Kochen named to Barcelona squad for USA tour, Yamal misses out

Barcelona has named a 31-man squad for its upcoming tour of the United States , with U.S. youth international goalkeeper Diego Kochen making the cut.

Kochen, 18, is one of four goalkeepers on the roster as Barcelona gets set for its third straight summer touring the U.S. during its preseason.

Several of Barcelona’s biggest names won’t make the trip as they continue recovering from injuries or international duty over the summer.

Ronald Araújo, Pedri, Gavi, Frenkie de Jong and Ansu Fati are all injured, while Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres are still on vacation after helping Spain win Euro 2024.

Pau Cubarsí, Fermín López and Eric García will also miss out due to their current participation in the Olympics with Spain.

Barça will face Manchester City in Orlando on Tuesday, then travel to New Jersey for a preseason El Clásico against Real Madrid. The tour will conclude with a match against AC Milan in Baltimore.

For Kochen, the tour will be another chance to continue proving himself in a first-team environment.

The Florida native has emerged as a star in Barcelona’s academy, making his senior debut for the club in a December friendly against Club América, while also making the bench for several competitive fixtures last season.

Full Barcelona USA tour squad

Goalkeepers: Marc-André ter Stegen, Iñaki Peña, Ander Astralaga, Diego Kochen

Defenders: Alejandro Balde, Iñigo Martínez, Andreas Christensen, Jules Koundé, Julián Araujo, Clément Lenglet, Héctor Fort, Álex Valle, Mikayil Faye, Gerard Martin, Andrés Cuenca, Sergi Domínguez, Alexis Olmedo

Midfielders: Oriol Romeu, İlkay Gündoğan, Pablo Torre, Marc Casadó, Unai Hernández, Marc Bernal, Noah Darvich, Guille Fernández, Quim Junyent

Attackers: Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, Vitor Roque, Pau Victor, Toni Fernández

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