Chicago Fire Academy Players Named to United States Under-18 Men's National Team Training Camp Roste

December 10, 2014 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Chicago Fire FC News Release

CHICAGO (Dec. 10, 2014) - Chicago Fire Academy midfielders Collin Fernandez, Cameron Lindley and defender Mauricio Pineda have been named to the 20-man roster by U.S. Under-18 Men's National Team head coach Javier Perez to take part in the training camp in Marbella, Spain from Dec. 11-20. During the 10-day camp, the U-18s will face the German U-18 squad on Dec. 17 and 19.

This is the U-18's fourth international trip this year. Fernandez, Lindley and Pineda participated in the U-18 International Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal in June and the Vaclav Jezek International Tournament in the Czech Republic in August.

Fernandez signed a Homegrown contract on Aug. 28, becoming the fifth Homegrown player in Fire history. Fernandez will be officially added to the Fire roster on Jan. 1, 2015.

The Fire Academy lead the way with the most players selected to the roster with three.

U-18 MNT Roster by Position:

GOALKEEPERS (2): Jonathan Klinsmann (Strikers FC; Newport Beach, Calif.), JT Marcinkowski (San Jose Earthquakes; Alamo, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6): Kyle Duncan (New York Red Bulls; Brooklyn, N.Y.), Malcolm Jones (LA Galaxy; Chino Hills, Calif.), Pablo Pelaez (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Mauricio Pineda (Chicago Fire; Bolingbrook, Ill.), Tommy Redding (Orlando City; Oviedo, Fla.), Antonee Robinson (Everton; Liverpool, England)

MIDFIELDERS (8) : Amir Bashti (San Jose Earthquakes; Cupertino, Calif.), Michael Boakye (Oakwood SC; Glastonbury, Conn.), Collin Fernandez (Chicago Fire; Downers Grove, Ill.), Cameron Lindley (Chicago Fire; Carmel, Ind.), James Murphy (Players Development Academy; Scotch Plains, N.J.), Ben Swanson (Crew Soccer Academy; Grove City, Ohio), Jackson Yueill (Minnesota Thunder Academy; Bloomington, Minn.), Eyrk Williamson (D.C. United; Alexandria, Va.)

FORWARDS (4): Sebastian Elney (Boca United; Boca Raton, Fla.), Brooks Lennon (Real Salt Lake AZ; Paradise Valley, Ariz.), Victor Mansaray (Seattle Sounders FC; Des Moines, Wash.), Sebastian Saucedo (Real Salt Lake; Casa Grande, Ariz.)

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