U.S. Soccer has named Seattle Sounders midfielder Cristian Roldan and forwards Jordan Morris and Clint Dempsey to the preliminary 40-man roster for this summer's Gold Cup. The roster will be cut to 23 for the tournament, but this will be Roldan's first call up with the United States national team.
U.S. head coach Bruce Arena has brought up Roldan's name previously and has said he fully expected to call him in at some point in 2017. Roldan, who turned 22 on Saturday, is eligible to play internationally for the U.S., Guatemala and El Salvador.
Morris and Dempsey are currently with the USMNT for a friendly against Venezuela on Saturday before two CONCACAF 2018 FIFA World Cup Qualifying matches against Trinidad and Tobago and Mexico next week.
The U.S. will begin Gold Cup training camp June 25 in Nashville, Tenn., before traveling to East Hartford, Conn., for a warm-up game against Ghana on July 1 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium. The Gold Cup will take place from July 7-26.
