United States girls' national under-16 soccer team

United States U-16

Nickname(s)	Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Ciara Crinion
FIFA code	USA
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

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. ^{[1] [2]}

The current incarnation of U-16s was re-instituted in February 2015 under coach Tricia Taliaferro. ^{[3] [4]} 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. ^{[5] [6] [7]} Patchy Toledo became the head coach of the U-16s in August 2022. ^[8]

Players

Current squad

24 players were called up for the January 2025 training camp. ^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
	1 GK	Ella McNeal	(15)	0	0	St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC
	1 GK	Brooke Volpp	(15)	0	0	San Diego Surf
	1 GK	Malia Zillman	(15)	0	0	Rockford Raptors FC
	2 DF	Meila Brewer	(2009-03-24) March 24, 2009 (age 15)	0	0	Kansas City Athletics
	2 DF	Lizette Castellanos	(15)	0	0	Albion SC San Diego
	2 DF	Delaney Fraser	(15)	0	0	Lamorinda SC
	2 DF	Kendra Hansen	(15)	0	0	Pateadores SC
	2 DF	Rachel Lawless-Felarca	(15)	0	0	Sting Dallas Royal
	2 DF	Piper Sistek	(15)	0	0	San Diego Surf SC
	2 DF	Brooklyn Vann	(15)	0	0	Cincinnati United SC
	2 DF	Elena Vera	(15)	0	0	Davis Legacy SC
	3 MF	Karis Buehler	(15)	0	0	Slammers FC HB Koge
	3 MF	Mia Corona	(2009-02-09) February 9, 2009 (age 16)	0	0	Legends FC
	3 MF	Bridget Kopmeyer	(15)	0	0	Internationals SC
	3 MF	Taylor Morrell	(15)	0	0	VDA
	3 MF	Grace Murray	(15)	0	0	Beach FC
	3 MF	Loradana Paletta	(13)	0	0	New York City FC
	3 MF	Caroline Swann	(15)	0	0	D'Feeters Kicks SC
	4 FW	Madeline Dimaria	(15)	0	0	St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC
	4 FW	Lilah Helwig	(15)	0	0	FC Delco
	4 FW	Bristol Kersh	(15)	0	0	TopHat SC
	4 FW	Rhea Moore	(15)	0	0	San Juan SC;
	4 FW	KK Ream	(15)	0	0	Utah Avalanche
	4 FW	Carolina Reyna	(15)	0	0	Sting Austin

Recent call-ups

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

• November 2024 training camp. ^[10]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Maddie Freeman	(15)	0	0	FRAM Soccer Club	November 2024 training camp
GK	Layla Tucakovic	(15)	0	0	FC Bay Area Surf	November 2024 training camp
DF	Chloe Griswell	(15)	0	0	Solar SC	November 2024 training camp
DF	Madeline Maves	(15)	0	0	Seattle United	November 2024 training camp
DF	Chloe Miller	(2009-11-27) November 27, 2009 (age 15)	0	0	MVLA SC	November 2024 training camp
DF	Alyssa Shim	(15)	0	0	Beach FC	November 2024 training camp
DF	Anaiah Williams	(15)	0	0	Eclipse Select SC	November 2024 training camp
MF	Dues Stanislaus	(15)	0	0	PDA	November 2024 training camp
MF	Kylie Tang	(15)	0	0	Utah Royals FC Arizona	November 2024 training camp
FW	Giselle Aguilar	(15)	0	0	Solar SC	November 2024 training camp
FW	Kendra Hansen	(15)	0	0	Pateadores SC	November 2024 training camp
FW	Anna Korney	(15)	0	0	Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy	November 2024 training camp
FW	McKenna Whitham	(2010-07-27) July 27, 2010 (age 14)	4	4	NJ/NY Gotham FC	November 2024 training camp

• INJ - Injured
• PRE - Withdrew prior to camp

Coaches

• April Heinrichs ^[11]
• Steve Swanson (2000–2002) ^[12]
• Sue Patberg (2003–2005) ^[13]
• Tricia Taliaferro ^[3]
• Barry Ritson ^[3]
• Katie Schoepfer ^[14]
• Patchy Toledo (2022–2024) ^[8]
• Ciara Crinion (2025–present)

References

1. Spethmann, Antje (April 2, 1994). "Evergreen's Smisek to coach U-16 team". The Olympian – via Newspapers.com.
2. McMorries (January 30, 2022). "Scotts Valley native pursues Olympic dream". Santa Cruz Sentinel – via Newspapers.com.
3. "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.
4. Eskilson, J.R. (March 6, 2015). "U16 GNT coach chats about camp, roster". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved October 15, 2024.
5. Anthony, Kevin (May 4, 2016). "Yates a big hit in Italy". Tri-City Herald – via Newspapers.com.
6. 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.
7. Clark, Travis (May 4, 2016). "Standouts from the Tournament of Gradisca". TopDrawerSoccer . Retrieved October 17, 2024.
8. "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.
9. "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.
10. "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.
11. "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.
12. "Steve Swanson". Virginia Cavaliers . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
13. "Sue Patberg". Emory Eagles . Retrieved October 16, 2024.
14. "U.S. U-16 USGNT Kicks Off 2020 with Florida Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2024.

External links

• Official website