United States girls' national under-16 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Ciara Crinion[1] | ||
| FIFA code | USA | ||
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The United States U-16 girls' national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team, as well as bridging the development between the youth competition levels of the U-15 and the U-17.
History
The U-16 team initially had no international competition and was used to prepare players for the U-19 level, at which the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was originally played.[2][3]
The current incarnation of U-16s was re-instituted in February 2015 under coach Tricia Taliaferro.[4][5] The team competed in the first women's edition of the Tournament of Nations (Torneo delle Nazioni) in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy, in April 2016. This tournament included the first-ever women's soccer game between the United States and Iran at any level, a 6–0 win for the United States with a hat trick from Summer Yates.[6][7][8] Patchy Toledo became the head coach of the U-16s in August 2022.[9]
Tournament
Tournament of Nations (Since 2004)
Tournament of Nations (Torneo delle Nazioni) in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy, in April 2016.[10][11]
Results and schedule
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Lose Fixture
2025
| April 19, 2025 Friendly | Spain | 4–3 | United States | Benidorm, Spain |
| Report |
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Stadium: Estadio Municipal Guillermo Amor |
| April 21, 2025 Friendly | Spain | 1–1 | United States | La Nucia, Spain |
| Stadium: Estadi Olímpic Camilo Cano |
| June 11, 2025 Friendly | Netherlands | 0–0 | United States | Uden, Netherlands |
| Report | Stadium: Sportpark Parkzicht Referee: Toon de Bonth (NED) |
| June 13, 2025 Friendly | Germany | v | United States | Uden, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark Parkzicht |
| June 16, 2025 Friendly | Norway | v | United States | Uden, Netherlands |
| Stadium: Sportpark Parkzicht |
Players
Current squad
20 players were called up for the June 2025 friendlies.[12]
Caps and goals are current as of June 11, 2025 after match against the Netherlands.[13]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Malia Zillman | (15) | 1 | 0 | Rockford Raptors FC |
| 12 | GK | Marley Higgins | (15) | 0 | 0 | PacNW SC |
| 2 | DF | Kendra Hansen | (15) | 1 | 0 | Pateadores SC |
| 3 | DF | Elena Vera | (15) | 1 | 0 | Davis Legacy SC |
| 6 | DF | Madeline Maves | (15) | 1 | 0 | Seattle United |
| 13 | DF | Marin Kotschau | (15) | 1 | 0 | Colorado Rapids Youth SC |
| 14 | DF | Anaiah Williams | (15) | 1 | 0 | Eclipse Select SC |
| 15 | DF | Emily Baxter | (15) | 1 | 0 | Tophat SC |
| 18 | DF | Meila Brewer | March 24, 2009 | 1 | 0 | Kansas City Athletics |
| 4 | MF | Loradana Paletta | (13) | 1 | 0 | New York City FC |
| 5 | MF | Taylor Morrell | (15) | 1 | 0 | VDA |
| 8 | MF | Caroline Swann | (15) | 1 | 0 | D'Feeters Kicks SC |
| 10 | MF | Mia Corona | February 9, 2009 | 1 | 0 | Legends FC |
| 11 | FW | Carolina Reyna | (15) | 1 | 0 | Sting Austin |
| 20 | MF | Georgia Restovich | (15) | 1 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC |
| 7 | FW | Daphne Van der Weide | (15) | 1 | 0 | Virginia Development Academy |
| 9 | FW | Lilah Helwig | (15) | 1 | 0 | FC Delco |
| 16 | FW | Amari Manning | (15) | 1 | 0 | PDA |
| 17 | FW | Dues Stanislaus | (15) | 1 | 0 | PDA |
| 19 | FW | Kyleigh Pete | (15) | 1 | 0 | Sting Dallas Royal |
Recent call-ups
The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Lola Ta | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Dallas | May 2025 training camp |
| GK | Lily Venneri | (15) | 0 | 0 | North Carolina Courage Academy | May 2025 training camp |
| GK | Ella McNeal | (15) | 0 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC | January 2025 training camp |
| GK | Brooke Volpp | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Diego Surf | January 2025 training camp |
| GK | Maddie Freeman | (15) | 0 | 0 | FRAM Soccer Club | November 2024 training camp |
| GK | Layla Tucakovic | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Bay Area Surf | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Chloe Griswell | (15) | 0 | 0 | Solar SC | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Alexandra Han | March 21, 2009 | 0 | 0 | Solar SC | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Rachel Lawless-Felarca | (15) | 0 | 0 | Sting Dallas Royal | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Eloise Rubinstein | (15) | 0 | 0 | SUSA FC | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Annabel Sharrer | (15) | 0 | 0 | Richmond United SC | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Izumi Wakatsuki | (15) | 0 | 0 | Tennessee SC | May 2025 training camp |
| DF | Lizette Castellanos | (15) | 0 | 0 | Albion SC San Diego | January 2025 training camp |
| DF | Delaney Fraser | (15) | 0 | 0 | Lamorinda SC | January 2025 training camp |
| DF | Piper Sistek | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Diego Surf SC | January 2025 training camp |
| DF | Brooklyn Vann | (15) | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati United SC | January 2025 training camp |
| DF | Chloe Miller | November 27, 2009 | 0 | 0 | MVLA SC | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Alyssa Shim | (15) | 0 | 0 | Beach FC | November 2024 training camp |
| MF | Kendall Conway | (15) | 0 | 0 | Lamorinda SC | May 2025 training camp |
| MF | Sienna Fallone | (15) | 0 | 0 | Rochester New York FC | May 2025 training camp |
| MF | Gabrielle Ferraro | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Juan SC | May 2025 training camp |
| MF | Bridget Kopmeyer | (15) | 0 | 0 | Internationals SC | May 2025 training camp |
| MF | Mya Muniz | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Dallas | May 2025 training camp |
| MF | Karis Buehler | (15) | 0 | 0 | Slammers FC HB Koge | January 2025 training camp |
| MF | Grace Murray | (15) | 0 | 0 | Beach FC | January 2025 training camp |
| MF | Dues Stanislaus | (15) | 0 | 0 | PDA | November 2024 training camp |
| MF | Kylie Tang | (15) | 0 | 0 | Utah Royals FC Arizona | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Layla Iglesias | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Dallas | May 2025 training camp |
| FW | Bristol Kersh | (15) | 0 | 0 | TopHat SC | May 2025 training camp |
| FW | Rhea Moore | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Juan SC | May 2025 training camp |
| FW | Madeline Dimaria | (15) | 0 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC | January 2025 training camp |
| FW | KK Ream | (15) | 0 | 0 | Utah Avalanche | January 2025 training camp |
| FW | Giselle Aguilar | (15) | 0 | 0 | Solar SC | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Kendra Hansen | (15) | 0 | 0 | Pateadores SC | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Anna Korney | (15) | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | McKenna Whitham | July 27, 2010 | 4 | 4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | November 2024 training camp |
- INJ - Injured
- PRE - Withdrew prior to camp
Coaches
- April Heinrichs[17]
- Steve Swanson (2000–2002)[18]
- Sue Patberg (2003–2005)[19]
- Tricia Taliaferro[4]
- Barry Ritson[4]
- Katie Schoepfer[20]
- Patchy Toledo (2022–2024)[9]
- Ciara Crinion (2025–present)
References
- ^ "Vanessa Mann Named Head Coach for U.S. Under-15 Girls' National Team". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 22, 2025.
- ^ Spethmann, Antje (April 2, 1994). "Evergreen's Smisek to coach U-16 team". The Olympian – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ McMorries (January 30, 2022). "Scotts Valley native pursues Olympic dream". Santa Cruz Sentinel – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "U.S. Under-16 GNT Kicks Off New Cycle With Trip To The Netherlands". United States Soccer Federation. June 10, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ Eskilson, J.R. (March 6, 2015). "U16 GNT coach chats about camp, roster". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved October 15, 2024.
- ^ Anthony, Kevin (May 4, 2016). "Yates a big hit in Italy". Tri-City Herald – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Foley, Brendan (May 18, 2016). "WHS Sophomore Soccer Star: Wingate finishes up Under 16 National Tournament in Italy". Wilmington Town Crier. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
- ^ Clark, Travis (May 4, 2016). "Standouts from the Tournament of Gradisca". TopDrawerSoccer. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ a b "U.S. Under-16 Women's Youth National Team Set To Gather At Nike Headquarters In Portland, Oregon". United States Soccer Federation. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ https://www.torneodellenazioni.com/storico-edizioni/
- ^ https://www.torneodellenazioni.com/squadre-partecipanti/
- ^ "U.S. Under-16 and Under-15 Girls' National Teams Will Both Travel to Europe in June". United States Soccer Federation. June 5, 2025. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-16 Girls' National Team Draws Netherlands 0-0 to Start Three-Game Set against Top European Teams". United States Soccer Federation. June 11, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-16 and Under-15 Girls' National Teams Will Hold Training Camps in Fayetteville, Ga". United States Soccer Federation. May 15, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-17 Women's National Team and U.S. Under-16 Girls' National Teams to Open 2025 with Concurrent Training Camps in San Diego". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2025. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-16 and U-15 Women's Youth National Teams Will Hold Concurrent Training Camps in Chula Vista, Calif". www.ussoccer.com. November 12, 2024. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. WNT Pioneer April Heinrichs Named Winner of 2019 Werner Fricker Builder Award". United States Soccer Federation. January 9, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Steve Swanson". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "Sue Patberg". Emory Eagles. Retrieved October 16, 2024.
- ^ "U.S. U-16 USGNT Kicks Off 2020 with Florida Training Camp". United States Soccer Federation. January 21, 2020. Retrieved October 16, 2024.