SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes Academy midfielder Amir Bashti was among 36 players called to U-18 United States Men’s National Team camp by head coach Javier Perez on Wednesday.
The camp will convene from Oct. 23-31 in Carson, Calif. and will include an instrasquad match on Sunday, Oct. 26 as well as the potential for a scrimmage against a local club team. The camp is geared toward the 1997 age group that would be involved in the qualification process toward the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Bashti (Cupertino / Monta Vista HS) has three goals in five games for the Earthquakes U-18s this season. He has helped the U-18s to their best start in club history at 4-0-1. Bashti is in his fourth season with the Earthquakes Academy and has committed to play college soccer at Stanford in the fall of 2015.
United States U-18 Camp Roster
Goalkeepers (4): Konrad Dziedzic (Chicago Magic PSG; Schiller Park, Ill.), Etan Marbourakh (Weston FC; Plantation, Fla.), Bennett Sneddon (LA Galaxy; Encino, Calif.), Mason Stajduhar (Orlando City SC; Lithia, Fla.)
Defenders (11): Gavin Barger (Baltimore Celtic SC; Fallston, Md.), Nigel Blackwood (Georgia United; Marietta, Ga.), Sean Dedrick (BSC CT; Wilton, Conn.), Nicholas Hinds (Kendall SC; Plantation, Fla.), Elan Koenig (LA Galaxy; Los Angeles, Calif.), Andrew Lombard (New York Red Bulls; Montclair, N.J.), Michael Lopez (LA Galaxy; Cypress, Calif.), Donald Mason (CASL; Raleigh, N.C.), Diego Silva (Real Salt Lake AZ; Layton, Utah), Alex Vigliotti (Oakwood SC; Branford, Conn.), Aidan Wixted (Orlando City SC; Melbourne, Fla.)
Midfielders (12): Danilo Acosta (Real Salt Lake AZ; Sandy, Utah), Amir Bashti (San Jose Earthquakes; Cupertino, Calif.), Michael Boakye (Oakwood Soccer Club; East Hartford, Conn.), Juan Gamino Jr. (Kendall SC; Homestead, Fla.), Jeremiah Gutjahr (Indiana Fire; Bloomington, Ind.), Jack Miler (Minnesota Thunder; Lakeville, Minn.), James Murphy (PDA; Scotch Plains, N.J.), Stephen Payne (Chicago Magic PSG; Birmingham, Ala.), Jesus Perez Jr. (Chicago Magic PSG; Waukegan, Ill.), Grzegorz Solawa (Chicago Magic PSG; Niles, Ill.), Evan Waldrep (Real Salt Lake AZ; Peoria, Ariz.), Eryk Williamson (D.C. United; Alexandria, Va.)
Forwards (9): Aaron Hererra (Real Salt Lake AZ; Las Cruces, N.M.), Robert Knights (LA Galaxy; Bristol, England), Lucas Mendes (D.C. United; Washington, D.C.), Nebojsa Popovic (Vardar SC; Loznica, Serbia), Christian Ramirez (FC Dallas; Farmers Branch, Texas), DJ Reeves (D.C. United; Ashton, Md.), Juan Sanchez (New York Red Bulls; Ossining, N.Y.), Ryan Sierakowski (Chicago Fire; McHenry, Ill.), Adrian Vera (LA Galaxy; Norwalk, Calif.)
