January 17, 2024 – Major League Soccer (MLS) – Colorado Rapids News Release
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. – The Colorado Rapids announced today the players who are a part of the 2024 preseason training camp roster.
After reporting for preseason last week, the Rapids travel to Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico, where the squad will train at altitude through the beginning of February. The Rapids are set to play three closed-door friendlies while in Mexico. Following a return to Colorado in early February, the team will depart for Orlando, Florida, for a second phase of preseason where they will feature in three closed-door friendlies. The Rapids preseason training camp roster sits at 33 players, including four goalkeepers, 11 defenders, 12 midfielders and six forwards. The club currently has three Designated Players, seven International Players and five Homegrown Players.
In addition to those currently signed to First Team contracts, the club’s preseason roster includes a number of Rapids 2 players and trialists as noted.
Not all players listed on the full preseason roster are present with the club at all times due to scheduling matters, international duty, injuries or other unspecified reasons.
CURRENT COLORADO RAPIDS PRESEASON TRAINING CAMP ROSTER:
GOALKEEPERS: Ethan Bandré**, Adam Beaudry, Marko Ilić, Zack Steffen
DEFENDERS: Lalas Abubakar, Sebastian Anderson, Moïse Bombito, Daniel Chacón, Michael Edwards, Alex Gersbach, Nate Jones, Aboubacar Keita, Andreas Maxsø, Miguel Navarro, Keegan Rosenberry, Jackson Travis
MIDFIELDERS: Daouda Amadou, Cole Bassett, Omir Fernandez, Wayne Frederick, Braian Galván, Yosuke Hanya, Oliver Larraz, Jasper Löffelsend, Djordje Mihailovic, Connor Ronan, Ralph Priso, Sidnei Tavares
FORWARDS: Kévin Cabral, Calvin Harris, Jonathan Lewis, Rafael Navarro, Kimani Stewart-Baynes, Darren Yapi
Defender Daniel Chacón is undergoing rehabilitation with Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in Costa Rica, following a successful surgery on his right knee to repair an anterior cruciate ligament tear on October 5, 2023.
Defender Aboubacar Keita is currently in Austria training with TSV Hartburg of the Austrian Football Bundesliga.
*Rapids 2 player
**Trialist
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