Bill Hamid and Perry Kitchen have been named to the U.S. Men's National Team provisional roster for the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup, which will take place throughout the United States and Canada from July 7-26.
Hamid, the 2014 MLS Goalkeeper of the Year, and Kitchen, the 2013 D.C. United MVP, are among the 35 players who will compete for a spot on the final 23-player roster, which will be submitted to CONCACAF on June 23.
Both players have made two appearances for the national team, with Kitchen recently playing against Mexico in April of this year.
Hamid became D.C. United's first homegrown signing in 2009, and later became the youngest goalkeeper in MLS history to win a league match on April 5, 2010. He was also a member of the 2013 U.S. Men's National Team that won the Gold Cup that summer.
Kitchen, a stalwart in midfield for the last 4 years, became the only rookie in D.C. United's history to lead the team in minutes played (2,726) in 2011. He has also spent time with the national team at the U-17, U-20 and U-23 levels.
The U.S. opens their defense of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup on July 7 in Dallas against Honduras, and could potentially play in one of the quarterfinal games in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium on July 18.
Should the United States win the 2015 tournament this summer, they would clinch a berth to the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup, known to many as a rehearsal for the World Cup the following year.
Dates of USA Group Stage Matches
- July 7; USA vs Honduras; Toyota Stadium; Dallas, TX
- July 10; USA vs Haiti; Gillette Stadium; Foxborough, MA
- July 13; USA vs Panama; Sporting Park; Kansas City, KS
Full Provisional USA Roster
GK (4) – Brad Guzan (Aston Villa/England); Bill Hamid (D.C. United/USA); Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake/USA); William Yarbrough (Leon/Mexico)
DF (12) – Ventura Alvarado (Club America/Mexico); DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo/USA); Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City/USA); John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/Germany); Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt/Germany); Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders/USA); Greg Garza (Club Tijuana/Mexico); Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy/USA); Michael Orozco (Puebla/Mexico); Tim Ream (Bolton Wanderers/England); Brek Shea (Orlando City SC/USA); DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur/England)
MF (12) – Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake/USA); Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes/France); Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/Canada); Joe Corona (Club Tijuana/Mexico); Brad Davis (Houston Dynamo/USA); Mix Diskerud (New York City FC/USA); Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach/Germany); Perry Kitchen (D.C. United/USA); Alfredo Morales (Inglostadt 04/Germany); Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution/USA); Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy/USA); Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City/USA)
FW (7) – Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution/USA); Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/Canada); Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders/USA); Alan Gordon (LA Galaxy/USA); Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar/Netherlands); Jordan Morris (Stanford University/USA); Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes/USA)
