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Australia women's national under-23 soccer team

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The Australia women's national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the AFF Women's Championship. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the U23 Matildas.

Australia
Nickname(s)Matildas U23
AssociationFootball Australia
ConfederationAFC (Asia)
Sub-confederationAFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coachMelissa Andreatta
CaptainCharlotte Grant
FIFA codeAUS
First colours
Second colours
AFF Women's Championship
Appearances1 (first in 2022)
Best resultGroup stage
Websitewww.matildas.com.au

Coaches edit

Players edit

Current squad edit

The following 23 players were named to the squad for a friendly against Scotland on 26 September 2023.[1]

Caps and goals are current as of 26 September 2023, after match against Scotland.

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 1GK Annalee Grove (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 22) 1 0   Adelaide United
12 1GK Chloe Lincoln (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 19) 1 0   Canberra United
18 1GK Sally James (2002-10-18) 18 October 2002 (age 21) 2 0   Perth Glory
2 2DF Alana Cerne (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 21) 0 0   Western United
3 2DF Jessika Nash (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 19) 1 0   Melbourne Victory
4 2DF Winonah Heatley (2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 22) 4 1   Nordsjælland
5 2DF Polly Doran (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 22) 1 1   Crystal Palace
11 2DF Charlize Rule (2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Brighton & Hove Albion
14 2DF Ella Tonkin (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21) 4 0   Adelaide United
15 2DF Kaitlyn Torpey (2000-03-31) 31 March 2000 (age 24) 1 0   Melbourne City
21 2DF Alexia Apostolakis (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 17) 2 0   Western Sydney Wanderers
22 2DF Naomi Chinnama (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 19) 2 0   Melbourne City
6 3MF Paige Zois (2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 20) 2 0   Melbourne Victory
8 3MF Hana Lowry (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) 3 1   Perth Glory
16 3MF Amy Sayer (2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22) 5 5   Kristianstad
19 3MF Daniela Galic (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 17) 5 0   Melbourne City
23 3MF Mackenzie Hawkesby (2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24) 4 4   Brighton & Hove Albion
24 3MF Alana Murphy (2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19) 0 0   Melbourne Victory
7 4FW Anna Margraf (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 22) 0 0   Sporting de Huelva
9 4FW Emilia Murray (2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 19) 0 0   Adelaide United
10 4FW Chelsie Dawber (2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24) 4 2   Norrköping
13 4FW Bryleeh Henry (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) 1 0   Melbourne City
20 4FW Kahli Johnson (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20) 1 0   Western United

Recent call-ups edit

The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.

Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club Latest call-up
MF Sarah Hunter (2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 20) 4 1   Paris FC v.   Scotland, 22 September 2023PRE
FW Holly McNamara (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) 0 0   Melbourne City v.   Scotland, 22 September 2023PRE

Notes:

  • PRE Preliminary squad / stand-by.

Results and fixtures edit

  • The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
Legend

  Win   Draw   Lose   Fixture

2023 edit

26 September Friendly Australia   1–0   Scotland Varese, Italy
11:30 CEST
  • Doran  
 Report Stadium: AIS European Training Centre

2024 edit

29 May Four Nations Tournament Sweden   v   Australia Växjö, Sweden
19:00 CEST Source Stadium: Visma Arena
1 June Four Nations Tournament Australia   v   Germany Växjö, Sweden
18:00 CEST Source Stadium: Värendsvallen
4 June Four Nations Tournament Australia   v   Poland Växjö, Sweden
13:00 CEST Source Stadium: Värendsvallen

Competitive record edit

AFF Women's Championship edit

AFF Women's Championship record
Year Result Position Pld W D L GF GA
  2004 did not enter
  2006
  2007
  2008 See Australia women's national soccer team
  2011 did not enter
  2012
  2013 See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
  2015
  2016
  2018
  2019 did not enter
  2022 Group Stage 5th 5 3 1 1 16 4
Total 1/1 0 titles 5 3 1 1 16 4

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Andreatta names 24-player squad as Australia's U23 WNT set for September action". Football Australia. 18 September 2023.
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