Players to Watch: Girls Academy 2025 Winter Showcase and Champions Cup

A fiercely technical midfielder for Beadling SC 2011, Smuckler’s US Youth Futsal National Team experience is evident when she has the ball at her feet. She makes extremely sharp, quick decisions and has outstanding precision when working in tight spaces. Smuckler is a great distributor and playmaker, and she can also play with a lot of strength and poise as a central defender.

Raymundo is a U16 standout midfielder from NorCal, coming off a huge season with ODP National Team honors and a GA National Talent ID selection. She continues to showcase her elite talent in the midfield, recently scoring 5 goals in a single match for Lamorinda SC 2010. She’s a true playmaker with speed, technical skill, and finishing ability.

Representing Century United 2009, Kusic is a versatile midfielder who can play the #8, #10 and #6 positions at a high level. She can also play outside on the wing, utilizing her speed to create matchup advantages in open space, and fly back to provide support on defense. She recently helped lead Wheeling Central High School to the program’s first-ever State Championship, piling up 23 goals and 23 assists on the season.

Standing at nearly six-feet tall, Gossett is a standout two-way player for Union KC 2009, and she’s a member of the US Youth Soccer ODP Midwest Regional Team. She was also selected for the 2025 GA Midwest Talent ID Event, making her widely recognized as a promising prospect who can dominate on the defensive side, and provide major the support for her team’s attack.

Reed is a dynamic attacking player who has consistently been a team leader for Utah Celtic 2009 in both goals and assists. She plays forward and on the wing, and can be equally dangerous as a playmaker regardless of where she lines up. Reed leads her high school team in scoring an assists as well, and is coming off an All-Region selection. (HIGHLIGHTS)

An uncommitted Class of 2027 prospect, Friedman is one of only four juniors on her IMG Academy 2008 GA team, and has been a key member during multiple deep runs in the Girls Academy postseason. Friedman is a box-to-box midfielder with a high work rate, consistently earning a high completion percentage and using her field vision to create goal scoring chances for her teammates.

A strong defender for IMG Academy 2008, Boedefeld has been a major contributor for one of the top teams in the GA’s Southeast Conference. She can line up at outside back, wingback or at center back with a high level of comfort. IMG Academy 2008 made a deep postseason run last season, advancing all the way to the GA Finals in Virginia, thanks in large part to their defensive play.

A fast-rising outside back with real recovery pace and a competitive edge in 1v1 defending. Jimeson breaks up wide-channel attacks with smart angles and clean tackles, and she’s been gaining attention for sequences where she tracks down wingers on through balls and shuts the play down without fouling. Steady engine, strong second-ball instincts, and a growing attacking presence on overlaps. After training in MLS Next in the fall, Jimeson shows a strong upward trend heading into GA Winter Showcase.