2020 SheBelieves Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 2020 SheBelieves Cup, the 5th edition of the SheBelieves Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 5 to 11 March 2020. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 5 March 2020, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of 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 edit

England edit

Coach: Phil Neville

The final squad was announced on 18 February 2020.[1] On 26 February 2020, Lucy Bronze withdrew due to calf injury and was replaced by Alessia Russo.[2]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Carly Telford (1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 32) 24 0   Chelsea
2 2DF Rachel Daly (1991-12-06)6 December 1991 (aged 28) 33 3   Houston Dash
3 2DF Alex Greenwood (1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 26) 44 3   Lyon
4 3MF Keira Walsh (1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 22) 26 0   Manchester City
5 2DF Steph Houghton (captain) (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 31) 117 13   Manchester City
6 2DF Millie Bright (1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 26) 34 0   Chelsea
7 4FW Nikita Parris (1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 25) 47 14   Lyon
8 3MF Jill Scott (1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 33) 149 25   Manchester City
9 4FW Bethany England (1994-06-03)3 June 1994 (aged 25) 5 2   Chelsea
10 3MF Jordan Nobbs (vice-captain) (1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 27) 60 7   Arsenal
11 4FW Toni Duggan (1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 28) 76 22   Atlético Madrid
12 4FW Demi Stokes (1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 28) 56 1   Manchester City
13 1GK Ellie Roebuck (1999-09-23)23 September 1999 (aged 20) 4 0   Manchester City
14 2DF Leah Williamson (1997-03-29)29 March 1997 (aged 22) 14 1   Arsenal
15 2DF Abbie McManus (1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 27) 17 0   Manchester United
16 3MF Georgia Stanway (1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 21) 16 2   Manchester City
17 3MF Lucy Staniforth (1992-10-02)2 October 1992 (aged 27) 15 2   Birmingham City
18 4FW Ellen White (1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 30) 89 35   Manchester City
19 4FW Alessia Russo (1999-02-08)8 February 1999 (aged 21) 0 0   North Carolina Tar Heels
20 4FW Lauren Hemp (2000-08-07)7 August 2000 (aged 19) 3 0   Manchester City
21 1GK Sandy MacIver (1998-06-18)18 June 1998 (aged 21) 0 0   Everton
22 4FW Chloe Kelly (1998-01-15)15 January 1998 (aged 22) 1 0   Everton
23 2DF Grace Fisk (1998-01-05)5 January 1998 (aged 22) 0 0   West Ham United

Japan edit

Coach: Asako Takakura

The squad was announced on 25 February 2020; Riko Ueki replaced Rikako Kobayashi due to injury on 1 March 2020.[3]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Sakiko Ikeda (1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 27) 15 0   Urawa Red Diamonds
2 2DF Risa Shimizu (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 23) 31 0   Nippon TV Beleza
3 2DF Shiori Miyake (1995-10-13)13 October 1995 (aged 24) 21 0   INAC Kobe Leonessa
4 2DF Saki Kumagai (captain) (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 29) 110 1   Lyon
5 2DF Moeka Minami (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 21) 10 0   Urawa Red Diamonds
6 3MF Hina Sugita (1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 23) 15 0   INAC Kobe Leonessa
7 3MF Emi Nakajima (1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 29) 78 14   INAC Kobe Leonessa
8 4FW Mana Iwabuchi (1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 26) 69 27   INAC Kobe Leonessa
9 4FW Yuika Sugasawa (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 29) 69 20   Urawa Red Diamonds
10 3MF Yuka Momiki (1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 23) 30 10   Nippon TV Beleza
11 4FW Riko Ueki (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 20) 3 0   Nippon TV Beleza
12 3MF Hikaru Naomoto (1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 26) 20 0   Urawa Red Diamonds
13 4FW Mayu Ikejiri (1996-12-19)19 December 1996 (aged 23) 6 2   Vegalta Sendai
14 3MF Yui Hasegawa (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 23) 42 8   Nippon TV Beleza
15 4FW Mina Tanaka (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 25) 39 16   INAC Kobe Leonessa
16 2DF Asato Miyagawa (1998-02-24)24 February 1998 (aged 22) 9 0   Nippon TV Beleza
17 3MF Narumi Miura (1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 22) 17 0   Nippon TV Beleza
18 1GK Ayaka Yamashita (1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 24) 35 0   Nippon TV Beleza
19 3MF Jun Endo (2000-05-24)24 May 2000 (aged 19) 12 0   Nippon TV Beleza
20 2DF Arisa Matsubara (1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 24) 4 1   Nojima Stella
21 1GK Chika Hirao (1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 23) 2 0   Albirex Niigata
22 2DF Mayo Doko (1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 23) 2 0   Nippon TV Beleza
23 4FW Mami Ueno (1996-09-27)27 September 1996 (aged 23) 6 0   Ehime FC

Spain edit

Coach: Jorge Vilda

The final squad was announced on 24 February 2020.[4] On 2 March 2020, Nahikari García was withdrawn due to a recurring foot injury and replaced with Alba Redondo.[5]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Lola Gallardo (1993-06-10)10 June 1993 (aged 26) 30 0   Atlético Madrid
2 2DF Ona Batlle (1999-06-10)10 June 1999 (aged 20) 3 0   Levante
3 2DF Ainhoa Vicente (1995-08-20)20 August 1995 (aged 24) 0 0   Athletic Bilbao
4 2DF Irene Paredes (captain) (1991-07-04)4 July 1991 (aged 28) 71 9   Paris Saint-Germain
5 2DF Ivana Andrés (1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 25) 22 0   Levante
6 3MF Aitana Bonmatí (1998-01-18)18 January 1998 (aged 22) 19 4   Barcelona
7 2DF Marta Corredera (1991-08-08)8 August 1991 (aged 28) 75 5   Levante
8 4FW Mariona Caldentey (1996-03-19)19 March 1996 (aged 23) 29 3   Barcelona
9 4FW Marta Cardona (1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 24) 2 0   Real Sociedad
10 4FW Jennifer Hermoso (1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 29) 75 32   Barcelona
11 3MF Alexia Putellas (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 26) 74 12   Barcelona
12 3MF Patricia Guijarro (1998-05-17)17 May 1998 (aged 21) 25 4   Barcelona
13 1GK Sandra Paños (1992-11-04)4 November 1992 (aged 27) 37 0   Barcelona
14 3MF Virginia Torrecilla (1994-09-04)4 September 1994 (aged 25) 62 7   Atlético Madrid
15 2DF Leila Ouahabi (1993-03-22)22 March 1993 (aged 26) 33 1   Barcelona
16 2DF Mapi León (1995-06-13)13 June 1995 (aged 24) 32 0   Barcelona
17 4FW Lucía García (1998-07-14)14 July 1998 (aged 21) 20 1   Athletic Bilbao
18 3MF Ángela Sosa (1993-01-16)16 January 1993 (aged 27) 5 0   Atlético Madrid
19 3MF Amanda Sampedro (1993-06-26)26 June 1993 (aged 26) 50 11   Atlético Madrid
20 2DF Andrea Pereira (1993-09-19)19 September 1993 (aged 26) 27 0   Barcelona
21 4FW Sheila García (1997-03-15)15 March 1997 (aged 22) 1 0   Rayo Vallecano
22 4FW Alba Redondo (1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (aged 23) 6 2   Levante
23 1GK María Asunción Quiñones (1996-10-29)29 October 1996 (aged 23) 3 0   Real Sociedad

United States edit

Coach:   Vlatko Andonovski

A 26-player preliminary squad was announced on 17 February 2020.[6] The final squad was announced on 26 February 2020, with Jane Campbell, Jordan DiBiasi, and Margaret Purce not making the final squad.[7]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Alyssa Naeher (1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 31) 61 0   Chicago Red Stars
2 4FW Mallory Pugh (1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 21) 62 18   Sky Blue
3 3MF Sam Mewis (1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 27) 64 18   North Carolina Courage
4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 34) 174 0   Utah Royals
5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 31) 129 2   Utah Royals
6 3MF Andi Sullivan (1995-12-20)December 20, 1995 (aged 24) 16 0   Washington Spirit
7 2DF Abby Dahlkemper (1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 26) 58 0   North Carolina Courage
8 3MF Julie Ertz (1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 27) 99 19   Chicago Red Stars
9 3MF Lindsey Horan (1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 25) 83 18   Portland Thorns
10 4FW Carli Lloyd (co-captain) (1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 37) 291 122   Sky Blue
11 2DF Ali Krieger (1984-07-28)July 28, 1984 (aged 35) 107 1   Orlando Pride
12 2DF Tierna Davidson (1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (aged 21) 25 1   Chicago Red Stars
13 4FW Lynn Williams (1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 26) 25 9   North Carolina Courage
14 2DF Emily Sonnett (1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 26) 44 0   Orlando Pride
15 4FW Megan Rapinoe (co-captain) (1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 34) 165 51   Reign FC
16 3MF Rose Lavelle (1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 24) 42 12   Washington Spirit
17 4FW Tobin Heath (1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 31) 165 33   Portland Thorns
18 1GK Ashlyn Harris (1985-10-19)October 19, 1985 (aged 34) 25 0   Orlando Pride
19 2DF Crystal Dunn (1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 27) 101 24   North Carolina Courage
20 2DF Casey Short (1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 29) 31 0   Chicago Red Stars
21 1GK Adrianna Franch (1990-11-12)November 12, 1990 (aged 29) 3 0   Portland Thorns
22 4FW Jessica McDonald (1988-02-28)February 28, 1988 (aged 32) 17 4   North Carolina Courage
23 4FW Christen Press (1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 31) 135 56   Utah Royals

Player representation edit

By club edit

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players Club
9   Nippon TV Beleza,   Barcelona
8   Manchester City
5   INAC Kobe Leonessa,   Atlético Madrid,   North Carolina Courage
4   Urawa Red Diamonds,   Levante,   Chicago Red Stars
3   Chelsea,   Lyon,   Orlando Pride,   Portland Thorns,   Utah Royals

By club nationality edit

Players Clubs
25   United States
23   Spain
22   Japan
18   England
4   France

By club federation edit

Players Federation
45 UEFA
25 CONCACAF
22 AFC

By representatives of domestic league edit

National squad Players
  United States 23
  Japan 22
  Spain 22
  England 18

References edit

  1. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (18 February 2020). "Phil Neville names youthful squad as England prepare to defend SheBelieves Cup title". The Football Association.
  2. ^ Veevers, Nicholas (26 February 2020). "Alessia Russo to join England squad for SheBelieves Cup, with Lucy Bronze ruled out". The Football Association.
  3. ^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) Squad, Schedule - 2020 SheBelieves Cup (3/5-11@USA)". Japan Football Association. 25 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Esta es la convocatoria de la Selección española femenina para la SheBelieves Cup de Estados Unidos" [This is the call of the Spanish Women's National Team for the SheBelieves Cup of the United States]. Selección Española Femenina de Fútbol (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 24 February 2020.
  5. ^ Menayo, David (2 March 2020). "Alba Redondo sustituye a Nahikari García en la lista para la 'She Believes Cup'" [Alba Redondo replaces Nahikari García on the roster for the 'She Believes Cup']. Marca (in Spanish).
  6. ^ "Andonovski Names 26-Player Training Camp Roster for 2020 SheBelieves Cup". United States Soccer Federation. 17 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Andonovski Names Final 23-Player Roster for 2020 SheBelieves Cup, Presented by Visa". United States Soccer Federation. 26 February 2020.