2017 Tournament of Nations squads

This article lists the squads for the 2017 Tournament of Nations, the inaugural edition of the Tournament of Nations. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 27 July to 3 August 2017. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 27 July 2017, the first day of the tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Squads

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Australia

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Coach: Alen Stajcic

The final squad was announced on 17 July 2017.[1] Following the second match of the tournament, Lydia Williams suffered an injury and was replaced by Teagan Micah.[2][3][4]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lydia Williams (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 29) 60 0   Houston Dash
2 2DF Gema Simon (1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 27) 8 0   Avaldsnes
3 2DF Caitlin Cooper (1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 29) 7 1   Illawarra Stingrays
4 2DF Clare Polkinghorne (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 28) 95 7   Brisbane Roar
5 2DF Laura Alleway (1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 27) 48 2 Unattached
6 3MF Chloe Logarzo (1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 22) 12 0   Avaldsnes
7 2DF Steph Catley (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 23) 57 2   Orlando Pride
8 3MF Elise Kellond-Knight (1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 26) 80 1   Turbine Potsdam
9 4FW Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 22) 53 8   Vegalta Sendai
10 3MF Emily van Egmond (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 24) 61 14   VfL Wolfsburg
11 4FW Lisa De Vanna (1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 32) 121 40   South Melbourne
13 3MF Tameka Butt (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26) 56 7   Klepp
14 2DF Alanna Kennedy (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 22) 52 3   Orlando Pride
15 4FW Emily Gielnik (1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 25) 13 4   Avaldsnes
16 4FW Hayley Raso (1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 22) 16 1   Portland Thorns
17 4FW Princess Ibini (2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 17) 0 0   FNSW NTC
18 1GK Mackenzie Arnold (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 23) 12 0   Brisbane Roar
18 1GK Teagan Micah (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 19) 0 0   UCLA Bruins
19 3MF Katrina Gorry (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 24) 52 13   Vegalta Sendai
20 4FW Sam Kerr (1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 23) 50 8   Sky Blue
21 2DF Ellie Carpenter (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 17) 7 1   Western Sydney Wanderers
22 3MF Alex Chidiac (1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 18) 3 0   Adelaide City

Brazil

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Coach:   Emily Lima

The final squad was announced on 10 July 2017.[5][6]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Bárbara (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 29) 31 0   Kindermann
2 2DF Maurine (1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 31) 27 5   Santos
3 2DF Bruna Benites (1985-10-16)16 October 1985 (aged 31) 43 5   Houston Dash
5 3MF Djenifer (1995-06-25)25 June 1995 (aged 22) 3 0   Iranduba
6 2DF Tamires (1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 29) 56 4   Fortuna Hjørring
7 3MF Gabi Nunes (1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 20) 7 0   Corinthians/Audax
8 3MF Maria (1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 24) 8 0   Santos
9 3MF Debinha (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 25) 47 17   North Carolina Courage
10 4FW Marta (1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 31) 38 20   Orlando Pride
12 1GK Dani Neuhaus (1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 24) 0 0   Santos
13 2DF Andréia Rosa (1984-07-08)8 July 1984 (aged 33) 9 0   Avaldsnes
14 4FW Chú (1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 27) 10 0   São José
15 2DF Letícia Santos (1994-12-02)2 December 1994 (aged 22) 4 0   SC Sand
16 4FW Bia Zaneratto (1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 23) 40 11   Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
17 3MF Andressinha (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 22) 46 5   Houston Dash
18 3MF Francielle (1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 27) 11 1   Avaldsnes
19 4FW Ludmila (1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 22) 1 1   São José
20 3MF Camila (1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 22) 8 0   Orlando Pride
21 2DF Mônica (1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 30) 38 4   Orlando Pride
22 2DF Jucinara (1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 23) 3 0   Corinthians/Audax

Japan

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Coach: Asako Takakura

The final squad was announced on 14 July 2017. On 21 July 2017, Kaede Nakamura withdrew due to injury and was replaced with Miho Manya.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sakiko Ikeda (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 24)   Urawa Red Diamonds
2 2DF Hikari Takagi (1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 24)   Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
3 2DF Aya Sameshima (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 30)   INAC Kobe Leonessa
4 2DF Miho Manya (1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (aged 20)   Vegalta Sendai
5 3MF Madoka Haji (1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 29) 0 0   Iga FC Kunoichi
6 3MF Rumi Utsugi (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 28)   Seattle Reign
7 3MF Emi Nakajima (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 26)   INAC Kobe Leonessa
8 2DF Riho Sakamoto (1992-07-07)7 July 1992 (aged 25) 0 0   AC Nagano Parceiro
9 4FW Kumi Yokoyama (1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 23)   1. FFC Frankfurt
10 3MF Mizuho Sakaguchi (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 29)   Nippon TV Beleza
11 4FW Mina Tanaka (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 23)   Nippon TV Beleza
12 3MF Hikaru Naomoto (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 23)   Urawa Red Diamonds
13 4FW Yuika Sugasawa (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 26)   Urawa Red Diamonds
14 3MF Yu Nakasato (1994-07-14)14 July 1994 (aged 23)   Nippon TV Beleza
15 4FW Yuka Momiki (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 21)   Nippon TV Beleza
16 3MF Rin Sumida (1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 21)   Nippon TV Beleza
17 3MF Yui Hasegawa (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 20)   Nippon TV Beleza
18 1GK Ayaka Yamashita (1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 21)   Nippon TV Beleza
19 2DF Hikaru Kitagawa (1997-05-10)10 May 1997 (aged 20)   Urawa Red Diamonds
20 2DF Ayumi Oya (1994-11-08)8 November 1994 (aged 22)   Ehime
21 1GK Ayaka Saitō (1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 25) 0 0   Vegalta Sendai
22 4FW Shiho Tomari (1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 27) 0 0   AC Nagano Parceiro
23 2DF Nana Ichise (1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19)   Vegalta Sendai

United States

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Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 20 July 2017.[8]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alyssa Naeher (1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 29) 15 0   Chicago Red Stars
2 4FW Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 27) 75 35   Kansas City
3 3MF Sam Mewis (1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 24) 25 4   North Carolina Courage
4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 32) 126 0   Kansas City
5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 28) 96 2   Sky Blue
6 3MF Morgan Brian (1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 24) 66 6   Houston Dash
7 2DF Abby Dahlkemper (1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 24) 4 0   North Carolina Courage
8 2DF Julie Ertz (1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 25) 49 8   Chicago Red Stars
9 4FW Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 23) 35 3   Portland Thorns
10 3MF Carli Lloyd (1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 35) 239 97   Houston Dash
11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28)July 28, 1984 (aged 32) 98 1   Orlando Pride
12 4FW Lynn Williams (1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 24) 8 2   North Carolina Courage
13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 28) 125 73   Orlando Pride
14 2DF Casey Short (1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 26) 10 0   Chicago Red Stars
15 3MF Megan Rapinoe (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 32) 121 31   Seattle Reign
16 2DF Taylor Smith (1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 23) 0 0   North Carolina Courage
17 3MF Margaret Purce (1995-09-18)September 18, 1995 (aged 21) 0 0   Boston Breakers
18 1GK Jane Campbell (1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (aged 22) 1 0   Houston Dash
19 4FW Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 25) 52 22   Chelsea
20 3MF Allie Long (1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 29) 27 5   Portland Thorns
21 1GK Abby Smith (1993-10-04)October 4, 1993 (aged 23) 0 0   Boston Breakers
22 4FW Mallory Pugh (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 19) 23 4   Washington Spirit
23 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 28) 87 42   Chicago Red Stars

Player representation

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By club

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Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
7   Nippon TV Beleza,   Orlando Pride
6   Houston Dash
5   Vegalta Sendai,   Avaldsnes,   North Carolina Courage
4   Urawa Red Diamonds,   Chicago Red Stars
3   Santos,   Portland Thorns

By club nationality

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Players Clubs
35   United States
23   Japan
9   Brazil
7   Australia
6   Norway
4   Germany
1   Denmark,   England,   South Korea

By club federation

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Players Federation
35 CONCACAF
31 AFC
12 UEFA
9 CONMEBOL

By representatives of domestic league

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National squad Players
  United States 22
  Japan 21
  Brazil 9
  Australia 7

References

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  1. ^ "Strong Westfield Matildas squad for Tournament of Nations". Football Federation Australia. July 17, 2017.
  2. ^ Matildas [@TheMatildas] (August 4, 2017). "Lydia Williams has been withdrawn from the match day squad due to a quad injury, she has been replaced by Teagan Micah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ Purdy, Jacqueline (August 3, 2017). "Lydia Williams to miss a month because of injury; Henninger signed as GK replacement". National Women's Soccer League.
  4. ^ Bacic, Angela (April 2, 2019). "Micah taking Matildas opportunity with both hands". FTBL. The Women's Game. The Redcliffe native was previously called up to the squad during the 2017 Tournament of Nations after Lydia Williams was injured during a match.
  5. ^ "Emily Lima convoca para Torneio das Nações" [Emily Lima calls-up for Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 10, 2017.
  6. ^ "Seleção Feminina: perfil das 20 convocadas" [Women's Team: profile of the 20 players selected] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 25, 2017.
  7. ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad, schedule - 2017 Tournament of Nations (7/27-8/3@USA)". Japan Football Association. July 14, 2017.
  8. ^ Cleverly, Garrett (July 20, 2017). "23-Player USWNT Roster Named For 2017 Tournament of Nations in San Diego & Los Angeles". Soccer Nation.