ORLANDO, Fla. (May 4, 2015) – Orlando City midfielder Cristian Higuita has been named to Colombia’s provisional 40-man roster ahead of next month’s Copa América Centenario. This is Higuita’s first senior call-up and he is the only Major League Soccer (MLS) player named to the roster, joining the likes of James Rodriguez, Juan Cuadrado and David Ospina.
The 22-year-old previously featured for Colombia’s U17, U20 and U23 teams and was on the Colombia squad that captured the 2013 South American Youth Championship. Most recently, Higuita played with the U23s in a friendly against Honduras in February.
Higuita is the only Major League Soccer (MLS) player named to the team and one of 49 MLS players named to Copa América rosters.