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Jonathan dos Santos Named to Mexican National Team Roster for Upcoming U.S. Tour Matches in Santa Clara and Arlington

March 14, 2018 - Major League Soccer (MLS)
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LOS ANGELES - LA Galaxy midfielder Jonathan dos Santos has been called up by Mexican National Team Head Coach Juan Carlos Osorio for the team's two upcoming matches against Iceland and Croatia as the Mexican National Team 2018 U.S. Tour continues.

Giovani dos Santos will miss the international friendlies after suffering an injury in the Galaxy's match against New York City FC on Sunday. In that same match, Jonathan scored his first goal of the season for the Galaxy.

Mexico and Jonathan dos Santos will face Iceland on Friday, March 23 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (7:30 p.m. PT) followed by a fixture against Croatia on Tuesday, March 27 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (7 p.m. PT).

Tickets are now on sale via MexTour.org, ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000.

Giovani and Jonathan were last called in by Osorio for Mexico's friendly against Bosnia & Herzegovina. In that match, Jonathan recorded the game-winning assist in a 1-0 victory at the Alamodome in San Antonio.

With the call-up, Jonathan will miss the Galaxy's match against Vancouver Whitecaps FC on Saturday, March 24 at BC Place. He will return ahead of LA Galaxy's next home match on Saturday, March 31 against LAFC at StubHub Center. Tickets to the match are available for purchase here.

MEXICO NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER:

Goalkeepers : Jose de Jesús Corona (Cruz Azul), Guillermo Ochoa (Standard Liège /BEL), Alfredo Talavera (Toluca)

Defenders : Edson Álvarez (América), Néstor Araujo (Santos Laguna), Hugo Ayala (Tigres), Jesus Gallardo (UNAM), Miguel Layún (Sevilla FC/ESP), Héctor Moreno (Real Sociedad/ESP), Diego Reyes (FC Porto/POR), Carlos Salcedo (Eintracht Frankfurt /GER)

Midfielders : Jonathan Dos Santos (LA Galaxy), Marco Fabian (Eintracht Frankfurt/GER), Jonathan González (Monterrey), Omar Govea (Royal Excel/BEL), Andrés Guardado (Real Betis/ESP), Jorge Hernández (Pachuca), Héctor Herrera (FC Porto/POR), Jesús Molina (Monterrey), Rodolfo Pizarro (Guadalajara), Javier Aquino (Tigres)

Forwards : Jesús Manuel Corona (FC Porto/POR), J-rgen Damm (Tigres), Javier Hernández (West Ham/ENG), Raúl Jiménez (Benfica/POR), Hirving Lozano (PSV Eindhoven/GER), Oribe Peralta (América), Carlos Vela (LAFC/USA)

Head Coach: Juan Carlos Osorio

DATE MATCH TIME LOCATION

Friday, March 23 Mexico vs. Iceland 7:30 p.m. PT Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, Calif.

Tuesday, March 27 Mexico vs. Croatia 7:00 p.m. PT AT&T Stadium Arlington, Texas

LA Galaxy Season Ticket Memberships for the 2018 Major League Soccer season are now available. Season Ticket Members and Galaxy fans can go to lagalaxy.com/since96 to secure their 2018 LA Galaxy Season Ticket Memberships, beginning as low as just $17 per matc h. In addition to visiting lagalaxy.com/since96, fans can secure 2018 Season Ticket Memberships at StubHub Center by visiting the Galaxy booth atop Section 104 at every LA Galaxy home game. Fans can also call 1.877.3GALAXY ( 342.5299 ) and press 2 when prompted to secure Season Ticket Memberships.

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