LAFC Slammers’ Jenna Nighswonger scored twice in the U.S. U-18 women’s national team’s 3-1 win over Switzerland, which is preparing to host the Women’s U-19 European Championship inJuly. Pacific Northwest SC’s Summer Yates scored the third goal in the win, which came three days before the USA tied the Swiss, 1-1, thanks to a goal […]
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Youth Roster: U.S. U-18 women to face Switzerland twice
A U.S. U-18 women’s squad comprised of 11 youth players and nine collegians is heading to Switzerland. Coach Jaime Frias‘ team of 13 players born in 2000s and seven 1999s willplay Switzerland twice during a March 31-April 11 training camp. • Both games, April 7 (10 a.m. ET) and April 10 (7 a.m. ET), will […]
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U.S. U-18 women go winless in La Manga after tie with Norway
Loren Sefcik gave the USA a 12th minute lead but Norway came back for a 1-1 tie in the USA’s final game at the 12 Nations Tournament in La Manga, Spain. Coach Jaime Frias‘ U.S. team opened with a2-2 tie with England and fell to the Netherlands, 6-0. Sefcik,of Ohio’s Internationals SC, scored on a […]
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U.S. U-17 women find plenty of Sunshine in Mar del Plata
The U.S. under-17 women’s national team got four goals from Sunshine Fontes as it opened the Copa Provincia de Buenos Aires with a 9-0 victory against host Argentina. TheHawaiian Fontes also scored four times against Venezuela on Jan. 15 in Florida. Petyon Linnehan scored twice while Croix Bethune, Isabella D’Aquila and KateWiesneradded goals in the […]
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Rosters: U.S. U-19 and U-18 women to train in Florida
U.S. U-19 coach Keri Sarver and U-18 coach Jaime Frias are holding concurrent camps Feb. 10-17 in Lakewood, Florida. Both have called in 24 players. OfSarver’s U-19s, 19 are collegian and five youth club players. All 48 players eligible for the 2018 U-20 Women’s World Cup (players born in 1998 or later), for which Coach […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 women convene in Virginia
U.S. U-18 women’s national team coach Jaime Frias has called up 28 players — 25 born in 2000 and three in 1999 — for an Aug. 6-14 training camp in Fairfax,Virginia. This group is in the midst of the first year of a two-year cycle as U-18s before transitioning to U-20s in 2019 with aim […]
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Efrain Alvarez, age 15, helps shoot Galaxy into U-17/18 Development Academy final
By Mike Woitalla Efrain Alvarez, who turned 15 on June 19, sparked the Los Angeles Galaxy’s comeback against the Seattle Sounders in the U.S. Soccer DevelopmentAcademy U-17/18 semifinals. After Seattle took a 2-0 lead into halftime, Alvarez scored in the 71st minute. Ulysses Llanez equalized in the 78th minute and EthanZubak, who plays for Galaxy II in the […]
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U.S. U-18 women beat Australia twice after loss to Canada
Summer Yates of Washington club Pacific NW scored a hat trick for the U.S. U-18 women’s national team in a 4-1 win over Australia, the third game of the U-18s’Australia trip following a 2-1 win over Australia and a 4-1 loss to Canada. Emina Ekic of Kentucky’s Javanon FC scored the first goalfor the USA […]
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Hugo Arellano is latest player from 2015 U.S. U-17 squad to make first division debut
By Mike Woitalla & Paul Kennedy HugoArellano, the USA’s captain at the 2015 U-17 World Cup who signed a Homegrown contract with the Los Angeles Galaxy in January of 2017 via the LA Galaxy II, made his MLS debut last weekend.The 19-year-old played the full 90 while filling in for suspended central defender Jelle Van Damme. […]
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Roster: U.S. U-18 girls head to Australia
Coach Jaime Frias has named a 20-player roster for the U.S. U-18 women national team’s training camp in Canberra, Australia (June 28-July 13). The USA will play Canada’sU-20s (July 6) and Australia’s U-20s (July 10 and 12) in Canberra. The roster is comprised of 12 players born in 2000, seven 1999s and one 1998 (Natalie […]