United States women's national deaf soccer team

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United States
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Association United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
Head coach Amy Griffin
Captain
Most caps Kate Ward (31)
Top scorer Emily Spreeman (33)
First international
Flag of the United States.svg United States 5–2 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg
(Melbourne, Australia; January 6, 2005)
Biggest win
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(Caxias do Sul, Brazil; May 9, 2022)
Website Official website

The United States women's national deaf soccer team (USDWNT) represents the United States of America in international women's deaf soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation.

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The team has an all-time undefeated record of 38–0–1 as of June 1, 2024. They have won four Deaflympics gold medals (2005, 2009, 2013, and 2021) and three World Championship gold medals (2012, 2016, 2023). Players have hearing loss of at least 55 decibels, and they communicate on the field using American Sign Language and other hand gestures. [1]

History

The United States first fielded a women's deaf soccer team to compete in the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in Australia, the first year the sport was played at the tournament, and they won the gold medal with a 3–0 win over Russia in the title game. [2] [3] The team defended the title at the 2009 Deaflympics in Taiwan, beating Germany 4–0 in the final with all second-half goals. [4] They won the World Deaf Football Championships for the first time at the 2012 tournament in Turkey, beating Russia 1–0 in the final. [5] The team won its third Deaflympics in a row at the 2013 tournament in Bulgaria, conceding its only goal of the event in the 2–1 win over Russia in the final. [6] The United States faced Russia again in the final of the 2016 World Championships in Italy, beating them 3–0 to win the title. [7]

The team recorded its first non-win with a 2–2 draw to Poland in the final of the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil (held in 2022), but won the title 4–2 on penalties. [8] [9] Along with the US Deaf Men's National Team, the women's team also came under the umbrella of the United States Soccer Federation as one of its extended national teams in 2022. [10] The team won the 2023 World Championships in Malaysia, beating Turkey 3–0 in the final. [11] The team played a friendly doubleheader alongside the United States women's national team in Colorado on June 1, 2024, which marked the team's first international game on home soil. [8]

Players

Statistics as of June 1, 2024. [12]

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for friendly matches against Japan in November 2024. [13]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsHometown
1 GK Payton DeGraw2000 (age 2324)30 Salt Lake City, Utah
112 DF Sydney Andrews (1993-12-15) December 15, 1993 (age 30)281 Wichita, Kansas
2 DF Josephine Blazic2006 (age 1718)00 East Tawas, Michigan
2 DF Melia Lenert (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006 (age 18)00 Long Beach, California
2 DF Chelsea Tumey2009 (age 1415)00 Peoria, Arizona
2 DF Ella Wylie2007 (age 1617)00 Decatur, Texas
182 DF Faith Wylie (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 20)116 Decatur, Texas
83 MF Erin Cembrale (2001-06-24) June 24, 2001 (age 23)115 Oyster Bay, New York
53 MF Gracie Fitzgerald (1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 25)184 Georgetown, Indiana
3 MF Alexis Jones2007 (age 1617)00 Las Vegas, Nevada
3 MF Tia LaBrecque2009 (age 1415)00 Raynham, Massachusetts
153 MF Paris Price2005 (age 1819)121 Fall City, Washington
73 MF Sabina Shysh1996 (age 2728)21 Tucson, Arizona
173 MF Mia White1998 (age 2526)121 Littleton, Colorado
4 FW Giselle Larraga2008 (age 1516)00 Los Fresnos, Texas
124 FW Sophie Post2003 (age 2021)126 Murray, Utah
104 FW Emily Spreeman (1989-08-30) August 30, 1989 (age 35)2433 Fountain Valley, California
4 FW Mikaela Stein2006 (age 1718)00 Las Vegas, Nevada

Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsHometownLatest call-up
DF Beth Barbiers (1979-12-19) December 19, 1979 (age 44)30 Atlanta, Georgia v. Australia; June 1, 2024
DF Paige Beaudry2002 (age 2122)121 Riverview, Michigan Training Camp; July 2024
GK Taegan Frandsen2003 (age 2021)90 Centerville, Utah Training Camp; July 2024
MF Holly Hunter2003 (age 2021)67 Temecula, California v. Australia; June 1, 2024
MF Ani Khachadourian (2002-10-03) October 3, 2002 (age 22)108 Cary, North Carolina v. Australia; June 1, 2024
DF Mia McMurry2005 (age 1819)50 Asheville, North Carolina v. Australia; June 1, 2024
MF Briahnna Munoz00 Richmond, Texas Training Camp; July 2024
MF Emma Neff2005 (age 1819)61 Oakwood, Ohio v. Australia; June 1, 2024
FW Hannah Romero00 Rialto, California v. Australia; June 1, 2024
MF Kate Ward (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 30)318 Atlanta, Georgia v. Australia; June 1, 2024

Staff

RoleNameStart dateRef.
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Amy Griffin 2016 [8]
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Joy Fawcett 2016 [8]
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Maiwald [8]

Individual records

Player records

As of June 1, 2024.

Active players are shown in bold.

Most caps
RankPlayerCapsGoalsYears
1 Kate Ward 3182009–
2 Sydney Andrews 2812012–
3 Emily Spreeman 24332005–
4Liza Offreda1972009–2016
5Gracie Fitzgerald1842016–
6Reagan Anders1622005–2012
Madison Taylor1602012–2016
8Katie Romano1582005–2012
9Laura Carlson1402009–2013
Meghan Maiwald1402012–2016
Felicia Schroeder 14192009–2013
Most goals
RankPlayerGoalsCapsYearsAvg
1 Emily Spreeman 33242005–1.38
2 Felicia Schroeder 19142009–20131.36
3Julia Nelson1292012–20131.33
4Erin Coppedge1172012–20131.57
5 Kate Ward 8312009–0.26
Katie Romano8152005–20120.53
Ani Khachadourian8102022–0.80
8Liza Offreda7192009–20160.37
Holly Hunter762023–1.17
10Sophie Post6122022–0.50
Faith Wylie6112022–0.55
Virginia Keeler682005–20090.75

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