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USMNT goalkeeper Patrick Schulte replaces Roman Celentano on March roster
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The U.S. men's national team has made a roster change ahead of March friendlies against Belgium and Portugal , with Patrick Schulte replacing fellow goalkeeper Roman Celentano .
The move, per U.S. Soccer, was "to avoid a potential injury risk" for Celentano, who was kept out of FC Cincinnati 's 4-3 win against CF Montreal on Sunday.
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There was no further update on Celentano's health issues.
In Celentano's place comes Schulte, another Ohio-based MLS goalkeeper. The Columbus Crew man has made three appearances for the USMNT since making his debut in 2024.
Schulte will join three other goalkeepers on the USMNT roster: Chris Brady , Matt Turner and presumed starter Matt Freese , who has started the past 12 games for the national team.
The USMNT will face Belgium on Saturday, March 28 at 3:30 p.m. ET at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and will then take on Portugal on Tuesday, March 31 at 7 p.m. at the same venue.
USMNT March roster (club; caps/goals)
Goalkeepers (4): Chris Brady ( Chicago Fire ; 0/0), Matt Freese ( New York City FC ; 13/0), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; 3/0), Matt Turner ( New England Revolution ; 52/0)
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Defenders (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew; 16/1), Alex Freeman (Villarreal/ESP; 13/2), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/FRA; 25/0), Tim Ream ( Charlotte FC ; 79/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 35/3), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 50/4), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 38/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 22/0), Auston Trusty (Celtic/SCO; 5/0)
Midfielders (8): Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps/CAN; 9/1), Johnny Cardoso (Atletico Madrid/ESP; 22/0), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 62/11), Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough/ENG; 13/0), Gio Reyna (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 34/9), Cristian Roldan ( Seattle Sounders ; 43/0), Tanner Tessmann (Olympique Lyon/FRA; 12/1); Malik Tillman (Bayer Leverkusen/GER; 26/3)
Forwards (6): Brenden Aaronson ( Leeds United/ENG; 56/9); Patrick Agyemang (Derby County/ENG; 12/5), Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 23/8), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 34/13), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 82/32), Tim Weah (Olympique Marseille/FRA; 47/7)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: USMNT roster: Patrick Schulte replaces Roman Celentano
