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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OriginalMarkyP added 13:43 - Nov 9 Phil...Gav...Surely, SURELY there should be some sort of 'Cropper the Stopper' reference in here. Look what happens when I go away for a year or so...shabby.
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whoppit added 14:17 - Nov 9 I hope he doesn't come a "cropper"
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chesh added 14:52 - Nov 9 Shouldn't we be sending a scout out there to watch him? Would be good to run the rule over the latest crop of young american talent - most of whom seem to ply their trade state-side. There's also an unattached bloke in there too - sign him up.
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Wallingford_Boy added 14:57 - Nov 9 Chesh - we are sending a scout.
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dobbie73 added 15:05 - Nov 9 Cropper the Stopper Plays a Whopper Against the Colombian Chopper ... should I be working for the Sun? Good luck Cody!
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tellitasiseeit added 10:39 - Nov 10 These are so , so, hard teams to win against, Columbia ,and Mexico. The USA comes from that part of the world that produce fantastic players with so much skill on the ball. South American sides produce these type of players time and time again its in their blood? The USA are a new nation to football compared to these sides, But they have come a long way producing players that now play in Europe the likes of CODY CROPPER Ipswich Town and SEBASTIAN LIETGET,West Ham United. I wish them all good luck

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shoopdelang added 01:01 - Nov 11 '' Omar Salgado - unnatached '' i'm assuming this means that he is not signed on by any club. Surely a U20 international can not, not be signed on to a pro club? This either shows the low standards of USA's international side or MLS clubs having a pooryouth/scouting system.
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tellitasiseeit added 22:04 - Nov 11 Cody Cropper was picked to play in the USA International under 20 side and played for them while he was waiting to sign his pro contract.The USA do call on Non pro players,but the present manager who is from Holland likes to pick pro players while building his team. Most USA players are in college football teams non pro players ,who have been picked in the past .But this is beginning to change ,Can only get better. Cropper has stated in the past that he would love to play for England one day?

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