Zakiya Bywaters

International career

Bywaters has represented the United States at various levels including the U-16, U-17, U-20, and U-23 national teams. She played for the United States women's national under-17 soccer team in 2008. She played in five matches for the team and scored one goal. and won gold at the 2010 CONCACAF Women's U-20 Championship in Guatemala.

In January 2013, following her draft to Chicago Red Stars at the 2013 NWSL College Draft, she was called into training camp for the U.S. senior national team by head coach Tom Sermanni.