United States women's national under-23 soccer team

The United States U-23 women's 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 full Women's National Team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the annual Nordic Cup, which is the top competition for this age group.

United States Under-23
Nickname(s)Team USA
The Stars and Stripes
The Yanks
AssociationUnited States Soccer Federation
ConfederationCONCACAF (North America)
Head coachMatt Potter
FIFA codeUSA
First colors
Second colors
Nordic Cup
Appearances12 (first in 1997)
Best resultWinners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

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 USA'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.

Players

Current squad

The following 23 players were called up for the Nordic Tournament, August 28–September 2, 2019.[3][4][5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1GK Emily Boyd (1996-07-25) July 25, 1996 Chicago Red Stars
1GK Casey Murphy (1996-04-25) April 25, 1996 Reign FC
2DF Alana Cook (1997-04-11) April 11, 1997 Paris Saint-Germain
2DF Schuyler DeBree (1996-09-05) September 5, 1996 Reign FC
2DF Brooke Denesik (1996-11-06) November 6, 1996 BIIK Kazygurt
2DF Emily Fox (1998-07-05) July 5, 1998 North Carolina Tar Heels
2DF Madison Pogarch (1997-11-05) November 5, 1997 Portland Thorns
2DF Erin Simon (1994-08-19) August 19, 1994 West Ham United
2DF Samantha Staab (1997-03-28) March 28, 1997 Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF Gaby Vincent (1997-12-07) December 7, 1997 Utah Royals
3MF Carlyn Baldwin (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 Sporting CP
3MF Jordan DiBiasi (1996-10-28) October 28, 1996 Washington Spirit
3MF Julie James Doyle (1996-12-31) December 31, 1996 Sky Blue FC
3MF Haley Hanson (1996-02-22) February 22, 1996 Melbourne Victory
3MF CeCe Kizer (1997-08-07) August 7, 1997 Houston Dash
3MF Savannah McCaskill (1996-07-31) July 31, 1996 Chicago Red Stars
3MF Marisa Viggiano (1997-02-05) February 5, 1997 Orlando Pride
4FW Bethany Balcer (1997-03-07) March 7, 1997 Reign FC
4FW Simone Charley (1995-02-04) February 4, 1995 Canberra United
4FW Imani Dorsey (1996-03-21) March 21, 1996 Sky Blue FC
4FW Summer Green (1995-05-02) May 2, 1995 Vittsjö
4FW Hailie Mace (1997-03-24) March 24, 1997 FC Rosengård
4FW Paige Monaghan (1996-11-13) November 13, 1996 Sky Blue FC

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up

Coaches

References
  1. 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide
  2. "Page Not Found".
  3. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/08/us-u23-wnt-travels-2019-nordic-tournament-norway-england-sweden
  4. https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2019/08/short-and-hamilton-added-to-us-wnt-roster-for-matches-vs-portugal-in-philadelphia-and-st-paul
  5. https://twitter.com/USYNT/status/1165038493833121793
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