Roster announced for U.S. U-16 Girls National Team training camp

The U.S. U-16 Girls National Team is holding training camp at the Elite Athlete Training Center in Chula Vista, California from Sept. 7-18, featuring a roster of 24 players.

The USA’s U-16 training camp roster features 18 players born in 2002, five in 2003 and one in 2004 in forward Allyson Sentnor. The U-16 training camp is being held concurrently with the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team’s second-to-last event before heading to Uruguay the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup.

Alongside U-16 camp, the U-17 WNT will be in the midst of final preparations for the U-17 Women’s World Cup, as head coach Mark Carr makes his final roster decisions for the event.

U.S. U-16 Women’s National Team Roster by Position

GOALKEEPERS (3): Leah Freeman (Mustang SC; Berkeley, Calif.), Mia Justus (PDA; North Brunswick, N.J.), Neeku Purcell (Seattle Reign Academy; Seattle, Wash.)

DEFENDERS (8): Abby Allen (Lonestar SC; Austin Tex.), Courtney Boone (Legends; West Covina, Calif.), Sally Menti (Crossfire; Seattle, Wash.), Caitlin O’Malley (Nationals; Chesterfield, Mich.), Ayo Oke (NTH Tophat; Lawrenceville, Ga.), Kellie Pagador (Placer United SC; Roseville, Calif.), Madison Perez (Legends; West Covina, Calif.), Elaine Rouse (NC Courage; Cary, N.C.)

MIDFIELDERS (5): Aislynn Crowder (Hawaii Rush; Mililani, Hi.), Isabel Loza (Arsenal FC; La Mirada, Calif.), Emily Mathews (Premier Soccer Group; Fraser, Mich.), Michaela Rosenbaum (Santa Rosa United; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Alexis Theoret (FC Virginia DA; Oak Hill, Va.)

FORWARDS (8): Dilary Beltran-Heredia (Sporting Blue Valley; Overland Park, Kans.), Kayla Colbert (Arsenal FC; Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.), Michelle Cooper (Michigan Hawks; Clarkston, Mich.), Kailyn Dudukovich (Cincinnati Academy; West Chester, Ohio), Amber Gilbert (Hawaii Surf; Mililani, Hawaii), Samantha Kroeger (World Class FC; West Milford, N.J.), Alyson Sentnor (South Shore Select; Hanson, Mass.), Reilyn Turner (So Cal Blues; Aliso Viejo, Calif.)