GEODIS to Paris: Nashville SC defender named to U.S. Olympic soccer team
Nashville Soccer Club’s Walker Zimmerman will represent USA on the men’s Olympic soccer team.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Nashville Soccer Club defender Walker Zimmerman is trading in his gold and blue kit to show off in a red, white and blue kit after being selected to the United States Men’s Olympic soccer team.
Zimmerman will head to Paris for the 2024 Olympics to represent the U.S. The first Group Stage match is set against France on Wednesday, July 24 at 2 p.m.
Next, the U.S. Men’s team will face New Zealand (July 27) and Guinea (July 30).
“The Lawrenceville, Ga. native has appeared 42 times for the United States on the international stage, scoring three goals and recording two assists,” Nashville SC touted. “In 2022, Zimmerman was a key piece of the United States Men’s National Team’s (USMNT) 2022 FIFA World Cup™ squad, helping lead his nation to the Round of 16 with four appearances and three starts.”
Below is a look at the entire roster, via U.S. Soccer:
Goalkeepers (2): Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew; St. Charles, Mo.), Gaga Slonina (Chelsea/ENG; Addison, Ill.)
Defenders (6): Maximilian Dietz (Greuther Furth/GER; Frankfurt, Germany), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union; Oldsmar, Fla.), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; Arlington, Mass.), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls; Chatham, N.J.), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United FC; Atlanta, Ga.), Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC; Lawrenceville, Ga.)
Midfielders (5): Gianluca Busio (Venezia/ITA; Greensboro, N.C.), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami CF; Key Biscayne, Fla.), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union; Queens, N.Y.), Djordje Mihailovic (Colorado Rapids; Jacksonville, Fla.), Tanner Tessmann (Venezia/ITA; Birmingham, Ala.)
Forwards (5): Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht/NED; Medford, NJ), Taylor Booth (FC Utrecht/NED; Eden, Utah), Duncan McGuire (Orlando City SC; Omaha, Neb.), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg/GER; South Riding, Va.), Griffin Yow (KVC Westerlo/BEL; Clifton, Va.)
Alternates (4): Josh Atencio (Midfielder, Seattle Sounders FC; Bellevue, Wash.), Jacob Davis (Defender, Sporting Kansas City; Rochester, Mich.), Johan Gomez (Forward, Eintracht Braunschweig/GER; Keller, Texas), John Pulskamp (Goalkeeper, Sporting Kansas City; Bakersfield, Calif.)
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