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Yuna McCormack
Yuna Carole McCormack (born November 3, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Florida State Seminoles. She previously played for the Virginia Cavaliers. She has represented the United States at the youth international level, winning bronze at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. Early life and college careerMcCormack 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, Florida State SeminolesMcCormack 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 with five assists in 17 games, being named to the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team.[2][6] She scored two goals with two assists in 11 games in her sophomore season, missing about a month while at the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[2] After the season, she transferred to the Florida State Seminoles.[7] International careerMcCormack was called into training camp with the United States national under-14 team in 2018.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11] She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.[12] References
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