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Vicky Jepson, the head coach of the U.S. Under-20 Women’s National Team, has named 24 players to the team’s April training camp in Kansas City, MO. During the camp, the team will play Brazil twice — once at CPKC stadium on April 11, and once at Riverside Stadium, which is at the Current’s training facility, on April 15. Both teams have qualified for the 20206 U-20 World Cup, taking place in Poland in September.
The roster includes 11 players currently playing in the National Women’s Soccer League. Jordyn Bugg, Sofia Cedeño, Ainsley McCammon, and Emeri Adames play for Seattle Reign FC, and Onyeka Gamero and Alex Pfeiffer both play for Bay FC. The other NWSL players called up are Katie Scott (Kansas City Current), Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave), Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC), Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash), and Chloe Ricketts (Boston Legacy FC).
Pfeiffer has been having a particularly strong start to the 2026 NWSL season, having scored two goals in three games for Bay.
Bugg, who has made six appearances for the senior USWNT, was called up to that team for the SheBelieves Cup in February but left camp early due to a hamstring issue. She has not appeared in any matches for Seattle this year, and was ruled out on the most recent NWSL availability report.
The roster:
(College/Club; Hometown)
Goalkeepers (3): Caroline Birkel (Stanford; St. Louis, Mo.), Kate Ockene (Florida State; Sandy, Utah), Kealey Titmuss (Penn State; Grand Blanc, Mich.)
Defenders (8): Aven Alvarez (UNC; New Hill, N.C.), Ella Bard (Louisville; Wadsworth, Ohio), Lizzie Boamah (Stanford; San Diego, Calif.), Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign FC; El Cajon, Calif.), Abby Gemma (Florida; Flemington, N.J.), Emma Johnson (Penn State; Greenfield, Ind.), Hope Munson (UNC; Holladay, Utah), Katie Scott (Kansas City Current; Fairview, Pa.)
Midfielders (7): Kimmi Ascanio (San Diego Wave; Doral, Fla.), Sofia Cedeno (Seattle Reign FC; Dallas, Texas), Kennedy Fuller (Angel City FC; Southlake, Texas), Ainsley McCammon (Seattle Reign FC; Bedford, Texas), Y-Lan Nguyen (Stanford; Fairfax, Va.), Nyanya Touray (Florida State; Silver Spring, Md.), Linda Ullmark (Houston Dash; Buffalo, N.Y.)
Forwards (6): Emeri Adames (Seattle Reign FC; Red Oak, Texas), Alex Buck (Washington; Medina, Wash.), Izzy Engle (Notre Dame; Edina, Minn.), Onyeka Gamero (Bay FC; Cerritos, Calif.), Alex Pfeiffer (Bay FC; St. Louis, Mo.), Chloe Ricketts (Boston Legacy FC; Dexter, Mich.)
