With Sounders FC's 2019 preseason in full swing from Orange County, California, the club prepares its first preseason match in a closed-door friendly against Atlanta United FC on Saturday, February 2 at Cal State Fullerton.
Additionally, Sounders FC today announced that midfielder Jordy Delem and defender Kelvin Leerdam received their U.S. Green Cards, granting them permanent resident status in the United States, effective immediately. With resident stats, Delem and Leerdam no longer occupy international roster slots on the club's roster.
The current roster of 24 contracted players on the First Team is composed of three goalkeepers, nine defenders, nine midfielders and three forwards. The club currently has two Designated Players, six International Players and four Homegrown Players.
Of note, Seattle's First Round 2019 MLS SuperDraft selection Tucker Bone has departed camp to return to the United States Air Force Academy so he may fulfill his school obligations.
In addition to those currently signed to First Team contracts, Brian Schmetzer's preseason roster includes players currently signed to Tacoma Defiance (the club's USL side), unsigned SuperDraft picks and Sounders FC Academy players.
MEDIA NOTE:
On-camera player and coach interviews from Southern California can be accessed and downloaded
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for editorial use. Following Saturday's friendly against Atlanta, Sounders FC returns home for a brief stint before traveling to Tucson on Wednesday, February 6 for 11 days in Arizona. While in Tucson, Sounders FC is scheduled to play three preseason fixtures, facing the Houston Dynamo (February 9), Portland Timbers (February 13) and FC Dallas (February 16), all at Kino Sports Complex. Prior to departing for Arizona, Sounders FC is set to train in Seattle on Tuesday, February 5 at Starfire Sports.
CURRENT 2019 SOUNDERS FC FIRST TEAM ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS (3):
Stefan Frei, Bryan Meredith, Trey Muse (HG)
DEFENDERS (9):
Jonathan Campbell, Waylon Francis, Kim Kee-hee (INTL), Kelvin Leerdam, Chad Marshall, Jordan McCrary, Nouhou (INTL), Brad Smith (INTL), Román Torres
MIDFIELDERS (9):
Handwalla Bwana (HG), Jordy Delem, Nicolás Lodeiro (DP), Alex Roldan, Cristian Roldan, Harry Shipp, Víctor Rodríguez (INTL), Gustav Svensson (INTL), Henry Wingo (HG)
FORWARDS (3):
Will Bruin, Jordan Morris (HG), Raúl Ruidíaz (DP, INTL)
