2017 SheBelieves Cup squads

Last updated August 31, 2023

This article lists the squads for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup, the 2nd edition of the SheBelieves Cup. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 1 to 7 March 2017. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.^[1]

The age listed for each player is on 1 March 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

England

Coach: Mark Sampson

The final squad was announced on 21 February 2017.^[2] On 26 February 2017, Jo Potter withdrew from the squad due to a knee injury and was replaced by Gemma Bonner.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Karen Bardsley	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 32)	Manchester City
2	2 DF	Alex Scott	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 32)	Arsenal
3	2 DF	Demi Stokes	(1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 25)	Manchester City
4	2 DF	Lucy Bronze	(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 25)	Manchester City
5	2 DF	Steph Houghton	(1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 28)	Manchester City
6	2 DF	Millie Bright	(1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 23)	Chelsea
7	3 MF	Jordan Nobbs	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 24)	Arsenal
8	3 MF	Jade Moore	(1990-10-22)22 October 1990 (aged 26)	Notts County
9	4 FW	Jodie Taylor	(1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 30)	Arsenal
10	3 MF	Izzy Christiansen	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 25)	Manchester City
11	4 FW	Ellen White	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 27)	Birmingham City
12	2 DF	Rachel Daly	(1991-12-06)6 December 1991 (aged 25)	Houston Dash
13	1 GK	Siobhan Chamberlain	(1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 33)	Liverpool
14	2 DF	Casey Stoney	(1982-05-13)13 May 1982 (aged 34)	Liverpool
15	2 DF	Laura Bassett	(1983-08-02)2 August 1983 (aged 33)	Notts County
16	2 DF	Gemma Bonner	(1991-01-13)13 January 1991 (aged 26)	Liverpool
17	3 MF	Fara Williams	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 33)	Arsenal
18	3 MF	Jill Scott	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 30)	Manchester City
19	4 FW	Toni Duggan	(1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 25)	Manchester City
20	4 FW	Karen Carney	(1987-08-01)1 August 1987 (aged 29)	Chelsea
21	1 GK	Mary Earps	(1993-03-07)7 March 1993 (aged 23)	Reading
22	4 FW	Nikita Parris	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 22)	Manchester City
23	4 FW	Rachel Williams	(1988-01-10)10 January 1988 (aged 29)	Notts County

France

Coach: Olivier Echouafni

The final squad was announced on 21 February 2017.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Laëtitia Philippe	(1991-04-30)30 April 1991 (aged 25)	Montpellier
2	2 DF	Ève Périsset	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 22)	Paris Saint-Germain
3	2 DF	Wendie Renard	(1990-07-20)20 July 1990 (aged 26)	Lyon
4	2 DF	Laura Georges	(1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 32)	Paris Saint-Germain
5	2 DF	Aïssatou Tounkara	(1995-03-16)16 March 1995 (aged 21)	Juvisy
6	3 MF	Amandine Henry	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 27)	Paris Saint-Germain
7	3 MF	Sandie Toletti	(1995-07-13)13 July 1995 (aged 21)	Montpellier
8	2 DF	Jessica Houara	(1987-09-29)29 September 1987 (aged 29)	Lyon
9	4 FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	(1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 27)	Lyon
10	3 MF	Camille Abily	(1984-12-05)5 December 1984 (aged 32)	Lyon
11	3 MF	Claire Lavogez	(1994-06-18)18 June 1994 (aged 22)	Lyon
12	4 FW	Élodie Thomis	(1986-08-13)13 August 1986 (aged 30)	Lyon
13	4 FW	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 21)	Juvisy
14	4 FW	Camille Catala	(1991-05-06)6 May 1991 (aged 25)	Juvisy
15	3 MF	Élise Bussaglia	(1985-09-24)24 September 1985 (aged 31)	VfL Wolfsburg
16	1 GK	Sarah Bouhaddi	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 30)	Lyon
17	3 MF	Gaëtane Thiney	(1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 31)	Juvisy
18	4 FW	Marie-Laure Delie	(1988-01-29)29 January 1988 (aged 29)	Paris Saint-Germain
19	2 DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	(1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 22)	Lyon
20	3 MF	Grace Geyoro	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 19)	Paris Saint-Germain
21	1 GK	Méline Gérard	(1990-05-30)30 May 1990 (aged 26)	Lyon
22	3 MF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 24)	Lyon
23	2 DF	Sakina Karchaoui	(1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 21)	Montpellier

Germany

Coach: Steffi Jones

The final squad was announced on 13 February 2017.^[5] On 17 February 2017, Tabea Kemme and Svenja Huth withdrew from the squad due to injuries and were replaced by Verena Faißt and Hasret Kayikçi.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Almuth Schult	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 26)	VfL Wolfsburg
2	2 DF	Josephine Henning	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 27)	Lyon
3	2 DF	Kathrin Hendrich	(1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 24)	FFC Frankfurt
4	3 MF	Leonie Maier	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 24)	Bayern Munich
5	2 DF	Babett Peter	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 28)	VfL Wolfsburg
7	2 DF	Pauline Bremer	(1996-04-10)10 April 1996 (aged 20)	Lyon
9	3 MF	Alexandra Popp	(1991-04-06)6 April 1991 (aged 25)	VfL Wolfsburg
10	3 MF	Dzsenifer Marozsán	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 24)	Lyon
11	4 FW	Anja Mittag	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 31)	VfL Wolfsburg
12	1 GK	Laura Benkarth	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 24)	SC Freiburg
13	3 MF	Sara Däbritz	(1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 22)	Bayern Munich
14	2 DF	Anna Blässe	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 30)	VfL Wolfsburg
15	4 FW	Mandy Islacker	(1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 28)	FFC Frankfurt
17	2 DF	Isabel Kerschowski	(1988-01-22)22 January 1988 (aged 29)	VfL Wolfsburg
18	4 FW	Lena Petermann	(1994-02-05)5 February 1994 (aged 23)	SC Freiburg
20	4 FW	Lina Magull	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 22)	SC Freiburg
21	1 GK	Lisa Weiß	(1987-10-29)29 October 1987 (aged 29)	SGS Essen
23	2 DF	Verena Faißt	(1989-05-22)22 May 1989 (aged 27)	Bayern Munich
24	2 DF	Kristin Demann	(1993-04-07)7 April 1993 (aged 23)	1899 Hoffenheim
26	4 FW	Hasret Kayikçi	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 25)	SC Freiburg
27	3 MF	Sara Doorsoun	(1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 25)	SGS Essen
29	2 DF	Felicitas Rauch	(1996-04-30)30 April 1996 (aged 20)	Turbine Potsdam
31	3 MF	Linda Dallmann	(1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 22)	SGS Essen

United States

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 24 February 2017.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 28)	Chicago Red Stars
2	4 FW	Mallory Pugh	(1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 18)	UCLA Bruins
3	3 MF	Sam Mewis	(1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 24)	North Carolina Courage
4	2 DF	Becky Sauerbrunn	(1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 31)	Kansas City
5	2 DF	Kelley O'Hara	(1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 28)	Sky Blue
6	3 MF	Morgan Brian	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 24)	Houston Dash
7	2 DF	Casey Short	(1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 26)	Chicago Red Stars
8	2 DF	Julie Johnston	(1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 24)	Chicago Red Stars
9	3 MF	Lindsey Horan	(1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 22)	Portland Thorns
10	3 MF	Carli Lloyd	(1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 34)	Manchester City
11	2 DF	Ali Krieger	(1984-07-28)July 28, 1984 (aged 32)	Orlando Pride
12	4 FW	Lynn Williams	(1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 23)	North Carolina Courage
13	4 FW	Alex Morgan	(1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 27)	Lyon
14	4 FW	Jessica McDonald	(1988-02-28)February 28, 1988 (aged 29)	North Carolina Courage
15	2 DF	Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 23)	Portland Thorns
16	3 MF	Rose Lavelle	(1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 21)	Boston Breakers
17	3 MF	Tobin Heath	(1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 28)	Portland Thorns
18	1 GK	Jane Campbell	(1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (aged 22)	Houston Dash
19	4 FW	Crystal Dunn	(1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 24)	Chelsea
20	3 MF	Allie Long	(1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 29)	Portland Thorns
22	3 MF	Brianna Pinto	(2000-05-24)May 24, 2000 (aged 16)	CASL
23	4 FW	Christen Press	(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 28)	Chicago Red Stars
24	1 GK	Ashlyn Harris	(1985-10-19)October 19, 1985 (aged 31)	Orlando Pride

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
14	Lyon
9	Manchester City
7	VfL Wolfsburg
5	Paris Saint-Germain
4	Arsenal, Juvisy, Freiburg, Chicago Red Stars, Portland Thorns
3	Chelsea, Liverpool, Notts County, Montpellier, Bayern Munich, Essen, Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
26	France
24	England
21	Germany, United States

By club federation

Players	Federation
71	UEFA
21	CONCACAF

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
England	22
France	22
Germany	20
United States	20

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References

↑ "All four SheBelieves Cup rosters released". The Equalizer. February 21, 2017.
↑ "Lionesses boss Mark Sampson selects his 23 to face USA, Germany and France". The Football Association. February 21, 2017.
↑ "Gemma Bonner added to Lionesses squad in place of injured Jo Potter". The Football Association. February 26, 2017.
↑ "France names Squad for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup". Women's Soccer United. February 21, 2017.
↑ "Mit Olympiasiegerin Däbritz zum SheBelieves-Cup in die USA" [With Olympic champion Däbritz to the SheBelieves Cup in the USA] (in German). German Football Association. February 13, 2017.
↑ "SheBelieves Cup: Faißt und Kayikci ersetzen Kemme und Huth" [SheBelieves Cup: Faißt and Kayikci replace Kemme and Huth] (in German). German Football Association. February 17, 2017.
↑ Yang, Stephanie (February 24, 2017). "Jill Ellis names 2017 SheBelieves Cup roster". Stars and Stripes. SB Nation.

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[1] "All four SheBelieves Cup rosters released". The Equalizer. February 21, 2017.

[2] "Lionesses boss Mark Sampson selects his 23 to face USA, Germany and France". The Football Association. February 21, 2017.

[3] "Gemma Bonner added to Lionesses squad in place of injured Jo Potter". The Football Association. February 26, 2017.

[4] "France names Squad for the 2017 SheBelieves Cup". Women's Soccer United. February 21, 2017.

[5] "Mit Olympiasiegerin Däbritz zum SheBelieves-Cup in die USA" [With Olympic champion Däbritz to the SheBelieves Cup in the USA] (in German). German Football Association. February 13, 2017.

[6] "SheBelieves Cup: Faißt und Kayikci ersetzen Kemme und Huth" [SheBelieves Cup: Faißt and Kayikci replace Kemme and Huth] (in German). German Football Association. February 17, 2017.

[7] Yang, Stephanie (February 24, 2017). "Jill Ellis names 2017 SheBelieves Cup roster". Stars and Stripes. SB Nation.

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