Cropper in US Squad - Ipswich Town News
Academy keeper Cody Cropper has been named in the US U20 squad which is taking part in the Torneo de las Americas in Kennesaw, Georgia later this month. Cropper, 17, joined the Blues' youth set-up as a second year scholar in the summer.
The US youngsters face Colombia on November 26th and Mexico two days later in the three-team round robin tournament held at the Kennesaw State Soccer Stadium.
US U20s: Cody Cropper (Ipswich Town), Eduardo Fernandez (Real Salt Lake AZ), Gale Agbossoumonde (G.D. Estoril Praia), Bryan De La Fuente (Chivas USA), Greg Garza (GD Estoril Praia), Korey Veeder (Crystal Palace Baltimore), Parker Walsh (Karlsruher SC), Sebastian Lletget (West Ham United), Alex Molano (NK Dinamo Zagreb), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union), Moises Orozco (Tigres; Oxnard), Conor Shanosky (DC United), Alex Zahavi (Maccabi Haifa), Cesar Zamora (Chivas USA), Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls), Tristan Bowen (Los Angeles Galaxy), Fuad Ibrahim (Toronto FC), Omar Salgado (Unattached).
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