Olivia Moultrie and Jaedyn Shaw will headline the U.S. roster for the upcoming U-20 Women’s World Cup in Costa Rica.
U.S. Soccer named the 21-player roster on Monday, which included two professionals (Moultrie and Shaw), 18 college players and one youth club player.
Moultrie, 16, became the youngest goalscorer in NWSL history last month, while Shaw, 17, recently signed with the San Diego Wave.
The USWNT U-20s will kick off the World Cup on August 11 against Ghana, before facing the Netherlands on August 14 and Japan on August 17 to close out the group stage. The top two teams in the four-team group will reach the quarterfinals.
“We have a challenging group in Costa Rica and tremendous respect for the three other teams, but we also have a staff and players who embrace challenges and adversity, so we’re really looking forward to seeing how our team grows into this tournament,” said U-20 head coach Tracey Kevins.
The last U-20 Women’s World Cup was held in 2018, as the 2020 edition was cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
USWNT U-20 World Cup roster
GOALKEEPERS (3): Mia Justus (Florida State), Neeku Purcell (UCLA), Teagan Wy (California)
DEFENDERS (6): Lauren Flynn (Florida State), Samar Guidry (Virginia) Emily Mason (Rutgers), Ayo Oke (California), Lilly Reale (UCLA), Laney Rouse (Virginia)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Korbin Albert (Notre Dame), Talia DellaPeruta (UNC), Carina Lageyre (Duke), Sally Menti (Santa Clara), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC)
FORWARDS (7): Trinity Byars (Texas); Michelle Cooper (Duke); Simone Jackson (USC), Andrea Kitahata (Stanford), Ally Sentnor (UNC), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), Alyssa Thompson (Total Futbol Academy)
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