# United States girls' national under-16 soccer team

The United States U-16 girls' 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 national team, as well as bridging the development between the youth competition levels of the U-15 and the U-17.

## History

The U-16 team initially had no international competition and was used to prepare players for the U-19 level, at which the FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship was originally played.
The current incarnation of U-16s was re-instituted in February 2015 under coach Tricia Taliaferro. The team competed in the first women's edition of the Tournament of Nations (Torneo delle Nazioni) in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy, in April 2016. This tournament included the first-ever women's soccer game between the United States and Iran at any level, a 6–0 win for the United States with a hat trick from Summer Yates. Patchy Toledo became the head coach of the U-16s in August 2022.

## Players
### Current squad

24 players were called up for the January 2025 training camp.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1GK | Ella McNeal | (15) | 0 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC |
| 1GK | Brooke Volpp | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Diego Surf |
| 1GK | Malia Zillman | (15) | 0 | 0 | Rockford Raptors FC |
| 2DF | Meila Brewer | (2009-03-24) March 24, 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | Kansas City Athletics |
| 2DF | Lizette Castellanos | (15) | 0 | 0 | Albion SC San Diego |
| 2DF | Delaney Fraser | (15) | 0 | 0 | Lamorinda SC |
| 2DF | Kendra Hansen | (15) | 0 | 0 | Pateadores SC |
| 2DF | Rachel Lawless-Felarca | (15) | 0 | 0 | Sting Dallas Royal |
| 2DF | Piper Sistek | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Diego Surf SC |
| 2DF | Brooklyn Vann | (15) | 0 | 0 | Cincinnati United SC |
| 2DF | Elena Vera | (15) | 0 | 0 | Davis Legacy SC |
| 3MF | Karis Buehler | (15) | 0 | 0 | Slammers FC HB Koge |
| 3MF | Mia Corona | (2009-02-09) February 9, 2009 (age 16) | 0 | 0 | Legends FC |
| 3MF | Bridget Kopmeyer | (15) | 0 | 0 | Internationals SC |
| 3MF | Taylor Morrell | (15) | 0 | 0 | VDA |
| 3MF | Grace Murray | (15) | 0 | 0 | Beach FC |
| 3MF | Loradana Paletta | (13) | 0 | 0 | New York City FC |
| 3MF | Caroline Swann | (15) | 0 | 0 | D'Feeters Kicks SC |
| 4FW | Madeline Dimaria | (15) | 0 | 0 | St. Louis Scott Gallagher SC |
| 4FW | Lilah Helwig | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Delco |
| 4FW | Bristol Kersh | (15) | 0 | 0 | TopHat SC |
| 4FW | Rhea Moore | (15) | 0 | 0 | San Juan SC; |
| 4FW | KK Ream | (15) | 0 | 0 | Utah Avalanche |
| 4FW | Carolina Reyna | (15) | 0 | 0 | Sting Austin |

### Recent call-ups

The following players have been called up in the past 12 months.
* November 2024 training camp.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| GK | Maddie Freeman | (15) | 0 | 0 | FRAM Soccer Club | November 2024 training camp |
| GK | Layla Tucakovic | (15) | 0 | 0 | FC Bay Area Surf | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Chloe Griswell | (15) | 0 | 0 | Solar SC | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Madeline Maves | (15) | 0 | 0 | Seattle United | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Chloe Miller | (2009-11-27) November 27, 2009 (age 15) | 0 | 0 | MVLA SC | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Alyssa Shim | (15) | 0 | 0 | Beach FC | November 2024 training camp |
| DF | Anaiah Williams | (15) | 0 | 0 | Eclipse Select SC | November 2024 training camp |
| MF | Dues Stanislaus | (15) | 0 | 0 | PDA | November 2024 training camp |
| MF | Kylie Tang | (15) | 0 | 0 | Utah Royals FC Arizona | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Giselle Aguilar | (15) | 0 | 0 | Solar SC | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Kendra Hansen | (15) | 0 | 0 | Pateadores SC | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | Anna Korney | (15) | 0 | 0 | Pittsburgh Riverhounds Academy | November 2024 training camp |
| FW | McKenna Whitham | (2010-07-27) July 27, 2010 (age 14) | 4 | 4 | NJ/NY Gotham FC | November 2024 training camp |
* INJ - Injured
* PRE - Withdrew prior to camp

## Coaches

* April Heinrichs
* Steve Swanson (2000–2002)
* Sue Patberg (2003–2005)
* Tricia Taliaferro
* Barry Ritson
* Katie Schoepfer
* Patchy Toledo (2022–2024)
* Ciara Crinion (2025–present)