Players from U.S. Soccer’s lower divisions on provisional Gold Cup rosters
Per the Gold Cup’s provisional 40-player rosters submitted by participating nations, the Gold Cup could have as many as 31 current or former players from the lower divisions of U.S. Soccer. Twenty-six of 31 currently play in the USL Championship, four in USL League One and one in the NPSL.
The teams potentially most affected by call-ups are the OKC Energy (five), Charlotte Independence (three) and Charleston Battery (three). Eleven members of the Trinidad and Tobago team hail from the lower divisions of US Soccer, while another eight wear the yellow and black of Jamaica.
Final rosters will become available in the first week of June. Here is the provisional list:
Mexico – (none)
Canada – Noble Okello & Ashtone Morgan (ex-Toronto FC II), Mark-Anthony Kaye (ex-Louisville City FC, current LAFC)
Martinique – (none)
Cuba – (none)
Costa Rica – (none)
Haiti – Mechack Jerome (El Paso Locomotive), Jems Geffrard (Fresno FC), Bicou Bissainthe and Ronald Damus (North Texas SC), Christian Francois (Ottawa Fury)
Nicaragua – (none)
Bermuda – Zeiko Lewis (Charleston Battery)
Honduras – (none)
Jamaica – Shaun Francis (Louisville City FC), Kevon Lambert and Junior Flemmings (Phoenix Rising), Jamoi Topey (Bethlehem Steel), Jordan Scarlett (New York Red Bulls II), Je-Vaughn Watson and Owayne Gordon (OKC Energy), Maalique Foster (Rio Grande Valley FC Toros)
El Salvador – Tomas Heesch (Miami FC in NPSL), Joaquin Antonio Navarro (Saint Louis FC)
Curacao – Michael Maria (Charlotte Independence)
USA – Andrew Gutman (Charlotte Independence)
Panama – Michael Amir Murillo (ex-New York Red Bulls II), Ernesto Emanuel Willis (LA Galaxy II)
Trinidad and Tobago – Leland Archer and Ataullah Guerra (Charleston Battery), Cordell Cato, Mekeil Williams and Alvin Jones (OKC Energy), Kevan George (Charlotte Independence), Neveal Hackshaw (Indy Eleven), Tristan Hodge, Leson Paul and Duane Muckette (Memphis 901 FC), Nathan Lewis (Lansing Ignite FC), Greg Ranjitsingh (ex-Louisville City FC)
Guyana – Jordan Dover (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC)
This story will be updated when the final rosters become available.
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