A 26-player U.S. U-18 women’s national team squad is training under Coach April Heinrichs Sept. 3-10 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California.
Theroster is comprised of 25 youth club players and one college player — goalkeeper Gabrielle Kouzelos of Louisville.
Nine of the players were born in 1999, the age cut-off forthe 2016 U-17 Women’s World Cup and 16 were born in 1998. (Coach B.J. Snow named USA’s 2016 U-17 World Cup roster last week.)
The U-18s, whose ultimate aim is to qualify forthe 2018 U-20 World Cup in France, will play the WPSL’s Beach FC Women on Friday at Long Beach State.
U.S. U-18 women’s national team
GOALKEEPERS (4): Zoe Clevely (Pateadores; Huntington Beach, Calif.), Gabrielle Kouzelos (Louisville; Wadsworth, Ohio), Ashley Orkus (Concorde Fire; Vestavia Hills, Ala.) Olivia Sekany(Pleasanton Rage; Livermore, Calif.).
DEFENDERS (7): Kerry Abello (Eclipse Select; Batavia, Ill.), Myra Konte (BRYC Elite Academy; Woodbridge, Va.), Brynn Martin (ColoradoRush; Littleton, Colo.), Taylor Mitchell (Real So Cal; Tarzana, Calif.), Mia Palmer (Crossfire; Portland, Ore.), Karlie Paschall (Tennessee SC; Brentwood, Tenn.), Olivia Petit (Internationals SC;Akron, Ohio).
MIDFIELDERS (7): Olivia Athens (PSV Union FC; Atherton, Calif.), Haley Berg (Solar; Celina, Texas), Samantha Coffey (NYSC; Sleepy Hollow, N.Y.), Sydney Dawson(Internationals SC; Akron, Ohio), Arlie Jones (San Diego Surf; Las Vegas, Nev.), Viviana Villacorta (Beach FC; Lawndale, Calif.), Sofia Weiner (Colorado Rush; Evergreen, Colo.).
FORWARDS (8): Amirah Ali (PDA; Voorhees, N.J.), Belle Briede (Tophat SC; Alpharetta, Ga.), Kirsten Davis (St. Louis Gallagher; Chesterfield, Mo.), Mireya Grey (Crossfire; Seattle,Wash.), Lauren Rice (Indy Fire; Noblesville, Ind.), Rheagen Smith (Dallas Texans; Carollton, Texas), Kelsey Turnbow (SC Del Sol; Scottsdale, Ariz.), Courtney Walker (Carolina Rapids; Waxhaw,N.C.).