February 15, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) – Kansas City Current News Release
KANSAS CITY (Feb. 15, 2024) – Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton has been called up to join the U.S. Under-20 Women’s Youth National U-20 team as they travel to Bogotá, Colombia for a training camp from Feb. 18-28 that will feature two matches against the Colombia U-20 WNT, the hosts of the 2024 Under-20 FIFA Women’s World Cup.
From U.S. Soccer –
U.S. head coach Tracey Kevins has named 20 players to the roster, six of whom will be rookies in the NWSL this coming season, 12 college players and two youth club players. Twelve players on the roster helped the USA qualify for the upcoming World Cup via the 2023 Concacaf Women’s U-20 Championship in the Dominican Republic.
Eighteen-year-old Angel City FC defender Gisele Thompson is currently in camp with the senior U.S. Women’s National Team in Los Angeles as a training player ahead of the Concacaf W Gold Cup. The veteran of the 2022 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will depart USWNT camp on Feb. 19 to join the U-20s.
The USA will face Colombia twice in Bogotá during the trip, on Sunday, Feb. 25 at Estadio El Campín, the main soccer stadium in Colombia’s capital, and on Wednesday, Feb. 28 at Estadio de Techo, a smaller venue.
The event will serve as excellent preparation for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup, which will take place from August 31 to September 22, 2024 and will feature players born on or after Jan. 1, 2004.
I couldn’t ask for better matches to help prepare our team for the World Cup,” said Kevins. “To play away against a talented South American opponent and get to experience the host country for the World Cup — the climate, the fans, the fields, the culture — is something that will be extremely valuable for us. I really want to thank the NWSL clubs for their collaboration and communication and I know their players will get some quality games that will benefit their growth before they head into their first pro seasons.”
For this camp, Kevins selected 13 players born in 2004, five born in 2005 and two born in 2006, those being Florida United SC midfielder Reese Klein and Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton, who recently captained the U.S. U-19 WYNT to a bronze medal at the 2023 Pan American Games in Chile. From this roster, Thompson and midfielder Lauren Martinho were also on that Pan Am squad.
U.S. U-20 Women’s Youth National Team
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