To help celebrate the Fourth of July, TheCrew.com would like to celebrate the members of the Black & Gold, both past and present, that have represented the United States Men's National Time at various points in their careers:
Brian Bliss..........................33 caps, 2 goals (1990 World Cup)
Edson Buddle......................10 caps, 3 goals (2010 World Cup)
Jon Busch..............................1 cap
Paul Caligiuri........................110 caps, 5 goals (1990, 1994 World Cups)
Brian Carroll.............................8 caps, 0 goals
Jeff Cunningham.....................14 caps, 1 goal
John DeBrito............................6 caps, 0 goals
Thomas Dooley.......................81 caps, 7 goals (1994, 1998 World Cups)
Brad Evans...............................4 caps, 0 goals
Robin Fraser...........................26 caps, 0 goals
Brad Friedel............................82 caps (1994, 1998, 2002 World Cups)
Eddie Gaven.............................8 caps, 0 goals
John Harkes............................90 caps, 6 goals (1990, 1994 World Cups)
Frankie Hejduk........................85 caps, 7 goals (1998, 2002 World Cups)
Matt Kmosko.............................3 caps, 0 goals
Manny Lagos............................3 caps, 0 goals
Mike Lapper.............................43 caps, 1 goal (1994 World Cup)
Brian Maisonneuve..................13 caps, 0 goals (1998 World Cup)
Chad Marshall..........................11 caps, 1 goal
Kyle Martino...............................8 caps, 1 goal
Brian McBride...........................95 caps, 30 goals (1998, 2002, 2006 World Cups)
Chad McCarty.............................1 cap, 0 goals
Janusz Michallik........................44 caps, 1 goal
Tom Presthus..............................1 cap
Ante Razov................................25 caps, 6 goals
Robbie Rogers..........................18 caps, 2 goals
Jorge Salcedo............................3 caps, 0 goals
Tony Sanneh............................43 caps, 3 goals
Juergen Sommer.......................8 caps (1994, 1998 World Cups)
Scoop Stanisic..........................1 cap
Danny Szetela...........................3 caps, 0 goals
Billy Thompson..........................1 cap, 0 goals
Jonny Walker.............................3 caps, 0 goals
Dante Washington.....................6 caps, 2 goals
Brian West.................................7 caps, 0 goals
Chris Wingert.............................1 cap, 0 goals
John Wolyniec............................2 caps, 0 goals
Current players and staff are in bold.
A few current members of the Crew reflected on their time with the National Team and what it meant to them:
Mike Lapper: "It's an honor anytime you get to represent your country at that level. I think it goes without saying. Those were special times (at the 1994 World Cup), a long time ago. I still have fond memories. I have pictures of me and Tony Meola after we beat Colombia to advance to the next round, which was a huge thing for us... It was a great opportunity for me. I was a young kid, only 24 at the time. It definitely helped kickstart my career."
Eddie Gaven: "(Playing for the National Team) is definitely a goal of mine, for sure. I think it is for any player in this country. To be able to play for your nation and put on your nation's colors, and go out there and play for your country. It's a huge honor. It means a lot. It's something I've had the privilege of doing several times. It's something I hope I can do more of in my career."
Chad Marshall: "It's what every guy strives for. Every pro soccer player wants to eventually play for their national team. It's a great honor to put that jersey on."
