United Soccer Coaches name Youth All-Region, All-America Teams (Girls)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Via United Soccer Coaches) – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the association’s Youth All-Region and Youth All-America Teams, headlined by the 2018 Youth Players of the Year.
Boys All-Region Teams: Central | East | South | West
Girls All-Region Teams: Central | East | South | West
New York City FC’s Giovanni Reyna (Bedford Corners, N.Y.) has been named the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Youth Boys Player of the Year and San Jose Earthquakes’ Sophie Jones (Menlo Park, Calif.) receives recognition as the 2018 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls Player of the Year. Both players were named USSDA Conference Players of the Year and saw action with the U-17 U.S. men’s and women’s national teams this year.
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The duo are among a total of 94 players (47 boys, 47 girls) honored as United Soccer Coaches Youth All-Americans. These players, along with their families and coaches, will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Jan. 12, 2019 at the McCormick Place West Building in conjunction with the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago.
2018 United Soccer Coaches Youth Girls All-America Team
Player of the Year: Sophie Jones (Menlo Park, Calif.), San Jose Earthquakes
*Asterisks indicate number of previous All-America selections
Name | Club | Hometown |
Michela Agresti* | FC Stars of Massachusetts | Swampscott, Mass. |
Ainsley Ahmadian* | Galaxy SC | Naperville, Ill. |
Abby Allen | Lonestar SC | Austin, Texas |
Angelina Anderson | Mustang SC | Danville, Calif. |
Hannah Bebar* | Galaxy SC | Naperville, Ill. |
Maycee Bell* | Sporting KC | Wichita, Kan. |
Croix Bethune** | Concorde Fire Soccer Club | Alpharetta, Ga. |
Trinity Byars | Solar Soccer Club | Dallas, Texas |
Ryan Campbell | So Cal Blues | Dana Point, Calif. |
Jordan Canniff** | Washington Spirit Academy | California, Md. |
Isabella D’Aquila* | So Cal Blues | Orange, Calif. |
Talia DellaPeruta* | Tophat SC | Cumming, Ga. |
Summer Denigan | Cincinnati Development Academy | Union, Ky. |
Julia Dohle* | NYCFC Academy | Scarsdale, N.Y. |
Maya Doms* | Davis Legacy | Davis, Calif. |
Coriana Dyke* | Colorado Rush | Littleton, Colo. |
Mia Fishel* | San Diego Surf | San Diego, Calif. |
Sunshine Fontes* | Honolulu Bulls | Wahiawa, Hawaii |
Tatiana Fung | Arsenal FC | Fullerton, Calif. |
Carlee Giammona | Heat FC | Henderson, Nev. |
Samar Guidry | FC Dallas | McKinney, Texas |
Tori Hansen* | NC Courage Academy | Raleigh, N.C. |
Smith Hunter* | Seattle Reign Academy | Seattle, Wash. |
Sophie Jones | San Jose Earthquakes | Menlo Park, Calif. |
Abbie Kotter | La Roca Premier | Providence, Utah |
Payton Linnehan* | FC Stars of Massachusetts | Douglas, Mass. |
Samantha Meza* | Dallas Kicks | Irving, Texas |
Alexis Missimo | Solar Chelsea | Southlake, Texas |
Makenna Morris* | Bethesda SC | Germantown, Md. |
Amber Nguyen | Tophat SC | Snellville, Ga. |
Jenna Nighswonger* | Slammers FC | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
Barbara Oliveiri | Albion Hurricanes FC | Katy, Texas |
Kellie Pagador | Palacer United | Roseville, Calif. |
Neeku Purcell | Seattle Reign FC | Seattle, Wash. |
Lilly Reale* | South Shore Select | Hingham, Mass. |
Trinity Rodman* | So Cal Blues | Newport Beach, Calif. |
Lindsey Romig | IMG Academy | Midlothian, Va. |
Allyson Sentnor* | South Shore Select | Hanson, Mass. |
Jillian Shimkin* | FC Fury NY | Rockville Centre, N.Y. |
Natalia Staude* | Tophat SC | Marietta, Ga. |
Reilyn Turner | So Cal Blues | Laguna Beach, Calif. |
Kalyssa Van Zanten* | Eclipse Select SC | Buffalo Grove, Ill. |
Mackenzie Vance | United Soccer Alliance | Fleming Island, Fla. |
Kennedy Wesley | So Cal Blues | Rossmoor, Calif. |
Astrid Wheeler* | Concorde Fire | Atlanta, Ga. |
Amelia White | Fort Wayne United | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
Kate Wiesner** | Slammers FC | Monrovia, Calif. |