will return to the U.S. ladies’s nationwide staff this month.
Head coach Emma Hayes referred to as 26 gamers as much as play within the U.S. staff’s three October friendlies towards Iceland and Argentina — their first video games since they gained gold on the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The 19-year-old Moultrie is the youngest participant on this roster and one in all three youngsters. This month’s video games shall be Moultrie’s first alternative to play beneath Hayes, who coached her first U.S. video games in June after leaving England’s Chelsea.
Olivia Moultrie’s historical past with the USWNT
Moultrie final performed for the U.S. ladies’s nationwide staff to start with of March on the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup. She began her first nationwide staff sport towards the Dominican Republic within the group stage spherical.
In that sport, she made historical past — 3 times.
Moultrie scored her first nationwide staff purpose, making her the thirty third teenager and third-youngest participant to attain for the nationwide staff and the third-youngest participant to attain a number of video games, because the beforehand reported.
She didn’t play within the U.S. staff’s subsequent three group stage matches however performed within the quarterfinal match towards Colombia, getting into the match within the 71st minute.
She was then referred to as up for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup however didn’t play.
Moultrie missed out on the 2024 Olympics. She additionally missed 5 NWSL video games this summer season whereas recovering from a knee damage.
Moultrie, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, within the Portland Thorns’ sport towards the Utah Royals.
“On the finish of the day, I didn’t get to go (to Paris), however now I’m again on the sphere sooner than anyone thought and again with my teammates and so, I get to search out pleasure in these moments,” after the sport.
Who will the USWNT honor at October matches?
Three gamers shall be honored on the U.S. ladies’s nationwide staff’s October matches.
Mallory Swanson shall be honored for reaching 100 caps on Oct. 27 in Nashville towards Iceland. Swanson’s one hundredth cap got here within the Paris Olympics gold medal match. She shall be honored earlier than the match begins.
In that very same sport, the U.S. nationwide staff and its followers will say goodbye to a veteran. A retirement ceremony for Kelley O’Hara shall be held at halftime on Oct. 27.
O’Hara, who as soon as performed for the Utah Royals, appeared in 160 video games for the U.S. and was a part of two World Cup squads.
Rose Lavelle can even be honored for her one hundredth cap. She’ll be acknowledged earlier than the match on Oct. 30 in Louisville, Kentucky, towards Argentina.
Who’s on the USWNT’s October roster?
The squad for the October friendlies contains 18 gamers from the Paris Olympics staff. Six gamers have but to play for the U.S.
On Thursday, Hayes advised reporters she was restricted in what number of gamers she may name up who weren’t on the Olympic staff, per .
With these three matches serving because the U.S. victory tour following their Olympic gold, all wholesome and accessible Olympians should be referred to as up beneath the phrases of the nationwide staff’s CBA. This additionally means gamers will obtain the very best attainable compensation for friendlies with the matches being designated for the victory tour.
That leaves the door open for gamers within the nationwide staff pool, like Ashley Hatch, who haven’t been referred to as up but beneath Hayes, to earn a have a look at future camps.
Listed here are the 26 gamers who have been referred to as up for the October friendlies and victory tour.
Goalkeepers:
Jane Campbell
Casey Murphy
Alyssa Naeher
Defenders:
Emily Fox
Eva Gaetino
Naomi Girma
Casey Krueger
Hailie Mace
Alyssa Malonson
Jenna Nighswonger
Emily Sams
Emily Sonnett
Midfielders:
Korbin Albert
Sam Coffey
Hal Hershfelt
Lindsey Horan
Rose Lavelle
Olivia Moultrie
Ashley Sanchez
Forwards:
Yazmeen Ryan
Emma Sears
Jaedyn Shaw
Sophia Smith
Mallory Swanson
Alyssa Thompson
Lynn Williams
