CHICAGO (May 31, 2024) – U.S. Under-16 Women’s Youth National Team head coach Patchy Toledo has selected a 20-player roster for training camp in Aschaffenburg, Germany from June 3-12. The U.S. will face Germany on June 8 and 11 at Stadion am Schönbusch, 25 miles southeast of Frankfurt.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2008, are age-eligible for this U-16 WYNT cycle. For this training camp, Toledo selected all 2008-birth year players. All players in the U-16 WYNT pool are age-eligible for this year’s FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, set for October/November in the Dominican Republic.
Last month, the U-16 WYNT won an eight-team UEFA Friendship Tournament in Riva, Turkey with a number of strong performances, topping its group of Turkey, Vietnam and Botswana before defeating Paraguay in penalty kicks in the championship match. Ten players return from that tournament-winning squad.
U.S. U-16 WOMEN’S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM – MATCHES VS. GERMANY – ASCHAFFENBURG, GERMANY
Goalkeepers (2): Hannah Folliard (Galaxy SC; Plainfield, Ill.), Evan O'Steen (Solar SC; Grapevine, Texas)
Defenders (7): Pearl Cecil (San Diego Surf SC; Encinitas, Calif.), Izzy Dalke (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; Belleville, Ill.), Ellyse DeBolt (Colorado Rush; Littleton, Colo.), Hailey Fashinpaur (Internationals SC; Richfield, Ohio), Sydney Schmidt (Jacksonville FC; St. Johns, Fla.), Vienna Whipple (Crossfire Premier; Bellevue, Wash.), London Young (Solar SC; Dallas, Texas)
Midfielders (6): Scottie Antonucci (Legends FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Reese Canada (Michigan Hawks; Fenton, Mich.), Anna Neff (Utah Celtic FC; Salt Lake City, Utah), Jaiden Rodriguez (San Diego Surf SC; San Diego, Calif.), Chloe Sadler (La Roca FC; Hyde Park, Utah), Charlee Siria (Ohio Elite SA; Lexington, Ky.)
Forwards (5): Addison Feldman (Utah Celtic FC; Salt Lake City, Utah), Kate Kemmerley (Penn Fusion; Berwyn, Pa.), Elayna Kocher (Penn Fusion; Allentown, Pa.), Kyndall Schuler (Virginia Development Academy; Warrenton, VA), Nyanya Touray (Bethesda SC; Silver Spring, Md.)
ADDITIONAL NOTES
- The 10 players returning from the team’s UEFA Friendship Tournament title are Scottlyn Antonucci, Reese Canada, Pearl Cecil, Addison Feldman, Evan O’Steen, Jaiden Rodriguez, Sydney Schmidt, Charlee Siria, Viena Whipple and London Young.
- Rodriguez netted three goals in Turkey, Feldman and Siria each added two tallies and Canada scored once. Antonucci paced the team with six assists while Rodriguez also contributed four.
- Six players have appeared in all four U-16 WYNT training camps held so far for the 2008-birth year: Antonucci, Cecil, O’Steen, Schmidt, Siria and Young.
- Seven players are making their debut with the U-16 WYNT this cycle: Ellyse DeBolt, Hailey Fashinpaur, Kate Kemmerley, Elayna Kocher, Anna Neff, Chloe Sadler and Kyndall Schuler.
- Sixteen different youth clubs are represented on the roster, led by two players each from Penn Fusion, San Diego Surf, Dallas-area Solar Soccer Club and Utah Celtic FC.
- The players hail from 13 different states, led by three each from California and Utah. Two players each are from Illinois, Pennsylvania and Texas.
- After starting the cycle with domestic gatherings in West Palm Beach, Fla. in September/October 2023 and Chula Vista, Calif. in February, the team returns to international competition for the second-straight training camp.
