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Sporting KC midfielder Gedion Zelalem named to U.S. Under-23 National Team

Sporting Kansas City midfielder Gedion Zelalem has been named to the United States Under-23 Men’s National Team roster for a training camp in Herriman, Utah, that began today and will continue through June 16, U.S. Soccer announced on Sunday.

Zelalem, who signed with Sporting in March after a six-year stint with Arsenal FC of the English Premier League, returns to the United States youth national team system for the first time since suffering an injury in the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup and will be part of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team for the first time since 2015.