United States women's national under-23 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Heather Dyche | ||
| FIFA code | USA | ||
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| Nordic Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) | ||
The U-23 Women’s Youth National Team, operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer, plays a pivotal role in bridging the significant gap between college soccer and the development of players for the full Women’s National Team. It functions as a crucial development partner with the NWSL.
In response to FIFA’s decision to shift its oldest youth world championship from Under-19s to Under-20s and a change in the Nordic Cup competition that became a U-23 event, the team transitioned from Under-21 to Under-23 in 2008. Following the conclusion of the Nordic Cup in 2009, the U.S. U-23s have engaged in various international competitions, primarily in Spain and Scandinavia. In recent years, they have participated in an NWSL preseason tournament in Portland, where they compete in three games against NWSL clubs.
History
[edit]Beginnings as a U-20 program
[edit]The United States U-23 team has been active since 1989, however it was run as a U-20 team from its inception until 1998.[1] Its main goal was to prepare college players for the step up to international soccer. Women had no viable opportunities to enhance their playing abilities, aside from overseas, since the United States lacked a top-level domestic league during this time.
The switch to U-21
[edit]In 1998, United States Soccer Federation decided to make the team a U-21 team in order to give women a higher level of play to better prepare them for the full National Team. In accordance with this strategy, the U-21 team frequently rostered "over-aged" players in the U-21 training camps, as well as the Nordic Cup. It remained a U-21 team from 1998 through 2008.
Competing as a U-23 team
[edit]2008 saw the change of the U.S.'s oldest youth national team moved to the U-23 level. The move was made by the United States Soccer Federation in response to age-level changes FIFA had made to its oldest women's youth competition, now named FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The age limit was raised from being a U-19 tournament to a U-20 tournament. This change, coupled with a newly introduced U-23 age limit to the Nordic Cup, prompted the USSF to rethink and eventually change the youth development team. The team continues to serve as a stepping-stone for collegiate and post-collegiate players to the United States Women's National Team.[2] Additionally, many U-23 players develop further through the National Women's Soccer League. While many of the post-collegiate players play in this league to develop their game, the U-23's turned focus on college players who are out of season and may not yet be NWSL-eligible.
Results and schedule
[edit]The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
2025
[edit]- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
| May 30, 2025 Friendly | Germany  | 1–2 |  United States | Stuttgart, Germany |
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Report | Referee: Davina Lutz |
| June 2, 2025 Friendly | Germany | v | United States | Stuttgart, Germany |
Players
[edit]Current squad
[edit]The following players were named to the squad on May 21, 2025.[3]
Caps and goals are current as of May 30, 2025, after match against Germany U-23.[4]
Recent call-ups
[edit]The following players were also named to a squad within the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Izzy Lee | 0 | 0 | Illinois Fighting Illini
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Training camp; March 2025 | |
| GK | Nona Reason | July 1, 2004 | 0 | 0 | Clemson Tigers
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| GK | Stephanie Sparkowski | April 18, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Zara Chavoshi | December 6, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Orlando Pride
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Eva Gaetino | December 17, 2002 | 5 | 0 |  Paris Saint-Germain
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Training camp; March, 2025 |
| DF | Savy King | February 7, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Gisele Thompson | December 2, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC
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Training camp; March 2025PRE |
| DF | Mimi Van Zanten | January 25, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Florida State Seminoles
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| MF | Meg Boade | July 3, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Washington Spirit
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Training camp; March, 2025 |
| MF | Taylor Huff | August 16, 2002 | 5 | 0 | Bay FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| MF | Yuna McCormack | November 3, 2004 | 0 | 0 | Florida State Seminoles
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| MF | Sally Menti | March 10, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| FW | Quincy McMahon | September 26, 2002 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Wave FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| FW | Reilyn Turner | October 18, 2002 | 3 | 1 | Portland Thorns FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
- Notes
- INJ - Injury
- PRE - Withdrawal prior to camp
Coaches
[edit]
Jerry Smith (2001–2002)- Chris Petrucelli (2003–2004)
- Jill Ellis (2005–2006)
Bill Irwin (2007–2011)- Randy Waldrum (2012–2013)
- Steve Swanson (2013–2014)
- Janet Rayfield (2015–2016)
Laura Harvey (2017)- B. J. Snow (2017–2019)
- Matt Potter (2020–2022)
- Jené Baclawski (2022)
- Carrie Kveton (2023)
- Margueritte Aozasa (2023)
References
[edit]- ^ 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide
- ^ "Page Not Found | U.S. Soccer Official Website | USWNT & USMNT". www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "20 Players Named for U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Trip to Germany for Two Matches against the Hosts". USSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Defeats Germany, 2-1, on Late Goal from Evelyn Shores". United States Soccer Federation. June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "24 Players Called Up for U.S. U-23 Women's National Team Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Defender Gisele Thompson Replaces Tierna Davidson on U.S. Women's National Team Roster for April Matches against Brazil". United States Soccer Federation. March 31, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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