U.S. U-16 Girls National Team roster selected for October camp in Kansas City

ATLANTA – The U.S. Under-16 Girls’ National Team will come together from Oct. 23-31 in Kansas City, Mo. for a training camp that will feature two matches against the England U-16 GNT.

Becky Edwards, a newly hired coach for the younger age groups of the U.S. Women’s and Girls’ National Teams, will head that camp that features 24 players, all born in 2011.

At the end of the camp, the USA will square off against its counterparts from England, playing matches on Oct. 27 (4 p.m. CT) and Oct. 30 (Noon CT) at Riverside Stadium at KC Current Sports Complex in Riverside, Mo.

This is the fourth training camp of the year for the U.S. U-16 GNT but second for players born in 2011, as the age groups changed during the summer. As Katie Schoepfer transitions from the U.S. U-16 GNT head coach back to coach the U.S. U-17 WNT (primarily 2010 birth years), Edwards will take charge of this 2011 group until the end of the 2026 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup, at which time current U.S. U-17 WNT head coach Ciara Crinion will take over the 2011s in preparation for qualifying for the 2028 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup and Schoepfer will continue to coach the 2010s in preparation for qualifying for the 2027 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

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This U.S. U-16 GNT roster is made up of players from 20 youth clubs, with San Diego Surf SC having three players on the roster while Eclipse Select SC out of Illinois and Indy Premier SC have two players each. There are seven players from California on the roster who come from four different clubs, three in Southern California and one in Northern California.

This camps is a 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-16 GIRLS’ NATIONAL TEAM (Club; Hometown)

Domestic Training Camp – Kansas City, Mo.

Goalkeepers (3): Paige Miles (Mustang SC; Benicia, Calif.), Gwyneth Provost (Indy Premier SC; Carmel, Ind.), Sophia Thompson (Florida Premier FC; Freeport, Ill.)

Defenders (8): Brynn Buchanan (NASA Tophat SC; Atlanta, Ga.), Bonnie Earl (San Diego Surf SC; Seal Beach, Calif.), Erin Gonzalez (Solar SC; Dallas, Texas), Claire Hansen (Pateadores SC; Tustin, Calif.), McKenna Kann (Michigan Hawks; South Lyon, Mich.), Khloe Smith (Virginia Development Academy; Gainesville, Va.), Cambria Williams (Eclipse Select SC; Glendale Heights, Ill.), Aniah Zembrodt (Kings Hammer FC; Independence, Ky.)

Midfielders (6): Angelica Alzugaray (Cincinnati United SC; Cincinnati, Ohio), Lilia Bhuta (Century United of Pittsburgh FC; Pittsburgh, Pa.), Marley Skalski (Western New York Flash; East Aurora, N.Y.), Harper St. James (SC del Sol; Phoenix, Ariz.), Aubrey Taylor (San Diego Surf SC; Fallbrook, Calif.), Olivia Winters (Eclipse Select SC; Chicago, Ill.)

Forwards (7): Lyla Charlet (Richmond United SC; Midlothian, Va.), Kate Cintron (San Diego Surf SC; San Diego, Calif.), Alaia Harrington (FC Dallas; Southlake, Texas), Ari Hodge (FC Westlake; Leander, Texas), Olivia Jones (Indy Premier SC; Chesterton, Ind.), Michelle Myers (Beach FC; Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Saige Scarborough (Davis Legacy SC; Sacramento, Calif.)