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Men's Soccer | 1/9/2015 1:40:00 PM |
Bono Invited to U.S. National Team Camp
Former 'Cuse star makes Jurgen Klinsmann's 28-man training camp roster
CHICAGO – Former Syracuse University goalie Alex Bono was named to the 28-player U.S. Men's National Team training camp roster on Friday, Jan. 9 by Team USA head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Bono is one of four goalkeepers who have been called to Carson, Calif. for the camp, which runs from Jan. 12 to Feb. 8.

It's been a whirlwind 48 hours for Bono, who is in St. Louis for tonight's Hermann Trophy presentation. Bono, UCLA'S Leo Stolz and North Carolina's Andy Craven are the three finalists for the award, which honors the player of the year in college soccer.

Yesterday, it was announced that Bono had accepted a Generation adidas contract offer from Major League Soccer (MLS) and that the Baldwinsville, N.Y. native will forgo his senior season at Syracuse to enter next week's MLS SuperDraft.

Now, Bono will train with some of the most accomplished players in the world. The list of camp invitees feature seven members of last year's FIFA World Cup roster, including U.S. captain Clint Dempsey, Jermaine Jones and Michael Bradley.

"The prize in 2015 for the senior national team is the Gold Cup and this camp will give a lot of our players a chance to kick-start their preparations for an important year," Klinsmann said. "We also get an opportunity to introduce the next wave of young players into the program, and in particular work with many of our Olympic-age guys as they build toward qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Rio."

The camp will be conducted across two continents. After 12 days in California, the team will head to Santiago in Chile for training from Jan. 25-29 as it prepares for its first friendly of the year against fellow 2014 World Cup side Chile on Wednesday, Jan. 28 at Estadio El Teniente in Rancagua.

Following its match in Chile, the team returns to the U.S. for the remainder of the camp, which culminates with a friendly against Panama on Feb. 8 in Carson. Kickoff at the StubHub Center is set for 4 p.m. ET, and the match will be broadcast live on ESPN.

At Syracuse, Bono posted a 39-17-3 record in 59 starts from 2012-14 and led the Orange to two NCAA Tournament appearances. He ranks in the top 10 in every career goalkeeping category and he is the program's career leader in goals-against average (0.80).

In 2014, Bono set the school single-season records for goals-against average (0.55), shutouts (12) and minutes played (1,949) to lead the Orange to a share of the ACC Atlantic Division title and an appearance in the NCAA's Round of 16.

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (4): Alex Bono (unattached), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire), Jon Kempin (Sporting Kansas City), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)

DEFENDERS (8): Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), Christian Dean (Vancouver Whitecaps FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders FC), Jermaine Jones (New England Revolution), Perry Kitchen (D.C. United), Shane O'Neill (Colorado Rapids), Oscar Sorto (LA Galaxy)

MIDFIELDERS (10): Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), Mix Diskerud (out of contract), Dennis Flores (Club Leon), Luis Gil (Real Salt Lake), Miguel Ibarra (Minnesota United FC), Lee Nguyen (New England Revolution), Marc Pelosi (Liverpool FC), Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids), Brek Shea (Orlando City SC), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC)

FORWARDS (6): Tesho Akindele (FC Dallas), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Julio Morales (Tepic), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), Bobby Wood (1860 Munich), Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy)
 
Stephen Bailey ‏@Stephen_Bailey1 60m60 minutes ago
Bono will be one of 28 players, 4 GKs to participate in the #USMNT camp from 1/12 -2/8. Includes Clint Dempsey, six other World Cup players.
 
man, is there anything that nickelback guy can't do?

i vote for red shirt
As long as you're not picking someone for the Star Trek away team, it's a good choice.
 
Amazing accomplishment for Bono and Syracuse University.

I hope to see the goalkeeper play either for or against the Philadelphia Union this season.
 
For those interested, three Cuse names pop up in the first mock draft from the official MLS site

http://www.mlssoccer.com/superdraft...coms-2015-mock-superdraft-pre-combine-edition

In addition to Bono, Skylar Thomas and Murrell made mention.

It'll be interesting to see if Thomas and Murrell can make the CAN national team in the next cycle, though I'm not sure what his citizenship status is.

Murrell is listed as having played with a CAN under-20 team, so he and Thomas should have a good chance at making their national team.
 
With Bono leaving I suppose a F4 is to much to ask...but the program is doing well. For soccer guys can this momentum continue to become a F4 contender in the next few seasons?
 
They lose a ton from the backend w/ Bono, Murrell, Thomas, and Hilliard (plus a couple of key reserves) graduating. Most of the offense returns (hopefully Ekblom doesn't turn pro), so a lot will depend on how quickly they replace those guys on defense.
 
Full_Rebar said:
They lose a ton from the backend w/ Bono, Murrell, Thomas, and Hilliard (plus a couple of key reserves) graduating. Most of the offense returns (hopefully Ekblom doesn't turn pro), so a lot will depend on how quickly they replace those guys on defense.

Isn't Hillard back? They also have a big time defender who was hurt this year. A lot will depend on a stud GK they are bringing in this year.
 
Isn't Hillard back? They also have a big time defender who was hurt this year. A lot will depend on a stud GK they are bringing in this year.

Looks like he is- didn't realize he had a redshirt year. That would give them 3 returning guys to help the newcomers, which would be big.
 
Big day for Cuse at the Draft today.

Alex Bono and Skylar Thomas will be playing with Michael Bradley and Jozy Altidore in Toronto.

Murrell still available with rounds 3 and 4 coming next week.
 
Amazing accomplishment for Bono and Syracuse University.

I hope to see the goalkeeper play either for or against the Philadelphia Union this season.

Even more amzing when you consider that Gk has been the deepest position on the national team...
 
Bono started 27 games this year for Toronto FC.

Toronto also set the league points record with a draw today vs. Atlanta.

On to the playoffs.
 

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