Yuna McCormack

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Yuna McCormack
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McCormack with Virginia in 2024
Personal information
Full name Yuna Carole McCormack [1]
Date of birth (2004-11-03) November 3, 2004 (age 20) [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Florida State Seminoles
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023–2024 Virginia Cavaliers 28 (3)
2025– Florida State Seminoles 0 (0)
International career‡
United States U-15
2020 United States U-16 3 (1)
2024 United States U-20 9 (2)
Medal record
Women's soccer
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg Colombia 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024

Yuna Carole McCormack (born November 3, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Florida State Seminoles. She previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers. She has represented the United States at the youth international level, winning bronze at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

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Early life and college career

McCormack grew up in Mill Valley, California, one of two children born to Michael and Estuko McCormack. [2] She is of Japanese descent on her mother's side. [3] Her father, a professional triathlete from Boston, won the Ironman Canada race in 1991 and 1995 and placed second at Ironman Japan in 1997. [2] [4]

McCormack began playing soccer at age six and joined Mill Valley Soccer Club up two age levels when she was seven. [5] She later played club soccer for Marin FC and Bay Area Surf (previously the San Jose Earthquakes academy). [5] She played one season for Tamalpais High School as a junior in 2021–22, scoring 13 goals in 16 games. [5] She was ranked as the second-best midfielder of the 2023 class by TopDrawerSoccer . [2]

Virginia Cavaliers, Florida State Seminoles

McCormack started every game for the Virginia Cavaliers in her freshman season in 2023, filling in the spot that belonged to injured All-American Lia Godfrey. She scored one goal with five assists in 17 games, being named to the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team. [2] [6] She scored two goals with two assists in 11 games in her sophomore season, missing about a month while at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. [2] After the season, she transferred to the Florida State Seminoles. [7]

International career

McCormack was called into training camp with the United States national under-14 team in 2018. [8] Later that year, she was part of the under-15 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. [3] She appeared for the under-16s at the UEFA Development Tournament in England in 2020. [5] Eligible to represent her mother's nation of Japan, she was called up to its youth team as a training player but did not appear in a match for the country. [5]

McCormack debuted for the United States under-20 team during a pair of friendlies at the team's last camp before the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and was selected to the tournament roster. [9] She scored two goals at the tournament, opening in a 2–0 win over Morocco and netting in a 7–0 win over Paraguay. The United States finished in third place, its best result since 2012. [10] [11] She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025. [12]

References

  1. 1 2 "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Yuna McCormack". Virginia Cavaliers. June 29, 2023. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "McCormack: USA will get it done". FIFA. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  4. ↑ Kautz, Christopher (July 19, 2018). "Triathletes of Marin: Mill Valley coach McCormack measures his training" . Marin Independent Journal . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 Ross, Ian (August 27, 2024). "Soccer: Mill Valley's McCormack set to represent USWNT at U-20 World Cup in Colombia" . Marin Independent Journal . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  6. ↑ Prochaska, Val (August 17, 2023). "UVA Women's Soccer Thumps Nevada in Season Opener". Sports Illustrated . Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  7. ↑ Oliaro, Jack (December 24, 2024). "FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Yuna McCormack". Florida State Seminoles . Retrieved December 24, 2024.
  8. ↑ "U14 GNT heads to camp in Chula Vista". United States Soccer Federation. May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2024– via TopDrawerSoccer.
  9. ↑ "Five Questions with U.S. U-20 WYNT Midfielder Yuna McCormack". United States Soccer Federation. August 24, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
  10. ↑ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
  11. ↑ Yuna McCormack at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  12. ↑ "Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. January 8, 2025. Retrieved January 8, 2025.
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