United States women's national under-18 soccer team

United States under-18
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Toni Pressley
FIFA code	USA
First colors	Second colors
Pan American Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	Gold (1999)
Medal record
Pan American Games

The United States U-18 women's national soccer team is a youth soccer team operated under the auspices of U.S. Soccer. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior women's national team, as well as bridging the development between the two major youth competition levels of the U-17 and the U-20.

History

Between 1998 and 2001, the United States U-18 was active as the primary youth-level team.^[1] It was led by Shannon Higgins-Cirovski, the first coach in the team's history, through the middle of 1999 before she left for the Maryland Terrapins soccer team. Jay Hoffman, who served as Higgins-Cirovski's assistant, took charge of the team and led them to a gold medal for the 1999 Pan American Games, the first time the tournament was open to women's teams. Among the U-18 women playing at the 1999 Pan American Games were future senior national team members Cat Whitehill and Hope Solo.^[2]

In 2001, the United States Soccer Federation decided to change the age limit from the U-18 team to U-19. The move was in preparation for FIFA's introduction of the first ever FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (which has since changed). The team therefore became dormant with only periodic competitions until 2019, when the Federation (under general manager Kate Markgraf) reinstated all youth-level teams in their own right.

Competitive record

Pan American Games

The under-18 team participated and won the inaugural soccer tournament in the 1999 Pan American Games,^[3] while competing against full national teams. These opportunities are a consequence of holding the FIFA Women's World Cup in the same year as the Pan American Games.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
1999	Champions	6	5	1	0	22	2	Jay Hoffman
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	22	2

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture

2026

March 3 friendly	United States	8–0	Sweden	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Kral 2' Kocher 18' McKeen 30', 35' Jeakle 57', 83' Kemmerley 74', 80'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Mireya Lopez Reche (SPA)

March 6 friendly	United States	6–0	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Showler-Little Kennedy McKeen Fuller Kocher Ella Kral	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

June 6 Bulgarian Nations Cup	Ukraine	0–7	United States	Plovdiv Bulgaria
		Report	Kral 50', 59', 80' Parsons 64', 89' Kemmerley 78' Antonucci 90+1'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Martin Stefanov (BUL)

June 9 Bulgarian Nations Cup

Benin

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United States

Bulgaria

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the Bulgarian Nations Cup.^[4]

Caps and goals are updated as of June 6, 2026 after the match against Bulgaria.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Peyton Trayer	(17)	1	0	North Carolina
12	1GK	Hannah Folliard	(2008-07-14) July 14, 2008 (age 18)	1	0	Georgia

2	2DF	Brynna Burrus	(17)	2	0	Tophat SC
3	2DF	Ryana Dill	(2009-03-13) March 13, 2009 (age 17)	2	0	Bethesda SC
4	2DF	Lauren Hemann	(17)	1	0	Bethesda SC
5	2DF	Claire Kessenger	(17)	1	0	CE Europa Femenino
13	2DF	Marlee Raymond	(17)	1	0	Penn State
14	2DF	Cali O'Neill	(17)	1	0	North Carolina
	2DF	Gracie Milam	(2009-01-13) January 13, 2009 (age 17)	1	0	Notre Dame

6	3MF	Brooke Bunton	(2009-06-21) June 21, 2009 (age 17)	2	0	SMU
8	3MF	Riley Kennedy	(2008-06-15) June 15, 2008 (age 18)	2	0	North Carolina
10	3MF	Ella Kral	(2008-12-23) December 23, 2008 (age 17)	2	4	Lamorinda SC
16	3MF	Chloe Sadler	(17)	1	0	La Roca FC
18	3MF	Scottie Antonucci	(2008-01-14) January 14, 2008 (age 18)	1	1	North Carolina
20	3MF	Reese Canada	(17)	1	0	Notre Dame

7	4FW	Audrey McKeen	(2009-10-03) October 3, 2009 (age 16)	2	2	Racing Louisville
9	4FW	Kate Kemmerley	(17)	3	3	Penn Fusion SA
11	4FW	Emmy O'Donnell	(17)	1	0	FC Stars Blue
15	4FW	Mailee Hilburn	(17)	1	0	Seattle United
17	4FW	Alyssa Parsons	(17)	1	2	USC
19	4FW	Mikayla Cunningham	(17)	1	0	Classics Elite SA

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

April 2026 training camp.^[6]
March 2026 friendlies.^[7]
June/July 2025 training camp.^[8]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Cate Cantu	(17)	0	0	Penn Fusion SA	April 2026 training camp
GK	Abby Kennedy	(17)	0	0	Jacksonville FC	April 2026 training camp
GK	Daphne Nakfoor	(17)	0	0	Slammers FC HB Koge	June/July 2025 training camp
GK	Nyamma Nelson	(17)	0	0	Portland Thorns Academy	June/July 2025 training camp
GK	Carson Proctor	(17)	0	0	FC Prime	June/July 2025 training camp

DF	Olivia Robinson	(2008-04-30) April 30, 2008 (age 18)	1	0	STA Soccer Academy	April 2026 training camp
DF	Marlee Raymond	(2008-05-13) May 13, 2008 (age 18)	1	0	Penn State	April 2026 training camp
DF	Rhiannon Mahon	(17)	0	0	USC	April 2026 training camp
DF	Abby Spalla	(17)	0	0	Beadling SC	April 2026 training camp
DF	Sophie Wyshner	(17)	0	0	North Carolina Fusion	April 2026 training camp
DF	Vienna Whipple	(17)	1	0	Crossfire Premier SC	March 2026 friendlies
DF	Edra Bello	(17)	0	0	San Diego Surf SC	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Braelyn Even	(17)	0	0	Cincinnati United SC	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Kiara Gilmore	(2007-02-11) February 11, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Wisconsin	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Emma Johnson	(2006-07-20) July 20, 2006 (age 20)	0	0	Lexington SC	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Zoe Matthews	(2007-05-25) May 25, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Houston Dash	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Leena Powell	(2007-10-03) October 3, 2007 (age 18)	0	0	UCLA	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Katie Scott	(2007-06-20) June 20, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Kansas City Current	June/July 2025 training camp
DF	Jocelyn Travers	(2007-10-10) October 10, 2007 (age 18)	0	0	FC Bay Area Surf	June/July 2025 training camp

MF	Kamdyn Fuller	(17)	1	0	TCU	April 2026 training camp
MF	Emerson Moore	(17)	0	0	Richmond United SC	April 2026 training camp
MF	Brianna Concepcion	(17)	1	0	STA Soccer Academy	March 2026 friendlies
MF	Anastasia Showler-Little	(2008-12-04) December 4, 2008 (age 17)	1	0	PDA	March 2026 friendlies
MF	Olivia Belcher	(17)	0	0	Alabama	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Riley Cross	(2007-09-18) September 18, 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Penn State	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Bella Devey	(2007-04-23) April 23, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	North Carolina	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Natalia DiSora	(2007-10-28) October 28, 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Pittsburgh Riveters SC	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Jordyn Hardeman	(2007-05-05) May 5, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Virginia	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Lily Kiliski	(18)	0	0	New York SC	June/July 2025 training camp
MF	Ashlyn Puerta	(17)	0	0	Penn State	June/July 2025 training camp

FW	Ellie Kocher	(2008-08-05) August 5, 2008 (age 18)	1	1	Penn Fusion	April 2026 training camp
FW	Kyndal Shuler	(17)	1	0	Virginia	April 2026 training camp
FW	Lily Jeakle	(2009-11-28) November 28, 2009 (age 16)	1	2	Nationals SC	April 2026 training camp
FW	Kamiya Beck	(2009-03-13) March 13, 2009 (age 17)	1	0	SMU	March 2026 friendlies
FW	Montgomery Draham	(17)	0	0	Real Football Academy	June/July 2025 training camp
FW	Eres Freifeld	(17)	0	0	North Carolina	June/July 2025 training camp
FW	Eleanor Hodsden	(17)	0	0	Notre Dame	June/July 2025 training camp
FW	Mary Long	(2007-01-27) January 27, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Kansas City Current	June/July 2025 training camp
FW	Maddie Padelski	(2007-09-29) September 29, 2007 (age 18)	0	0	Alabama	June/July 2025 training camp
FW	Mya Townes	(2007-07-29) July 29, 2007 (age 19)	0	0	Georgia	June/July 2025 training camp

INJ - Injured
PRE - Withdrew prior to camp

Coaches

Shannon Higgins-Cirovski (1998–1999)
Jay Hoffman (1999)
Steve Swanson (2000)
Tracey Leone (2001)
Tracey Kevins (2019)
Mark Carr (2019)
Chris Petrucelli (2020)
Toni Pressley (2025)^[9]

References

↑ 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide
↑ U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship, US Soccer, August 5, 1999.
↑ "U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship". U.S.Soccer. August 5, 1999. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Bulgaria for Matches Against the Ukraine U-19 WNT and Benin U-20 WNT". ussoccer.com. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Roll Past Ukraine U-19 WNT 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 6, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Come Together in West Palm Beach, Florida For 24-Player Training Camp". ussoccer.com. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Spain for Matches Against Sweden and Hungary". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
↑ "U.S. Under-19 and U.S. U-18 Women's National Teams to Hold Joint Training Camp in Fayetteville, Georgia". United States Soccer Federation. June 24, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.
↑ "Former U.S. Youth National Team Player Toni Pressley Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team". United States Soccer Federation. September 16, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[1] 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide

[2] U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship, US Soccer, August 5, 1999.

[panam1999-3] "U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship". U.S.Soccer. August 5, 1999. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[4] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Bulgaria for Matches Against the Ukraine U-19 WNT and Benin U-20 WNT". ussoccer.com. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[5] "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Roll Past Ukraine U-19 WNT 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 6, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.

[6] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Come Together in West Palm Beach, Florida For 24-Player Training Camp". ussoccer.com. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

[7] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Spain for Matches Against Sweden and Hungary". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.

[8] "U.S. Under-19 and U.S. U-18 Women's National Teams to Hold Joint Training Camp in Fayetteville, Georgia". United States Soccer Federation. June 24, 2025. Retrieved July 4, 2025.

[9] "Former U.S. Youth National Team Player Toni Pressley Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team". United States Soccer Federation. September 16, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

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