The U.S. U-20 women’s national team, which is preparing for December’s qualifying tournament for the 2016 U-20 World Cup, will train in Madrid Oct. 19-29. U.S. coach Michelle Frenchistaking 21 players.
With college ball in midseason, 19 of the squad members are youth club players. The USA will play Spanish first division clubs Atletico Madrid (Oct. 23) and Rayo Vallecano (Oct.27).
The Concacaf U-20 Women’s Championship, Dec. 3-13 in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, will send three teams to the 2016 U-20 Women’s World Cup in Papua New Guinea.
Players at thiscamp range from five different birth years, 1996 to 2000. The age cut-off for this group is players born on or after Jan. 1, 1996.
The two collegians in the squad are goalkeepers RoseChandler and Samantha Leshnak, currently back-ups at Penn State and North Carolina, respectively.
U.S. U-20 women’s nationalteam
GOALKEEPERS (3): Rose Chandler (Penn State; Atlanta, Ga.), Brooke Heinsohn (New England FC; Norfolk, Mass.), Samantha Leshnak (UNC; Liberty Township, Ohio).
DEFENDERS (5): Julie Doyle (San Diego Surf; Laguna Niguel; Calif.), Samantha Hiatt (Crossfire FC; Newcastle, Wash.), Zoe Morse (Michigan Hawks; East Lansing, Mich.), Taylor Otto(CASL; Apex, N.C.), Kiara Pickett (Eagles SC; Santa Barbara, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (6): Marley Canales (San Diego Surf; San Diego, Calif.), Savannah DeMelo (Beach FC;Bellflower, Calif.), Alissa Gorzak (Eclipse Soccer Club; Naperville, Ill), Jordan Harr (Dallas Sting; Sachse, Texas), Brianna Pinto (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Taryn Torres (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas).
FORWARDS (7): Marissa Bosco (Eclipse Soccer Club; St. Charles, Ill.), Emily Fox (FC Virginia; Ashburn, Va.), Mallory Pugh (Real Colorado; Highlands Ranch, Colo.), Zoe Redei(Eclipse Soccer Club; Highland Park, Ill.), Ashley Sanchez (SoCal Blues; Monrovia, Calif.), Alexa Spaanstra (Michigan Hawks; Brighton, Mich.), Ella Stevens (GSA; Grayson, Ga.).