USMNT: Caleb Porter Names Final Olympic Qualifying Roster

United States U-23 national team head coach Caleb Porter's final 20-player roster has been submitted to CONCACAF ahead of the start of Olympic qualifying.

The side is led by team captain Freddy Adu and vice-captain Perry Kitchen.

Porter initially named a 19-player training camp roster last Monday. He added forward Tony Taylor a day later and Philadelphia Union defender Sheanon Williams when Joshua Gatt's club recalled him on Sunday.

“We feel very confident about the team we have put together to help us achieve our goal of qualifying for the Olympic Games,” Porter said. “It’s been a great week of preparation here in Nashville, and we are excited to reach this stage of the process. This group is united and ready for the challenge.”

Here is the final qualifying roster by position:

Goalkeepers (2): Bill Hamid (D.C. United; Annandale, Va.), Sean Johnson (Chicago Fire; Lilburn, Ga.)

Defenders (6): Perry Kitchen (D.C. United; Indianapolis, Ind.), Ike Opara (San Jose Earthquakes; Durham, N.C.), Kofi Sarkodie (Houston Dynamo; Huber Heights, Ohio), Zarek Valentin (Montreal Impact; Lancaster, Pa.), Jorge Villafaña (Chivas USA; Anaheim, Calif.), Sheanon Williams (Philadelphia Union; Boston, Mass.)

Midfielders (6): Freddy Adu (Philadelphia Union; Potomac, Md.), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana; Chula Vista, Calif.), Mix Diskerud (Gent; Oslo, Norway), Jared Jeffrey (Mainz; Richardson, Texas), Amobi Okugo (Philadelphia Union; Sacramento, Calif.), Michael Stephens (LA Galaxy; Naperville, Ill.)

Forwards (6): Juan Agudelo (New York Red Bulls; Barnegat, N.J.), Terrence Boyd (Borussia Dortmund; Berlin, Germany), Teal Bunbury (Sporting Kansas City; Prior Lake, Minn.), Joe Gyau (Hoffenheim: Silver Spring, Md.), Brek Shea (FC Dallas; Bryan, Texas), Tony Taylor (Estoril Praia, Jacksonville, Fla.)

The U.S. U-23s begin qualifying play on Thursday, March 22nd against Cuba. The United States and Cuba are joined in Group A by Canada and El Salvador. All Group A matches will be played at LP field in Nashville, Tenn.

The semifinal and final matches will be played at Livestrong Sporting Park in Kansas City, Kan. on March 31st and April 2nd.