Long, Pfeiffer, Scott to Participate in U.S. Under-20 Training Camp

U.S. Soccer announced Monday its roster for the United States Under-20 Women’s National Team training camp, which includes three Kansas City Current players. Forwards Mary Long and Alex Pfeiffer along with defender Katie Scott will participate in the camp from Oct. 22-30 at the University of Kansas Health System Training Center, the KC Current’s training site.  

Both 18 years old, Long and Scott have been regulars on the U-20 circuit since the beginning of this year. At just 17, this is Pfeiffer’s first call-up at the U-20 level. They are three of seven National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) players at this camp. 

The latter part of the upcoming U-20 camp – from Oct. 27-29 – will be held concurrently with the senior U.S. Women’s National Team’s visit to Kansas City for its match against New Zealand on Oct. 29. The U.S. U-20 WNT will attend that match at CPKC Stadium, the first stadium purpose-built for a professional women’s sports team. It will be the USWNT’s first-ever visit to CPKC Stadium. Limited tickets are still available for purchase HERE.  

Players at the U-20 training camp will continue to vie for a spot on the roster for the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland. The Stars and Stripes qualified for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after finishing among the top four at the 2025 Concacaf U-20 Championship in Costa Rica in June. Long totaled three goals and an assist – including a brace against Puerto Rico – at the Concacaf Championship while Scott netted a goal and donned the captain’s band during a group stage match. Long also had a goal and an assist vs. Costa Rica.  

Long was a vital component of the USA’s bronze-medal performance at the 2024 FIFA U-17 World Cup where she played in all six matches and earned a start in five. She scored against South Korea in addition to adding an assist and drawing a penalty against Colombia during the group stage. She scored twice in a friendly against Brazil during her first national team call-up for a training camp in preparation of the U-17 World Cup in 2024. 

Pfeiffer has trained and competed with the national youth program at the U-15, U-16 and U-17 levels since 2022. She won the 2022 Concacaf U-15 Championship before helping her U-16 squad claim the 2023 French Mondial World Cup. She began playing with the U-17 squad as a 15-year-old and scored a hat trick in a September 2023 friendly against Japan, one month before becoming the youngest player to ever sign with the Current. 

Scott first hit the international scene with the U.S. U-15 National Team. She helped that group win the 2022 Concacaf U-15 Championship before leading the U-16 team to the French Mondial World Cup title the following year. During her time with the U-17 team in 2024, Scott earned gold at the Concacaf U-17 Championship and bronze at the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Her first international goal came against Panama in the opening match of the Concacaf U-17 Championship.