Former Indiana men’s soccer star and current FC Cincinnati goalkeeper Roman Celentano has earned a spot on the U.S. men’s national soccer team for the upcoming FIFA International Window. Celentano is one of three goalkeepers to make the 23-man roster.
The call-up for FC Cincinnati’s goalkeeper is the fourth time Celentano has been named to a USMNT roster, his first since the 2024 January Training Camp.
Former Indiana goalie, Celentano is in his fourth season with FC Cincinnati. He has recorded nine clean sheets in 28 MLS appearances this season. The Naperville, Illinois native became FC Cincinnati’s all-time leader in minutes played earlier this month.
As of August 2025, he has made 28 MLS starts this season with 9 clean sheets, 82 saves, and 34 goals conceded. This call-up is his fourth with the senior national team, after previous selections in January 2023, April 2023, and January 2024.
Roman Celentano reporting for duty. 🇺🇸@USMNT | #AllForCincy
— FC Cincinnati (@fccincinnati) August 26, 2025
FC Cincinnati drafted Celentano No. 2 overall in the 2022 Major League Soccer SuperDraft after spending three seasons with the Indiana Hoosiers.
In his three seasons, Celentano earned two All-America selections, and he is still the only player to win two Big Ten Goalkeeper of the Year awards. He had a league high 28 shutouts and a .62 goals-against average.
Celentano and the USMNT will gather in New Jersey for a training camp ahead of two matches against 2026 World Cup-bound opponents Korea Republic at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey (Saturday, Sept. 6 – 5 p.m. ET) and Japan at Lower.com Field in Columbus (Tuesday, Sept. 9 – 7:30 p.m. ET). Both games broadcast live on TNT and streamed on Max, Universo, and Peacock per press release