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2019 - USWNT U-17s

CHICAGO (Oct. 28, 2019) – The U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team will gather for a week-long training camp from Nov. 4-10 at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Carson, Calif. It will be the final camp of the year for this age group.


U.S. head coach Tracey Kevins has called up 32 players, 28 born in 2003, which is the age cut-off year to be eligible for the 2020 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup to be held in India. The remaining four players, including forward Allyson Sentnor, who leads the team in scoring this year with six international goals, were born in 2004.


The U-17 USWNT went 9-1-1 in international competition this year while scoring 37 goals and allowing nine.


The training camp will run concurrently with a U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team camp.


U.S. U-17 WNT ROSTER BY POSITION – DOMESTIC TRAINING CAMP; CARSON, CALIF.:

GOALKEEPERS (4): Nadia Cooper (Challenge SC; Katy, Texas), Hailey Craig (Michigan Jaguars; Dexter, Mich.), Jordyn Gunnarson (FC Dallas; McKinney, Texas), Neeku Purcell (Reign Academy; Seattle, Wash.), 


DEFENDERS (11): Macy Blackburn (Solar SC; Fort Worth, Texas), Courtney Boone (Legends FC; West Covina, Calif.), Allyson Brown (Sockers FC; Wheaton, Ill.), Elise Evans (San Jose Earthquakes; Redwood City, Calif.), Aidan McConnell (Michigan Hawks; Dexter, Mich.), Madeline Mooney (Reign Academy; Seattle, Wash.), Ayooluwa Oke (Tophat; Atlanta, Ga.), Shea O’Malley (NC Courage; Cary, N.C.), Lilly Reale (South Shore Select; Hingham, Mass.), Kolo Suliafu (So Cal Blues SC; Victorville, Calif.), Kelly Wilson (Beach Futbol Club; Manhattan Beach, Calif.)


MIDFIELDERS (8): Tatiana Fung (Legends FC; Fullerton, Calif.), Riley Gleason (So Cal Blues SC; Mission Viejo, Calif.), Annie Karich (Beach FC; Surfside, Calif.), Devin Lynch (Sockers FC; Naperville, Ill.), Alexis Missimo (Solar SC; Southlake, Texas), Bella Sember (Metropolitan Oval; Centerport N.Y.), Jaedyn Shaw (Solar SC; Frisco, Texas), Jillian Shimkin (Sky Blue-NYSC; Rockville Centre, N.Y.) 

FORWARDS (9): Simisola Awujo (Tophat; Atlanta, Ga.), Trinity Byars (Solar SC; Richardson, TX), Kayla Colbert (Legends FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Drew Coomans (Beach Futbol Club; Long Beach, Calif.), Simone Jackson (Beach FC; Redondo Beach, Calif.), Karlie Lema (MVLA; Morgan Hill, Calif.), Allyson Sentnor (South Shore Select; Hanson, Mass.), Alyssa Thompson (Real So Cal; Studio City, Calif.), Amelia White (Fort Wayne United FC; Fort Wayne, Ind.)