U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team Will Travel to Spain for a Training Camp and Two Matches
U.S. U-17 WNT Head Coach Ciara Crinion Names 20 Players for Matches Against Germany and Denmark
ATLANTA (Jan. 2, 2026) – U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team head coach Ciara Crinion has named 20 players for a training camp and two matches in Spain with the trip running from Jan. 6-15.
The USA will face the Germany U-17 WNT on Jan. 11 in Albir, Spain before taking on the Denmark U-17 WNT on Jan. 14 at Camilo Cano Stadium in La Nucia, Spain.
Seventeen of players named were born in 2009, the birth year cut-off for players to be eligible for the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, which will be staged in Morocco. Midfielder Loradana Paletta was born in 2011 with midfielder Gigi Zuniga and goalkeeper Avellina Saunders born in 2010.
Seven players on the roster for the Spain trip helped the USA win the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship: forwards Carolina Reyna, Maddie DiMaria, Amari Manning and Deus Stanislaus, midfielders Mia Corona and Paletta, and goalkeeper Ella McNeal. That team was coached by Crinion.
Five players on the roster come from California, three hail from Missouri, one from Kansas, and three from New Jersey.
The camp is part of the Federation’s continued focus on the U.S. Way philosophy, which emphasizes increased programming for Youth National Teams to create more opportunities for young players to advance through the pathway to the senior National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
U.S. U-17 WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM (Club; Hometown)
International Training Camp and Matches – Spain
Goalkeepers (2): Ella McNeal (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; Manchester, Mo.), Avellina Saunders (Utah Royals FC Arizona; Phoenix, Ariz.)
Defenders (7): Sophia Ahrens (St. Louis Scott Gallagher, Fenton, Mo.), Kendra Hansen (Pateadores SC; Tustin, Calif.), Madeline Maves (Crossfire Premier SC; Seattle, Wash.), Venina Moodie (De Anza Force SC, Oakland, Calif.), Sam Ogden (Kansas City Athletics; Overland Park, Kan.), Anaiah Williams (Eclipse Select SC; Glendale Heights, Ill.), Gigi Zuniga (Mountain View Los Altos SC; Watsonville, Calif.)
Midfielders (5): Mia Corona (Legends FC; Cypress, Calif.), Jordyn Heathcock (FC Dallas; Edmond, Okla.), Bridget Kopmeyer (Michigan Tigers; Bloomfield Hills, Mich.), Grace Murray (Beach FC; Redondo Beach, Calif.), Loradana Paletta (New York City FC; Syosset, N.Y.)
Forwards (6): Maddie DiMaria (St. Louis Scott Gallagher; Fenton, Mo.), Gianna Hanf (Match Fit Academy; Chesterfield, N.J.), Amari Manning (Players Development Academy; Flemington, N.J.), Carolina Reyna (Sting Austin; Austin, Texas), Deus Stanislaus (Players Development Academy; Fort Washington, Pa.), Jordyn Sullivan (Match Fit Academy; Rumson, N.J.)