"Kochen, 19, arrived in Chile earlier this week as part of the U.S. U20 team that kicks off its campaign against New Caledonia in Rancagua on Monday. The Miami-born stopper was due to be the No.1 at the tournament, but will no longer take part after being summoned back to Barcelona, who have been caught short in the goalkeeper department. The U.S. announced Saturday that Gavin Beavers will take Kochen's place. Duran Ferree and Adam Beaudry are the other goalkeepers in the squad."
"With Marc-André ter Stegen out for the foreseeable future, Kochen has been acting as Barça's third choice goalkeeper this season, behind García and Wojciech Szczęsny. However, with García injuring his meniscus in Thursday's win at Real Oviedo and being sidelined for the next six weeks, Barça have been left with no obvious backup to Szczęsny. Therefore, they have taken the decision to call Kochen back to the club ahead of Sunday's LaLiga game against Real Sociedad and Paris Saint-Germain's visit in the Champions League on Wednesday."
Diego Kochen was recalled by Barcelona from the U.S. U-20 World Cup after first-team goalkeeper Joan García suffered a meniscus injury that will sideline him for about six weeks. Gavin Beavers was named as Kochen's replacement in the U.S. squad, joining goalkeepers Duran Ferree and Adam Beaudry. With Marc-André ter Stegen unavailable and García injured, Barcelona lacked an obvious backup to Wojciech Szczęsny and summoned Kochen ahead of upcoming LaLiga and Champions League matches. Kochen joined Barcelona's academy in 2019, has alternated between first and reserve teams, signed a contract through 2028, and has trained with the senior U.S. team.
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