Yuna McCormack

Yuna McCormack

McCormack with Virginia in 2024
Personal information
Full name	Yuna Carole McCormack
Date of birth	(2004-11-03) November 3, 2004
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Virginia Cavaliers
Number	7
College career
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Virginia Cavaliers	27	(3)
International career‡
	United States U-15
2020	United States U-16	3	(1)
2024	United States U-20	9	(2)
Medal record Women's soccer FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup Colombia 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of September 21, 2024

Yuna Carole McCormack (born November 3, 2004) is an American college soccer player who plays as a midfielder for the Virginia Cavaliers. She represented the United States at the under-15, under-16, and under-20 level.

Early life and college career

McCormack grew up in Mill Valley, California, one of two children born to Michael and Estuko McCormack. She is of Japanese descent on her mother's side. Her father, a professional triathlete from Boston, won the Ironman Canada race in 1991 and 1995 and placed second at Ironman Japan in 1997.

McCormack began playing soccer at age six and joined Mill Valley Soccer Club up two age levels when she was seven. She later played club soccer for Marin FC and Bay Area Surf (previously the San Jose Earthquakes academy). She played one season for Tamalpais High School as a junior in 2021–22, scoring 13 goals in 16 games. She was ranked as the second-best midfielder of the 2023 class by TopDrawerSoccer.

Virginia Cavaliers, 2023–

McCormack 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 and added five assists in 17 games.

International career

McCormack was called into training camp with the United States national under-14 team in 2018. Later that year, she was part of the under-15 team that won the 2018 CONCACAF Girls' U-15 Championship. She appeared for the under-16s at the UEFA Development Tournament in England in 2020. 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. 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. 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.

External links

• Yuna McCormack at Soccerway.com