Bryan Arguez played on two U.S. U-20 World Cup squads. (USSF)

Bryan Arguez, D.C. United’s 2007 first-round draft pick and a former U.S. youth international who at 19 appeared in a Bundesliga match, was acquitted of rape charges in Georgia late last week.

The trial lasted three days. Marcus Garner, a spokesman for the DeKalb County district attorney’s office, and Arguez’s attorney, Christa Kirk, confirmed the verdict.

In August 2013, Arguez was a member of the second-division Carolina RailHawks when he was charged with rape during a road trip in Atlanta. He was released on $75,000 bond and, while awaiting trial, was confined to his home state of Florida. He rejected plea offers in an effort to prove his innocence and clear his name.

Last summer, Arguez, 27, signed with FC Miami City in the fourth-tier Premier Development League, which features amateur players.

A few pro teams had reached out to him about restarting his career, pending the outcome of the court case.

Arguez was a two-time member of the U.S. Under-20 World Cup squad. He scored in the 2009 U-20 World Cup against Cameroon.

United had chosen him 11th overall in the 2007 MLS draft. He spent one season in Washington and did not make any first-team appearances. D.C. sold him to Hertha Berlin after his rookie season. In February 2008, he appeared in a Bundesliga match against Eintracht Frankfurt. Until Christian Pulisic, 17, debuted with Borussia Dortmund this winter, Arguez was the previous youngest American to play in Germany’s fabled league.

That was his only Bundesliga appearance, however. He was assigned to Hertha’s second team before being released in December 2009. Subsequently, Arguez was aligned with seven teams over four years, including MLS’s Montreal Impact.