Sergiño Dest to leave USMNT camp with injury, out for Nations League quarterfinals

PSV defender Dest withdrawn from USMNT camp ahead of Nations League quarterfinals against Haiti due to minor injury.

U.S. men's national team defender Sergiño Dest will depart camp on Friday and return to PSV due to a minor injury, U.S. Soccer announced. Dest underwent medical evaluation and is being kept out of upcoming matches as a precaution.

Dest, 26, is a two-time World Cup starter who can play both right back and left back. He was set to provide experienced depth for Mauricio Pochettino in the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal games against Haiti on November 14 in Miami and November 17 in Cincinnati.

Dest is the third player called into camp forced to withdraw due to injury, following George Campbell and Gio Reyna. The U.S. still has four fullbacks available: Antonee Robinson and Alex Freeman, Bryan Reynolds, and Nashville SC's Reed Baker-Whiting. The winner of the Haiti series qualifies for the 2027 Gold Cup and advances to the Nations League semifinals in March.