United States girls' national under-16 soccer team

United States U-16
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachPatchy Toledo
FIFA codeUSA
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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 November 2024 training camp.[9]


No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Maddie Freeman (15) 0 0 United States FRAM Soccer Club
1GK Layla Tucakovic (15) 0 0 United States FC Bay Area Surf
1GK Brooke Volpp (15) 0 0 United States San Diego Surf
2DF Meila Brewer (2009-03-24) March 24, 2009 (age 15) 0 0 United States Kansas City Athletics
2DF Chloe Griswell (15) 0 0 United States Solar SC
2DF Madeline Maves (15) 0 0 United States Seattle United
2DF Chloe Miller (2009-11-27) November 27, 2009 (age 15) 0 0 United States MVLA SC
2DF Alyssa Shim (15) 0 0 United States Beach FC
2DF Elena Vera (15) 0 0 United States Davis Legacy SC
2DF Anaiah Williams (15) 0 0 United States Eclipse Select SC
3MF Karis Buehler (15) 0 0 United States Slammers FC HB Koge
3MF Mia Corona (2009-02-09) February 9, 2009 (age 15) 0 0 United States Legends FC
3MF Grace Murray (15) 0 0 United States Beach FC
3MF Loradana Paletta (15) 0 0 New York City FC
3MF Dues Stanislaus (15) 0 0 United States PDA
3MF Caroline Swann (15) 0 0 United States D'Feeters Kicks SC
3MF Kylie Tang (15) 0 0 United States Utah Royals FC Arizona
4FW Giselle Aguilar (15) 0 0 United States Solar SC
4FW Kendra Hansen (15) 0 0 United States Pateadores SC
4FW Anna Korney (15) 0 0 United States Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy
4FW Rhea Moore (15) 0 0 United States San Juan SC;
4FW KK Ream (15) 0 0 United States Utah Avalanche
4FW Carolina Reyna (15) 0 0 United States Sting Austin
4FW McKenna Whitham (2010-07-27) July 27, 2010 (age 14) 4 4 United States NJ/NY Gotham FC

Recent call-ups

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

Coaches

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. ^ 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.
  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. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Steve Swanson". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  12. ^ "Sue Patberg". Emory Eagles. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
  13. ^ "U.S. U-16 USGNT Kicks Off 2020 with Florida Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2024.