In January this year Niche Cache did an extensive review of that 3rd placing U17 team from 2019, ie a 5 year anniversary followup summary.
Of course peers Rennie (Finland) & Jenkins (Turkey) have since both got their first pro deals this year. Them having also gone the US Collge route post that U17 WC
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2024/1/10/looking-back-at-new-zealands-u17-world-cup-bronze-medallists-five-years-later
Others have stuck with it: Gabi Rennie (Arizona State/Indiana), Genevieve Ryan (Rider U), and Maggie Jenkins (Central Florida) have gone the distance, while Blair Currie (Spring Arbor) and Amelia Abbott (U of Texas) each have one more year. As does Aniela Jensen (UC Pacific) while Rylee Godbold (Wofford) has two more – both of them were standby members of this squad.
Of course peers Rennie (Finland) & Jenkins (Turkey) have since both got their first pro deals this year. Them having also gone the US Collge route post that U17 WC
https://theniche-cache.com/football/2024/1/10/looking-back-at-new-zealands-u17-world-cup-bronze-medallists-five-years-later
Others have stuck with it: Gabi Rennie (Arizona State/Indiana), Genevieve Ryan (Rider U), and Maggie Jenkins (Central Florida) have gone the distance, while Blair Currie (Spring Arbor) and Amelia Abbott (U of Texas) each have one more year. As does Aniela Jensen (UC Pacific) while Rylee Godbold (Wofford) has two more – both of them were standby members of this squad.
And then there’s the issue of game-time. Abbott was one of the standouts in that U17 WC, a combative midfielder with a huge engine and a tidy sense of rhythm. Admittedly she attends one of the biggest universities in the biggest state in America... but in three seasons she’s played a total of 142 minutes. This is a player who has been capped at senior level and she’s barely getting a sighter in college.
Rennie transferred from Indiana after two years of not playing enough. Her fortunes improved once she got to Arizona though it wasn’t until her fourth and final year that she finally scored an NCAA goal. Same deal for Jenkins, whose senior year was by far her best.
Amelia Abbott (Football Ferns) debuted against Canada in 2021 as part of an understrength side for Jitka Klimkova’s first tour in charge (held when travelling restrictions during covid had depleted player availability).
Rennie transferred from Indiana after two years of not playing enough. Her fortunes improved once she got to Arizona though it wasn’t until her fourth and final year that she finally scored an NCAA goal. Same deal for Jenkins, whose senior year was by far her best.
Amelia Abbott (Football Ferns) debuted against Canada in 2021 as part of an understrength side for Jitka Klimkova’s first tour in charge (held when travelling restrictions during covid had depleted player availability).