 He was named to the roster of the United States U-23 men's national soccer team for the 2008 CONCACAF Men Pre-Olympic Tournament in March 2008.He played in every match for the U-23 squad and was named to the All Tournament Team with teammates Maurice Edu and Freddy Adu.He was also voted to the "2008 Best XI" as a midfielder by the CONCACAF Technical Study Group.