 Leroux received clearance from FIFA to change her allegiance to the United States in 2008 and went on to help the under @-@ 20 national team win the 2008 FIFA U @-@ 20 Women 's World Cup in Santiago , Chile . She scored in the first half of the final against North Korea . She represented the United States at the 2010 FIFA U @-@ 20 Women 's World Cup and ended her under @-@ 20 career as the country 's all @-@ time leading scorer in Under @-@ 20 Women 's World Cup play with 10 goals . At the under @-@ 20 level , she is among the country 's most capped players with 36 games and is the all @-@ time leading scorer for the U.S. with 30 goals . In 2012 , she was named the 2011 U.S. Soccer Young Female Athlete of the Year , playing for both the senior and under @-@ 23 national teams . 
