Meet the Eight Newbies at 2019 MNT January Camp

After helping the Zips to the MAC Conference Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance that year, he left college early to enter the 2017 MLS SuperDraft where he was selected third overall by New York City FC. Often coming off the bench for the club, Lewis has appeared in 25 matches during his first two seasons, recording three goals and four assists along the way.

Internationally, Lewis was part of the U.S. squad that won the 2017 Concacaf U-20 Championship, scoring a goal and assisting on another in a 4-1 win against St. Kitts and Nevis on Feb. 24, 2017.

Daniel Lovitz
The oldest of the 2019 January Camp newbies, 27-year-old Daniel Lovitz will arrive in Chula Vista off a 2018 campaign with the Montreal Impact in which he recorded MLS career highs in appearances (31) and assists (five).

A product of Elon University, the Wyndmoor, Pa., native was selected by Toronto FC in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft, spending three seasons at BMO Field before joining Montreal ahead of the 2017 season. An attacking left back who often appears in midfield, Lovitz has found his stride at Stade Saputo, appearing 56 of a possible 68 regular season matches the past two seasons with the Impact.

Mark McKenzie
At 19, McKenzie is the youngest on the 27-player roster that will gather in Chula Vista. A product of the Philadelphia Union Academy, the Bear, Del., native played as an amateur with the club’s USL side Bethlehem Steel in 2016 before his one season of collegiate soccer at Wake Forest the following year.

The 6-0 center back then returned to sign a Homegrown contract with the Union ahead of the 2018 season and had a steady rookie season in MLS, making 19 appearances to help the club qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Previously a member of the U-18 MNT squad, McKenzie captained the USA at the 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship, helping the side qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup and claim a second-straight confederation title. Named to the tournament’s Best XI, McKenzie led a U.S. defense that conceded just two goals across eight matches and even added three goals along the way.

Djordje Mihailovic
A Chicago Fire Homegrown product, Mihailovic appeared in 17 matches during his rookie campaign in 2017, only to suffer a ruptured ACL in the club’s postseason defeat to the New York Red Bulls that year. A long road to recovery ensued and Mihailovic made it back on the field for the Fire this past August, finishing the season with a goal and four assists across nine matches.

The 20-year-old midfielder comes to his first MNT camp with previous youth national team experience at the U-17 and U-19 MNT level and is also the son of former Washington Diplomats midfielder Alecs Mihailovic.

Tyler Miller
The lone newbie goalkeeper in January Camp, Miller came through Northwestern University before being selected by Seattle Sounders FC in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft. Though tied to an MLS club, the Woodbury, N.J. product elected to begin his career with German Regionalliga side SVN Zweibrücken, making 10 appearances for the club that year before returning to sign with Seattle.

Playing mostly for the club’s USL side from 2015-17, Miller was selected by LAFC in the 2017 MLS Expansion Draft and appeared in 33 league matches, earning 16 wins and 10 clean sheets to help the first-year side to the postseason.

The 25-year-old goalkeeper previously played with the U.S. U-23 MNT in 2015.

Auston Trusty
Like McKenzie, Trusty is also a center back and product of the Philadelphia Union Academy. After six years in the club’s development setup, the 6-4 defender signed a professional contract in 2016, spending much of his first two seasons with the Union’s USL side, Bethlehem Steel.

The Media, Pa., native took a big step in 2018, playing every minute of the Union’s 34 regular season matches to help Philadelphia qualify for the MLS Cup Playoffs.

Internationally, Trusty has represented the USA at the U-19 and U-20 levels. He was part of the U.S. squad that won the 2017 Concacaf U-20 Championship and also took part in that year’s run to the FIFA U-20 World Cup Quarterfinals, scoring a memorable goal in the 6-0 Round of 16 win against New Zealand. Trusty and fellow first-time call-up Jeremy Ebobisse become the 10th and 11th players from the 2017 U-20 MNT World Cup squad to earn an invite to senior team camp.