Yuna Carole McCormack (born November 3, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Virginia Cavaliers. She represented the United States at the under-15, under-16, and under-20 level.
_19_(cropped).jpg) McCormack with Virginia in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuna Carole McCormack[1] | ||
| Date of birth | November 3, 2004[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Virginia Cavaliers | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Virginia Cavaliers | 27 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| United States U-15 | |||
| 2020 | United States U-16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2024 | United States U-20 | 9 | (2) |
Medal record | |||
| ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024 | |||
Early life and college career
editMcCormack grew up in Mill Valley, California, one of two children born to Michael and Estuko McCormack.[2] She is of Japanese descent on her mother's side.[3] Her father, a professional triathlete from Boston, won the Ironman Canada race in 1991 and 1995 and placed second at Ironman Japan in 1997.[2][4]
McCormack began playing soccer at age six and joined Mill Valley Soccer Club up two age levels when she was seven.[5] She later played club soccer for Marin FC and Bay Area Surf (previously the San Jose Earthquakes academy).[5] She played one season for Tamalpais High School as a junior in 2021–22, scoring 13 goals in 16 games.[5] She was ranked as the second-best midfielder of the 2023 class by TopDrawerSoccer.[2]
Virginia Cavaliers, 2023–
editMcCormack started every game for the Virginia Cavaliers in her freshman season in 2023, filling in the spot that belonged to injured All-American Lia Godfrey. She scored one goal and added five assists in 17 games.[2][6]
International career
editMcCormack was called into training camp with the United States national under-14 team in 2018.[7] Later that year, she was part of the under-15 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship.[3] She appeared for the under-16s at the UEFA Development Tournament in England in 2020.[5] Eligible to represent her mother's nation of Japan, she was called up to its youth team as a training player but did not appear in a match for the country.[5] McCormack debuted for the United States under-20 team during a pair of friendlies at the team's last camp before the 2024 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup and was selected to the tournament roster.[8] She scored two goals at the tournament, opening in a 2–0 win over Morocco and netting in a 7–0 win over Paraguay. The United States finished in third place, its best result since 2012.[9][10]
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024 Squad Lists" (PDF). FIFA. p. 23. Retrieved August 27, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Yuna McCormack". Virginia Cavaliers. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b "McCormack: USA will get it done". FIFA. September 7, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Kautz, Christopher (July 19, 2018). "Triathletes of Marin: Mill Valley coach McCormack measures his training". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e Ross, Ian (August 27, 2024). "Soccer: Mill Valley's McCormack set to represent USWNT at U-20 World Cup in Colombia". Marin Independent Journal. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ Prochaska, Val (August 17, 2023). "UVA Women's Soccer Thumps Nevada in Season Opener". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "U14 GNT heads to camp in Chula Vista". United States Soccer Federation. May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 7, 2024 – via TopDrawerSoccer.
- ^ "Five Questions with U.S. U-20 WYNT Midfielder Yuna McCormack". United States Soccer Federation. August 24, 2024. Retrieved September 7, 2024.
- ^ "USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup". United States Soccer Federation. September 22, 2024. Retrieved September 21, 2024.
- ^ Yuna McCormack at Soccerway
External links
edit- Yuna McCormack at Soccerway.com
