Cristian Roldan returned to the Sounders from the U.S. Men’s National Team on Monday, saying he appreciated the experience and hopes for more.
Roldan played 90 minutes in a 3-2 win over Martinique last Wednesday in his first international appearance during Group Stage play in the CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament. Once considered a longshot to ever play for the U.S. — given he’d bypassed the youth academy system in favor of playing high school soccer — Roldan said he felt largely at home and not in awe of anything amid the younger collection of players assembled by coach Bruce Arena for the tournament’s opening round.