SACRAMENTO — Former Sacramento State men's soccer standout Gabe Silveira has been selected as one of 12 players to represent the red, white, and blue at the 2024 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on Feb. 15-25.

It is the third Beach Soccer World Cup nod for Silveira, who was also a pair of the 2019 and 2021 squads, and is one of eight players on the experienced United States squad with previous World Cup experience and one of four to have appeared in at least three World Cup events.

Ranked No. 13 in the world, Silveira and his teammates will face No. 7 Italy on Feb. 15, No. 8 United Arab Emirates on Feb. 17, and No. 24 Egypt in the Group A finale on Feb. 19. The quarterfinals of the knock-out stage begin on Feb. 22, followed by the semifinals on Feb. 24, and the championship and third-place matches on Feb. 25.

A four-year letter winner for the Hornets from 2010-13, Silveira was named the 2023 U.S. Soccer Male Beach Soccer Player of the Year after helping the United States to its third CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and an 11-3 overall record — the most wins since U.S. Soccer began overseeing the sport in 2005.

Silveira has 54 career caps with the United States squad, which ranks ninth on the all-time list, while his 44 career goals sits third on USA's all-time scoring list. He also has nine assists to his credit.

The native of Corte Madera, Calif., was an All-Big West Conference honorable mention selection for Sacramento State in 2012, finishing his Hornet career with nine goals and eight assists for 26 points over 59 career matches. His best statistical season came as a junior when he finished with five goals and three assists (13 points) on 28 shot attempts.

Silveira also finished with a pair of goals and three assists (seven points) as a freshman in 2010, helping the Hornets to a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament championship and a berth in the NCAA Tournament where Sacramento State posted a win over Santa Clara before falling to No. 8 UCLA in the second round.