November 25, 2003

Utah Player Joins US National Team Squad

Utah Youth Soccer is proud to announce that Marco Angelo will be playing for the Under-15 Boys US National Team in the ODP Interregional Event. “Marco is a tremendous playmaker and is deserving of this great honor,” said Technical Director Greg Maas. Maas also noted Region IV Head Coach Rene Miramontes touts Marco as the best playmaker in his age group in Region IV.

The Under-15 Boys US National Team will travel to Chula Vista, California on November 25th to compete in the ODP Interregional Event. For the event, Head Coach Ken Lolla has called in 32 players that he will split into two teams (Gray and Blue). Both teams will have three days of training before playing their first games on Saturday, November 29th. The Gray team will go up against Region IV, Region III and Region I. The Blue team will face Region II, Region I and Region IV. The following 32 players represent the Under-15 US National Team.

Goalkeepers (4): Matthew Brutto (Warrington, Pa.), Jonathan Harris (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Luis Ocampo (Los Angeles, Calif.), Matthew Walker (Grand Blanc, Mich.); Defenders (6): Samuel Acheampung (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Kemo Djecdovic (San Jose, Calif.), Douglas Ferner (Bloomfield, Mich.), Cameron Lamming (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), Lucas Swertloff (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Darryl Tom (Los Altos, Calif.); Midfielders (13): Jonathan Kluz (Etiwanda, Calif.), Marco Angelo (Sandy, Utah), Bryan Arguez (Miami, Fla.), Edgar Barajas (San Fernando, Calif.), Giuseppe Carotenuto (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Victor Cortez (El Sobrante, Calif.), Andrew Duran (Mokena, Ill.), Perica Morosevic (Rockford, Ill.), Joseph Ramirez (La Jolla, Calif.), Tucker Sindlinger (Cedar Rapids, Iowa), Miguel Tanton (Cupertino, Calif.), Carlos Uribe (Miami, Fla.), Anthony Wallace (St. Petersburg, Fla.); Forwards (9): Cesar Nunez (Gurnee, Ill.), Demitrius Omphroy (Alameda, Calif.), Daniel Rodriguez (Oxnard, Calif.), Joseph Sorrentino (Trenton, N.J.), Michael Stephens (Woodridge, Ill.), John Tardy (Staton Island, N.Y.), Joshua Thiermann (Stoughton, Wisc.), Justin True (Lee's Summit, Mo.), Jeffrey Zimering (Basking Ridge, N.J.).