Terrence Boyd, Kellen Rowe Called In to U-23 Camp

He didn’t summon Juan Agudelo, who’s currently training with Liverpool, but new U.S. U-23 coach Caleb Porter did call two names that were conspicuous by their absence when Porter announced his initial 28-man roster last Thursday—Borussia Dortmund forward Terrence Boyd and UCLA midfielder Kelyn Rowe.

Boyd scored two goals in the last U-23 camp, in Germany, and looked like a strong, skillful striker who could challenge for a senior national team spot soon.

Rowe just finished leading UCLA to the NCAA final four in Hoover, Alabama, where the Bruins lost to North Carolina on penalties in the semifinals. A sophomore, he was named 2011 Pac-12 Player of the Year, and was a second-team All-America selection.

Here’s Boyd’s impressive goal in the U-23s’ friendly against Bayer Leverkusen last month:

The U.S. camp launches tomorrow in Lakewood Ranch, Florida, and runs till Dec 23.

Terrence Boyd: Ready for His Call-Up?

Meet Terrence Boyd, a 20-year-old reserve player for Borussia Dortmund. He is yet another player born in Germany to a U.S. serviceman father and a German mother.

He’s already suited up for the U.S. U-20 team, and he has scored two goals in two appearances for the U.S. U-23s in their current training camp in Germany.

Here’s the second of those, which came yesterday in a 1-1 tie against Bayer Leverkusen (Mixx Diskerud with the assist):

Klinsmann might want to call Boyd in to the January camp and cap him with the senior team—before Germany beats him to it.