s national team camp of the year, which runs from Jan. 12 to Feb. 8.
Dempsey is tied for seventh all-time with 110 appearances and 99 starts for the USMNT, including appearances in each of the last three FIFA World Cups. His 39 career goals rank second and his 13 assists are tied for eighth. Evans, meanwhile, has 17 career USMNT caps and was a member of Klinsmann’s 30-man camp ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He has one international goal – a stoppage-time winner at Jamaica on June 7, 2013, the latest match-winning goal in U.S. FIFA World Cup qualifying history.
Half of the players named to the roster have yet to earn a senior national team cap.
The camp culminates with a friendly against Panama on Feb. 8 at the StubHub Center in Carson, Calif.
Below is the roster in full:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (unattached), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Christian Dean (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Shane O’Neill (Colorado Rapids), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy)
MIDFIELDERS (10): Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Mix Diskerud (out of contract), Dennis Flores (Club Leon), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Marc Pelosi (Liverpool), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids), Brek Shea (Orlando City SC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)
FORWARDS (6): Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Julio Morales (Tepic), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)