Jesse Gonzalez has committed his international future to the United States after FIFA approved a one-time switch for the FC Dallas goalkeeper, U.S. Soccer confirmed on Thursday.
Gonzalez was born in Edenton, North Carolina, but qualified for Mexico citizenship through his parents. He played for Mexico at both the under-20 and under-23 levels, but never for the senior team, and now will only be allowed to play for the U.S.
FIFA rules allow dual nationals to make a one-time switch from the nation that they played for at youth level to another nation in which they have citizenship, provided that: "He has not played a match (either in full or in part) in an Official Competition at 'A' international level for his current Association, and at the time of his first full or partial appearance in an international match in an Official Competition for his current Association, he already had the nationality of the representative team for which he wishes to play.