The Northern Virginia natives, both 21, are former D.C. United wingers who now compete in European leagues.
Kevin Paredes, from South Riding, Va., began his career with D.C. United before moving to Wolfsburg in the Germany Bundesliga in early 2022. Kevin Paredes and Griffin Yow, 21-year-old soccer players from Northern Virginia who launched their careers at D.C. United before venturing to Europe, are going to the Paris
The wingers were among 18 players named Monday to the U.S. men’s squad, which will compete at the Summer Games for the first time since 2008. The 16-nation tournament is restricted to players 23 and under, with three exceptions per team. Paredes and Yow have been part of the youth national team set-up for some time. But because soccer’s governing body, FIFA, does not require clubs to release players for the Olympics, Paredes needed permission from Wolfsburg in the German Bundesliga and Yow from Belgian club Westerlo to join the U.S. squad.
They will report to training camp this week in Bordeaux, France. Group play will begin July 24 against France in Marseille, followed by New Zealand on July 27 in Marseille and Guinea on July 30 in Saint-Etienne. Two will advance to the quarterfinals.Since the age restriction was implemented in 1992, the only time the U.S. men have advanced out of group play was the 2000 Sydney Olympics, when they finished fourth.
This summer he was a candidate for the Copa América squad, featuring the top national team players, but Coach Gregg Berhalter decided to save him for the Olympics.The other 10 U.S. players invited by Mitrovic come from MLS teams, including all three over-age selections: center backs Walker Zimmerman and Miles Robinson and midfielder Djordje Mihailovic .Several players targeted by Mitrovic — age-specific and over-age — were not released by their respective clubs.
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