Former Bull Ben Sweat Earns First Start, Second Cap with USMNT
EAST HARTFORD, Conn., Oct. 16, 2018- USF men's soccer four-year letter winner Ben Sweat earned his first start and second cap in his first international call-up to represent his country and play for the US Men's National Team against Peru at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field.
Sweat, current New York City Football Club defender, started the match at left back to earn his second cap in a week with USMNT. Sweat helped the USMNT draw with Peru 1-1 on Tuesday night.
Sweat, 27, has played in 53 Major League Soccer matches with NYCFC and has recorded 48 starts. After four years with USF, Sweat was drafted by Columbus Crew in the 2014 SuperDraft but did not see MLS action until he was signed to NYCFC in 2017, where he made an almost immediate impact. In the interim, Sweat returned to the Bay Area and played in 33 matches with the Tampa Bay Rowdies across two seasons.
A four-year letter winner and first team all-conference selection, he helped the Bulls record eight shutouts his senior year (2013) and finished as USF's all-time leader in games played with 78. Sweat helped USF capture the American Athletic Conference's first league title in 2013.
About USF Men's Soccer
The Bulls concluded the 2017 regular season with a 6-6-4 overall record and finished fifth in the American Athletic Conference with a 3-2-2 mark. Head Coach Bob Butehorn leads the Bulls in his second season at the helm in 2018. Sophomore Adrian Billhardt was added to the preseason all-conference team.
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