United States women's national under-23 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | United States Soccer Federation | ||
| Confederation | CONCACAF (North America) | ||
| Head coach | Heather Dyche | ||
| FIFA code | USA | ||
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| Nordic Cup | |||
| Appearances | 12 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Winners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008) | ||
The U-23 Women’s Youth National Team, operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer, plays a pivotal role in bridging the significant gap between college soccer and the development of players for the full Women’s National Team. It functions as a crucial development partner with the NWSL.
In response to FIFA’s decision to shift its oldest youth world championship from Under-19s to Under-20s and a change in the Nordic Cup competition that became a U-23 event, the team transitioned from Under-21 to Under-23 in 2008. Following the conclusion of the Nordic Cup in 2009, the U.S. U-23s have engaged in various international competitions, primarily in Spain and Scandinavia. In recent years, they have participated in an NWSL preseason tournament in Portland, where they compete in three games against NWSL clubs.
History
Beginnings as a U-20 program
The United States U-23 team has been active since 1989, however it was run as a U-20 team from its inception until 1998.[1] Its main goal was to prepare college players for the step up to international soccer. Women had no viable opportunities to enhance their playing abilities, aside from overseas, since the United States lacked a top-level domestic league during this time.
The switch to U-21
In 1998, United States Soccer Federation decided to make the team a U-21 team in order to give women a higher level of play to better prepare them for the full National Team. In accordance with this strategy, the U-21 team frequently rostered "over-aged" players in the U-21 training camps, as well as the Nordic Cup. It remained a U-21 team from 1998 through 2008.
Competing as a U-23 team
2008 saw the change of the U.S.'s oldest youth national team moved to the U-23 level. The move was made by the United States Soccer Federation in response to age-level changes FIFA had made to its oldest women's youth competition, now named FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. The age limit was raised from being a U-19 tournament to a U-20 tournament. This change, coupled with a newly introduced U-23 age limit to the Nordic Cup, prompted the USSF to rethink and eventually change the youth development team. The team continues to serve as a stepping-stone for collegiate and post-collegiate players to the United States Women's National Team.[2] Additionally, many U-23 players develop further through the National Women's Soccer League. While many of the post-collegiate players play in this league to develop their game, the U-23's turned focus on college players who are out of season and may not yet be NWSL-eligible.
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.
2025
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Win Draw Lose Fixture
| May 30, 2025 Friendly | Germany  | 1–2 |  | Stuttgart, Germany |
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Report | Referee: Davina Lutz |
| June 2, 2025 Friendly | Germany | 2–1 | | Stuttgart, Germany |
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Report | Stadium: Kramski-Arena Referee: Selina Menzel (Germany) |
Players
Current squad
24 players were named to the squad on June/July 2025 training camp.[3]
Caps and goals are current as of June 2, 2025, after match against Germany U-23.[4][5]
Recent call-ups
The following players were also named to a squad within the last 12 months.
This list may be incomplete.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
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| GK | Angelina Anderson | March 22, 2001 | 1 | 0 | Angel City FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| GK | Jordan Silkowitz | March 27, 2000 | 1 | 0 | Bay FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| GK | Izzy Lee | 0 | 0 | Illinois Fighting Illini
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Training camp; March 2025 | |
| GK | Nona Reason | July 1, 2004 | 0 | 0 | Clemson Tigers
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| GK | Stephanie Sparkowski | April 18, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Unattached | Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Lilly Reale | August 12, 2003 | 3 | 1 | Gotham FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Jordyn Bugg | August 11, 2006 | 2 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Kennedy Wesley | March 8, 2001 | 2 | 0 | San Diego Wave
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| DF | Zara Chavoshi | December 6, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Orlando Pride
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Eva Gaetino | December 17, 2002 | 5 | 0 |  Paris Saint-Germain
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Training camp; March, 2025 |
| DF | Savy King | February 7, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| DF | Gisele Thompson | December 2, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Angel City FC
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Training camp; March 2025PRE |
| DF | Mimi Van Zanten | January 25, 2005 | 0 | 0 | Florida State Seminoles
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| MF | Korbin Albert | October 13, 2003 | 2 | 1 | Paris Saint-Germain
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Jaedyn Shaw | November 20, 2004 | 2 | 0 | North Carolina Courage
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Abi Brighton | March 29, 2002 | 2 | 0 |  Juventus
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Samantha Meza | November 7, 2001 | 2 | 0 | Seattle Reign FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| MF | Meg Boade | July 3, 2002 | 0 | 0 | Washington Spirit
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Training camp; March, 2025 |
| FW | Makenna Morris | April 26, 2002 | 2 | 0 | Washington Spirit
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Mia Fishel | April 30, 2001 | 2 | 0 |  Chelsea
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Caiya Hanks | September 26, 2004 | 2 | 0 | Portland Thorns FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Jameese Joseph | May 3, 2002 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Stars FC
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May/June 2025 friendlies |
| FW | Quincy McMahon | September 26, 2002 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Wave FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
| FW | Reilyn Turner | October 18, 2002 | 3 | 1 | Portland Thorns FC
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Training camp; March 2025 |
- Notes
- INJ - Injury
- PRE - Withdrawal prior to camp
Coaches
- Jerry Smith (2001–2002)
- Chris Petrucelli (2003–2004)
- Jill Ellis (2005–2006)
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Bill Irwin (2007–2011)- Randy Waldrum (2012–2013)
- Steve Swanson (2013–2014)
- Janet Rayfield (2015–2016)
- Laura Harvey (2017)
- B. J. Snow (2017–2019)
- Matt Potter (2020–2022)
- Jené Baclawski (2022)
- Carrie Kveton (2023)
- Margueritte Aozasa (2023)
References
- ^ 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide
- ^ "Page Not Found | U.S. Soccer Official Website | USWNT & USMNT". www.ussoccer.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2023.
{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help) - ^ "24 Players Named for U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Training Camp to Run Concurrently with USWNT's Denver Leg of Upcoming FIFA Window". United States Soccer Federation. June 20, 2025. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Defeats Germany, 2-1, on Late Goal from Evelyn Shores". United States Soccer Federation. June 2, 2025. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Under-23 Women's National Falls 2-1 to Germany to Finish European Trip". United States Soccer Federation. June 6, 2026. Retrieved June 9, 2025.
- ^ "20 Players Named for U.S. Under-23 Women's National Team Trip to Germany for Two Matches against the Hosts". USSoccer.com. Retrieved May 21, 2025.
- ^ "24 Players Called Up for U.S. U-23 Women's National Team Training Camp in Los Angeles". United States Soccer Federation. March 26, 2025. Retrieved March 26, 2025.
- ^ "Defender Gisele Thompson Replaces Tierna Davidson on U.S. Women's National Team Roster for April Matches against Brazil". United States Soccer Federation. March 31, 2025. Retrieved May 22, 2025.
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