FC Cincinnati vs. Chivas, Nashville SC vs. Club América, and Real Salt Lake vs. Atlas FC to Headline Leagues Cup Showcase this Week
September 20, 2022 – Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release
NEW YORK CITY & MEXICO CITY –
The 23-player competition rosters for the Leagues Cup Showcase 2022 matches this week between FC Cincinnati vs. Club Deportivo Guadalajara, Nashville SC vs. Club América, and Real Salt Lake vs. Atlas FC have been announced . Brandon Vázquez (FC Cincinnati), Angel Zaldívar (Club Deportivo Guadalajara), Hany Mukhtar (Nashville SC), Alejandro Zendejas (Club América), Marcelo Silva (Real Salt Lake) and Julián Quiñones (Atlas FC) will headline the Leagues Cup Showcase matches, among others. The Leagues Cup Showcase series will serve as a preview to the highly anticipated 2023 Leagues Cup which will feature all MLS and LIGA MX Clubs next summer.
FC CINCINNATI
Goalkeepers: Alec Kann, Evan Louro
Defenders: Zico Bailey, Tyler Blackett, Geoffrey Cameron, Raymon Gaddis, Nicholas Hagglund, Ronald Matarrita Ulate, Ian Murphy, John Nelson, Kai Thomas
Midfielders: Luciano Acosta, Alvaro Barreal, Allan Cruz Leal, Junior Moreno Borrero, Obinna Nwobodo, Harrison Robledo Giraldo
Forwards: Dominique Badji, Calvin Harris, Yuya Kubo, Sergio Santos Gomez, Brenner Souza da Silva, Brandon Vazquez
Head coach: Pat Noonan
CLUB DEPORTIVO GUADALAJARA
Goalkeepers: Miguel Jimenez, Luis Puente, Raul Rangel
Defenders: Matias Cendejas, Miguel Ponce, Cristian Calderon, Luis Olivas, Gilberto Sepulveda, Alan Mozo, Daniel Flores, Hiriam Mier
Midfielders: Carlos Cisneros, Eduardo Torres, Jesus Molina, Sebastian Perez, Gilberto Garcia, Pavel Perez, Ruben Gonzalez, Jesus Angulo, Leonardo Sanchez
Forwards: Angel Zaldivar, Diego Delgadillo, Sebastian Martinez
Head coach: Ricardo Cadena
NASHVILLE SC
Goalkeepers: Elliot Panicco, Bryan Meredith, Will Meyer
Defenders: Daniel Lovitz, Dave Romney, Jack Maher, Eric Miller, Josh Bauer, Ahmed Longmire, Shaq Moore, Taylor Washington
Midfielders: Sean Davis, Michael McCarty, Jacob Shaffelburg, Randall Leal, Brian Anunga, Irakoze Donasiyano, Hany Mukhtar, Luke Haakenson, Alex Muyl, Handwalla Bwana
Forwards: Teal Bundury, Charles Sapong, Ake Loba, Ethank Zubak
Head coach: Gary Smith
CLUB AMÉRICA
Goalkeepers: Oscar Jimenez, Leonardo Palestina, Fernando Tapia
Defenders: Juan Blanco, Isidro Gomez, Emilio Lara, Miguel Layun, Mauricio Reyes, Miguel Vazquez, Bruno Valdez
Midfielders: Jurgen Damm, Jonathan Dos Santos, Adrian Fernandez, Alvaro Fidalgo, Sebastian Martinez, Iker Moreno, Salvador Reyes, Richard Sanchez, Alejandro Zendejas
Forwards: Roger Martinez, Roman Martinez, Braian Rodriguez, Jonathan Rodriguez , Federico Viñas
Head coach: Fernando Ortiz
REAL SALT LAKE
Goalkeepers: Gavin Beavers, Tomas Gomez, Zachary MacMath
Defenders: Andrew Brody, Zackery Farnsworth, Justen Glad, Aaron Herrera, Erik Holt, Johan Kappelhof, Jasper Loffelsend, Marcelo Silva
Midfielders: Nicholas Besler, Scott Caldwell, Maikel Chang, Bode Hidalgo, Gennaro Nigro, Pablo Ruiz, Jude Wellings
Forwards: Anderson Julio Santos, Axel Kei Havelange, Justin Meram, Daniel Musovski, Tate Schmitt
Head coach: Pablo Mastroeni
ATLAS FC
Goalkeepers: José Hernández, Antonio Sánchez
Defenders: José Abella, Emanuel Aguilera, Gaddi Aguirre, Diego Barbosa, Anibal Chala, Idekel Domínguez, Jesús Gómez, Martín Nervo, Luis Reyes
Midfielders: Abraham Bass, Jeremy Márquez, Edyairth Ortega, Edgar Zaldívar
Forwards: Daniel Cervantes, Julio Furch, Jorge Guzmán, Ozziel Herrera, Alberto Ocejo, Julián Quiñones, Lucas Rodríguez, Brayan Trejo
Head coach: Diego Cocca
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