Five players from Minnesota United on preliminary 2025 Gold Cup rosters

Five Loons players have been named to preliminary rosters for this summer's CONCACAF Gold Cup taking place from June 14 to July 6 in the United States.

The 26-man rosters are not due until June 4 but CONCACAF has released the preliminary squads for the 16 teams participating this summer. The tournament will be held in 14 venues, including U.S. Bank Stadium, which is set to host two quarterfinal matches. The tournament begins June 14 with Group Play, with eight teams moving on from four groups into the knockout rounds.

Starting goalkeeper Dayne St. Clair and starting forward Tani Oluwaseyi have been named to Canada's squad. St. Clair leads MLS in clean sheets so far this season with seven, while Oluwaseyi leads Minnesota United with six goals. The 28-year-old goalkeeper has 11 caps for Canada and has registered four clean sheets in those matches. Likewise, Oluwaseyi has 11 caps for Canada and has scored one goal.

Left back Joseph Rosales has been named to Honduras' preliminary roster. Rosales is currently serving a three-match suspension for violating MLS' non-discrimination policy. He denies using discriminatory language in the incident during a late-April Loons match. The 24-year-old is a regular feature for both the United and Honduras. He has six starts in nine appearances for the Loons this season and has registered 21 caps for Honduras.

Midfielder Carlos Harvey has been listed on Panama's preliminary roster. Harvey, 25, has scored one goal and registered 13 caps for Panama. He is a regular starter for MNUFC, where he has registered one assist across 657 minutes of play this season while lining up as both a midfielder and center back.

Finally, new Loon Owen Gene has been named to the Guadeloupe preliminary roster. The 22-year-old joined Minnesota this past winter after several seasons with French club Amiens. He has played for the French U-20 team, making his debut in an international friendly against the Netherlands in March 2023.

Minnesota is currently scheduled for four games during the Gold Cup tournament.

There will likely be more Loons players departing for international duty around that same time. Robin Lod, a regular for Finland, is likely to earn a call up when Finland takes on the Netherlands (June 7) and Poland (June 10) in UEFA World Cup qualifying matches. And captain Michael Boxall could miss time with New Zealand, who have fixtures schedule against the Ivory Coast (June 7) and Ukraine (June 10).

Last season, the Loons were hit hard in the months of June and July due to international call-ups and injuries. The result was Minnesota going on a nine-match winless run, including six straight losses, last summer. 

Coming off a resounding 3-0 win over St. Louis City SC on Saturday, Minnesota is in second place in the Western Conference with 25 points from 14 games played this season. MNUFC and St. Louis City are back at it Wednesday at Allainz Field for a Round of 16 matchup in the U.S. Open Cup. Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT.