ATLANTA (June 1, 2025) – U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has added 2022 FIFA World Cup veteran Walker Zimmerman along with defender Nathan Harriel and forward Paxten Aaronson to the training camp roster ahead of June matches against Türkiye and Switzerland. Players will begin reporting today to Chicago to start preparation for the summer.
They replace the injured DeJuan Jones (lower body), Sean Zawadzki (knee) and Folarin Balogun (ankle).
Zimmerman, 32, has played 43 times for the United States. The 2022 FIFA World Cup veteran has two international trophies in the cabinet, having been a part of the 2021 Concacaf Gold Cup winning side and the 2022-23 Concacaf Nations League title winners. The Nashville SC defender won MLS Defender of the Year honors back-to-back in 2020 and 2021.
A homegrown product of the Philadelphia Union, Harriel has played for every U.S. Youth National Team from the U-18's through the U-23's. The 24-year-old represented the United States at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, making three appearances in the quarterfinal run and received his first senior National Team call-up in January of 2024.
Aaronson, 21, played all four matches for the U.S. at the 2024 Olympics, scoring twice.
On loan to FC Utrecht in the Dutch Eredivisie this past season, his eight goals and four assists helped propel the team to a fourth-place finish. One of 10 pairs of brothers to have represented the USMNT, Brenden and Paxten Aaronson could become the eighth set to play in the same international match.
Nearly one year before the start of the World Cup on home soil, the USA will first host Türkiye on June 7 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET, with the match broadcast live on TNT, truTV, and Telemundo Deportes and streamed on Max, Universo, and Peacock. [TICKETS]
Three days later, the Coca-Cola Send Off Match pits the USA against Switzerland in the final game before the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup. The match will be played at GEODIS Park in Nashville, Tenn. onJune 10. Kickoff is 8 p.m. ET (7 p.m. local) on TNT, truTV, Max, Universo, and Peacock. [TICKETS]
Both matches will be carried live on radio as Westwood One Sports delivers English language commentary on USMNT matches for the first time while longtime partner Fútbol de Primera has the Spanish language call.
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GOALKEEPERS (4): Chris Brady (Chicago Fire; 0/0), Matt Freese (New York City FC; 0/0), Zack Steffen (Colorado Rapids; 30/0), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace/ENG; 51/0)
DEFENDERS (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 3/0), Sergiño Dest (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 33/2), Alex Freeman (Orlando City; 0/0), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union; 0/0), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/FRA; 19/0), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC; 68/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 24/1), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 32/3), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 43/3)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/ENG; 47/8); Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 44/2), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 0/0), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis/ESP; 18/0), Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC; 24/1), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake; 4/0), Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo; 4/1), Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union; 0/0); Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 17/0)
FORWARDS (5): Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht/NED; 1/0), Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC; 4/3),Damion Downs (FC Köln/GER; 0/0), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 4/1), Haji Wright (Coventry City/ENG; 15/4)