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Minnesota Aurora defender Paola Then has been called up to the Dominican Republic Under-20 national team for U20 Concacaf Championship from May 20-June 3.
Then has been training with Aurora as the second-year amateur club opened preseason camp this week and prepares for its season opener May 24 at TCO Stadium in Eagan.
“Our team could not be more excited for Paola to represent her country and play at home for the U20 Concacaf Championship,” Aurora head coach Nicole Lukic said in a statement. “This is an exciting moment for all of us to see an Aurora player compete on a world stage.”
A player at Iowa Lakes Community College, Then is the first Aurora player from the Caribbean. The 19-year-old center back will leave Aurora next week to play in the continental tournament in her hometown of Santo Domingo, and she will return to Aurora to play in rest of the USL W League, which has a regular season that runs into early July.
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