Salas Joins U-20 National Team Training Camp

Chapel Hill - North Carolina sophomore defender Mark Salas has been called to join the U-20 National Team Training Camp from Jan. 4-13 at Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., U.S. Soccer announced Friday afternoon. This is Salas's first appearance with the U-20 team as the side prepares for the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland after winnings its second straight Concacaf U-20 Championship last November.

The camp will feature three games between the U.S. squads and a to-be-determined opponent that will be open to the public.

A native of Dallas, Texas, the sophomore defender has been a key part of the stingy Tar Heel defense the last two seasons. He has started 39 of the 35 games he has appeared in over the last two seasons while helping lead Carolina to two ACC Coastal Division titles and one NCAA Men's College Cup appearance in 2017. He has recorded two assists in his collegiate career.

The full team is listed below, but for more information on the schedule and other youth national team information please visit U.S. Soccer.

U-20 Men's National Team Roster (Club; Hometown)
GOALKEEPERS (2): Justin Garces (UCLA; Miami, Fla.), Trey Muse (Indiana; Louisville, Ky.)
DEFENDERS (8): Chris Durkin (D.C. United; Glen Allen, Va.), Aboubacar Keita (Virginia; Columbus, Ohio), Edwin Lara (Club Leon/MEX; Oakland, Calif.), Jaylin Lindsey (Sporting Kansas City; Charlotte, N.C.), Matthew Real (Philadelphia Union; Drexel Hill, Pa.), Sam Rogers (Seattle Sounders FC; Seattle, Wash.), Mark Salas (North Carolina; Dallas; Texas), Aristotle Zarris (Wake Forest; Sarasota, Fla.)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Frankie Amaya (UCLA; Santa Ana, Calif.), Christian Cappis (Hobro/DEN; Katy, Texas), Jose Carranza (Louisville City FC; Manassas, Va.), Omir Fernandez (Wake Forest; Bronx, N.Y.), Anthony Fontana (Philadelphia Union; Newark, Del.), Paxton Pomykal (FC Dallas; Highland Village, Tex.), Brandon Servania (FC Dallas; Birmingham, Ala.)
FORWARDS (7): Ayo Akinola (Toronto FC/CAN; Detroit, Mich.), Simon Becher (Unattached; Brooklyn, Conn.), Griffin Dorsey (Indiana; Evergreen, Colo.), Jesus Ferreira (FC Dallas; Dallas, Texas), Nebiyou Perry (FC Köln/GER; New York, N.Y.), Justin Rennicks (Indiana; Hamilton, Mass.), Nick Taitague (Schalke/GER; Midlothian, Va.)

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