Six uncapped gamers be part of USWNT’s January camp; Dunn returns – Soccer

Rose Lavelle (left) is out injured, however Gotham teammates Nealy Martin (middle) and Ella Stevens (proper) earned their first call-ups (EM Sprint-Imagn Photos)

Six gamers have earned their first call-ups to the USA girls’s nationwide group for January coaching camp as head coach Emma Hayes continues her quest to deepen the participant pool and develop new expertise.

The coaching camp, which begins exterior of Los Angeles on Jan. 14, will function a bunch of latest and returning names among the many 26 gamers, with a number of established stars from the Olympic gold medal-winning group lacking to relaxation their accidents. Midfielder Rose Lavelle is amongst these absent following a latest ankle surgical procedure, U.S. Soccer introduced on Tuesday.

European-based gamers, together with captain Lindsey Horan, are additionally absent from the roster as a result of the January coaching camp doesn’t fall withing a FIFA window. The camp will run concurrently with a 24-player “Futures Camp” at Dignity Well being Sports activities Park in Carson, Calif. U.S. Soccer will announce that roster on Wednesday.

NJ/NY Gotham FC ahead Ella Stevens and midfielder and membership teammate Nealy Martin are among the many six uncapped gamers receiving their first call-ups. They’re joined by defender Tara McKeown – who transformed from ahead to centerback for the Washington Spirit – defender Ryan Williams, and goalkeepers Angelina Anderson and Claudia Dickey.

It’s the first nationwide group call-up at any age stage for Martin and Williams.

The self-proclaimed “Triple Espresso” ahead line of Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson stay absent from this roster to permit them additional relaxation following nagging accidents they handled late in 2024. All three of them missed the USA’ journey to Europe for video games towards England (a scoreless draw) and the Netherlands (a 2-1 win) in late November and early December.

Rodman labored by means of the Spirit’s NWSL Championship loss the week previous to that journey, saying that her injured again was “not feeling great” however that she determined to remain within the recreation.

Solely 11 of the 22 gamers from the USA’ 2024 Olympic gold medal-winning group will probably be at coaching camp this month. This U.S. coaching camp is the primary since two-time World Cup-winning goalkeeper Alyssa Naeher retired from worldwide obligation.

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Hayes preached all through the autumn that she wished to deepen the participant pool and determine which gamers could be a part of the method of constructing towards the 2027 World Cup. Eleven gamers earned their first caps for the U.S. in 2024. Hayes stated she anticipated to have clearer solutions by the point February’s SheBelieves Cup kicked off.

January camp additionally marks the return of a number of gamers who’ve been absent from the worldwide scene, together with fullback Crystal Dunn. Dunn final performed a aggressive match on Sept. 22 for Gotham FC and missed the remainder of the NWSL season, and the 2 most up-to-date U.S. camps, as a consequence of an excused absence.

A number of gamers with earlier worldwide expertise will seem of their first camp underneath Hayes.

Ahead Ashley Hatch returns to U.S. camp for the primary time because the finish of 2023, when she was left off the World Cup roster. Midfielder Savannah DeMelo, who was a shock starter on the 2023 World Cup for an injured Lavelle, is again in camp for the primary time in over a 12 months.

Portland Thorns ahead Morgan Weaver returns to the U.S. camp for the primary time since 2021.

The U.S. is again in camp in January after not holding a camp throughout this month final 12 months for the primary time since 2013.

The U.S. girls return to the sector for aggressive matches in late February towards Australia, Colombia and Japan within the SheBelieves Cup.

U.S. girls’s nationwide group coaching camp roster (Membership; Caps/Targets)

GOALKEEPERS (4): Angelina Anderson (Angel Metropolis FC; 0), Claudia Dickey (Seattle Reign FC; 0), Mandy McGlynn (Utah Royals; 1), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Braveness; 20)

DEFENDERS (9): Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 65/3), Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 155/25), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 44/2), Alyssa Malonson (Bay FC; 1/0), Tara McKeown (Washington Spirit; 0/0), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 18/2), Emily Sams (Orlando Satisfaction; 2/0), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 103/2), Ryan Williams (North Carolina Braveness; 0/0)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 28/1), Savannah DeMelo (Racing Louisville FC; 7/0), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit; 3/0), Nealy Martin (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 0/0), Ashley Sanchez (North Carolina Braveness; 28/3), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals; 2/0), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC; 21/8)

FORWARDS (6): Ashley Hatch (Washington Spirit; 22/5), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 3/1), Ella Stevens (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 0/0), Alyssa Thompson (Angel Metropolis FC; 13/1), Morgan Weaver (Portland Thorns FC; 2/0), Lynn Williams (Seattle Reign FC; 75/21)