Update (31-Mar-2025): Outside-back Gisele Thompson has been called up to the full USWNT as a replacement for the withdrawn Tierna Davidson. Portland Thorns midfielder Olivia Moultrie will take Thompson’s spot in the U-23 camp. The rest of this post has not yet been updated.
For its second camp of 2025, the United States Under-23 Women’s Youth National Team will have a significantly different roster compared to the earlier “Futures Camp” that was held in January. From that camp, three players will be with the United States Women’s National Team for this current window: Midfielder Claire Hutton, forward Michelle Cooper, and defender/forward Avery Patterson. Meanwhile, thirteen players will be attending their first U-23 camp of the year, including five players who have apparently received their first proper call-up to a U.S. national team camp.
Three of the 24 players called-up have previous trained with the full USWNT:
- Paris Saint-Germain center-back Eva Gaetino, who has one USWNT cap and attended a few camps in 2024,
- Angel City outside-back Savy King, who was a training player during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup, and
- Angel City outside-back Gisele Thompson, who was capped twice during the 2025 SheBelieves Cup.
A pair of players who attended the January 2025 “Futures Camp”, center-back Jordyn Bugg and midfielder Ainsley McCammon, both of the Seattle Reign, will be attending other youth national team camps this week. McCammon will be with the U-19 WYNT, which is preparing for the upcoming Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, which begins in late May. Meanwhile, Bugg, who is also eligible for the U-19s this year, is with the U-20 WYNT.
Two of the more interesting call-ups for this camp involve players who have played for non-USA youth national teams: Orlando Pride defender Zara Chavoshi, who competed for Canada at the 2022 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup (Chavoshi’s Canada Soccer profile), and Florida State defender Amelia “Mimi” Van Zanten, who played for Jamaica at the 2023 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship and has one appearance for the Jamaica’s senior women’s national team. Van Zanten previously played for the USA at the 2020 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship and has attended at least six previous U.S. youth national team camps. Van Zanten is the younger sister of Houston Dash midfielder Kalyssa “Kiki” Van Zanten, who is a cap-tied member of the Jamaica WNT. This is Chavoshi’s first-known call-up by U.S. Soccer.
All of the players called up for this camp were born in the years from 2002 to 2005, which equates to the traditional U-23 birth years for an odd year. Four of the players have 2005 birth years and thus would also be eligible for the U-20 USWYNT camp that is being held this week in Missouri. Of those four players, only one, Mimi Van Zanten, did not attend the January “Futures Camp”. Given Van Zanten’s eligibility to play for Jamaica, including her with the U-23s is the better move from a recruiting perspective.
Leading this camp will be former Boston Breaker head coach Lisa Cole, who is now the lead Player Pathway scout for the USWNT.
The camp, which runs from Monday, March 31, to Monday, April 7, will be held in Carson, California, at the same facility where the USWNT will be training for the first half of this international window.
Discussion By Position
Goalkeepers
Not returning from the January “Futures Camp” roster are all of the goalkeepers from that camp: Jordan Brown, Mia Justus, Neeku Purcell, and Teagan Wy, who was listed as a training player.
Instead, two collegiate players, Izzy Lee of Illinois and Nona Reason of Clemson, along with Stephanie Sparkowski, who was a non-roster invitee with the Chicago Stars this preseason.
This is the first known call-up for Izzy Lee. Reason and Sparkowski have both attended several prior youth national team camps.
Defenders
The only defender from the “Futures Camp” who was not called into this camp was Florida State center-back Heather Gilchrist, who was a member of the USA’s 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup squad. Also absent from the list of defenders is the Washington Spirit’s Makenna Morris, who is attending this camp while listed as a forward.
Meanwhile, four defenders have been added: Zara Chavoshi of the Orlando Pride, Eva Gaetino of Paris Saint-Germain, Evelyn Shores of the North Carolina Tar Heels, and Mimi Van Zanten of Florida State.
Returning from the January camp are Savy King of Angel City, Emily Mason of the Seattle Reign, Lilly Reale of Gotham FC, and Gisele Thompson of Angel City.
Of the eight defenders, only Chavoshi is apparently attending her first proper youth national team camp.
Midfielders
Three midfielders called into the January “Futures Camp” were not named to this camp’s roster:
- Claire Hutton of the Kansas City Current, who has been with the senior USWNT for two straight international windows,
- Ainsley McCammon of the Seattle Reign, who is with the U-19 USWYNT for this window, and
- Lexi Missimo of the USL Super League’s Dallas Trinity.
The returning players are Taylor Huff of Bay FC, Riley Jackson of the North Carolina Courage, and Yuna McCormack, who is now with Florida State after transferring from Virginia following the conclusion of the 2024 NCAA fall season.
Two of the three midfield additions for this camp are both NWSL rookies who are signed to short-term contracts: Meg Boade of the Washington Spirit (press release) and Sally Menti of the Seattle Reign (press release). Boade, who is the sister of Bay FC forward Tess Boade, had one known prior youth national team call-up, in 2019 at the U-18 level. Menti competed in the 2022 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship and was set to play in that year’s FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup, but was withdrawn due to injury.
The third addition is the only midfielder with no known prior youth national team call-ups: Abi Brighton, who now plays in Italy for Juventus (player profile) after a collegiate career with Vanderbilt.
A noteworthy absence from both the senior USWNT camp and this U-23 camp is Olivia Moultrie. The 19-year-old Portland Thorns player has five USWNT camps and was last called up for the October 2024 friendlies against Iceland and Argentina.
Forwards
Five of the eight forwards from the January “Futures Camp” will not be attending this current camp. Two of those players, Michelle Cooper and Avery Patterson, will be with the senior USWNT.
The three other players not returning are 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy winner Kate Faase of the North Carolina Tar Heels, Florida State’s Jordynn Dudley, and Pietra Tordin of the Portland Thorns.
The returning forwards are Maddie Dahlien of the Seattle Reign, Jameese Joseph of the Chicago Stars, and Reilyn Turner of the Portland Thorns.
Additionally, the Washington Spirit’s Makenna Morris, who was named as a defender for the January “Futures Camp” returns as a forward for this present camp.
Two of the forwards called into this camp are apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp: Caiya Hanks of the Portland Thorns and Sarah Schupansky of Gotham FC. Hanks was one of the two runner-ups for the 2024 MAC Hermann Trophy, along with the Houston Dash’s Maggie Graham.
The final forward is Quincy McMahon, who signed with the San Diego Wave last December. For the Wave, McMahon is listed as a defender, as she was primarily deployed as a left outside-back for with the UCLA Bruins. McMahon, who won an NCAA championship with Santa Clara, has previously attended at least six youth national team camps from the U-18 to U-23 level.
In addition to this U-23 USWYNT camp, four other youth national teams are also active during this international window:
- 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-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.
Alphabetical Roster, By Position
Parenthetical Key (Current Team / Team Type; Hometown)
- Collegiate team names link to the player’s team profile
Goalkeepers (3):
- Lee, Izzy (Illinois / NCAA; Western Springs, Ill.)*
- Reason, Nona (Clemson / NCAA, prev. North Carolina; Noblesville, Ind.)
- Sparkowski, Stephanie (Unattached, prev. Michigan / NCAA; East Meadow, N.Y.)
Defenders (8):
- Chavoshi, Zara (Orlando Pride / NCAA; Potomac, Md.)*
- Gaetino, Eva (Paris Saint-Germain / FRA; Dexter, Mich.)
- King, Savy (Angel City FC / NWSL; West Hills, Calif.)
- Mason, Emily (Seattle Reign / NWSL; Flemington, N.J.)
- Reale, Lilly (NJ/NY Gotham FC / NWSL; Hingham, Mass.)
- Shores, Evelyn (North Carolina / NCAA; Atlanta, Ga.)
- Thompson, Gisele (Angel City FC / NWSL; Studio City, Calif.)
- Van Zanten, Amelia “Mimi” (Florida State / NCAA; Buffalo Grove, Ill.)
Midfielders (6):
- Boade, Meg (Washington Spirit / NWSL; Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
- Brighton, Abi (Juventus FC / ITA; Beaufort, S.C.)*
- Huff, Taylor (Bay FC / NWSL; Mansfield, Ohio)
- Jackson, Riley (North Carolina Courage / NWSL; Roswell, Ga.)
- McCormack, Yuna (Florida State / NCAA, prev. Virginia / NCAA; Mill Valley, Calif.)
- Menti, Sally (Seattle Reign / NWSL; Seattle, Wash.)
Forwards (7):
- Dahlien, Maddie (Seattle Reign / NWSL; Edina, Minn.)
- Hanks, Caiya (Portland Thorns / NWSL; Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)*
- Joseph, Jameese (Chicago Stars / NWSL; Beltsville, Md.)
- McMahon, Quincy (San Diego Wave / NWSL; Highlands Ranch, Colo.)
- Morris, Makenna (Washington Spirit / NWSL; Germantown, Md.)
- Schupansky, Sarah (NJ/NY Gotham FC / NWSL; Pittsburgh, Pa.)*
- Turner, Reilyn (Portland Thorns / NWSL; Aliso Viejo, Calif.)
*player is apparently attending their first proper U.S. youth national team camp
Detailed Roster
Table 1: U-23 USWYNT Roster for March-April 2025 Camp — Heights and Ages
PLAYER P. HEIGHT D.O.B. AGE WWC27
Lee, Izzy GK 6'0"
Reason, Nona GK 5'10" 07/01/2004 20.76 22.98
Sparkowski, Stephanie GK 6'0" 04/18/2002 22.97 25.18
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Chavoshi, Zara DF 5'8" 12/06/2002 22.33 24.55
Gaetino, Eva DF 5'11" 12/17/2002 22.30 24.52
King, Savy DF 5'5" 02/07/2005 20.16 22.37
Mason, Emily DF 5'10" 10/23/2002 22.45 24.67
Reale, Lilly DF 5'8" 08/12/2003 21.65 23.87
Shores, Evelyn DF 5'9" 12/29/2002 22.27 24.48
Thompson, Gisele DF 5'4" 12/02/2005 19.34 21.56
Van Zanten, Mimi DF 5'5" 01/25/2005 20.19 22.41
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Boade, Meg MF 5'8" 07/03/2002 22.76 24.97
Brighton, Abi MF 03/29/2002 23.02 25.24
Huff, Taylor MF 5'8" 08/16/2002 22.64 24.85
Jackson, Riley MF 5'4" 12/02/2005 19.34 21.56
McCormack, Yuna MF 5'9" 11/21/2004 20.37 22.59
Menti, Sally MF 5'8" 03/10/2002 23.07 25.29
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Dahlien, Maddie FW 5'9" 07/25/2004 20.70 22.91
Hanks, Caiya FW 5'4" 09/26/2004 20.52 22.74
Joseph, Jameese FW 5'7" 05/03/2002 22.92 25.14
McMahon, Quincy FW 5'7" 09/26/2002 22.52 24.74
Morris, Makenna FW 5'5" 04/26/2002 22.94 25.16
Schupansky, Sarah FW 5'5" 08/25/2003 21.61 23.83
Turner, Reilyn FW 5'9" 10/18/2002 22.46 24.68
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)
- WWC27 = Calculated age as of the first day of the 2027 FIFA WWC (June 24, 2027)
Sources: Heights and dates of births are primarily from FIFA youth WWC squad lists, USWNT media guides, and team profiles.
Notables
Professional versus Collegiate Counts
Of the 24 players called into this camp, 18 are current professionals. That is about double, percentage-wise, compared to the number of pro players called into the first U-23 USWYNT camp of 2023, which had eight professionals, out of 20 total players. (Notes: No U-23 camps were held in 2024. Also, the other U-23 camp in 2023 did not include any professional players.)
Youth National Team Tournament Experience
A majority of the players called up for this camp have participated in at least one competitive international youth tournament.
The most experience of those players is Angel City outside-back Gisele Thompson, who has played in three Concacaf tournaments, a FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, and a FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup. Additionally, she was also a member of the USA’s youthful squad for the 2023 Pan American Games, which featured only high school players.
Thompson’s Angel City teammate and fellow outside-back, Savy King, has played in four competitive international youth tournaments: A FIFA U-20 WWC, a FIFA U-17 WWC, and the Concacaf qualifying tournaments for both.
As mentioned earlier, two players, Zara Chavoshi and Mimi Van Zanten have played in competive tournaments for the youth national teams of other federations.
Concacaf Women’s Under-15 Championship: Yuna McCormack (2018), Nona Reason (2018), Evelyn Shore (2018), Gisele Thompson (2018), and Mimi Van Zanten (2018)
Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship: Riley Jackson (2022), Savy King (2022), and Gisele Thompson (2022)
Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship: Maddie Dahlien (2023), Savy King (2023), Emily Mason (2022), Sally Menti (2022), and Lilly Reale (2022), Gisele Thompson (2023), and Mimi Van Zanten (2023, JAMAICA)
FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup: Riley Jackson (2022), Savy King (2022), and Gisele Thompson (2022)
FIFA Under-20 Women’s World Cup: Zara Chavoshi (2022, CANADA) Maddie Dahlien (2024), Riley Jackson (2024), Savy King (2024), Emily Mason (2022), Yuna McCormack (2024), Sally Menti (2022), and Lilly Reale (2022), and Gisele Thompson (2024)
U.S. Soccer press release: “24 Players Called Up for U.S. U-23 Women’s National Team Training Camp in Los Angeles” (26-Mar-2025)
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