Zizzo Replaces Padilla on U-20 Roster
CHICAGO (Friday, April 27) – UCLA midfielder Sal Zizzo has replaced Jesus Padilla on the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team roster for their match against Argentina on May 15 in Rochester, N.Y. Padilla was unable to join the Under-20s for the match due to club commitments.
April 27, 2007
CHICAGO (Friday, April 27) – UCLA midfielder Sal Zizzo has replaced Jesus Padilla on the U.S. Under-20 Men’s National Team roster for their match against Argentina on May 15 in Rochester, N.Y. Padilla was unable to join the Under-20s for the match due to club commitments.
"Jesus is no longer available to us for this camp because of his club commitments with Chivas de Guadelajara,” said U.S. U-20 head coach Thomas Rongen. “He had initially agreed to come into this camp, but is now unavailable. He is a player we like very much, and we will continue to keep him in our pool and can hopefully get him into another camp soon."
Zizzo, a midfielder at UCLA, was a member of the U.S. U-20 for 2007 qualifying in Panama.
The match against the reigning U-20 world champs will be played at PAETEC Park. Kickoff is at 7 p.m. ET, and fans can follow the match live with streaming video coverage on ussoccer.com’s MatchACCESS.
Tickets for the match against Argentina, ranging from $18 to $35, are now on sale and can be purchased at PAETEC Park, by phone from Ticketmaster at (585) 232-1900 or at ticketmaster.com.
U.S. Under 20 Men’s National Team
U-20 Training Camp & Friendly
Rochester, New York
May 13 – 16, 2007
| No. | Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | DOB | Hometown | Club/College |
| 11 | Adu, Freddy | M | 5’8” | 145 | 06/02/89 | Potomac, Md. | Real Salt Lake (MLS) |
| 12 | Altidore, Josmer | F | 5’10” | 176 | 11/06/89 | Boca Raton, Fla. | N.Y. Red Bulls (MLS) |
| 15 | Anibaba, Jalil | M | 6’0” | 165 | 10/19/88 | Davis, Calif. | San Juan Thunder |
| 4 | Arguez, Bryan | M | 6’2” | 165 | 01/13/89 | Miami, Fla. | D.C. United (MLS) |
| 24 | Dufty, Alec | GK | 6’5” | 205 | 03/11/87 | Raleigh, N.C. | Univ. of Evansville |
| 3 | Igwe, Amaechi | D | 6’0” | 165 | 05/20/88 | Belmont, Calif. | New England Revolution (MLS) |
| 6 | Kirk, Quavas | D | 6’2” | 190 | 04/13/88 | Long Beach, Calif. | L.A. Galaxy (MLS) |
| 10 | Lopez, Rodrigo | M | 5’8” | 140 | 05/10/87 | Santa Barbara, Calif. | Chivas USA (MLS) |
| 8 | Rogers, Robbie | F | 5’10” | 165 | 05/12/87 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Columbus Crew (MLS) |
| 1 | Seitz, Chris | GK | 6’4” | 205 | 03/12/87 | San Luis Obispo, Calif. | Real Salt Lake (MLS) |
| 9 | Smith, Johann | F | 5’10” | 165 | 04/25/87 | Bloomfield, Conn. | Carlisle United (on loan from Bolton FC) |
| 5 | Sturgis, Nathan | D | 5’11” | 155 | 07/06/87 | Redondo Beach, Calif. | L.A. Galaxy (MLS) |
| 7 | Szetela, Danny | M | 5’11” | 172 | 06/07/87 | Clifton, N.J. | Columbus Crew (MLS) |
| 14 | Valentin, Julian | D | 5’11” | 180 | 02/23/87 | Lancaster, Pa. | Wake Forest |
| 2 | Ward, Tim | D | 6’0” | 165 | 02/28/87 | Waukesha, Wis. | Columbus Crew (MLS) |
| 13 | Zizzo, Sal | F | 5'11" | 165 | 04/03/87 | San Diego, Calif. | UCLA |
Roster by Position
GOALKEEPERS (2): Alec Dufty (University of Evansville), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (5): Amaechi Igwe (New England Revolution), Quavas Kirk (L.A. Galaxy), Nathan Sturgis (L.A. Galaxy), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest University), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Freddy Adu (Real Salt Lake), Jalil Anibaba (Davis, Calif.), Bryan Arguez (D.C. United), Rodrigo Lopez (Chivas USA), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew)
FORWARDS: (4): Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), Johann Smith (Carlisle United [on loan from Bolton]), Sal Zizzo (UCLA)
