Get to Know the 2023 U.S. Women's World Cup Team
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The Women's World Cup is finally here!
The U.S. Women's National Team (USWNT) begins its campaign this evening to defend its title and take home their fifth World Cup win (they've won previously in 1991, 1999, 2015, and 2015). The tournament takes place in Australia and New Zealand and runs until August 20, when the finals will take place. To watch, all 64 games will be broadcast in the U.S. on Fox and Fox Sports (in English) and on Telemundo and Universo (in Spanish).
Last month, an all-star line-up of celebrities and athletes announced the 2023 USWNT World Cup squad, including President Joe Biden, Taylor Swift, Gabrielle Union, Lil Wayne, and more. In alphabetical order, meet the 23 Americans who are playing for the U.S. in the 2023 Women's World Cup:
Alana Cook
Age: 26
Hometown: Far Hills, New Jersey
Club team: OL Reign
Position: Defender
Fun fact: She went viral for a video USWNT posted of the team arriving in New Zealand, in which she is pictured wheeling just a carry on while her whole team pushes very full luggage carts.
Instagram: @alana.cook
Savannah DeMelo
Age: 25
Hometown: Bellflower, California
Club team: Racing Louisville
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: She got her first cap (appearance) with the USWNT in the send-off match to the World Cup. She's just the third player to make a U.S. World Cup roster without previously earning a cap.
Instagram: @savdemelo
Crystal Dunn
Age: 31
Hometown: Rockville Centre, New York
Club team: Portland Thorns
Position: Defender
Fun fact: She welcomed her first child, a son named Marcel, in May 2022, with husband Pierre Soubrier, an athletic trainer.
Instagram: @cdunn19
Julie Ertz
Age: 31
Hometown: Mesa, Arizona
Club team: Angel City FC
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: Her husband is Super Bowl-winning NFL tight end Zach Ertz. They welcomed their first child, a son named Madden, in August 2022.
Instagram: @julieertz
Emily Fox
Age: 25
Hometown: Ashburn, Virginia
Club team: North Carolina Courage
Position: Defender
Fun fact: Her official team bio notes that Emily "loves the beach, traveling, movies and reading science fiction novels."
Instagram: @___emilyfox
Naomi Girma
Age: 23
Hometown: San Jose, California
Club team: San Diego Wave
Position: Defender
Fun fact: Naomi is the first Ethiopian-American on the USWNT. She's a first-gen American, and she says, " I hope there are kids who are inspired to kind of bet on themselves and follow their passion."
Instagram: @naomi_girma
Lindsey Horan
Age: 29
Hometown: Golden, Colorado
Club team: Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon)
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: She's the only USWNT player currently who does not play in the NWSL (the American women's soccer league). Instead, she plays abroad in France.
Instagram: @lindseyhoran10
Sofia Huerta
Age: 30
Hometown: Bosie, Idaho
Club team: OL Reign
Position: Defender
Fun fact: Her dad, Mauricio, is Mexican, making Sofia eligible to represent both the U.S. and Mexico. She first chose Mexico, then switched to the U.S.—and became the first player from Idaho to take the field for the USWNT.
Instagram: @sofiahuerta
Aubrey Kingsbury
Age: 31
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Club team: Washington Spirit
Position: Goalkeeper
Fun fact: She has a twin sister!
Instagram: @aubreybledsoe
Rose Lavelle
Age: 28
Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio
Club team: OL Reign
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: A USL team, Forward Madison FC, named their team mascot cow Rose Cowbelle. Her USWNT bio notes it is one of the greatest honors of her life.
Instagram: @lavellerose
Kristie Mewis
Age: 32
Hometown: Hanson, Massachusetts
Club team: Gotham FC
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: She and her younger sister, Sam Mewis, became the first set of sisters to represent the USA at the Women's World Cup. (Sam was on the 2019 World Cup squad.)
Instagram: @kmewis19
Alex Morgan
Age: 34
Hometown: Diamond Bar, California
Club team: San Diego Wave FC
Position: Forward
Fun fact: She has the most caps (appearances) of any player on the USWNT World Cup squad.
Fun fact #2: She's friends with Taylor Swift.
Instagram: @alexmorgan13
Casey Murphy
Age: 27
Hometown: Bridgewater, New Jersey
Club team: North Carolina Courage
Position: Goalkeeper
Fun fact: For her first nine starts for the USWNT, she went unbeaten (including seven clean sheets, meaning she let in no goals).
Instagram: @caseymurphy11
Alyssa Naeher
Age: 35
Hometown: Stratford, Connecticut
Club team: Chicago Red Stars
Position: Goalkeeper
Fun fact: This is her third World Cup appearance, and second as the starting goalkeeper.
Instagram: @alyssanaeher
Kelley O'Hara
Age: 34 (she'll turn 35 during the World Cup)
Hometown: Fayetteville, Georgia
Club team: Gotham FC
Position: Defender
Fun fact: The video of Kelley finding out she made the squad for her fourth World Cup will definitely make you cry. Is this a fun fact? Maybe not. Just watch the video. An actual fun fact is that she is one of just 12 players in USWNT history to be on four World Cup teams.
Instagram: @kelleyohara
Megan Rapinoe
Age: 38
Hometown: Redding, California
Club team: OL Reign
Position: Forward
Fun fact: Last year, she received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, becoming the first soccer player to ever receive the award.
Sad fact: This is Rapinoe's final World Cup; she announced she will retire at the end of this season.
Instagram: @mrapinoe
Trinity Rodman
Age: 21
Hometown: Laguna Niguel, California
Club team: Washington Spirit
Position: Forward
Fun fact: Her dad is basketball player Dennis Rodman. Yes, that Dennis Rodman.
Instagram: @trinity_rodman
Ashley Sanchez
Age: 24
Hometown: Monrovia, California
Club team: Washington Spirit
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: She has a French bulldog named Nala.
Instagram: @ashley.sanchez
Sophia Smith
Age: 22 (She'll turn 23 during the World Cup)
Hometown: Windsor, Colorado
Club team: Portland Thorns
Position: Forward
Fun fact: She helped her college team at Stanford win the national title in 2019, before turning pro in 2020.
Instagram: @sophsssmith
Emily Sonnett
Age: 29
Hometown: Marietta, Georgia
Club team: OL Reign
Position: Defender
Fun fact: She has a matching tattoo with fellow USWNT player Lindsay Horan.
Instagram: @emilysonnett
Andi Sullivan
Age: 27
Hometown: Lorton, Virginia
Club team: Washington Spirit
Position: Midfielder
Fun fact: She met her husband, Drew Skundrich, as they both played soccer for Stanford.
Instagram: @sunnysulli
Alyssa Thompson
Age: 18
Hometown: Studio City, California
Club team: Angel City FC
Position: Forward
Fun fact: She's the youngest player on the USWNT and graduated from high school this spring.
Instagram: @alyssthomp
Lynn Williams
Age: 30
Hometown: Fresno, California
Club team: Gotham FC
Position: Forward
Fun fact: She and Sam Mewis host a podcast called "Snacks." Listen here.
Instagram: @lynnwilliams9
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