The U.S. U-17 girls national team continues its preparations for the U-17 Women’s World Cup in Jordan that kicks off in September with a May 23-June 3 training camp in Northern Italy that will includetwo games across the border against Switzerland’s U-19 national team, which is preparing for the U-19 European Championship.
U.S. coach B.J. Snow has called up 22 players,including 18 who were on the squad that in mid-March won the Concacaf U-17 Championship.
The players on the roster include 12 born in 1999, the age-cutoff for participation in thisfall’s World Cup, seven 2000s, and three 2001s, all of whom were on the qualifying squad: defenders Kennedy Wesley and Kate Wiesner and forward JordanCanniff.
U.S. U-17 girls national team
GOALKEEPERS (2): Hillary Beall (So Cal Blues; Laguna Beach, Calif.), Laurel Ivory(West Florida Flames; Surfside, Fla.).
DEFENDERS (9): Maycee Bell (Sporting KC; Wichita, Kan.), Sierra Enge (Carlsbad Elite; Cardiff, Calif.), Naomi Girma (Central ValleyCrossfire; San Jose, Calif.), Kiara Pickett (Eagles; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Isabel Rodriguez (Michigan Hawks; Canton, Mich.), Karina Rodriguez (So Cal Blues; Torrance, Calif.), Emily Smith (De AnzaForce; Los Gatos, Calif.), Kennedy Wesley (So Cal Blues; Rossmoor, Calif.), Kate Wiesner (Slammers FC; Monrovia, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (5): Ryanne Brown (Indiana Fire;Indianapolis, Ind.), Jaelin Howell (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Brianna Pinto (CASL; Durham, N.C.), Frankie Tagliaferri (PDA; Colts Neck, N.J.), Taryn Torres (FC Dallas; Frisco, Texas).
FORWARDS (6): Jordan Canniff (Richmond United; California, Md.), Joanna Harber (Eastside FC; Bellevue, Wash.), Rachel Jones (Tophat SC; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Civana Kuhlmann (ColoradoRush; Littleton, Colo.), Sophia Smith (Real Colorado; Windsor, Colo.), Alexa Spaanstra (Michigan Hawks; Brighton, Mich.).