Columbus Crew Homegrown Midfielder Aidan Morris Selected to U.S. Men’s National Team Roster For Match Against Continental Rivals Mexico 

COLUMBUS – U.S. Soccer announced today that Columbus Crew Homegrown midfielder Aidan Morris has been selected to the 23-man roster for the U.S. Men’s National Team’s match in the inaugural Allstate Continental Clásico against on archrival Mexico on April 19 in Glendale, Arizona.

North America’s biggest rivalry will take center stage at the inaugural edition of the Allstate Continental Clásico, as the USA and Mexico will clash for the 75th time. The U.S. is undefeated in its last four matches against El Tri and turned in three memorable victories in their last three meetings on home soil.  

A U.S. Youth International, Morris earned his first senior cap earlier this year, playing all 90 minutes in an international friendly against Serbia on Jan. 25, 2023.

As previously announced, the 21-year-old signed a multi-year extension through the 2026 season. The Crew Academy product has started all seven of the Crew’s matches to start the 2023 campaign. He scored his first career MLS goal on March 25, the first in the team’s 6-1 victory over Atlanta United. The following match, he tallied a brace in the Crew’s 4-0 win over Real Salt Lake on April 1.

The USMNT’s full roster for the camp is below: 

USMNT ROSTER BY POSITION (Club/Country; Caps/Goals) 

GOALKEEPERS (3): Drake Callender (Inter Miami; 0/0), Roma Celentano (FC Cincinnati; 0/0), Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 11/0)

DEFENDERS (9): Sergiño Dest (AC Milan/ITA; 24/2), Aaron Long (LAFC; 31/3), Julian Gressel (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 2/0), Matt Miazga (FC Cincinnati; 22/1), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; 17/1), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United; 0/0), Joshua Wynder (Louisville City; 0/0), DeAndre Yedlin (Inter Miami; 77/0), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; 39/3)

MIDFIELDERS (6): Kellyn Acosta (LAFC; 57/2), Aidan Morris (Columbus Crew; 2/0), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders; 32/0), James Sands (New York City FC; 7/0), Alan Soñora (FC Juárez/MEX; 2/0), Jackson Yueill (San Jose Earthquakes; 16/0)

FORWARDS (5): Paul Arriola (FC Dallas; 50/10), Cade Cowell (San Jose Earthquakes; 2/0), Jesús Ferreira (FC Dallas; 17/7), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders; 51/11), Brandon Vazquez (FC Cincinnati; 2/1)