HERRIMAN, Utah (Friday, September 16, 2022) – Real Salt Lake midfielder* Braian Ojeda *has been selected by Head Coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto for the Paraguay National Team. Los Guaraníes are set to play United Arab Emirates on Friday, September 23 in Austria and Morocco on Tuesday, September 27 in Spain.
Ojeda, 22, is currently in his first season with Real Salt Lake, having joined the Claret-and-Cobalt on loan from English Premier Side Nottingham Forrest in August of this year as the Club’s first-ever U-22 Initiative player. The midfielder recently earned his first start under Head Coach Pablo Mastoreni.
Ojeda made his Paraguay National Team debut on September 2, 2021 in a World Cup qualifier against Ecuador and has since made three more appearances, including starts against Brazil and Uruguay.
With 43 points accumulated through 30 games of the 2022 MLS campaign, Real Salt Lake (11-10-10, 43pts, 7th West) is part of a four-team glut in the race for the 2022 MLS Cup Playoffs. Now guided the last 43 games by former USA star Pablo Mastroeni, the Club’s sixth head coach in 18 seasons, RSL has the opportunity to qualify for the MLS postseason for the 12th time in 15 seasons and earn a home playoff match for the first time since 2019 with a successful finish. For the first time in Club history, RSL has opened the year with 15 consecutive sellouts in Sandy, Utah – the 8-2-5 (W-L-T) home record is amongst the best in MLS this season.
