San Jose Earthquakes star Fatai Alashe has been named to the United States National Team&rsquo;s roster for the first training camp in 2016 which begins on Monday, January 11.<br /><br />Born in Michigan 22&nbsp; years ago, the youngster was one of the eight midfielders included in the roster announced by Head Coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Wednesday.<br /><br />Alashe has caps for the United States U23s and was a member of the squad that finished third in the CONCACAF Men&rsquo;s Olympic qualifying tournament.<br /><br />He was nominated for the the <span style="&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;"><span class="&quot;s1&quot;">2015 AT&amp;T Rookie of the Year award, which was eventually won by Orlando City forward Cyle Larin.<br /><br />Last season, the Nigerian - American suited up 28 times in the MLS, scoring in games against </span></span><span style="&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;"><span class="&quot;s1&quot;"><span class="&quot;body1&quot;">Chicago Fire ( March 23) and Seattle Sounders (September 13).<br /><br /></span></span></span><span style="&quot;font-size:14px;&quot;"><span class="&quot;s1&quot;">Photo Credit : mlssoccer.com</span></span><br />