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United States women's national deaf soccer team

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United States
Crest of the United States Soccer Federation.png
Association United States Soccer Federation (USSF)
Head coach Amy Griffin
Captain
Most caps Kate Ward (31)
Top scorer Emily Spreeman (33)
First international
Flag of the United States.svg United States 5–2 Denmark Flag of Denmark.svg
(Melbourne, Australia; January 6, 2005)
Biggest win
Flag of the United States.svg United States 14–0 Great Britain Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
(Fukushima, Japan; November 23, 2025)
Medal record
Deaflympics
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Melbourne Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2009 Taipei Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Sofia Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Caxias Do Sul Team
World Deaf Football Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 Turkey Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Italy Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Malaysia Team
Website Official website

The United States women's national deaf soccer team (USDWNT) represents the United States of America in international women's deaf soccer. The team is governed by the United States Soccer Federation.

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The team has an all-time undefeated record of 38–0–1 as of June 1, 2024. They have won four Deaflympics gold medals (2005, 2009, 2013, and 2021) and three World Championship gold medals (2012, 2016, 2023). Players have hearing loss of at least 55 decibels, and they communicate on the field using American Sign Language and other hand gestures. [1]

History

The United States first fielded a women's deaf soccer team to compete in the 2005 Summer Deaflympics in Australia, the first year the sport was played at the tournament, and they won the gold medal with a 3–0 win over Russia in the title game. [2] [3] The team defended the title at the 2009 Deaflympics in Taiwan, beating Germany 4–0 in the final with all second-half goals. [4] They won the World Deaf Football Championships for the first time at the 2012 tournament in Turkey, beating Russia 1–0 in the final. [5] The team won its third Deaflympics in a row at the 2013 tournament in Bulgaria, conceding its only goal of the event in the 2–1 win over Russia in the final. [6] The United States faced Russia again in the final of the 2016 World Championships in Italy, beating them 3–0 to win the title. [7]

The team recorded its first non-win with a 2–2 draw to Poland in the final of the 2021 Deaflympics in Brazil (held in 2022), but won the title 4–2 on penalties. [8] [9] Along with the US Deaf Men's National Team, the women's team also came under the umbrella of the United States Soccer Federation as one of its extended national teams in 2022. [10] The team won the 2023 World Championships in Malaysia, beating Turkey 3–0 in the final. [11] The team played a friendly doubleheader alongside the United States women's national team in Colorado on June 1, 2024, which marked the team's first international game on home soil. [8]

Players

Statistics as of November 18, 2025. [12]

Current squad

The following players were named to the squad for the 2025 Summer Deaflympics in November 2025. [13]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsHometown
211 GK Taegan Ferrin2003 (age 22–23)100 Centerville, Utah
121 GK Sierra Kaspar2008 (age 17–18)10 Fort Worth, Texas
11 GK Meghan Maiwald1990 (age 35–36)140 Gilroy, California
112 DF Sydney Andrews (1993-12-15) December 15, 1993 (age 32)322 Wichita, Kansas
32 DF Paige Beaudry2002 (age 23–24)141 Riverview, Michigan
82 DF Erin Cembrale (2001-06-24) June 24, 2001 (age 24)156 Oyster Bay, New York
132 DF Casey King2000 (age 25–26)85 Bexley, Ohio
62 DF Melia Lenert (2006-02-06) February 6, 2006 (age 19)20 Long Beach, California
192 DF Chelsea Tumey2009 (age 16–17)20 Peoria, Arizona
182 DF Faith Wylie (2004-02-10) February 10, 2004 (age 21)146 Decatur, Texas
223 MF Payton DeGraw2000 (age 25–26)60 Salt Lake City, Utah
53 MF Gracie Fitzgerald (1999-03-16) March 16, 1999 (age 26)224 Georgetown, Indiana
43 MF Holly Hunter (2003-03-10) March 10, 2003 (age 22)87 Temecula, California
93 MF Ani Khachadourian (2002-10-03) October 3, 2002 (age 23)1110 Cary, North Carolina
163 MF Emma Neff2005 (age 20–21)81 Oakwood, Ohio
143 MF Paris Price2005 (age 20–21)162 Fall City, Washington
73 MF Sabina Shysh1996 (age 29–30)61 Tucson, Arizona
23 MF Kate Ward (1994-01-29) January 29, 1994 (age 32)338 Atlanta, Georgia
173 MF Mia White1998 (age 27–28)166 Littleton, Colorado
204 FW Josephine Blazic2006 (age 19–20)11 East Tawas, Michigan
154 FW Tia LaBrecque2009 (age 16–17)43 Raynham, Massachusetts
234 FW Sophie Post2003 (age 22–23)169 Murray, Utah
104 FW Emily Spreeman (1989-08-30) August 30, 1989 (age 36)2844 Fountain Valley, California

Recent call-ups

The following players were also named to a squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsHometownLatest call-up
GK Kaylie Whitmore1995 (age 30–31)00 Renton, Washington Training Camp; June 2025
DF Ella Wylie2007 (age 18–19)22 Decatur, Texas v. Japan; November 17, 2024
MF Alexis Jones2007 (age 18–19)20 Las Vegas, Nevada v. Japan; November 17, 2024
FW Giselle Larraga2008 (age 17–18)00 Los Fresnos, Texas v. Japan; November 17, 2024
FW Mikaela Stein2006 (age 19–20)00 Las Vegas, Nevada v. Japan; November 17, 2024

Staff

RoleNameStart dateRef.
Head coach Flag of the United States.svg Amy Griffin 2016 [8]
Assistant coach Flag of the United States.svg Joy Fawcett 2016 [8]
Goalkeeper coach Flag of the United States.svg Meghan Maiwald [8]

Individual records

Player records

As of November 18, 2025.

Active players are shown in bold.

Most caps
RankPlayerCapsGoalsYears
1 Kate Ward 3382009–
2 Sydney Andrews 3222012–
3 Emily Spreeman 28442005–
4Gracie Fitzgerald2242016–
5Liza Offreda1972009–2016
6Reagan Anders1622005–2012
Sophie Post1692022–
Paris Price1622022–
Madison Taylor1602012–2016
Mia White1662022–
Most goals
RankPlayerGoalsCapsYearsAvg
1 Emily Spreeman 44282005–1.57
2 Felicia Schroeder 19142009–20131.36
3Julia Nelson1292012–20131.33
4Erin Coppedge1172012–20131.57
5Ani Khachadourian10112022–0.91
6Sophie Post9162022–0.56
7 Kate Ward 8332009–0.24
Katie Romano8152005–20120.53
9Liza Offreda7192009–20160.37
Holly Hunter782023–0.88

References

  1. ↑ Althouse, Dave; Andersen, Arran (May 31, 2024). "US Women's Deaf National Soccer Team to play in Colorado". KDVR . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "History of USA Deaf Soccer". USA Deaf Soccer Association. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Haverford soccer star leads U.S. in Deaflympics". The Philadelphia Inquirer . January 25, 2005. Retrieved June 1, 2024– via Haverford College.
  4. ↑ Carroll, Dave (September 15, 2009). "Deaflympics Taipei 2009: US women strike soccer gold in Taipei". Taipei Times . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Team USA new Deaf World Cup champions". CNN. July 31, 2012. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Struble Leads U.S. Deaf Women's Soccer Team to Deaflympics Gold". Carnegie Mellon University. August 19, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  7. ↑ Lee, Allison (July 7, 2016). "US Deaf WNT captures second World Cup title, hearts across America". Once A Metro. SB Nation . Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "Preview: U.S. Women's Deaf National Team to Face Australia in First Game of Historic Doubleheader with USWNT on June 1 in Denver". United States Soccer Federation. May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  9. ↑ Bloomquist, Bret (July 2, 2022). "UTEP soccer coach Kate Ward finds meaning in gold medal experience". El Paso Times . Retrieved June 9, 2024.
  10. ↑ "U.S. Women's Deaf National Team". United States Soccer Federation . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  11. ↑ "U.S. Deaf WNT Defeats Turkey 3–0 to Win its Third Women's World Deaf Football Championship". United States Soccer Federation. October 6, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  12. ↑ "U.S. Women's Deaf National Team – All-Time Stats". United States Soccer Federation . Retrieved June 1, 2024.
  13. ↑ https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/amy-griffin-names-us-womens-deaf-national-team-roster-deaflympics-tokyo
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