United States women's national under-19 soccer team

United States under-19
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Carrie Kveton
FIFA code	USA
First colors	Second colors
Medal record
FIFA U-19 World Cup

The United States U-19 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 senior women's national team, as well as bridging the development between the two major youth competition levels of the U-17 and the U-20.

History[edit]

The United States U-19 became active as the primary youth-level national team in 2001 when the United States Soccer Federation decided to change the age limit from the U-18 to U-19. The move was in preparation for FIFA's introduction of the first ever FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (which has since changed to U-20). The new U-19 squad won the inaugural 2002 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Canada, where they beat the hosts on a golden goal by captain and future United States women's national team mainstay Lindsay Tarpley. Five other members of that same team would join Tarpley as teammates on the senior international team: Rachel Buehler, Lori Chalupny, Heather O'Reilly, Leslie Osborne and Angie Woznuk. Other notable 2002 team members were Kelly Wilson, the all-time leading goal scorer in the history of the U-20 team, as well as two-time Hermann Trophy winner Kerri Hanks, who would go on to become one of the most decorated players in women's collegiate soccer.

In 2004, the U-19 team placed third at the 2004 FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship in Thailand, after having been defeated by Germany in the semifinals.^[2] The tournament marked the world championship debut of future senior national team members Yael Averbuch, Stephanie Lopez, Amy Rodriguez and Megan Rapinoe. 2004 also saw the first loss to a similar-aged team in the history of the program when the squad lost to Japan.

The U-19 team became dormant in 2005 when U.S. Soccer raised the age of the squad from U-19 to U-20. The move was, again, in response to FIFA's altering of the competition age from U-19 to U-20. The team subsequently had only periodic competitions until 2019, when the Federation (under general manager Kate Markgraf) reinstated all youth-level teams in their own right.

Competitive record[edit]

FIFA U-19 Women's World Cup[edit]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2002	Champions	6	6	0	0	26	2	Tracey Leone
2004	Third place	6	5	0	1	14	4	Mark Krikorian

CONCACAF Women's U-19 Championship tournament record[edit]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2002	No final held	3	3	0	0	34	1	Tracey Leone
2004	Runners-up	5	3	1	1	32	3	Mark Krikorian

Pan American Games[edit]

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
2023	Third Place	5	4	0	1	16	3	Carrie Kveton
Total		5	4	0	1	16	3

Recent schedule and results[edit]

2023[edit]

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Win Draw Loss Fixture

October 22 2023 Pan American Games	United States	6–0	Bolivia	Viña del Mar, Chile
14:00 ET	McDonald 5', 23', 69' Villarreal 20', 59' Adames 34'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Attendance: 350 Referee: Stefani Escobar (VEN)

October 25 2023 Pan American Games	United States	3–1	Costa Rica	Valparaíso, Chile
12:00 ET	Collins 10' Hutton 72' Adames 76'	Report	Fonseca 34'	Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Attendance: 300 Referee: Maria Belen Lupera Reto (ECU)

October 28 2023 Pan American Games	United States	4–0	Argentina	Valparaíso, Chile
12:00 ET	Bodak 15' Kohler 20' Villarreal 50' Restovich 54'	Report		Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Andreza Helena De Siqueira (Brazil)

October 31 2023 Pan American Games SF	Chile	2–1	United States	Viña del Mar, Chile
18:00 ET	Araya 37' Aedo 45'	Report	Adames 52'	Stadium: Estadio Sausalito Referee: Andreza Siqueira (Brazil)

November 3 2023 Pan American Games Bronze Medal Match	Argentina	0–2	United States	Valparaíso, Chile
3:00 ET		Report	Villarreal 30' Hutton 37'	Stadium: Estadio Elías Figueroa Brander Referee: Stefani Escobar (Venezuela)

Current squad[edit]

The following 24 players were called up for the April 2024 training Camp.^[3]

Caps and goals are updated as of November 3, 2023 after the match against Argentina.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sonoma Kasica	(2006-06-26) June 26, 2006 (age 17)	2	0	Florida Premier FC
12	1GK	Kealey Titmuss	(2006-09-15) September 15, 2006 (age 17)	3	0	Nationals
12	1GK	Victoria Safradin	(2004-04-23) April 23, 2004 (age 19)	0	0	Virginia

3	2DF	Aven Alvarez	(2006-11-14) November 14, 2006 (age 17)	5	0	North Carolina Courage
	2DF	Hailey Baumann	(2005-02-17) February 17, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Wisconsin
4	2DF	Elizabeth Boamah	(2006-01-29) January 29, 2006 (age 18)	4	0	San Diego Surf SC
5	2DF	Nicki Fraser	(2006-08-11) August 11, 2006 (age 17)	4	0	Real Colorado
13	2DF	Sam Smith	(2005-09-22) September 22, 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Boise Timbers Thorns FC
	2DF	Reese Klein	(2007-04-28) April 28, 2007 (age 16)	0	0	Florida United SC
	2DF	Cameron Roller	(2005-06-21) June 21, 2005 (age 18)	0	0	Duke
	2DF	Kiera Staude	(2005-03-30) March 30, 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Georgia

6	3MF	Grace Restovich	(2006-08-15) August 15, 2006 (age 17)	5	1	St. Louis Scott Gallagher
8	3MF	Charlotte Kohler	(2005-10-18) October 18, 2005 (age 18)	4	1	MVLA SC
15	3MF	Kendall Bodak	(18)	4	1	New England FC
	3MF	Mia Bhuta	(18)	0	0	Stanford
	3MF	Izzy Engle	(18)	0	0	Minnesota Thunder
	3MF	Joelle Jung	(18)	0	0	Stanford
	3MF	Linda Ullmark	(2007-01-26) January 26, 2007 (age 17)	0	0	Western New York Flash

7	4FW	Ava McDonald	(16)	4	3	FC Dallas
9	4FW	Amalia Villarreal	(2006-03-27) March 27, 2006 (age 18)	5	4	Michigan Jaguars FC
11	4FW	Katie Shea Collins	(17)	5	1	Tennessee SC
	4FW	Erica Grilione	(17)	0	0	Stanford
	4FW	Miri O'Donnell	(16)	0	0	FC Bay Area Surf

Recent call-ups[edit]

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

2023 Pan American Games.^[5]

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

DF	Gisele Thompson	(2005-12-02) December 2, 2005 (age 18)	5	0	Total Futbol Academy	2023 Pan American Games
DF	Jordan Bugg	(2006-01-25) January 25, 2006 (age 18)	5	0	San Diego Surf SC	2023 Pan American Games

MF	Lauren Martinho	(2005-10-09) October 9, 2005 (age 18)	4	0	North Carolina Courage	2023 Pan American Games
MF	Claire Hutton	(17)	4	2	World Class FC	2023 Pan American Games
MF	Eleanor Klinger	(2006-11-04) November 4, 2006 (age 17)	5	0	Internationals SC	2023 Pan American Games

FW	Emeri Adames	(2006-04-03) April 3, 2006 (age 18)	5	3	Solar SC	2023 Pan American Games

Coaches[edit]

Tracey Leone (2001–2004)
Mark Krikorian (2004)
Jitka Klimková (2015–2017)
Twila Kaufman (2020)
Carrie Kveton (2023– )

References[edit]

^ "CARRIE KVETON NAMED U.S. U-19 WOMEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.
^ U.S. Women Fall to Germany, 3–1, at U-19 World Championship Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, US Soccer, November 24, 2004.
^ "U.S. Under–19 Women's Youth National Team heads to South Florida for first training camp of 2024". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "ARG V USA". www.Santiago2023.org. Pan American Games. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.
^ "Kveton Names 18 Players as U.S. Women Return to the Pan American Games for First Time Since 2007". USSF. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

[1] "CARRIE KVETON NAMED U.S. U-19 WOMEN'S YOUTH NATIONAL TEAM HEAD COACH". USSoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. May 9, 2023. Archived from the original on August 29, 2023. Retrieved May 9, 2023.

[2] U.S. Women Fall to Germany, 3–1, at U-19 World Championship Archived June 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, US Soccer, November 24, 2004.

[3] "U.S. Under–19 Women's Youth National Team heads to South Florida for first training camp of 2024". USSoccer.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[4] "ARG V USA". www.Santiago2023.org. Pan American Games. November 3, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2023.

[Kveton_Names_18_Players_as_U.S._Women_Return_to_the_Pan_American_Games_for_First_Time_Since_2007-5] "Kveton Names 18 Players as U.S. Women Return to the Pan American Games for First Time Since 2007". USSF. Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023.

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