UVA Soccer: Pearl Cecil to play on US U-17 National Team in two friendlies

UVA Soccer defender Pearl Cecil (freshman, Encinitas, Calif.) has been named to the U.S. U-17 Women’s National Team roster for a pair of friendlies in Spain.

The trip – with friendlies set to take place on Aug. 28 and Aug. 31 in Alicante, Spain – is the final training camp and matches before U.S. head coach Katie Schoepfer selects the 21-player roster for the 2025 FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco, which begins on Oct. 17.

Cecil, one of seven collegiate freshmen on the roster for the friendlies, has previous experience on multiple U.S. Women’s National Team youth rosters, including competing with the U-17 team at CONCACAF qualifying tournament in April.

In that tournament, Cecil captained the team for its match against Honduras, a contest in which she scored a goal.