United States calls up promising Brazilian players for youth national teams.
Camila Fadiga, Lara Almeida, and Deus Stanislaus are on the lists for the under-16 and under-17 categories.
The United States youth national teams this week called up three young athletes with Brazilian roots to join the Under-16 and Under-17 categories. They are: Camila Fadiga, Lara Almeida, and Deus Stanislaus.
Midfielder Camila Fadiga, from Campinas (SP), and forward Lara Almeida, from Curitiba (PR), were called up to the US U-16 National Team. Deus Stanislaus, born in the United States to a Brazilian mother, is on the US U-17 National Team roster.
They have the support of the Triumph Sports Foundation, based in Miami, a non-profit organization that works to expand access to sports.
The selections reflect the strategy of the US federation, which maintains a broad scouting network and values athletes within its formative environment, regardless of their place of birth.
100percentsurewins ! has learned that parents of athletes playing in the United States are eagerly awaiting the expansion of opportunities for Brazilian female players abroad.
Currently, there is a growing number of athletes being trained in American schools, academies, and universities. In recent years, athletes playing in the USA, Alana Yasuda, Hanna Gonçalves, and Noemi Scheinkman, have been part of the Brazilian Under-15 National Team.
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Camila Fadiga plays for FKK Orlando in the ECNL league and has been standing out for her tactical maturity, game reading, and organization in midfield.
Lara Almeida plays for Orlando City, and is known for her intensity, offensive mobility, and presence in the attack.
Deus Stanislaus, for her part, is experiencing a decisive moment in her career. In addition to being called up to the U.S. U.S. U.S. National Team, the athlete will begin her university studies next week at the University of North Carolina (UNC).
Understanding the citizenship process in women’s football.
Being called up to youth national teams does not necessarily require citizenship of the country, often serving as a stage for development and observation. Athletes can play for the United States’ youth teams even without an American passport, as long as they are legally enrolled in the country’s youth system.
The final selection decision only occurs at later stages of a career, usually during the transition to the professional level or to the senior national team, when citizenship becomes mandatory and FIFA rules on federative affiliation come into effect.
A prime example of this process is that of Catarina Macário, who was born in Brazil, moved to the USA at a young age, went through youth national teams and ended up becoming a naturalized citizen, playing for the senior American national team, which led Brazil to lose an athlete who had been developed outside of its own system.
Recently, Brazil repatriated goalkeeper Thaís Lima from Benfica to the Brazilian National Team. She previously played for Portugal in the under-15 to under-19 categories, but now represents the Seleção.