page_title: Alejandro Bedoya
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Alejandro Bedoya / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: Alejandro Bedoya representing the US soccer team at the 2011 Gold Cup semi-final match in Houston Texas on June 22, 2011.
context_page_description: Alejandro Bedoya is an American soccer player who plays professionally for American club Philadelphia Union as an attacking midfielder or winger.
context_section_description: He was part of the United States U-23 national team preparing for the 2008 Summer Olympics; however, he was not selected for the squad that traveled to China.
  On December 22, 2009, Bedoya received his first call up to train with the senior United States national team. Training in Carson, California began for Bedoya and the other players called up on January 4, 2010, leading up to a friendly match in Carson against the Honduran national team on January 23. In the 61st minute of this match, when the U.S. was down 3–0 and was playing with ten men, Bedoya earned his first senior cap. Bedoya was named to the preliminary 30-man roster for the 2010 World Cup and played against the Czech Republic in a tune-up friendly, but was cut from the final 23-man roster. He earned his first international start in a friendly against Brazil in August 2010. He was added to the 23-man roster for the 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup when Benny Feilhaber was unable to play due to an injury sustained while playing for his club team, the New England Revolution of Major League Soccer.
  On July 5, 2013, Bedoya scored his first international goal in a friendly match against Guatemala at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California. Bedoya was included in the United States roster for the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup, helping the national side to its first Gold Cup championship in six years. Bedoya was part of the United States squad at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and played in all four of the U.S. games.
caption: Alejandro Bedoya representing the U.S. soccer team at the 2011 Gold Cup semi-final match.
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