Jaedyn Shaw reaveals what it’s like to join the USWNT: ‘It’s almost like a superhero putting on their cape’

With just a short few months left to the Olympics, there’s no other player among the U.S. women’s national team pool who is stating their case to crack the roster more than Jaedyn Shaw. The 19-year-old attacker has been part of senior national team camps since September 2023, when she was first called in by former interim head coach Twila Kilgore and has rapidly become a mainstay on gameday rosters ever since.

Along the way, Shaw has made 11 appearances for the national team, and scored seven goals, with five of them recorded in her first five starts. Her smoldering start to 2024 has earned her heaps of praise and highlights across media outlets. 

“I just like I’m so grateful for all of the praise,” Shaw recently said on CBS Sports Golazo Network’s Morning Footy. “I’m just really happy to be able to contribute to this game in the way that I’ve always dreamed of doing … really happy that I’ve been able to impact the national team in the sport in this way.”