16 NWSL Players Representing USWNT in 2025 SheBelieves Cup | OneFootball

The 2025 SheBelieves Cup is a matter of weeks away and the U.S. women's national team (USWNT) will hope to make it six tournament wins in a row when they take on Japan, Australia and Colombia.

Emma Hayes will manage in the competition for the first time, while a number of young players could feature for the first time. She confirmed the roster for the tournament earlier this week and it features 21 field players, as well as two goalkeepers.

Out of the 23, 16 of the players included play their club soccer in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) in the United States. The final seven of Emily Fox, Jenna Nighswonger, Catarina Macario, Lindsey Heaps (formerly Horan), Crystal Dunn, Korbin Albert and Lily Yohannes represent five different clubs in Europe, including Arsenal and Chelsea.

Here, Sports Illustrated have taken a look at the 16 players that represent NWSL clubs as attention turns to the SheBelieves Cup and another opportunity to secure silverware.

Jane Campbell

USWNT goalkeeper Jane Campbell / IMAGO / Sports Press Photo

Team: Houston Dash

Caps: 8

29-year-old goalkeeper Jane Campbell made her senior debut for the USWNT in a friendly against Russia. She was part of the Olympics squad for Tokyo 2021 but did not see any action during the tournament.

Of the two goalkeepers, Campbell is the more senior figure in the roster after veteran Alyssa Naeher announced her retirement from international soccer at the end of last year.

Mandy McGlynn

Mandy McGlynn of Utah Royals FC / IMAGO / Sports Press Photo

Team: Utah Royals

Caps: 1

Mandy McGlynn (formerly Haught) has represented the USWNT at various youth levels and received her first senior call-up in October last year when Campbell was out with an injury. She made her debut on October 30 in a friendly against Argentina.

Tierna Davidson

USWNT defender Tierna Davidson / IMAGO / PA Images

Team: NJ/NY Gotham FC

Caps: 65

Goals: 3

Tierna Davidson plays her club soccer with NWSL side Gotham FC and she has been part of the senior national team setup since 2018. She was the youngest player on the roster for the 2019 World Cup at just 20 years old.

Now 26, she has over 60 caps to her name and has added Olympic Bronze and Gold medals to her honours list.

Tara McKeown

Tara McKeown in action for Washington Spirit / IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Team: Washington Spirit

Caps: 0

Like goalkeeper McGlynn, Tara McKeown has represented the USWNT at youth level, but is yet to earn her first cap for the senior side. She received her first callup in Hayes’ January training camp and has retained her place on the roster.

Emily Sams

Emily Sams received her first senior USWNT callup last year / IMAGO / Sports Press Photo

Team: Orlando Pride

Caps: 2

Goals: 0

25-year-old Emily Sams place her club soccer with Orlando Pride and was part of their Championship winning team last year. She was also named NWSL defender of the year for the 2024 season.

Sams received her first callup to the senior national team in June 2024 as a training player for a send-off match ahead of the summer Olympics. She was named as an alternate for the Olympic team, but didn’t make her debut until October during a friendly victory over Iceland.

Emily Sonnett

Emily Sonnett is one of the more senior figures in the USWNT / IMAGO / Icon Sportswire

Team: NJ/NY Gotham FC

Caps: 103

Goals: 2

Emily Sonnett, 31, has been part of the national team setup since 2015, when she was still a student at the University of Virginia. She was part of the World Cup winning team in 2019 and secured bronze and gold medals at the Olympics in 2020 and 2024.

She has amassed over 100 senior caps in 10 years and continues to play her club soccer with Gotham FC in the NWSL.

Gisele Thompson

Gisele Thompson, the sister of Alyssa Thompson / IMAGO / ZUMA Press Wire

Team: Angel City FC

Caps: 0

Gisele Thompson earned her first senior callup as a non-rostered player to train with the team ahead of the 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup in February last year. She is uncapped, but was part of Hayes’ training camp in Florida last month.

She is the sister of 20-year-old Alyssa Thompson and it is the third time the pair have been on the same USWNT roster.

Sam Coffey

USWNT midfielder Sam Coffey / IMAGO / Action Plus

Team: Portland Thorns FC

Caps: 28

Goals: 1

Sam Coffey, 26, has been part of the senior team since 2022, when she was called up for two friendly matches against Colombia. She was called up for friendly games the following year, but did not play.

Last summer, she made the final 18-player roster for the Olympics in France. She started the gold medal match against Brazil, which the U.S went on to win 1-0.

Claire Hutton

USWNT youngster Claire Hutton / IMAGO / Newscom World

Team: Kansas City Current

Caps: 0

19-year-old Claire Hutton is another uncapped player named on this roster. She plays her club soccer for the Kansas City Current and was part of Hayes’ Futures Camp in Florida last month.

Jaedyn Shaw

Jaedyn Shaw of the USWNT / IMAGO / ANP

Team: North Carolina Courage

Caps: 21

Goals: 8

Jaedyn Shaw, 20, currently plays for the North Carolina Courage, having initially represented San Diego Wave in 2022. She received her first callup to the senior national team in September 2023, after the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.

She made her debut a month later in October and now has over 20 caps to her name. She scored the first of her eight goals so far against Colombia in a friendly that same month.

Lynn Biyendolo

Lynn Biyendolo of the USWNT / IMAGO / Visionhaus

Team: Seattle Reign FC

Caps: 75

Goals: 21

Lynn Biyendolo, formerly Williams, is another experienced figure in the roster. At 31, she has been representing the national team for a little under 10 years.

She first broke through in 2016 and recorded her first cap in October that same year. Since then, Biyendolo has won Olympic bronze and gold medals, but wasn’t part of the 2019 World Cup winning team.

Michelle Cooper

Michelle Cooper of Kansas City Current / IMAGO / Newscom World

Team: Kansas City Current

Caps: 0

Michelle Cooper, 22, represents the Kansas City Current. She has played for the national team at numerous youth levels, but is yet to secure her first cap for the senior side.

Cooper was among the players called up by Hayes for the Futures Camp last month and has now received her first callup to the senior side ahead of the SheBelieves Cup.

Yazmeen Ryan (Houston Dash

USWNT's Yazmeen Ryan / IMAGO / ANP

Team: Houston Dash

Caps: 4

Goals: 0

Yazmeen Ryan was called up to the senior side for the first time in October last year for the Olympic gold medal victory tour. She earned her first cap in the victory over Iceland that same month.

She kept her place in the squad for the November internationals against England and the Netherlands and played 45 minutes of the 0-0 draw against the Lionesses at Wembley Stadium in London.

Emma Sears

Emma Sears in action for the USWNT / IMAGO / Sportsphoto

Team: Racing Louisville FC

Caps: 3

Goals: 1

Like Ryan, Sears broke into the senior national team in the fall last year for the October camp. It was her first national callup at any level, and she scored on her debut in the 93rd minute against Iceland, having assisted Biyendolo earlier in the game.

Ally Sentnor

Ally Sentnor of the USWNT / IMAGO / News Images

Team: Utah Royals

Caps: 2

Goals: 0

Hayes rewarded 20-year-old Ally Sentnor with her first senior callup in November last year for the friendlies against England and the Netherlands. She had captained the under-20 side to third place in 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, the U.S’s best result in the competition since 2012.

Sentnor made her senior debut against England at Wembley Stadium as she came on as a substitute in the 88th minute.

Alyssa Thompson

Alyssa Thompson in action for the USWNT / IMAGO / IPA Sport

Team: Angel City FC

Caps: 13

Goals: 1

Alyssa Thompson, 20, represents the U.S at both senior and youth level. She earned her first callup in September 2022 and was the youngest player to do so since Sophia Wilson (formerly Smith).

She was named in the squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup in 2023 and she made her national team debut in a group stage match against Vietnam. She missed last summer’s Olympics in Paris, but was recalled to the national team in October.