With Concacaf qualifying for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup less than two months away, the Under-19 United States Women’s Youth National Team and its Under-18 counterpart, will hold what will probably be their last camps before head coach Carrie Kveton selects her squad for the 2025 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship.
Unlike the February camp, which only had players who were born in 2006, this camp features three players with 2007 birth years. All three are midfielders who competed in the 2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup squad and are current NWSL professionals: Melanie Barcenas of the San Diego Wave, Kennedy Fuller of Angel City, and Ainsley McCammon of the Seattle Reign.
Two other current NWSL pros who also competed at the 2024 FIFA U-17 WWC, forward Mary Long and outside-back Katie Scott, both of the Kansas City Current, were named to the concurrent U-18 USWYNT camp, along with five other members of the USA’s squad at the 2024 FIFA U-17 WWC.
Curiously absent from both camps is the only other current NWSL pro who was on the USA’s squad at last year’s FIFA U-17 WWC: San Diego Wave center-back Trinity Armstrong.
None of the five age-eligible players from the USA’s 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC squad were called into this camp. One of those players, Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton is with the senior United States Women’s National Team for the second-straight international window. Three others are training with the U-20 USWYNT in Missouri this week: Stanford goalkeeper Caroline Birkel, Seattle Reign forward Emeri Adames, and Seattle Reign center-back Jordyn Bugg. Of those three, Birkel’s absence from this U-19 camp is the most curious, as she was an unused back-up at the 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC and thus could most use the additional experience of competing in a Concacaf youth tournament. The fifth age-eligible player, Virginia midfielder Addison Halpern, attended the first two U-19 camps this cycle. Like Birkel, Halpern was an unused substitute at the 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC.
This week’s U-20 camp features another goalkeeper with a 2006 birth year, Sonoma Kasica, who is also a curious absence from this U-19 camp.
Just eight return from the 20-player roster that traveled to Spain in February. Only one of those players, defender/midfielder Abby Mills of Notre Dame also attended the first camp of this cycle, back in October 2024.
In addition to Mills, the other seven players returning from the February camp are Arkansas goalkeeper Keegan Smith; North Carolina defender Aven Alvarez; midfielders Ines Derrien of Southern California and Grace Restovich of Notre Dame; plus fowards Kara Croone of UCLA, Izzy Engle of Notre Dame, and Amalia Villareal of Texas.
Two other players return from the October 2024 camp: Texas goalkeeper Mateya Dessieux and Clemson defender Carla Small. Seven additional players from that camp, who all have 2007 birth years, are attending the concurrent U-18 camp.
Meanwhile, four players are apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp.
This camp, like the concurrent U-18 USWYNT camp, is being held in Fayetteville, Georgia, and runs from Monday, March 31, to Tuesday, April 8.
In addition to the U-18s, three other youth national teams are active the first week of April 2025:
- The U-17s are attempting to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup.
- The U-20s (most of whom were born in 2005 and thus too old for next year’s U-20 WWC) are holding a camp in Kansas City, Missouri.
- The U-23s are training in Carson, California, concurrently with the senior USWNT.
Alphabetical Roster, By Position
Parenthetical Key (Current Team / Team Type; Hometown)
- Collegiate team names link to the player’s team profile
Goalkeepers (3):
- Dessieux, Mateya (Texas / NCAA; Knoxville, Tenn.)
- Smith, Keegan (Arkansas / NCAA; Bath, N.Y.)
- Titmuss, Kealey (Penn State / NCAA; Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Defenders (8):
- Alvarez, Aven (North Carolina / NCAA; New Hill, N.C.)
- Ayscue, Isabella “Bella” (Penn State / NCAA; Apex, N.C.)*
- Boamah, Elizabeth “Lizzie” (Stanford / NCAA; San Diego, Calif.)
- Jeter, Kieryn (Penn State / NCAA; Cumming, Ga.)*
- McGovern, Peyton (Florida State / NCAA; Bristow, Va.)*
- Mills, Abby (Notre Dame / NCAA; Southlake, Texas)
- Schornstein, Tanna (Northwestern / NCAA; San Diego, Calif.)
- Small, Carla (Clemson / NCAA; Waipahu, Hawaii)
Midfielders (7):
- Ahmad, Nawreen (Florida State / NCAA; Falls Church, Va.)
- Barcenas, Melanie (San Diego Wave / NWSL; San Diego, Calif.)
- Derrien, Ines (Southern California / NCAA; San Diego, Calif.)
- Fuller, Kennedy (Angel City FC / NWSL; Southlake, Texas)
- McCammon, Ainsley (Seattle Reign / NWSL; Bedford, Texas)
- Restovich, Grace (Notre Dame / NCAA; St. Louis, Mo.)
- Ullmark, Linda (North Carolina / NCAA; Buffalo, N.Y.)
Forwards (6):
- Bodak, Kendall (Clemson / NCAA; Monson, Mass.)
- Bradley, Sophia (Virginia / NCAA; Wayne, N.J.)
- Croone, Kara (UCLA / NCAA; Atlanta, Ga.)
- Engle, Izzy (Notre Dame / NCAA; Edina, Minn.)
- Mattern, Reese (Tennessee / NCAA; Charlottesville, Va.)*
- Villarreal, Amalia (Texas / NCAA; Lansing, Mich.)
*player is apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp
Detailed Roster
Table 1: U-19 USWYNT Roster for March-April 2025 Camp — Heights and Ages
PLAYER P. HEIGHT D.O.B. AGE
Dessieux, Mateya GK 5'10" 12/??/2006 ~18.3
Smith, Keegan GK 5'11" 10/11/2006 18.48
Titmuss, Kealey GK 5'9" 09/15/2006 18.55
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Alvarez, Aven DF 5'8" 11/14/2006 18.39
Ayscue, Bella DF 5'7" 08/02/2006 18.67
Boamah, Lizzie DF 5'9" 04/19/2006 18.96
Jeter, Kieryn DF 5'9" 05/23/2006 18.87
McGovern, Peyton DF 5'1" 07/??/2006 ~18.7
Mills, Abby DF 5'10"
Schornstein, Tanna DF 5'9" 05/20/2006 18.88
Small, Carla DF 5'0" 03/29/2006 19.02
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Ahmad, Nawreen MF 10/29/2006 18.43
Barcenas, Melanie MF 5'3" 10/30/2007 17.43
Derrien, Ines MF 5'11" 09/18/2006 18.55
Fuller, Kennedy MF 5'5" 03/09/2007 18.08
McCammon, Ainsley MF 5'9" 08/16/2007 17.64
Restovich, Grace MF 5'6" 08/15/2006 18.64
Ullmark, Linda MF 5'5" 04/21/2006 18.96
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Bodak, Kendall FW 5'2" 03/21/2006 19.04
Bradley, Sophia FW 5'10" 04/06/2006 19.00
Croone, Kara FW 5'7" 06/15/2006 18.81
Engle, Izzy FW 5'9"
Mattern, Reese FW 5'8" 06/12/2006 18.81
Villarreal, Amalia FW 5'2" 03/27/2006 19.03
Key:
- P. = Playing Position, per press release
- D.O.B. = Date of Birth (mm/dd/yyyy format)
- Age = Calculated age as of April 5, 2025 (the date of the first USWNT match this international window)
Sources: Heights and dates of births are primarily from FIFA youth WWC squad lists and USWNT media guides. Team profiles and recruiting profiles (PrepSoccer.com, HUDL.com, et cetera) were also used.
Notables
(Apparent) First-Timers
Four of the 24 players are apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp:
- Defenders (3): Bella Ayscue, Kieryn Jeter, Peyton McGovern
- Forward (1): Reese Mattern
Youth National Team Tournament Experience
While the three NWSL pros — Melanie Barcenas, Kennedy Fuller, and Ainsley McCammon — have the most significant youth national team experience, six other players on this roster have played in the 2023 Pan American Games as high school students competing against teams that consisted mostly of professionals.
2022 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship: Kennedy Fuller, Ainsley McCammon
2023 Pan American Games: Aven Alvarez, Lizzie Boamah, Kendall Bodak, Grace Restovich, Kealey Titmuss, Amalia Villareal
2024 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship: Melanie Barcenas, Kennedy Fuller, Ainsley McCammon
2024 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Melanie Barcenas, Kennedy Fuller, Ainsley McCammon
Birthday during the camp
Virginia forward Sophia Bradley will celebrate her 19th birthday on Sunday, April 6.
U.S. Soccer press release: “U.S. Under-19 and U.S. U-18 Women’s National Teams to Hold Concurrent Training Camps in Fayetteville, Ga.” (27-Mar-2025)
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