Yuna McCormack

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.{{cite news|url=https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/womens/u20womensworldcup/colombia-2024/articles/yuna-mccormack-usa-interview|title=McCormack: USA will get it done|date=2024-09-07|publisher=FIFA|access-date=2024-09-07}} Her father, a professional triathlete from Boston, won the Ironman Canada race in 1991 and 1995 and placed second at Ironman Japan in 1997.{{cite web|url=https://virginiasports.com/player/yuna-mccormack/|title=Yuna McCormack|date=June 29, 2023 |publisher=Virginia Cavaliers|access-date=2024-09-07}}{{cite news|url=https://www.marinij.com/2008/11/23/triathletes-of-marin-mill-valley-coach-mccormack-measures-his-training/|title=Triathletes of Marin: Mill Valley coach McCormack measures his training|last=Kautz|first=Christopher|date=2018-07-19|newspaper=Marin Independent Journal|access-date=2024-09-07|url-access=subscription}}

McCormack began playing soccer at age six and joined Mill Valley Soccer Club up two age levels when she was seven.{{cite news|url=https://www.marinij.com/2024/08/27/soccer-mill-valleys-mccormack-set-to-represent-uswnt-at-u-20-world-cup-in-colombia/|title=Soccer: Mill Valley's McCormack set to represent USWNT at U-20 World Cup in Colombia|last=Ross|first=Ian|date=2024-08-27|newspaper=Marin Independent Journal|access-date=2024-09-07|url-access=subscription}} 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.

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 with five assists in 17 games, being named to the Atlantic Coast Conference all-freshman team.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.si.com/college/virginia/all-sports/uva-womens-soccer-thumps-nevada-in-season-opener|title=UVA Women's Soccer Thumps Nevada in Season Opener|last=Prochaska|first=Val|date=2023-08-17|magazine=Sports Illustrated|access-date=2024-09-07}} 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. After the season, she transferred to the Florida State Seminoles.{{cite news|url=https://seminoles.com/news/2024/12/24/womens-soccer-fsu-soccer-announces-transfer-signing-yuna-mccormack|title=FSU Soccer Announces Transfer Signing Yuna McCormack|date=2024-12-24|last=Oliaro|first=Jack|publisher=Florida State Seminoles|access-date=2024-12-24}}

McCormack was called into training camp with the United States national under-14 team in 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.topdrawersoccer.com/club-soccer-articles/u14-gnt-heads-to-camp-in-chula-vista_aid44163|title=U14 GNT heads to camp in Chula Vista|date=May 25, 2018|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|via=TopDrawerSoccer|access-date=2024-09-07}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/08/five-questions-with-us-u-20-wynt-midfielder-yuna-mccormack|title=Five Questions with U.S. U-20 WYNT Midfielder Yuna McCormack|date=2024-08-24|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-07}} 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.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2024/09/us-under-20-womens-youth-national-team-vs-netherlands-score-result-stats-match-recap-fifa-u20-world-cup-third-place-match|title=USA Scores Dramatic 119th-Minute Game-Winner To Defeat The Netherlands 2-1 And Finish Third At 2024 FIFA Under-20 Women's World Cup|date=2024-09-22|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2024-09-21}}{{Soccerway}} She was called up by Emma Hayes into Futures Camp, practicing alongside the senior national team, in January 2025.{{cite news|url=https://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2025/01/emma-hayes-names-24-players-for-uswnt-futures-camp-in-los-angeles|title=Emma Hayes Names 24 Players to the 2025 Futures Camp Which Will Run Concurrently With USWNT Training Camp in Los Angeles|date=2025-01-08|publisher=United States Soccer Federation|access-date=2025-01-08}}

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