Bay FC midfielder Claire Hutton becomes youngest captain for USWNT to start a match since 2001
Who is the youngest captain to start for the United States Women’s National Team since 2001?
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON - APRIL 14: Claire Hutton #15 of United States reacts during the International Friendly match between United States and Japan at Lumen Field on April 14, 2026 in Seattle, Washington. (Photo by Brad Smith/USSF/Getty Images) | Getty Images Bay FC midfielder Claire Hutton continues to put her name in the record books. In the second match of the U.
S. and Japan three-game series, Hutton, 20, became the youngest captain to start a match with the arm band since 2001. “Literally everything,” said Hutton.
“You dream of these moments. ” Captain Claire 🫡©️ Claire Hutton is the youngest to start a USWNT game wearing the captain’s armband since 2001. pic.
twitter. com/gHKuINXptj — National Women’s Soccer League (@NWSL) April 15, 2026 Only three other instances was there a player that started a match with the captain’s arm band who was younger than Hutton: Cat Whitehill was 19 years old on March 13, 2001 vs. Portugal; Aleisha Cramer was 18 years old on March 15, 2001 vs.