Paredes (South Riding) and Yeo (Clifton) have both been part of youth national team teams, but soccer's governing body FIFA does not require clubs to release players for the Olympics, so Paredes, from German Bundesliga club Wolfsburg, and Yeo, from Belgian club Westerlo, needed permission to join the U.S. team.
They will take part in a training camp in Bordeaux, France, this week. Their group games will begin with a match against France in Marseille on July 24, followed by matches against New Zealand in Marseille on July 27 and Guinea in Saint-Etienne on July 30. Two teams will advance to the quarterfinals.
Since the age limit was introduced in 1992, the only time the U.S. men made it out of the group stage was at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, where they finished fourth.
Of the players called up to the U.S. national team, all but three have played for the senior national team.
Paredes and You were among eight Europe-based players selected by manager Marko Mitrovic. Last season, Paredes' second full season in Germany since joining United for a club-record fee of $7.35 million in January 2022, saw him score three goals in 28 league games (15 starts).
He was a candidate for this summer's Copa America, which features the national team's top players, but coach Gregg Berhalter decided to save him for the Olympics.
Yo, who moved to Belgium in July 2022, scored seven goals in 28 league games (25 starts) last season.
The other 10 U.S. players invited by Mitrovic were from MLS teams, including all three over-age selections: center backs Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC) and Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati) and midfielder Djordje Mihajlovic (Colorado Rapids).
Several players Mitrovic targeted – both under and over the age limit – were not released by their clubs, and he was due to speak to reporters on Monday afternoon about this and other issues.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Goalkeeper: Gabriel Slonina (Chelsea), Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew).
Defender: Maximilian Dietz (Greuther Fürth), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), John Tolkin (New York Red Bulls), Caleb Wiley (Atlanta United) and Walker Zimmermann (Nashville SC).
MidfielderGianluca Busio (Venice), Benjamin Cremaschi (Inter Miami), Jack McGlynn (Philadelphia Union), Djordje Mihajlovic (Colorado Rapids) and Tanner Tessman (Venice).
forwardPaxten Aaronson (Utrecht), Taylor Booth (Utrecht), Duncan Maguire (Orlando City), Kevin Paredes (Wolfsburg), Griffin Yeo (Westerlo).
Alternative proposalGoalkeeper John Palskamp (Sporting Kansas City), D Jacob Davies (Sporting Kansas City), midfielder Josh Atencio (Seattle Sounders), F Johan Gomez (Eintracht Braunschweig).
