The U.S. under-20 women’s national team headed to Bogotá, Colombia, for a training camp and a pair of matches against the 2024 U-20 Women’s World Cup hosts includes six rookies in the NWSL, 12 college players and two youth club players.
The rookies include 18-year-old Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson, who has been training with the USWNT ahead of the Concacaf W Gold Cup.
The two friendlies will be played Feb. 25 at the 39,500-seat Estadio El Campín, home to Millonarios and Independiente Santa Fe, and Feb. 28 at 10,000-seat Estadio de Techo.
U.S. Roster:
Goalkeepers (2): Mackenzie Gress (Penn State), Teagan Wy (California)
Defenders (7): Tessa Dellarose (North Carolina), Elise Evans (Stanford), Heather Gilchrist (Florida State), *Savy King (Bay FC), Reese Klein (Florida United SC), Leah Klenke (Notre Dame), *Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC)
Midfielders (5): Sam Courtwright (Texas Tech), *Claire Hutton (KC Current), *Riley Jackson (NC Courage), *Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride), Lauren Martinho (NC Courage Academy)
Forwards (6): Jordynn Dudley (Florida State), Kat Rader (Duke), Giana Riley (Gonzaga), *Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals), Taylor Suarez (Florida State), Pietra Tordin (Princeton)
*NWSL rookie.
If they were smart, they would stay there for the next 3 years and learn playing pickup……
Ahhh, that is because Colombia have won so many international championships on many levels.
No juice, you are obviously one those that Horan talks that doesn’t understand much about soccer….So let me give you some tidbits…
Many Latino countries have great soccer as far as the men go but not with the women. The Latino women are way behind either due to cultural acceptance of women playing and have started very late with women soccer program which is still very much in the baby shoes…
My suggestion for the women to stay in Columbia is to play pickup everyday as much as possible with the men. For there is one thing the American women lack is ball control ,ball feel and touch, and Creativity with the ball. We can outrun them, out fight them, have more athleticism but touch and technical creativity along with savvy soccer brains is ZERO!!!
I thought Columbia was playing some really good soccer during the World Cup. Good possession soccer. They were a pleasant surprise to watch.
Yes ,they are doing better…Sort of like to see how Brazil is doing…
Nothing original or thoughtful here, just rinse and repeat drivel masquerading as thoughtful analysis. Frank we get it, as far as you are concerned, there is nothing good about football here in the USA and we should just stop playing already. Just so as you know, there is nothing in your very many diatribes that comes close to convincing me to agree with any of your negative trashing of the US game.
Juice, I think Frank’s point is that US players need to play more and run less.
PS: Frank has been involved in the US game as a player and coach for over 50 years. He isn’t an outsider. Please say something substantive next time.