SEATTLE, WASH. – U.S. Soccer today announced that Sounders FC captain Brad Evans has been called into the U.S. Men’s National Team for a pair of friendlies against Netherlands and Germany. The news came during halftime of Sounders FC’s match vs. the New York Red Bulls, as USMNT Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann is bringing 22 players to Europe to face two of the top-three finishers from the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Evans, 30, has 18 career USMNT caps and was a member of Klinsmann’s 30-man camp ahead of the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He has one international goal — a stoppage-time winner at Jamaica on June 7, 2013, the latest match-winning goal in U.S. FIFA World Cup qualifying history. Evans most recently logged 10 minutes as a substitute in a 2-0 win over Mexico on April 15.
The U.S. meets sixth-ranked Netherlands on June 5 in Amsterdam (2:30 p.m. ET / ESPN, WatchESPN, UniMas, UDN). The United States is seeking its first result in the series, having suffered four losses while scoring only a single goal.
Five days later, the USA faces 2014 FIFA World Cup champion Germany on June 10 in Cologne (FOX Sports 1, UniMas, UDN). The teams played in their final group game in Brazil last summer, with the Germans earning a 1-0 win. It’s been nine years since the last meeting on German soil, when the hosts then led by former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, cruised to a 4-1 win in Dortmund.
Evans will miss Sounders FC’s next MLS regular season match at Sporting Kansas City on Saturday, June 6 (5:30 p.m. PT / JOEtv, KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, El Rey 1360 AM).
U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake), William Yarbrough (Club Leon)
DEFENDERS (7): Ventura Alvarado (Club America), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Michael Orozco (Puebla), Brek Shea (Orlando City SC), DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur)
MIDFIELDERS (8): Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Mix Diskerud (New York City FC), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Fabian Johnson (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), Alfredo Morales (Ingolstadt), Danny Williams (Reading)
FORWARDS (4): Juan Agudelo (New England Revolution), Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkmaar), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
