GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Gator rising sophomore Adia Symmonds from Tampa, Fla., is off to yet another continent with the U.S. Soccer Under-19 National Team for the upcoming training camp in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The camp runs from April 9-18.
Symmonds is among the 20 players traveling to this rare trip to Argentina for the camp which includes two friendly matches at the Argentina Football Federation Training Center:
April 14 Argentina U-20 National Team
April 17 Argentina U-20 National Team
Symmonds made her international debut at the Oct. 20-29 Under 18/U-19 National Team training camp in Setubal, Portugal. She appeared in both friendlies played in Portugal, starting in the final match versus the host national team<https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/10/combined-us-u-19-and-u-18-womens-national-team-draws-portugal-training-camp-matches-europe>.
She was also called into a combined U.S. Under-19 and U-18 National Team training camp<https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/11/combination-us-u-19-and-u-18-womens-national-team-comes-together-in-west-palm-beach-for-24-player-training-camp> in West Palm Beach, Fla., in late November of 2025. Symmonds was set to return to Portugal in late February with the U-19 team, but was unable to attend.
About Adia Symmonds:
* No. 29 in TopDrawerSoccer’s fall 2025 postseason Top Freshmen rankings<https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college/freshmentop100/?genderId=&periodId=98&seasonId=2025&nopage=1>
* Southeastern Conference All-Freshman selection<https://www.secsports.com/news/2025/10/2025-sec-soccer-awards-announced>
* Transferred to Florida for spring 2026 semester after playing freshman season at Mississippi State
* Started each of her 19 appearances in 2025, only missing one match while with U.S. U-18/19 National Team in Portugal
* Led Bulldog freshmen field players in minutes played and fourth overall on team, including playing entire 90 in four matches. Tallied eight points off two goals and four assists in fall 2025.
All players on this trip are age-eligible for next year’s 2026 FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup in Poland. This event offers these 20 players training and a shot to earn a spot in that tournament.
Symmonds is the second Gator called for U.S. Youth National Team camp. Earlier this week, rising junior Abby Gemma was called into the April 7-16 U.S. U-20 training camp in Kansas City, Mo.<https://floridagators.com/news/2026/3/31/soccer-abby-gemma-called-into-us-u-20-training-camp>
U.S. U-19 Women’s National Team Training Camp Roster by Position (College/Club; Hometown)
International Training Camp – Buenos Aires, Argentina
Goalkeepers (2): Daphne Nakfoor (UCLA; Carlsbad, Calif.), Evan O’Steen (Seattle Reign FC; Grapevine, Texas)
Defenders (7): Pearl Cecil (Virginia; Encinitas, Calif.), Bella Devey (UNC; Draper, Utah), Kiara Gilmore (Wisconsin; Allen, Texas), Maddy Herniter (Georgia; Palos Verdes, Calif.), Daya King (Duke; Moreno Valley, Calif.), Jaida McGrew (Florida State; Charlotte, N.C.), Sealey Strawn (Dallas Trinity FC; Prosper, Texas)
Midfielders (5): Riley Cross (Wake Forest; Chatham, N.J.), Jordyn Hardeman (Virginia; Midlothian, Texas), Keira Kemmerley (Northwestern; Berwyn, Pa.), Mia Lopez (Utah State; Logan, Utah), Adia Symmonds (Florida; Tampa, Fla.)
Forwards (6): Melanie Barcenas (San Diego Wave FC; San Diego, Calif.), Micayla Johnson (Chicago Stars FC; Troy, Mich.), Lauren Malsom (UNC; Marietta, Ga.), Kylie Maxwell (Wake Forest; Langhorne, Pa.), Olivia Stafford (Vanderbilt), Mya Townes (Georgia; Aldie, Va.)
