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United States girls' national under-16 soccer team

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United States U-16
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachCiara Crinion [1]
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors

The United States U-16 girls' national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team, as well as bridging the development between the youth competition levels of the U-15 and the U-17.

History

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The U-16 team initially had no international competition and was used to prepare players for the U-19 level, at which the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was originally played.[2][3]

The current incarnation of U-16s was re-instituted in February 2015 under coach Tricia Taliaferro.[4][5] The team competed in the first women's edition of the Tournament of Nations (Torneo delle Nazioni) in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy, in April 2016. This tournament included the first-ever women's soccer game between the United States and Iran at any level, a 6–0 win for the United States with a hat trick from Summer Yates.[6][7][8] Patchy Toledo became the head coach of the U-16s in August 2022.[9]

Tournament

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Tournament of Nations (Since 2004)

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Tournament of Nations (Torneo delle Nazioni) in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy, in April 2016.[10][11]

Results and schedule

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The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2025

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April 19, 2025 (2025-04-19) Friendly Spain  4–3  United States Benidorm, Spain
Report
Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor
April 21, 2025 (2025-04-21) Friendly Spain  1–1  United States La Nucia, Spain
Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano

Players

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Current squad

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24 players were called up for the May 2025 training camp.[12]


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Marley Higgins (15) 0 0 United States PacNW SC
1GK Lola Ta (15) 0 0 United States FC Dallas
1GK Lily Venneri (15) 0 0 United States North Carolina Courage Academy

2DF Emily Baxter (15) 0 0 United States Tophat SC
2DF Chloe Griswell (15) 0 0 United States Solar SC
2DF Alexandra Han (2009-03-21) March 21, 2009 (age 16) 0 0 United States Solar SC
2DF Rachel Lawless-Felarca (15) 0 0 United States Sting Dallas Royal
2DF Madeline Maves (15) 0 0 United States Seattle United
2DF Eloise Rubinstein (15) 0 0 United States SUSA FC
2DF Annabel Sharrer (15) 0 0 United States Richmond United SC
2DF Izumi Wakatsuki (15) 0 0 United States Tennessee SC

3MF Kendall Conway (15) 0 0 United States Lamorinda SC
3MF Sienna Fallone (15) 0 0 United States Rochester New York FC
3MF Gabrielle Ferraro (15) 0 0 United States San Juan SC
3MF Bridget Kopmeyer (15) 0 0 United States Internationals SC
3MF Mya Muniz (15) 0 0 United States FC Dallas
3MF Georgia Restovich (15) 0 0 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC
3MF Caroline Swann (15) 0 0 United States D'Feeters Kicks SC

4FW Layla Iglesias (15) 0 0 United States FC Dallas
4FW Bristol Kersh (15) 0 0 United States TopHat SC
4FW Amari Manning (15) 0 0 United States PDA
4FW Rhea Moore (15) 0 0 United States San Juan SC
4FW Kyleigh Pete (15) 0 0 United States Sting Dallas Royal
4FW Dues Stanislaus (14) 7 5 United States PDA

Recent call-ups

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The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.

  • January 2025 training camp.[13]
  • November 2024 training camp.[14]
Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
GK Ella McNeal (15) 0 0 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC January 2025 training camp
GK Brooke Volpp (15) 0 0 United States San Diego Surf January 2025 training camp
GK Malia Zillman (15) 0 0 United States Rockford Raptors FC January 2025 training camp
GK Maddie Freeman (15) 0 0 United States FRAM Soccer Club November 2024 training camp
GK Layla Tucakovic (15) 0 0 United States FC Bay Area Surf November 2024 training camp

DF Meila Brewer (2009-03-24) March 24, 2009 (age 16) 0 0 United States Kansas City Athletics January 2025 training camp
DF Lizette Castellanos (15) 0 0 United States Albion SC San Diego January 2025 training camp
DF Delaney Fraser (15) 0 0 United States Lamorinda SC January 2025 training camp
DF Kendra Hansen (15) 0 0 United States Pateadores SC January 2025 training camp
DF Piper Sistek (15) 0 0 United States San Diego Surf SC January 2025 training camp
DF Brooklyn Vann (15) 0 0 United States Cincinnati United SC January 2025 training camp
DF Elena Vera (15) 0 0 United States Davis Legacy SC January 2025 training camp
DF Chloe Miller (2009-11-27) November 27, 2009 (age 15) 0 0 United States MVLA SC November 2024 training camp
DF Alyssa Shim (15) 0 0 United States Beach FC November 2024 training camp
DF Anaiah Williams (15) 0 0 United States Eclipse Select SC November 2024 training camp

MF Karis Buehler (15) 0 0 United States Slammers FC HB Koge January 2025 training camp
MF Mia Corona (2009-02-09) February 9, 2009 (age 16) 0 0 United States Legends FC January 2025 training camp
MF Taylor Morrell (15) 0 0 United States VDA January 2025 training camp
MF Grace Murray (15) 0 0 United States Beach FC January 2025 training camp
MF Loradana Paletta (13) 0 0 United States New York City FC January 2025 training camp
MF Dues Stanislaus (15) 0 0 United States PDA November 2024 training camp
MF Kylie Tang (15) 0 0 United States Utah Royals FC Arizona November 2024 training camp

FW Madeline Dimaria (15) 0 0 United States St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC January 2025 training camp
FW Lilah Helwig (15) 0 0 United States FC Delco January 2025 training camp
FW KK Ream (15) 0 0 United States Utah Avalanche January 2025 training camp
FW Carolina Reyna (15) 0 0 United States Sting Austin January 2025 training camp
FW Giselle Aguilar (15) 0 0 United States Solar SC November 2024 training camp
FW Kendra Hansen (15) 0 0 United States Pateadores SC November 2024 training camp
FW Anna Korney (15) 0 0 United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy November 2024 training camp
FW McKenna Whitham (2010-07-27) July 27, 2010 (age 14) 4 4 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC November 2024 training camp
  • INJ - Injured
  • PRE - Withdrew prior to camp

Coaches

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References

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  1. ^ "Vanessa Mann Named Head Coach for U.S. Under-15 Girls' National Team". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Spethmann, Antje (April 2, 1994). "Evergreen's Smisek to coach U-16 team". The Olympian – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McMorries (January 30, 2022). "Scotts Valley native pursues Olympic dream". Santa Cruz Sentinel – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c "U.S. Under-16 GNT Kicks Off New Cycle With Trip To The Netherlands". United States Soccer Federation. June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  5. ^ Eskilson, J.R. (March 6, 2015). "U16 GNT coach chats about camp, roster". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Anthony, Kevin (May 4, 2016). "Yates a big hit in Italy". Tri-City Herald – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Foley, Brendan (May 18, 2016). "WHS Sophomore Soccer Star: Wingate finishes up Under 16 National Tournament in Italy". Wilmington Town Crier. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. ^ Clark, Travis (May 4, 2016). "Standouts from the Tournament of Gradisca". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Set To Gather At Nike Headquarters In Portland, Oregon". United States Soccer Federation. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  10. ^ https://www.torneodellenazioni.com/storico-edizioni/
  11. ^ https://www.torneodellenazioni.com/squadre-partecipanti/
  12. ^ "U.S. Under-16 and Under-15 Girls' National Teams Will Hold Training Camps in Fayetteville, Ga". United States Soccer Federation. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
  13. ^ "U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team and U.S. Under-16 Girls' National Teams to Open 2025 with Concurrent Training Camps in San Diego". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  14. ^ "U.S. Under-16 and U-15 Women's Youth National Teams Will Hold Concurrent Training Camps in Chula Vista, Calif". www.ussoccer.com. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  15. ^ "U.S. WNT Pioneer April Heinrichs Named Winner of 2019 Werner Fricker Builder Award". United States Soccer Federation. January 9, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  16. ^ "Steve Swanson". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  17. ^ "Sue Patberg". Emory Eagles. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  18. ^ "U.S. U-16 USGNT Kicks Off 2020 with Florida Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
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