Jaedyn Shaw, Mia Fishel, Korbin Albert called to USWNT U-23 camp

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The U.S. women’s national team (USWNT) announced its Under-23 roster Wednesday, and it features three players with senior team caps: Jaedyn Shaw of the North Carolina Courage, Mia Fishel of Chelsea and Korbin Albert of Paris Saint-Germain.

Composed almost entirely of professional players, the U-23s will meet in Germany for camp and play two friendlies against their host on May 30 and June 2 in Stuttgart. Additionally, U.S. Soccer noted in its press release that “per an agreement with Germany that is standard for Women’s U-23 internationals in Europe, each squad will have five ‘overage players,’ none of whom can be born before Jan. 1, 1999.” Fishel is 24 years old, while Albert and Shaw are 21 and 20, respectively.

Senior USWNT head coach Emma Hayes has prioritized the development of this age group since taking the helm last May. She said during a press conference Tuesday that one of the benefits of doing so is to give younger and less experienced players more minutes on the field against international teams, which will be invaluable as she builds her core group for the 2027 World Cup.

“This is what I felt has been really missing for a lot of players, that they make that jump from U-20 to seniors and they don’t have a body of games,” Hayes said when asked about Fishel’s timeline back to the senior team after the forward sustained an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury last February.

Fishel returned to the pitch for Chelsea on March 23 this year and scored her first goal since the  injury a month later.

“Yes, [Fishel] could come in and sit on the bench for [the senior team], but it’s much better for her to go and play in Germany and get the experiences so that these players are tracking to compete in the place that we want them come 2027,” Hayes said. “I think the trip to Germany for her, plus Jaedyn, plus Korbin will be, again, another step in their development.”

This strategy also applies to goalkeeper, a position with a noticeably unfinished succession plan since Alyssa Naeher retired last year. Hayes considered calling Seattle Reign goalkeeper Claudia Dickey, 25, to the U-23s for the same reasons she described for field players — despite the fact that, as she said Tuesday: “The data don’t lie, Claudia Dickey is probably the best performing goalkeeper in the NWSL this season.”

Instead, Angelina Anderson of Angel City and Jordan Silkowitz of Bay FC will join the U-23s in Germany while Dickey trains with the senior squad.

“What I don’t want to do is develop a goalkeeper for ‘27 and then we’re in exactly the same position again,” Hayes said. “I want to ensure that from 27 to 28 to 31, that we get the development pathways right for the goalkeepers so that it is a lot more seamless than it is for me.”

USWNT U-23 May and June friendlies roster

Goalkeepers (2): Angelina Anderson (Angel City FC), Jordan Silkowitz (Bay FC)

Defenders (6): Jordyn Bugg (Seattle Reign FC), Lauren Flynn (Utah Royals FC), Emily Mason (Seattle Reign FC), Lilly Reale (Gotham FC), Evelyn Shores (UNC), Kennedy Wesley (San Diego Wave)

Midfielders (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain FC), Abi Brighton (Juventus FC.), Riley Jackson (North Carolina Courage), Samantha Meza (Seattle Reign FC), Sarah Schupansky (Gotham FC), Jaedyn Shaw (North Carolina Courage)

Forwards (6): Maddie Dahlien (Seattle Reign FC), Mia Fishel (Chelsea FC), Caiya Hanks (Portland Thorns FC), Jameese Joseph (Chicago Stars FC), Makenna Morris (Washington Spirit), Riley Tiernan (Angel City FC)

(Photo of Jaedyn Shaw: Jeremy Chen / Getty Images)

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