In the before times, youth national team players who were born a year too late for the next FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup would be included solely in the pool for the Under-23 Women’s (Youth) National Team. However, with U.S. Soccer now using annual school-year cycles for its youth national teams, the potential for an “Over-Age” Under-20 USWYNT team is now possible. That possibility was likely made into reality by Michele Kang’s cash infusion to the women’s and youth’s programs of U.S. Soccer.
So, for the first time since the advent of the FIFA U-20 WWC, there is an Under-20 United States Women’s Youth National Team that is not directly focused on qualifying for or playing in the next FIFA U-20 WWC.
For this camp, which will be lead by San Diego Wave assistant coach Becki Tweed, most of the players selected were born in 2005.
Curiously, the roster also includes four players who have 2006 birth years and are thus eligible for the 2026 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup: Seattle Reign forward Emeri Adames, goalkeeper Caroline Birkel, who is now enrolled at Stanford, Seattle Reign center-back Jordyn Bugg, and Notre Dame goalkeeper Sonoma Kasica. Bugg and Adames have both played in a FIFA U-20 WWC, so this could be an indication that they have been “graduated out”, but that would probably not be in the best interests of either player, especially given the depth at their respective positions. The inclusion of both goalkeepers is more perplexing as neither has FIFA youth WWC playing experience. Birkel was an unused back-up goalkeeper at the 2024 FIFA U-20 WWC and was called up for the last U-19 camp. Meanwhile, Kasica has not been called into a U-19 camp this cycle. Kasica does have competitive international tournament experience, as she was one of the USA’s two goalkeepers at the 2023 Pan American Games, along with Kealey Titmus, who was called into this week’s U-19 USWYNT camp.
Adames and Bugg are the only two NWSL professionals named to this roster. The other 22 players are all currently with collegiate teams.
The camp will be held at the training facility of the Kansas City Current, which is in Riverside, Missouri and is officially named “The University of Kansas Health System Training Center” (2023 press release). The first day of the camp is Monday, March 31, and it runs until Monday, April 7.
Four other U.S. 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-18s and U-19s are holding concurrent camps in Fayetteville, Georgia, as the U-19s are preparing to qualify for the 2026 FIFA U-20 WWC.
- 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):
- Birkel, Caroline (Stanford / NCAA; St. Louis, Mo.)
- Kasica, Sonoma (Notre Dame / NCAA; St. Petersburg, Fla.)
- Todd, Adelyn “Addie” (Florida State / NCAA; Denver, Colo.)
Defenders (8):
- Baumann, Hailey (Wisconsin / NCAA; South Lyon, Mich.)
- Bell, Kennedy (Maryland / NCAA; Charlotte, N.C.)
- Bramblett, Ava (Ohio State / NCAA; Noblesville, Ind.)*
- Bugg, Jordyn (Seattle Reign / NWSL; El Cajon, Calif.)
- Patton, Cameron (Texas Christian / NCAA; Austin, Texas)
- Roller, Cameron (Duke / NCAA; Sherman, Texas)
- Roy, Morgan (Notre Dame / NCAA; Commerce, Mich.)
- Wolfe, Kaelyn (Penn State / NCAA; West Chester, Pa.)*
Midfielders (7):
- Bhuta, Mia (Stanford / NCAA; Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Harvey, Shae (Stanford / NCAA; Hermosa Beach, Calif.)
- Kotschau, Reagan (Colorado / NCAA; Thornton, Colo.)*
- Lenhard, Emily (Maryland / NCAA; Stafford, Va.)*
- Pennie, Ashley (North Carolina / NCAA; Miami, Fla.)
- Santa Cruz, Megan (Purdue / NCAA; Burbank, Calif.)
- Suarez, Taylor (Florida State / NCAA; Charlotte, N.C.)
Forwards (6):
- Adames, Emeri (Seattle Reign / NWSL; Red Oak, Texas)
- Collins, Katie Shea (South Carolina / NCAA; Gallatin, Tenn.)
- Oliaro, Mia (Duke / NCAA; Chapel Hill, N.C.)
- Quinonez, Julia (Pepperdine / NCAA; Torrance, Calif.)*
- Schlueter, Amanda (Ohio State / NCAA; Union, Ky.)*
- Thomas, Olivia (North Carolina / NCAA; Grosse Pointe, Mich.)*
*player is apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp
Detailed Roster
Table 1: U-20 USWYNT Roster for March-April 2025 Camp — Heights and Ages
PLAYER P. HEIGHT D.O.B. AGE
Birkel, Caroline GK 5'10" 08/25/2006 18.61
Kasica, Sonoma GK 5'10" 06/30/2006 18.77
Todd, Adelyn GK 5'8" 05/24/2005 19.87
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Baumann, Hailey DF 5'11" 02/17/2005 20.13
Bell, Kennedy DF 5'6" 05/11/2005 19.90
Bramblett, Ava DF 5'10" 2005
Bugg, Jordyn DF 5'7" 08/11/2006 18.65
Patton, Cameron DF 5'1" 12/02/2005 19.34
Roller, Cameron DF 5'11" 06/21/2005 19.79
Roy, Morgan DF 5'9" 02/12/2005 20.14
Wolfe, Kaelyn DF 5'4" 06/02/2005 19.84
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Bhuta, Mia MF 5'5" 12/29/2005 19.27
Harvey, Shae MF 5'10" 03/01/2005 20.10
Kotschau, Reagan MF 5'5" 03/19/2005 20.05
Lenhard, Emily MF 5'7" 12/27/2005 19.27
Pennie, Ashley MF 5'4" 12/01/2005 19.34
Santa Cruz, Megan MF 5'4" 04/15/2005 19.97
Suarez, Taylor MF 5'5" 07/27/2005 19.69
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Adames, Emeri FW 5'3" 04/03/2006 19.01
Collins, Katie Shea FW 5'3" 10/28/2005 19.44
Oliaro, Mia FW 5'9" 06/27/2005 19.77
Quinonez, Julia FW 5'3" 03/13/2005 20.06
Schlueter, Amanda FW 5'5" 2005
Thomas, Olivia FW 5'10" 04/16/2005 19.97
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, USWNT media guides, and team profiles. Kaelyn Wolfe’s, Reagan Kotschau’s, and Julia Quinonez’s date of births are derived from birthday posts by their collegiate teams. Emily Lenhard’s height is from her PrepSoccer.com profile.
Notables
(Apparent) First-Timers
Eight of the 24 players are apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp:
- Defenders (2): Ava Bramblett, Kaelyn Wolfe
- Midfielders (2): Reagan Kotschau, Emily Lenhard
- Forwards (3): Julia Quinonez, Amanda Schlueter, Olivia Thomas
Youth National Team Tournament Experience
About a third of the players called up for this camp have significant prior youth national team experience, including six players who have been on at least one FIFA youth Women’s World Cup squad.
Two of those six players have played in three competitive international tournaments: Emeri Adames and Jordyn Bugg both played in a FIFA U-20 WWC, a FIFA U-17 WWC, and the 2023 Pan American Games, where the USA sent a team of high schoolers that competed against teams comprised mostly of professionals.
Stanford midfielder Mia Bhuta captained the USA squad at the 2022 FIFA U-17 WWC in India.
Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship: Mia Bhuta (2022), Mia Oliaro (2022), Cameron Roller (2022), Shae Harvey (2022)
Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship: Shae Harvey (2023)
FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Emeri Adames (2022), Mia Bhuta (2022), Jordyn Bugg (2022), Cameron Roller (2022), Taylor Suarez (2022)
FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup: Caroline Birkel (2024), Emeri Adames (2024), Jordyn Bugg (2024), Taylor Suarez (2024)
Pan American Games: Emeri Adames (2023), Jordyn Bugg (2023), Katie Shea Collins (2023), Sonoma Kasica (2023)
Birthday during the camp
Seattle Reign forward Emeri Adames will celebrate her 19th birthday on Thursday, April 3rd.
U.S. Soccer press release: “U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team Calls 24 Players to Training Camp in Kansas City, Missouri” (28-Mar-2025)
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