Herivaux gets another international call-up

Zachary Herivaux will once again wear the colors of his country.

For the second time this season, the Homegrown Revolution midfielder will represent Haiti in international competition next Monday, Sept. 10.

“Excited to represent the country again,” Herivaux wrote on Twitter Sunday morning.

Les Grenadiers will start CONCACAF Nations League qualifying on that day, as Haiti hosts Sint Maarten — not to be confused with Saint Martin — in Port-au-Prince. There are a total of four match days in Nations League, with the ultimate goal of qualifying for the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup.

The Top Ten nations in this competition will qualify for the continental championship.

The Nations League, when the qualifying is complete, will see the remaining teams in CONCACAF that did not make the Hexagonal play regular fixtures during international breaks, therefore increasing competition in the North American and Caribbean confederation.

Herivaux found himself called up for Haiti’s May 29 friendly with Argentina, a pre-World Cup tune-up for the Albicelestes. The Brookline native started and played 67 minutes for Les Grenadiers, who lost to Argentina, 4-0.

It was his second cap.

BSJ Analysis

Very briefly: Good for Zach. Any time you can represent your country, you take that opportunity and run with it. The hope with the CONCACAF Nations League is that there will be plenty of opportunities in the future for Herivaux to compete internationally.

From all accounts, Herivaux played well against Lionel Messi and Argentina back in late May, and that should give the Revs’ third Homegrown signing more confidence moving forward. Herivaux has found the bench for the Revolution recently (19 times this year), and had a spot run-out last week in Philadelphia.

Hopefully, the Haiti run-out — should he make the 18, and we expect him to — will add to his confidence when he returns to Foxborough.

He will miss Wednesday’s game with New York City FC, and should be back to compete for a spot in the 18 for when the Revs fly out to LA before their match-up with the MLS newboys on Sept. 15.

Herivaux’s inclusion for Haiti will also add a challenge back home: The Revs will also be without Luis Caicedo Wednesday as he saw a yellow card for his tactical foul just barely outside the box Saturday night. That means there are two less options in the midfield for Brad Friedel from which to choose when The Boys In Blue travel to Yankee Stadium, which should open up squad opportunities for some other players at mid-week.