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FC Dallas' Shea, NYRB's Agudelo named in USA Olympic qualifying squad

FC Dallas winger Brek Shea and New York Red Bulls striker Juan Agudelo are amongst a 19-man USA U23 squad for Olympic qualifying this month.

The US team take on the likes of Canada, Cuba and El Salvador in a 2012 London Olympics qualifying tournament later in March at Nashville's LP Field and coach Caleb Porter has put together a squad of 19 for the matches.

Shea and Agudelo will be joined by fellow Premier League trialists Bill Hamid and Sean Johnson whilst former prodigy Freddy Adu is also on the roster.

USA U23 squad for Olympic qualifying tournament

Goalkeepers

Bill Hamid (DC United) Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire)

Defenders

Josh Gatt (Molde, NOR) Perry Kitchen (DC United) Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes) Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo) Zarek Valentin (Montreal Impact) Jorge Villafana (Chivas USA)

Midfielders

Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union) Joe Corona (Tijuana, MEX) Mikkel Diskerud (Stabaek, NOR - on loan to Gent, BEL) Jared Jeffrey (Mainz, GER) Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union) Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy)

Forwards

Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls) Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund, GER) Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City) Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim, GER) Brek Shea (FC Dallas)

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