On Thursday, November 14th, the first camp of the 2024-25 cycle for the Under-16 United States Women’s Youth National Team got underway in Chula Vista, California. The camp, which is being held concurrently with a U-15 USWYNT camp, runs from the 14th to Wednesday, November 20th.
See also: “U-15 USWYNT: Roster for second camp of cycle released, 14 players return, 3 apparent first-timers”
Head coach Patchy Toledo has called in 24 players, including just 10 of the 18 on the roster for August’s Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Three of the four named alternates for that tournament have been named to this camp’s roster.
All but two of the players named to the camp’s roster have 2009 birth years: NWSL professional Mak Whitham, who was born in 2010, and midfielder Loradana Paletta, who has a 2011 birth year.
Eight players called up are apparently attending their first United States youth national team camp.
With the FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup becoming an annual tournament in 2025, some U-16 and U-15 players could be called up to the U-17 USWYNT this cycle.
Roster: Alphabetical, By Position
Goalkeepers (3):
- Freeman, Maddie (FRAM Soccer Club; Torrance, Calif.)*
- Tucakovic, Layla (FC Bay Area Surf; San Jose, Calif.)
- Volpp, Brooke (San Diego Surf SC; Encinitas, Calif.)
Defenders (7):
- Brewer, Meila (Kansas City Athletics; Overland Park, Kan.)
- Griswell, Chloe (Solar SC; Cleburne, Texas)*
- Maves, Madeline (Seattle United; Seattle, Wash.)*
- Miller, Chloe (MVLA SC; Los Gatos, Calif.)
- Shim, Alyssa (Beach FC; Cypress, Calif.)*
- Vera, Elena (Davis Legacy SC; Fairfield, Calif.)
- Williams, Anaiah (Eclipse Select SC; Glendale Heights, Ill.)
Midfielders (7):
- Buehler, Karis (Slammers FC HB Koge; Fullerton, Calif.)
- Corona, Mia (Legends FC; Cypress, Calif.)
- Murray, Grace (Beach FC; Redondo Beach, Calif.)*
- Paletta, Loradana (New York City FC; Syosset, N.Y.)
- Stanislaus, Deus (PDA; Fort Washington, Pa.)
- Swann, Caroline (Solar SC; Dallas, Texas)
- Tang, Kylie (Utah Royals FC Arizona; Waimānalo, Hawaii)*
Forwards (7):
- Aguilar, Giselle (Solar SC; Cleburne, Texas)
- Hansen, Kendra (Pateadores SC; Tustin, Calif.)
- Korney, Anna (Pittsburgh Riverhounds SC; Penfield, Pa.)
- Moore, Rhea (San Juan SC; Sacramento, Calif.)*
- Ream, KK (Utah Avalanche; Herriman, Utah)
- Reyna, Carolina (Sting Austin; Austin, Texas)
- Whitham, Mak (NJ/NY Gotham FC; Granite Bay, Calif.)
*Apparent first-time call-ups
Notables
Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship Roster
The 10 players returning from the tournament are defenders Meila Brewer, Chloe Miller, and Elena Vera; midfielders Mia Corona, Loradana Paletta, and Deus Stanislaus; plus forwards KK Ream, Carolina Reyna, and Mak Whitham.
Reyna was the USA’s top goalscorer for that tournament. Mak Whitham, who was only available for the last three matches, and Deus Stanislaus each contributed three goals. Meila Brewer, Caroline Swann, and Mia Corona were among the players who netted two goals at the U-15 Championship.
See also: “A Statistical Look at the USA’s Performance at the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship”
Additionally, three of the four named alternates have been called up: Goalkeeper Layla Tucakovic, defender Anaiah Williams (who was listed as a midfielder), and forward Giselle Aguilar.
The only alternate not called into this camp was midfielder Daphne Van Der Weide of the Virginia Development Academy.
The eight players not named to this camp’s roster are both goalkeepers Anne Fowler and Ella McNeal; defenders Alexandra Han, Bristol Kersh, and Taylor Morrell; midfielder Kendall Conway; plus forwards Maddie DiMaria and Amari Manning.
At the U-15 Championship, Midfielder Kendall Conway was the USA’s second-highest goalscorer, with five goals. Forward Maddie DiMaria played the second-most minutes of the front line players for the USA and had a pair of goals as well as a pair of assists.
Several First-Timers
Eight players are apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth WNT camp: Goalkeeper Maddie Freeman; defenders Chloe Griswell, Madeline Maves, and Alyssa Shim; midfielders Grace Murray and Kylie Tang; and forward Rhea Moore.
State Distribution
Of the 24 players on the roster, 10 hail from California and four are from Texas. Pennsylvania, with 2, is the only other state represented by multiple players.
U.S. Soccer Press Release: “U.S. Under-16 and U-15 Women’s Youth National Teams Will Hold Concurrent Training Camps in Chula Vista, Calif.” (12-Nov-2024)
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