Sunnyvale’s Marc Pelosi earned his first invitation to train with the U.S. senior soccer team Friday as coach Jurgen Klinsmann has called up five Bay Area players to a camp that begins Monday in Carson.

The Earthquakes Chris Wondolowski, Julio Morales of San Jose and former Cal star defenders Steve Birnbaum and Christian Dean also made the 28-player cut. Stanford striker Jordan Morris, who made the team twice in the fall, was not included this time.

Pelosi, 20, has played with Liverpool FC’s youth teams for the past three years. The former DeAnza Force star plays across the midfield but some experts expect him to become America’s next left fullback. Dean, a DeAnza Force alum from East Palo Alto, also earned his first senior call up as did Birnbaum.

“This is a tremendous and well-deserved honor for both Steve and Christian,” Cal coach Kevin Grimes said in a statement. “Steve had a great season with D.C. United, nearly winning the rookie of the year in Major League Soccer, and has a great opportunity to elevate his game even further. Christian has spent time with the U-23 national team this past year and is also developing nicely in the professional ranks.”

Wondolowski, 31, has nine goals in 25 appearances for the United States. Morales, 21, was the 2011 Mercury News player of the year at Willow Glen High-San Jose. CD Guadalajara has loaned the forward to Tepic of the Mexican second division. Morales also has played for the Mexican under-20 team.

The Americans open the year Jan. 28 at Chile before playing host to Panama on Feb. 8 at StubHub Center. The team will train in Santiago, Chile, Jan. 25-29.

“We get an opportunity to introduce the next wave of young players into the program, and in particular work with many of our Olympic-age guys as they build toward qualifying for the 2016 Olympics in Rio,” Klinsmann said in a statement.

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