May 20, 2024 – National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL)
Kansas City Current News Release
Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton with the U-20 U.S. Women’s National Team
(Kansas City Current)
KANSAS CITY – Kansas City Current midfielder Claire Hutton has been called into camp with the U.S. Under-20 Women’s Youth National Team for the upcoming training camp in Southern California. The team will also play a pair of international matches against Korea Republic during the camp.
Hutton, who turned 18 in January of this year, signed with the Current last December. Despite being one of the youngest players in the league, she has started every match for the Current this season. She is second among all NWSL rookies in minutes played (795) and chances created from open play (9) and leads the entire league in tackles won (30).
The Bethlehem, NY native made her U.S. Soccer debut with the U17 National Team that won the 2022 Concacaf Championship in the Dominican Republic. She ranked third on the team with six goals in the tournament. Most recently she was named captain of the U19 National Team for the 2023 PanAm Games, playing in five of the six matches, with four starts in the tournament.
From U.S. Soccer
The USA will face South Korea, which will also be participating in the upcoming World Cup, on Friday, May 31 and Monday, June 3. Both matches will take place at the Dignity Health Sports Park Track & Field Stadium and both games will kick off at 5 p.m. CT.
Players born on or after Jan. 1, 2004, are age-eligible for the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup. For this trip, Kevins selected 13 players born in 2004, seven born in 2005 and four born in 2006.
The training camp, which will take place during the FIFA international break, features a roster with seven professional players, 13 college players and four youth club players. The seven current pros – defenders Savy King (Bay FC) and Gisele Thompson (Angel City FC), midfielders Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage), Ally Lemos (Orlando Pride) and Claire Hutton (Kansas City Current) and forwards Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign FC) and Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals) – are all in their rookie years in the NWSL.
The U.S. U-20 WYNT has played four international matches so far this year, defeating Colombia in a pair of games by 1-0 scores in February, drawing Germany 0-0 in Germany in April and defeating Canada, 3-1, in Germany on that same trip.
U.S. U-20 Women’s Youth National Team – May/June Domestic Camp- Carson, Calif.