United States women's national under-18 soccer team

United States under-18
Nickname(s)	Team USA; The Stars and Stripes; The Yanks
Association	United States Soccer Federation
Confederation	CONCACAF (North America)
Head coach	Toni Pressley
FIFA code	USA
First colors	Second colors
Pan American Games
Appearances	1 (first in 1999)
Best result	Gold (1999)
Medal record
Pan American Games

The United States U-18 women's 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 women's national team, as well as bridging the development between the two major youth competition levels of the U-17 and the U-20.

History

Between 1998 and 2001, the United States U-18 was active as the primary youth-level team.^[1] It was led by Shannon Higgins-Cirovski, the first coach in the team's history, through the middle of 1999 before she left for the Maryland Terrapins soccer team. Jay Hoffman, who served as Higgins-Cirovski's assistant, took charge of the team and led them to a gold medal for the 1999 Pan American Games, the first time the tournament was open to women's teams. Among the U-18 women playing at the 1999 Pan American Games were future senior national team members Cat Whitehill and Hope Solo.^[2]

In 2001, the United States Soccer Federation decided to change the age limit from the U-18 team to U-19. The move was in preparation for FIFA's introduction of the first ever FIFA U-19 Women's World Championship (which has since changed). The team therefore became dormant with only periodic competitions until 2019, when the Federation (under general manager Kate Markgraf) reinstated all youth-level teams in their own right.

Competitive record

Pan American Games

The under-18 team participated and won the inaugural soccer tournament in the 1999 Pan American Games,^[3] while competing against full national teams. These opportunities are a consequence of holding the FIFA Women's World Cup in the same year as the Pan American Games.

Year	Result	Matches	Wins	Draws	Losses	GF	GA	Coach
1999	Champions	6	5	1	0	22	2	Jay Hoffman
Total	1/1	6	5	1	0	22	2

Fixtures and results

The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.

Legend Win Draw Lose Fixture

2026

March 3 friendly	United States	8–0	Sweden	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Kral 2' Kocher 18' McKeen 30', 35' Jeakle 57', 83' Kemmerley 74', 80'	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena Attendance: 100 Referee: Mireya Lopez Reche (SPA)

March 6 friendly	United States	6–0	Hungary	San Pedro del Pinatar, Spain
	Showler-Little Kennedy McKeen Fuller Kocher Ella Kral	Report		Stadium: Pinatar Arena

June 6 Bulgarian Nations Cup	Ukraine	0–7	United States	Plovdiv Bulgaria
		Report	Kral 50', 59', 80' Parsons 64', 89' Kemmerley 78' Antonucci 90+1'	Stadium: Hristo Botev Stadium Attendance: 40 Referee: Martin Stefanov (BUL)

June 9 Bulgarian Nations Cup	Ukraine	0–5	United States	Plovdiv, Bulgaria
		Bulgarian Football Union	Kral 17', 38' Antonucci 35' McKeen 66', 90'	Stadium: Stadion Hristo Botev Referee: Antonio Autov (BUL)

Players

Current squad

The following 20 players were called up for the June/July 2026 training camp.^[4]

Caps and goals are updated as of June 9, 2026 after the match against Ukraine.^[5]^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
12	1GK	Hannah Folliard	(2008-07-14) July 14, 2008	2	0	Georgia
	1GK	Elli Johnson	(17)	0	0	Pittsburgh
	1GK	Abby Kennedy	(17)	0	0	Jacksonville FC

2	2DF	Brynna Burrus	(17)	3	0	Tophat SC
14	2DF	Cali O'Neill	(17)	2	0	North Carolina
	2DF	Natalie Chudowsky	(2008-02-14) February 14, 2008	0	0	Duke
	2DF	Izzy Dalke	(17)	0	0	Clemson
	2DF	Maya Engel	(2008-12-28) December 28, 2008	0	0	Virginia Development Academy
	2DF	Olivia Robinson	(2008-04-30) April 30, 2008	1	0	North Carolina
	2DF	Abby Spalla	(17)	0	0	Beadling SC
	2DF	Vienna Whipple	(17)	1	0	Crossfire Premier SC
	2DF	London Young	(17)	1	0	Stanford

6	3MF	Brooke Bunton	(2009-06-21) June 21, 2009	3	0	SMU
8	3MF	Riley Kennedy	(2008-06-15) June 15, 2008	3	0	North Carolina
16	3MF	Chloe Sadler	(17)	2	0	La Roca FC
18	3MF	Scottie Antonucci	(2008-01-14) January 14, 2008	2	2	North Carolina
	3MF	Emerson Moore	(17)	0	0	Richmond United SC
	3MF	Anastasia Showler-Little	(2008-12-04) December 4, 2008	1	0	PDA

11	4FW	Emmy O'Donnell	(17)	2	0	FC Stars Blue
	4FW	Kamiya Beck	(2009-03-13) March 13, 2009	1	0	SMU
	4FW	Addison Feldman	(17)	0	0	Utah Celtic FC
	4FW	McKenzie Godfrey	(17)	0	0	Tophat SC
	4FW	Lily Jeakle	(2009-11-28) November 28, 2009	1	2	Nationals SC
	4FW	Ellie Kocher	(2008-08-05) August 5, 2008	1	1	Penn State

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Bulgarian Nations Cup.^[7]
April 2026 training camp.^[8]
March 2026 friendlies.^[9]

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Peyton Trayer	(17)	1	0	North Carolina	Bulgarian Nations Cup
GK	Cate Cantu	(17)	0	0	Penn Fusion SA	April 2026 training camp

DF	Ryana Dill	(2009-03-13) March 13, 2009	2	0	Bethesda SC	Bulgarian Nations Cup
DF	Lauren Hemann	(17)	2	0	Bethesda SC	Bulgarian Nations Cup
DF	Claire Kessenger	(17)	2	0	CE Europa Femenino	Bulgarian Nations Cup
DF	Marlee Raymond	(17)	2	0	Penn State	Bulgarian Nations Cup
DF	Gracie Milam	(2009-01-13) January 13, 2009	2	0	Notre Dame	Bulgarian Nations Cup
DF	Marlee Raymond	(2008-05-13) May 13, 2008	1	0	Penn State	April 2026 training camp
DF	Rhiannon Mahon	(17)	0	0	USC	April 2026 training camp
DF	Sophie Wyshner	(17)	0	0	North Carolina Fusion	April 2026 training camp

MF	Ella Kral	(2008-12-23) December 23, 2008	3	6	Lamorinda SC	Bulgarian Nations Cup
MF	Reese Canada	(17)	2	0	Notre Dame	Bulgarian Nations Cup
MF	Kamdyn Fuller	(17)	1	0	TCU	April 2026 training camp
MF	Brianna Concepcion	(17)	1	0	STA Soccer Academy	March 2026 friendlies

FW	Audrey McKeen	(2009-10-03) October 3, 2009	3	4	Racing Louisville	Bulgarian Nations Cup
FW	Kate Kemmerley	(17)	4	3	Penn Fusion SA	Bulgarian Nations Cup
FW	Mailee Hilburn	(17)	2	0	Seattle United	Bulgarian Nations Cup
FW	Alyssa Parsons	(17)	2	2	USC	Bulgarian Nations Cup
FW	Mikayla Cunningham	(17)	2	0	Classics Elite SA	Bulgarian Nations Cup
FW	Kyndal Shuler	(17)	1	0	Virginia	April 2026 training camp

INJ - Injured
PRE - Withdrew prior to camp

Coaches

Shannon Higgins-Cirovski (1998–1999)
Jay Hoffman (1999)
Steve Swanson (2000)
Tracey Leone (2001)
Tracey Kevins (2019)
Mark Carr (2019)
Chris Petrucelli (2020)
Toni Pressley (2025)^[10]

References

↑ 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide
↑ U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship, US Soccer, August 5, 1999.
↑ "U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship". U.S.Soccer. August 5, 1999. Retrieved August 28, 2014.
↑ "U.S. Under-19 and U.S. U-18 Women's National Teams to Hold Concurrent Training Camps at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga". ussoccer.com. June 24, 2026. Retrieved August 22, 2026.
↑ "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Roll Past Ukraine U-19 WNT 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 6, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
↑ "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Defeats Ukraine U-19 WNT 5-0 in Second of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 9, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Bulgaria for Matches Against the Ukraine U-19 WNT and Benin U-20 WNT". ussoccer.com. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Come Together in West Palm Beach, Florida For 24-Player Training Camp". ussoccer.com. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.
↑ "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Spain for Matches Against Sweden and Hungary". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.
↑ "Former U.S. Youth National Team Player Toni Pressley Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team". United States Soccer Federation. September 16, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

[1] 2009 WNT U.S. Soccer Media Guide

[2] U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship, US Soccer, August 5, 1999.

[panam1999-3] "U.S. Under-18 Women Defeat Mexico 1–0, Take Home Inaugural Pan Am Championship". U.S.Soccer. August 5, 1999. Retrieved August 28, 2014.

[4] "U.S. Under-19 and U.S. U-18 Women's National Teams to Hold Concurrent Training Camps at the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Ga". ussoccer.com. June 24, 2026. Retrieved August 22, 2026.

[5] "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Roll Past Ukraine U-19 WNT 7-0 in First of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 6, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.

[6] "U.S. Under-18 Women's National Defeats Ukraine U-19 WNT 5-0 in Second of Two Matches in Bulgaria". ussoccer.com. June 9, 2026. Retrieved August 12, 2026.

[7] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Bulgaria for Matches Against the Ukraine U-19 WNT and Benin U-20 WNT". ussoccer.com. May 28, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.

[8] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Come Together in West Palm Beach, Florida For 24-Player Training Camp". ussoccer.com. April 3, 2026. Retrieved April 18, 2026.

[9] "U.S. U-18 Women's National Team Will Travel to Spain for Matches Against Sweden and Hungary". ussoccer.com. United States Soccer Federation. February 19, 2026. Retrieved February 19, 2026.

[10] "Former U.S. Youth National Team Player Toni Pressley Named Head Coach of U.S. Under-18 Women's National Team". United States Soccer Federation. September 16, 2025. Retrieved October 22, 2025.

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