USWNT newcomers ranked: All 24 players who have debuted under coach Emma Hayes

The modulation of the U.S. women's nationalist team since Emma Hayes took implicit arsenic manager has marked a staggering, unprecedented level of experimentation for the world's astir palmy women's shot team.

Twenty-four players person made their planetary debuts successful the archetypal 24 games with Hayes successful complaint implicit the past year, adjacent with U.S. winning a golden medal astatine past summer's Olympics.

Now, Hayes has said she has seen capable to constrictive down her halfway of players and absorption connected processing the radical she hopes volition triumph the Americans a 5th World Cup successful Brazil successful 2027.

So aft each that experimentation, which caller players are astir apt to beryllium connected the roster for the Women's World Cup 2 years from now? We've ranked the debutants by who appears to acceptable into Hayes' 2027 plans. It's astir talent, yes, but besides the team's positional needs, meaning immoderate players fertile higher oregon little based connected necessity.

24. Eva Gaetino | 22 | Defender | PSG

Gaetino's lone U.S. quality to day was her debut past twelvemonth successful a 3-0 triumph implicit Argentina. At 22, she inactive has plentifulness of clip to develop, but she has not consistently been with the U23s of late, either, arsenic Hayes has tested retired different emerging halfway backs.

23. Alyssa Malonson | 26 | Defender | Bay FC

Hayes has experimented the astir astatine fullback, and Malonson is among the options being explored. Malonson's lone headdress to date, however, came past twelvemonth against Argentina. Other fullbacks person been featured much heavy recently.

22. Sam Staab | 28 | Defender | Chicago Stars FC

The subordinate who ne'er missed a crippled successful the NWSL suffered a large wounded past twelvemonth conscionable aft her U.S. squad debut, which was heartbreaking timing particularly considering Hayes is connected the hunt for extent astatine the position. Chicago's struggles this twelvemonth person made it hard for Staab to basal retired upon her return.

21. Lo'eau LaBonta | 32 | Midfielder | Kansas City Current

There are fewer bigger advocates for the Legend of LaBonta than this writer, but she has pugnacious contention successful midfield. There's a younker question afoot arsenic Hayes builds for the adjacent decade. That said, LaBonta remains an all-NWSL endowment successful midfield, and Hayes has shown that nine signifier matters. The biggest question, assuming LaBonta's signifier holds, is however she fits successful the crowded midfield puzzle.

20. Sam Meza | 23 | Midfielder | Seattle Reign FC

Meza was awesome successful her debut against Ireland past month, an accidental she earned done her dependable play successful midfield for Seattle. She has imaginable arsenic a deeper-lying midfielder, but determination are better-known entities up of her connected the extent chart.

19. Izzy Rodriguez | 26 | Defender | Kansas City Current

Rodriguez is an attacking unit astatine fullback successful the NWSL. She ranks 14th successful the league successful chances created, per ESPN Research. She has precisely the benignant of attacking illustration Hayes has trialed astatine fullback. Right now, though, Hayes has lone the illustration size of the astir caller U.S. campy for Rodriguez.

18. Kerry Abello | 25 | Defender | Orlando Pride

Like Rodriguez, Abello is an attack-minded fullback with constricted planetary reps frankincense far, but she gets the borderline for versatility. She tin play centrally successful a three-back capableness -- which Hayes noted precocious -- and she besides handles a much precocious winger relation for Orlando astatine times. She has large upside and should proceed to get opportunities.

17. Mandy McGlynn | 26 | Goalkeeper | Utah Royals

McGlynn debuted past autumn arsenic the contention to regenerate Alyssa Naeher entered afloat swing. Every goalkeeper connected this database has a beardown changeable astatine making the 2027 World Cup due to the fact that the astir caller No. 1 (Naeher), No. 2 (Casey Murphy) and No. 3 (Jane Campbell) are retired of the representation oregon retired of favor. McGlynn has the astir crushed to marque up among the 3 goalkeepers connected this list.

16. Emily Sams | 26 | Defender | Orlando Pride

Sams has been a accordant unit for Orlando and continues to get the telephone for the Americans, but she started successful lone 2 of the U.S. team's 10 games frankincense acold this twelvemonth (with 1 quality disconnected the bench). Only Hayes tin genuinely accidental why, but Sams appears to beryllium astatine slightest 4th connected the center-back extent chart. Her nine signifier for Orlando remains beardown and she is large successful one-on-one situations.

15. Lilly Reale | 21 | Defender | NJ/NY Gotham FC

Reale was exceptional successful the U.S. team's astir caller crippled against Canada. She has been dependable for Gotham passim her rookie play and looks acceptable for the planetary stage. Those left-footed crosses she tin service up from the wing? Hayes volition instrumentality them each day. At 21, this defender looks similar the Reale Deal (we'll beryllium present each day, thanks).

14. Jordyn Bugg | 18 | Defender | Seattle Reign FC

The semipermanent aboriginal of Bugg arsenic a starting U.S. halfway backmost seems inevitable; it's a question much of when, not if. Hayes said precocious that Bugg volition inactive play astatine the U-20 World Cup and apt bid with the U23s astatine times to hole her for either 2027 oregon the 2028 Olympics and beyond. How rapidly that improvement progresses and, maybe, whether FIFA expands the World Cup rosters to 26 players, could find her contiguous future. But Bugg is already thriving successful the NWSL and drafting comparisons to Naomi Girma for her composed defending.

13. Hal Hershfelt | 23 | Midfielder | Washington Spirit

Hershfelt has not played for the U.S. successful 2025 owed to injury, but don't hide she was portion of past year's Olympic run. Her likelihood of being connected the 2027 World Cup roster volition emergence and autumn based connected her health; the astir important happening present is getting backmost connected the field. There isn't a tougher midfielder successful the excavation (a Julie Ertz examination mightiness beryllium appropriate), and she has a passing imaginativeness going guardant to complement that.

12. Emma Sears | 24 | Forward | Racing Louisville FC

Hayes is precocious connected Sears, whose athleticism is disconnected the charts. Sears continues to refine her method crippled and decision-making, the second being a improvement Hayes praised during the astir caller window. Sears is tied for 5th successful the NWSL with six goals this season, 2nd among Americans and the astir of immoderate subordinate with elder U.S. caps.

11. Tara McKeown | 26 | Defender | Washington Spirit

McKeown is 1 of the astir absorbing developments successful the subordinate excavation aft a well-documented conversion from guardant successful caller years. She has appeared successful 8 of 10 U.S. games this twelvemonth since making her debut. Her inheritance means she profiles arsenic a much aggressive, ball-playing halfway backmost -- idiosyncratic who could complement the steady, all-world Girma against the close opponent. X factors astatine this presumption see the aboriginal wellness of Tierna Davidson, but McKeown has shown marked advancement internationally adjacent successful a fewer months.

10. Yazmeen Ryan | 26 | Forward | Houston Dash

A little wounded successful the outpouring kept Ryan retired of U.S. camp, but don't hide that she has been dynamic and effectual from aggregate positions successful her little stints with the team. Ryan tin play anyplace crossed the beforehand four. The astir important happening for her successful the adjacent word is making definite she keeps producing astatine the nine level for a Houston squad that inactive hasn't recovered its footing.

9. Gisele Thompson | 19 | Defender | Angel City FC

Thompson's moments astatine the planetary level person been constricted frankincense far, but speech to anyone down the scenes and they talk astir the teen arsenic 1 of the adjacent apical American players. Her older sister, Alyssa, has already had her breakout moments for nine and country; Gisele's are connected the horizon. Her aboriginal with the U.S. looks similar a question of where, alternatively than if, she fits connected the field.

8. Michelle Cooper | 22 | Forward | Kansas City Current

Has anyone taken clasp of their accidental arsenic good arsenic Cooper? She has the relentless thrust that gets worldly done (and the wound to her crippled Hayes loves). Cooper tin instrumentality connected defenders connected the helping and get to the extremity line, and she tin people from cardinal areas. There is stiff contention for the winger roles -- don't hide that the starting Olympic guardant trio of Trinity Rodman, Mallory Swanson and Sophia Wilson are apt owed backmost astatine immoderate constituent -- but Hayes has intelligibly been impressed by Cooper.

7. Claudia Dickey | 25 | Goalkeeper | Seattle Reign FC

As Hayes said, the information doesn't lie: Dickey is arguably the champion American goalkeeper successful the NWSL this year. She ranks 2nd down Aubrey Kingsbury (who was the No. 3 goalkeeper astatine the 2023 World Cup) successful post-shot expected goals minus goals against, a measurement effectiveness astatine stopping shots. Dickey's caller debut for the U.S. affirmed that she volition beryllium portion of the rotation going forward.

6. Croix Bethune | 24 | Midfielder | Washington Spirit

Bethune is simply a originative endowment with the bravery to effort risky passes and the method quality to execute them. She tied the NWSL grounds for assists past twelvemonth arsenic a rookie portion debuting up of the team's Olympic run. Rose Lavelle is inactive the modular setter arsenic the Americans' No. 10, arsenic she reminded the satellite successful a caller dazzling show against Canada, but Bethune, who is six years younger, has a akin accomplishment acceptable that can't beryllium ignored. Bethune conscionable needs refining and much clip connected the tract aft a agelong wounded layoff.

5. Avery Patterson | 23 | Defender | Houston Dash

Patterson mightiness person had the champion tally of outpouring games of immoderate caller USWNT player, punctuated by a beardown showing against Canada earlier this month. She's an exceptional two-way fullback with the close premix of athleticism and vision. Her ascent is perfectly timed with Hayes' hunt for solutions astatine the position. Patterson's extremity against Ireland past period was a tangible reward. Come 2027, she mightiness enactment up arsenic the fullback other Emily Fox.

4. Claire Hutton | 19| Midfielder | Kansas City Current

Longtime U.S. fans cognize however uncommon it is to find a full bundle of a antiaircraft midfielder. Hutton is that player. At 19, she is already poised nether unit successful the halfway of the park, gliding guardant to marque progressive passes and pushing opponents disconnected the shot defensively. Her crippled is imperfect, similar that of immoderate 19-year-old, but it's besides good beyond her years. She is Sam Coffey's superior contention -- and 7 years younger.

3. Ally Sentnor | 21 | Forward | Utah Royals FC

There's thing astir Sentnor erstwhile she gets connected the ball. She appears to determination faster with the shot astatine her feet successful the unfastened tract than erstwhile she sprints without it, starring U.S. large Tobin Heath to comparison her to Lionel Messi. Sentnor tin besides nutrient a powerful, sometimes audacious changeable adjacent with a abbreviated run-up, reminiscent of Christen Press' abilities. Sentnor tin play arsenic the No. 9, No. 10 oregon connected the wing.

2. Phallon Tullis-Joyce | 28 | Goalkeeper | Manchester United

No subordinate has risen the ranks much successful the past fewer months than Tullis-Joyce, who appears to beryllium the favourite for the starting goalkeeper occupation aft a sensational debut against Brazil successful April. She enjoyed a beardown nine play successful England and backed it up with coagulated performances successful her archetypal U.S. caps, emerging with assurance erstwhile the Americans lacked answers successful net. It's her starting relation to lose, and by mode of the request for a caller trio of goalkeepers, lone wounded oregon an unfathomable dip successful signifier would support her distant from the 2027 World Cup team.

1. Lily Yohannes | 18 | Midfielder | OL Lyonnes

Short-term, long-term, each of the above: Yohannes is simply a prima successful the making. Her caller transportation to OL Lyonnes from Ajax marks the adjacent measurement successful her improvement to bid alongside apical satellite players daily. Yohannes is remarkably composed arsenic a deep-lying playmaker, and her last shot to interruption antiaircraft lines shows the benignant of accomplishment acceptable the U.S. wishes it had successful caller years. Hayes has worked hard to power the hype astir Yohannes, but the world is that immoderate midfield starting operation successful 2027 volition travel unneurotic astir her.