United States U-17 men’s national team Head Coach Raphael Wicky has called in Tacoma Defiance standouts Danny Leyva and Alfonso Ocampo-Chavez to his 26-player roster for a camp in Lakewood Ranch, Fla., from April 4-8.
The camp will be the final event for the U-17s ahead of 2019 U-17 FIFA World Cup Qualifying, which commences with a match against Canada on May 2.
“It’s obviously great timing [for both Leyva and Ocampo-Chavez], with World Cup qualification just around the corner,” said Sounders FC Director of Player Development and Academy Director Marc Nicholls. “Both Danny and Alfonso have earned significant minutes with the Tacoma Defiance and with the First Team in preseason.