Whitecaps FC Girls Elite Academy midfielder Jeneva Hernandez-Gray and forward Kaylee Hunter have been selected to an upcoming Canada U-20 women's national team camp in Germany in preparation for this summer's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™. Also called up are Girls Elite alumni Mya Archibald, Clare Logan, and Anna Hauer.
The 24 selected women’s Under-20 players that will travel to Verl, Germany from April 1-10 to play in a series of two international matches against the United States and Germany.
Led by Head Coach Cindy Tye, Canada will first face the United States on Sunday, April 7, at Stadion am Furlbach (16.00 local / 11.00 ET / 9.00 PT), followed by a match against Germany on Tuesday, April 9 at Sportclub Arenal Verl (14.00 local / 9.00 ET / 6.00 PT).
"This project has a couple of objectives. Obviously, it is an important part of our preparations ahead of the World Cup. It also allows us the opportunity to assess new faces in the environment. We are excited to get started and test this group against top competition."
- Cindy Tye, Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-20 Head Coach
The 24-player roster will feature 15 returning players from the 2023 Concacaf Under-20 Qualifiers, along with seven familiar Under-17 players joining the squad. Two new faces at the youth level, Charlie Codd and Maya Hindson, will be wearing the maple leaf for the first time.
This camp marks the first gathering of Canada Soccer’s Women’s U-20 National Team since the Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship in June 2023, when Canada clinched a third-place finish after competing in five matches in the short 10-day tournament. Their journey culminated in a 5-3 victory against Costa Rica in extra time, securing a spot at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ alongside the United States and Mexico.
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™
This summer’s FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024™ (31 August – 22 September) will be the first iteration of the tournament with an expanded 24-team format, with 20 teams having already secured their spots. Canada's qualification represents the team’s ninth appearance in the tournament's history.
CANADA
GK- Sofia Cortes-Browne | CAN / NDC-CDN Ontario
GK- Faith Fenwick | USA / Gonzaga University
GK- Noelle Henning | CAN / NDC-CDN Ontario
D- Mya Archibald | USA / University of Illinois
D- Jadea Collin | CAN / NDC-CDN Ontario
D- Clare Logan | USA / University of Notre Dame
D- Zoe Markesini | USA / Princeton University
D- Janet Okeke | USA / North Carolina State University
D- Renee Watson | USA / Michigan State University
M- Kayla Briggs | USA / Providence College
M- Jeneva Hernandez Gray | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
M- Anna Hauer | USA / Memphis University
M- Maya Hindson | ENG / Arsenal Academy
M- Florianne Jourde | USA / University of Southern California
M- Thaea Mouratidis | USA / Providence College
M- Alanna Raimondo | USA / Kent state university
M- Sadie Waite | USA / University of Nebraska
F- Amanda Allen | USA / Orlando Pride
F- Audrey Chelsie François | USA / Harvard
F- Charlie Codd | USA / University of Notre dame
F- Kaylee Hunter | CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC / NDC-CDN British Columbia
F- Rosa Maalouf | CAN / NDC-CDN Ontario / Ottawa South United
F- Ella McBride | USA / Providence College
F- Nyah Rose | USA / Southern Methodist University
CANADA A-Z
Player | Age | City in which they grew up | Notable Canadian youth clubs_
_Allen, Amanda | she/her | 19 | Mississauga, ON, CAN | North Mississauga SC
Archibald, Mya | she/her | 19 | Fall River, NS, CAN | Scotia SC
Briggs, Kayla | she/her | 19 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Leaside SC
Codd, Charlie | she/her | 19 | Waco, Texas | The Tornados
Collin, Jadea | she/her | 18 | Mississauga ON, CAN | Erin Mills Soccer Club
Cortes-Browne, Sofia | Female | 18 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa South United SC
Fenwick, Faith | she/her | 19 | Scarborough, ON, CAN | Markham SC
François, Audrey Chelsie | Female | 20 | Montréal, QC, CAN | AS Monteuil Laval
Hauer, Anna | she/her | 19 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Royal Oak - Arbour Lake - Citadel Community
Henning, Noelle | she/her | 17 | Milton, ON, CAN | Milton YSC
Hernandez Gray, Jeneva | she/her | 18 | Coquitlam, BC, CAN | Port Coquitlam Euro-Rite FC
Hindson, Maya | she/her | 18 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Futuro Soccer Academy
Hunter, Kaylee | she/her | 16 | Calgary, AB, CAN | Calgary West FC
Jourde, Florianne | she/her | 19 | Montréal, QC, CAN | CS Boucaniers Montréal
Logan, Clare | she/her | 19 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Vancouver United FC
Maalouf, Rosa | she/her | 18 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Internationals SC
Markesini, Zoe | she/her | 19 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham SC
McBride, Ella | she/her | 20 | Peterborough, ON, CAN | Peterborough YSC
Mouratidis, Thaea | she/her | 20 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Scarborough Olympic Flame SC
Okeke, Janet | she/her | 18 | Laval, QC, CAN | CS Fabrose Laval
Raimondo, Alanna | Female | 19 | Vaughan, ON, CAN | Vaughan SC
Rose, Nyah | she/her | 19 | Markham, ON, CAN | Unionville-Millkien SC
Waite, Sadie | Female | 20 | St. Thomas, ON, CAN | St. Thomas SC
Watson, Renee | she/her | 19 | Toronto, ON, CAN | East York SC
