Gio Reyna, Claudio Reyna Add Another Family Member to U.S. Soccer Dynasty

The Reyna legacy for the Stars and Stripes is continuing beyond U.S. men’s national team legend Claudio and his son, Gio. 17-year-old Carolina Reyna will soon be donning the Stars and Stripes on the world stage.

Carolina was named to Ciara Crinion’s squad for the 2026 U-17 Women’s World Cup, where the U.S. is hoping to top the competition for the first time this fall. The team is set to take on Samoa, Kenya and China PR in Group E.

For Carolina, it’s a rather full-circle moment. At 10 years old, she watched her older brother, Gio, compete for the Stars and Stripes at the 2019 U-17 World Cup in Brazil. Now, it is her turn to forge her own path at the tournament—and make a little history in the process

Carolina and Gio are the first-ever brother and sister to represent the U.S. at the U-17 showpiece event. Carolina will hope to get further than her brother, given the men’s U-17 side crashed out in the group stage seven years ago.

The pressure is on Carolina to not only contribute but also live up to the name on the back of her shirt. But she’s well used to that by now. The teenager, who has represented the Stars and Stripes from the U-15 through the U-17 levels, took home the Golden Boot at the 2024 Concacaf Girls’ U-15 Championship.

She also is already committed to play collegiate soccer at the University of North Carolina in 2027, following in the footsteps of her mother Danielle, who starred for the Tar Heels and eventually represented the U.S. women’s national team at the senior level (six caps).

The path is set for Carolina, and there’s no better time to officially announce herself than on the world stage in Morocco.

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