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United States Under-23

Nickname(s)	Team USA The Stars and Stripes The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	vacant
FIFA code	USA
First colors Second colors
Nordic Cup
Appearances	12 (first in 1997)
Best result	Winners (1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008)

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.

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 players were named to the squad for the 2022 Women's U-23 Three-Nations Tournament.[3]

Caps and goals are current as of June 28, 2022, after match against  Sweden.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Ruthie Jones	(2001-01-17) January 17, 2001 (age 21)	1	0	Duke University
22	1GK	Shelby Hogan	(1998-05-10) May 10, 1998 (age 24)	1	0	Portland Thorns
2	2DF	Emily Madril	(1999-07-01) July 1, 1999 (age 23)	1	0	Florida State University
3	2DF	Kerry Abello	(1999-09-17) September 17, 1999 (age 23)	1	2	Orlando Pride
5	2DF	Megan Bornkamp	(2001-11-19) November 19, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Clemson University
13	2DF	Kate Wiesner	(2001-02-11) February 11, 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Penn State University
17	2DF	Brianna Martinez	(2000-01-01) January 1, 2000 (age 22)	1	0	Notre Dame University
4	3MF	Taryn Torres	(1999-04-23) April 23, 1999 (age 23)	3	0	University of Virginia
6	3MF	Sierra Enge	(2000-02-23) February 23, 2000 (age 22)	2	1	Stanford University
8	3MF	Brianna Pinto	(2000-05-24) May 24, 2000 (age 22)	2	0	North Carolina Courage
10	3MF	Croix Bethune	(2001-03-14) March 14, 2001 (age 21)	2	0	University of Southern California
16	3MF	Mikayla Cluff	(1999-02-25) February 25, 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Orlando Pride
18	3MF	Hannah Bebar	(2001-09-05) September 5, 2001 (age 21)	2	0	Harvard University
20	3MF	Jenna Nighswonger	(2000-11-28) November 28, 2000 (age 21)	2	1	Florida State University
	3MF	Savannah DeMelo	(1998-03-26) March 26, 1998 (age 24)	0	0	Racing Louisville
7	4FW	Alexa Spaanstra	(2000-02-01) February 1, 2000 (age 22)	1	0	University of Virginia
9	4FW	Ava Cook	(1998-03-10) March 10, 1998 (age 24)	2	2	Chicago Red Stars
11	4FW	Anna Heilferty	(1999-04-17) April 17, 1999 (age 23)	2	0	Washington Spirit
14	4FW	Samantha Meza	(2001-11-07) November 7, 2001 (age 20)	2	0	Texas Tech University
19	4FW	Messiah Bright	(1999-01-12) January 12, 1999 (age 23)	2	1	Texas Christian University
21	4FW	Alyssa Thompson	(2005-03-05) March 5, 2005 (age 17)	2	1	Total Futbol Academy

Recent call-ups

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

• 2022 Thorns Preseason Tournament[4][5]
• Training camp; January 23–28, 2022[6]

Coaches

• Jerry Smith (2001–2002)
• Chris Petrucelli (2003–2004)
• Jill Ellis (2005–2006)
• 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)

References

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