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    All NCAA student-athletes playing in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

    Eira Gwyneth Posted on

    The 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup will be held in Colombia from August 31 to September 22. The biggest stage in women’s youth soccer will feature 50 NCAA student-athletes from 14 countries. These athletes from 35 member schools will take a break from their collegiate seasons to compete in the 11th edition of the event.

    Florida State is sending six Seminoles to the tournament, including four competing for the U.S. Notre Dame and UCLA are the next largest representatives, with three student-athletes competing in Columbia.

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    The FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup takes place every two years – and has been expanded to 24 teams for the first time. Spain won the last championship in 2022 in Costa Rica. The USA and Brazil have the most titles with three.

    Here’s a closer look at the full list of all NCAA student-athletes competing in Colombia, including their country, school, and position.

    Countries with the most NCAA players at the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

    Number of NCAA student-athletes country
    16 Canada
    11 USA
    5 Venezuela
    4 Mexico
    3 Brazil
    2 Argentina, Costa Rica
    1 Australia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Japan, Korea Republic, New Zealand

    NCAA student-athletes participating in the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup

    player School country position
    Mackenzie Gress Penn State United States GK
    Julie California United States GK
    Elise Evans Stanford United States defense
    Heather Gilcrest State of Florida United States defense
    Leah Klenke Notre-Dame United States defense
    Julia McCormack Virginia United States MF
    Taylor Suarez State of Florida United States MF
    Maddie Dahlias North Carolina United States FW
    Jordynn Dudley State of Florida United States FW
    Giana Riley State of Florida United States FW
    Pietra Tordin Princeton United States FW
    Samantha White Columbia Argentina MF
    Anela Nigito University of Bakersfield Argentina defense
    Grace Wilson Maine Australia GK
    GOOD UCF Brazil Germany
    Lara Dantas State of Florida Brazil MF
    Nanda Mayrink Barry (DII) Brazil GK
    Sofia Cortes-Browne Arizona Canada GK
    Catherine Fenwick Boston College Canada GK
    Mya Archibald Illinois Canada defense
    Jadea Collin Wisconsin Canada defense
    Clare Logan Notre-Dame Canada defense
    Zoe Markesini Princeton Canada defense
    Janet Okeke NC State Canada defense
    Ella Ottey Wisconsin Canada defense
    Renee Watson State of Michigan Canada defense
    Kayla Briggs providence Canada MF
    Anaya Johnson UConn Canada MF
    Florianne Jourde Southern California Canada MF
    Sadie Waite Nebraska Canada MF
    Annabelle Chukwu Notre-Dame Canada FW
    Ella McBride providence Canada defense
    Nicole SMU Canada FW
    Daniela Perez UCF Costa Rica GK
    Montserrat Diaz Fort Hays State (DII) Costa Rica FW
    Talei Moodie Cal State Fullerton Fiji defense
    Miriam Hils California Germany defense
    Jenna Sapong Auburn Ghana GK
    Manaka Hayashi Santa Clara Japan MF
    Alex Chang Yale Republic of Korea defense
    America Frias University of California Mexico FW
    Mariángela Medina University of California Mexico GK
    Valerie Vargas University of California Mexico MF
    Maribel Flores Southern California Mexico FW
    Madeleine Iro Climax New Zealand GK
    Gabriela Angulo Purdue Venezuela defense
    Sabrina Araujo Northeast Venezuela defense
    Marianylea Jimenez State of Florida Venezuela FW
    Gabriela Gonzalez State of Georgia Venezuela MF
    Rebecca Vega Southern Miss Venezuela MF

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