Four Orlando City players are in Bradenton this week for U.S. men’s national team camp, with three of them young enough to earn spots on the U-23 roster ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Lions attackers Benji Michel, Daryl Dike and Andrés Perea earned call-ups to the U-23 team, while Chris Mueller earned a spot on a condensed first team roster.
All four players used the success of Orlando City’s 2020 season to propel themselves onto the radar of U.S. men’s national team coach Gregg Berhalter and U-23 coach Jason Kreis.
“All of those players, I think, have had pretty breakout seasons in 2020 and all of them earned opportunities with us through their play with their club,” said Kreis, who also served as Orlando City’s head coach from 2016-18.