Swanson Called up by U.S. Under-18 National Team
April 21, 2015 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
Columbus Crew SC News Release
Columbus Crew Midfielder Ben Swanson
(Columbus Crew SC)
In conjunction with U.S. Soccer, Columbus Crew SC today announced that midfielder Ben Swanson has earned a call-up by the United States Under-18 National Team for a training camp in Medugorje, Bosnia & Herzegovina.
The camp, which is set to be held from April 22 - May 1, is the first training camp of 2015 for the U-18s. During the session, the U-18 National Team is slated to play friendlies against Siroki Brijeg (April 25) and the Bosnia U-18s (April 28 and April 30).
Swanson previously represented the U-18s last year at the Lisbon International Tournament and the International Tournament of Vaclav Jezek, where he started the championship match, helping the U.S. to a 1-0 win and the title.
Swanson last joined the U-18s for a camp in Marbella, Spain from December 11-20, 2014. He captained the side en route to a 2-1 victory over Germany's U-18s (December 17).
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