U.S. Based College and Youth Players to Watch at the Women’s World Cup
(Pictured Above: Concorde Fire ECNL standout and Duke University 2024 commit Solai Washington will represent Jamaica in the FIFA Women’s World Cup.)
By Sean Maslin
The 2023 Women’s World Cup will be kicking off next week with 32 nations heading down under to Australia and New Zealand to claim top honors.
In addition to the players representing the United States and the sixty players coming from the NWSL, there are a number of players who currently play youth or college soccer that will be suiting up for international sides.
Below is a running list of players who currently play club or college soccer here in the United States that have been named. To add a player, email [email protected]
Argentina
Chiara Singarella (South Alabama)
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Canada
Simi Awujo (USC Trojans), Olivia Smith (Penn State University)
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Costa Rica
Genesis Perez-Watson (University of Central Florida)
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Denmark
Josefine Hasbo (Harvard University )
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Haiti
Milian Pierre-Jerome (George Mason University), Ruthny Mathurin (Mississippi State University), Lara Larco (Georgetown University)
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Jamaica
Solai Washington (Concorde Fire SC), Peyton McNamara (Ohio State University), Kameron Simmonds (Tennessee), Kiki Van Zanten (University of Notre Dame), Liya Brooks (Washington State)
Washington is a Gatorade Girls Soccer State Player of the Year winner from Georgia, who also won an ECNL National Championship with Concorde Fire Platinum. She has verbally committed to Duke.
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New Zealand
Gabi Rennie (Arizona State University)
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Nigeria
Jennifer Echegini (Florida State University)
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Panama
Hilary Jaen (Jones County Junior College)
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Philippines
Isabella Flanigan (West Virginia University), Kaiya Jota (LA Breakers)
Jota is a member of the Class of 2024 and has committed to playing college soccer at Stanford University. For her club side LA Breakers FC, she was recently selected for the ECNL National Selection Game in April.
Republic of Ireland
Heather Payne (Florida State University)
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South Korea
Casey Phair (Players Development Academy)
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