U.S. based Players to Watch at the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship Qualifiers

(Pictured Above: SoccerWire Featured Player Jasmine Diaz representing El Salvador)

Qualification for the CONCACAF Women’s U-20 Championship kicked off this weekend in the Dominican Republic with 32 teams competing for six spots in this year’s tournament.

Although the United States has already qualified for the CONCACAF U20 Championship, scores of U.S. based players are competing for their respective national teams across North and Central America, as well as the Caribbean.

Below is a running list of players who currently play their club or college soccer in the United States. To add a player, email us at [email protected]

Canada 

• Sophie Murdock (Mountain View Los Altos SC)
• Olivia Smith (Penn State University)
• Amanda Allen (Orlando Pride)
• Ella McBride (Providence College)

Costa Rica

• Genesis Perez (Monteverde Academy)
• Samira Roper (Eastern Florida State University)

Dominican Republic

• Paloma Pena (Tampa Bay United)
• Renata Mercedes (Taft School)
• Faith Espiritusanto (Florida United)
• Carolina Monterrey (FC Prime)
• Isabella Ventura (Florida West)
• Alexa Castro (FC Copa)
• Jaimaris Diaz (PBG Predators GA)
• Jaylen Vallecillo (East Meadow Soccer Club)
• Arianna Diaz (East Meadow Soccer Club)

El Salvador

• Hailey Hernandez (Beach Futbol Club – CA)
• Carolina Benitez (East Meadow Soccer Club)
• Anika Berger (Virginia Development Academy)
• Cassandra Chacon (Virginia Development Academy)
• Anita Sigaran (Loudoun Soccer Club)
• Amy Flores (Manassas United)
• Emely Rubio (Maryland United FC)
• Kelsey Villatoro (FC Dallas)
• Elizabeth Johannes (Utah Royals FC – AZ)
• Karolina Hernandez (Albion Hurricanes FC)
• Gabriella Rodriguez (College of Southern Maryland)

Guyana

• Se-Hanna Mars (FC Stars/University of Connecticut commit)

Honduras

• Carolyn Gonzalez (Virginia Development Academy)

Jamaica

• Maya Raghunandanan (Philadelphia Ukrainian Nationals)

Panama

• Amanda Goldstein (Fram FC)
• Marissa Gross (Dallas Texans)
• Aida Name (FC Stars)

Puerto Rico

• Abigail Seawright (LAFC SoCal)
• Erin Smith (Sunrise SC Sting)
• Eva Anderson (Slammers FC ECNL)
• Sofia Colon (Virginia Development Academy)
• Grace Burns (World Class FC ECNL)
• Ashley McMahon (World Class FC ECNL)
• Gabriela Berrios (Cedar Stars)
• Alondra Iriarte (Western Reserve Academy/Cleveland Force)
• Isabel Ackerman (Tampa Bay United)
• Jocelyn Chinea (Tampa Bay United)
• Kennedy Garcia (PDA Strikers Blue ECNL)
• Madison Krakower (University of Maryland)
• Susana Roberts (DBSS Sting)
• Enasia Colon (Arizona State University)
• Lisette Gregoris (Mustang SC ECNL)
• Estefania Gonzalez (Monteverde International Futbol Club)
• Payton Quinones (FC DELCO ECNL)
• Fabiola Martinez (Escuela de Futbol de Cayey)

Trinidad and Tobago

• Sophia Keel (Slammers FC)
• Nikita Jackson (Sting Royal FC)