Four Atlanta United Players Receive International Call-Ups

Published on October 4, 2019 under Major League Soccer (MLS)
Atlanta United FC News Release

ATLANTA - Atlanta United announced today that Brad Guzan and Florentin Pogba have received senior team international call-ups for the upcoming FIFA window from Oct. 7-15, while Miles Robinson and José Hernández will represent Youth National Team sides. The players will leave after the Oct. 6 match against New England and return to first team duties before Atlanta's first playoff match.

Guzan, 34, has made 60 appearances for the United States since making his debut in 2006. He was part of the USMNT squads for the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, 2007 and 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cups, as well as the 2007 Copa America and 2016 Copa America Centenario, where he was the starting keeper. The USMNT will begin play in the inaugural Concacaf Nations League with matches against Cuba Oct. 11 at Audi Field in Washington, D.C. and against Canada Oct. 15 at BMO Field in Toronto.

Pogba, 29, made his debut for Guinea August 11, 2010 and has earned 14 caps for the national team, most recently in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Ivory Coast on June 10, 2017. Guinea will play a pair of friendlies against Comoro Islands in France Oct. 12 and against Chile in Spain Oct. 15.

Robinson, 22, will join the United States U-23 team for a camp in Miami, which will finish with a match against El Salvador on Oct. 15. He was called up to the USMNT senior team for the first time in August and made his first appearances as a substitute Sept. 7 against Mexico and Sept. 11 against Uruguay. He has previously represented the U.S. at the U-20 and U-23 level with a combined 10 appearances.

Hernández, 22, will join the Venezuela U-23s. He has made seven appearances with the Venezuela U-17s and 10 with the U-20s, including five caps at the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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