ECNL Girls Finals: U16 Standout Stars

by Victor Olorunfemi

July 23, 2026

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	Skylar Angelidis \| 2028 D \| Real Colorado
	Olivia Bongiorno \| 2028 D \| Penn Fusion
	Anaya Bursey \| 2028 F \| Real Colorado
	Nyashadzashe Chinyadza \| 2028 F \| Michigan Hawks
	Julia Dern \| 2028 MF \| Real Colorado
	Molly Gaffney \| 2028 GK \| Real Colorado
	Elizabeth (Izzie) Giovannone \| 2028 D \| Pateadores SC
	Alaia Harrington \| 2029 F \| FC Dallas
	Easton Hendrix \| 2028 D \| FC Dallas
	Emma Kelly \| 2028 MF \| Real Colorado
	Emeline Landefeld \| 2028 D \| Michigan Hawks
	Paxten Parker \| 2028 MF \| Dallas Sting
	Alyssa Rankin \| 2028 GK \| Michigan Hawks
	Brynlie Ward \| 2029 MF \| FC Dallas
	Aris Yu \| 2028 D \| Bay Area Surf

There were plenty of standouts at the ECNL Girls finals, from known stars to breakout performers. Here are some of the U16 players who had dominant showings.

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	Skylar Angelidis \| 2028 D \| Real Colorado
	Olivia Bongiorno \| 2028 D \| Penn Fusion
	Anaya Bursey \| 2028 F \| Real Colorado
	Nyashadzashe Chinyadza \| 2028 F \| Michigan Hawks
	Julia Dern \| 2028 MF \| Real Colorado
	Molly Gaffney \| 2028 GK \| Real Colorado
	Elizabeth (Izzie) Giovannone \| 2028 D \| Pateadores SC
	Alaia Harrington \| 2029 F \| FC Dallas
	Easton Hendrix \| 2028 D \| FC Dallas
	Emma Kelly \| 2028 MF \| Real Colorado
	Emeline Landefeld \| 2028 D \| Michigan Hawks
	Paxten Parker \| 2028 MF \| Dallas Sting
	Alyssa Rankin \| 2028 GK \| Michigan Hawks
	Brynlie Ward \| 2029 MF \| FC Dallas
	Aris Yu \| 2028 D \| Bay Area Surf