U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team Calls 24 Players to Training Camp for 2005s in Carson, California
U-20 Camp Serves as Pathway for 2005s to U.S. U-23 WNT; Seven Players on Roster Have Played in a FIFA Youth Women’s World Cup
ATLANTA (June 23, 2025) —Twenty-four players have been called up to the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team training camp to be held from June 24-July 1 at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California.The upcoming camp functions as part of the Federation's 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 full U.S. Women’s National Team with the goal of representing their country at a world championship.
This roster is made up of players who were born in 2005 and were not part of the team that competed at the 2025 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship in Costa Rica. As players born in 2005 are too old for the next FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in 2026, this training camp serves as an opportunity for them to continue developing within U.S. WNT programs with hopes of moving along the pathway to U.S. U-23 WNT and beyond.
University of New Mexico assistant coach Karley Nelson will run the camp. Nelson was on the coaching staff for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup Team that finished third in the tournament.
Seven players on this roster have played for the USA in a FIFA Youth Women’s World Cup: Valentina Amaral, Mia Bhuta, Charlotte Kohler, Melina Rebimbas, Victoria Safradin, Sammy Smith and Taylor Suarez. Suarez also competed at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia.
Midfielder Amy Lopez, a Dallas, Texas native, is the only professional on the roster as she plays in Liga MX Femenil for Chivas de Guadalajara.
The squad features 17 players from the U-20 WNT’s training camp in May, and 17 colleges are represented. Ohio State, TCU, and Virginia each have two players on the roster, and Stanford has four: Smith, Bhuta, midfielder Shae Harvey Kohler. Harvey also represented the USA at Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers for the U.S. Under-17 Women’s National Team in 2022.
U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team Training Camp Roster by Position (College/Club; Hometown) - Carson, Calif.
Goalkeepers (3): Valentina Amaral (Wake Forest; Oviedo, Fla.), Cecilia Cerone (Princeton; Dallas, Texas), Victoria Safradin (Virginia; Eastlake, Ohio)
Defenders (7): Hailey Baumann (Wisconsin; South Lyon, Mich.), Kennedy Bell (Maryland; Charlotte, N.C.), Ava Bramblett (Ohio State; Noblesville, Ind.), Bella Gaetino (UNC; Dexter, Mich.), Cameron Patton (TCU; Austin, Texas), Sammy Smith (Stanford; Boise, Idaho), Kaelyn Wolfe (Penn State; West Chester, Pa.)
Midfielders (8): Mia Bhuta (Stanford; Pittsburgh, Pa.), Ella Carter (Virginia; Leesburg, Va.), Shae Harvey (Stanford; Hermosa Beach, Calif.), Amy Lopez (Chivas de Guadalajara; Dallas, Texas), Isabella Najera (Michigan State; St. Charles, Ill.), Melina Rebimbas (Alabama; Warren, N.J.), Kiera Staude (Georgia; Atlanta, Ga.), Taylor Suarez (Florida State; Charlote, N.C.)
Forwards (6): Katie Collins (South Carolina; Gallatin, Tenn.), Isabella Diorio (TCU; Homer Glen, Ill.), Faith George (USC; Laguna Hills, Calif.), Charlotte Kohler (Stanford; Woodside, Calif.), Amanda Schlueter (Ohio State; Union, Ky.), Olivia Woodson (Auburn; Richmond, Va.)
About The U.S. Way
The U.S. Way is a shared philosophy, a strategy and a practical toolkit to enable excellence at every level of the game and for us to win. The U.S. Way is intended to work in partnership between the club and National Team environment to cultivate the next generation of talent with three areas of focus: World Class Development Pathways and Environments, including scaled Talent Identification, expanded Youth National Team programming and accelerated development and foundation building across the Extended National Teams; Shared and Scaled Infrastructure, highlighted by the Arthur M. Blank U.S. Soccer National Training Center, U.S. Way digital platform and unified youth calendar; and Professional Development for the Entire Ecosystem, featuring formal courses, technical and administrative staff community building, leadership development, and best practice resource sharing. For more information, visit ussoccer.com/ourvision/us-way.