2018 Tournament of Nations squads

Last updated August 31, 2023

This article lists the squads for the 2018 Tournament of Nations, the 2nd edition of the Tournament of Nations. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 26 July to 2 August 2018. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 26 July 2018, 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

Australia

Coach: Alen Stajcic

The final squad was announced on 17 July 2018.^[1] A day later, teenage bolter Mary Fowler was added to the squad.^[2] On 24 July 2018, Steph Catley withdrew from the squad due to family reasons and was replaced by Laura Alleway.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 30)	69	0	Seattle Reign
2	3 MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30)30 November 2001 (aged 16)	0	0	North Shore Mariners
4	2 DF	Clare Polkinghorne	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 29)	105	8	Houston Dash
5	4 FW	Mary Fowler	(2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 15)	0	0	Bankstown City
6	3 MF	Chloe Logarzo	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 23)	30	4	Blacktown Spartans
7	2 DF	Laura Alleway	(1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 28)	55	2	Melbourne Victory
8	3 MF	Elise Kellond-Knight	(1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 27)	95	1	Hammarby
9	4 FW	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 23)	60	11	Portland Thorns
10	3 MF	Emily van Egmond	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 25)	75	15	Orlando Pride
11	4 FW	Lisa De Vanna	(1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 33)	137	45	Sydney FC
13	3 MF	Tameka Butt	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 27)	68	9	Klepp
14	2 DF	Alanna Kennedy	(1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 23)	69	5	Orlando Pride
15	4 FW	Emily Gielnik	(1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 26)	18	4	Brisbane Roar
16	4 FW	Hayley Raso	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 23)	25	2	Portland Thorns
17	4 FW	Kyah Simon	(1991-06-25)25 June 1991 (aged 27)	83	22	Houston Dash
18	1 GK	Mackenzie Arnold	(1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 24)	19	0	Arna-Bjørnar
19	3 MF	Katrina Gorry	(1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 25)	68	14	Utah Royals
20	4 FW	Sam Kerr	(1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 24)	67	24	Chicago Red Stars
21	2 DF	Ellie Carpenter	(2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 18)	21	1	Portland Thorns
22	4 FW	Larissa Crummer	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 22)	20	4	Newcastle Jets
23	3 MF	Alex Chidiac	(1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 19)	10	1	Atlético Madrid

Brazil

Coach: Vadão

The final squad was announced on 21 July 2018.^[4]^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Bárbara	(1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 30)	Kindermann
2	4 FW	Millene	(1994-12-13)13 December 1994 (aged 23)	Corinthians
3	2 DF	Daiane	(1997-09-07)7 September 1997 (aged 20)	Avaldsnes
4	2 DF	Kathellen	(1996-04-26)26 April 1996 (aged 22)	Bordeaux
5	3 MF	Thaisa	(1988-12-17)17 December 1988 (aged 29)	Sky Blue
6	2 DF	Tamires	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 30)	Fortuna Hjørring
7	3 MF	Camila	(1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 23)	Orlando Pride
8	3 MF	Juliana	(1991-12-22)22 December 1991 (aged 26)	Flamengo
9	4 FW	Debinha	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 26)	North Carolina Courage
10	4 FW	Marta	(1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 32)	Orlando Pride
11	4 FW	Adriana	(1996-11-17)17 November 1996 (aged 21)	Corinthians
12	1 GK	Aline	(1989-04-15)15 April 1989 (aged 29)	Tenerife
13	2 DF	Rilany	(1986-06-26)26 June 1986 (aged 32)	Atlético Madrid
14	2 DF	Poliana	(1991-02-06)6 February 1991 (aged 27)	Orlando Pride
15	2 DF	Tayla	(1992-05-09)9 May 1992 (aged 26)	Santos
16	4 FW	Beatriz	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 24)	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
17	3 MF	Andressinha	(1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 23)	Portland Thorns
18	4 FW	Thaís	(1993-01-20)20 January 1993 (aged 25)	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
19	2 DF	Joyce	(1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 30)	Tenerife
20	4 FW	Raquel	(1991-03-21)21 March 1991 (aged 27)	Ferroviária
21	2 DF	Mônica	(1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 31)	Orlando Pride
22	1 GK	Letícia Izidoro	(1994-08-13)13 August 1994 (aged 23)	Corinthians
23	3 MF	Rayanne	(1994-06-16)16 June 1994 (aged 24)	Flamengo

Japan

Coach: Asako Takakura

The final squad was announced on 13 July 2018. On 23 July 2018, Rumi Utsugi, Nana Ichise, and Hikaru Naomoto withdrew from the squad due to injuries and were replaced with Mayo Doko and Hina Sugita.^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Sakiko Ikeda	(1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 25)			Urawa Red Diamonds
2	2 DF	Mayo Doko	(1996-05-03)3 May 1996 (aged 22)			Nippon TV Beleza
3	2 DF	Aya Sameshima	(1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 31)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
4	2 DF	Shiori Miyake	(1995-10-13)13 October 1995 (aged 22)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
6	2 DF	Saori Ariyoshi	(1987-11-01)1 November 1987 (aged 30)			Nippon TV Beleza
7	3 MF	Emi Nakajima	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 27)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
8	4 FW	Mana Iwabuchi	(1993-03-18)18 March 1993 (aged 25)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
9	4 FW	Nahomi Kawasumi	(1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 32)			Seattle Reign
11	4 FW	Mina Tanaka	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 24)			Nippon TV Beleza
12	3 MF	Hina Sugita	(1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 21)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
13	4 FW	Yuika Sugasawa	(1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 27)			Urawa Red Diamonds
14	3 MF	Yui Hasegawa	(1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 21)			Nippon TV Beleza
15	3 MF	Moeno Sakaguchi	(1992-06-04)4 June 1992 (aged 26)			Albirex Niigata
16	3 MF	Rin Sumida	(1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 22)			Nippon TV Beleza
17	3 MF	Yuka Momiki	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 22)			Nippon TV Beleza
18	1 GK	Ayaka Yamashita	(1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 22)			Nippon TV Beleza
19	3 MF	Rika Masuya	(1995-09-14)14 September 1995 (aged 22)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
20	4 FW	Kumi Yokoyama	(1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 24)			AC Nagano Parceiro
21	1 GK	Chika Hirao	(1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 21)			Albirex Niigata
22	2 DF	Risa Shimizu	(1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 22)			Nippon TV Beleza
23	2 DF	Aimi Kunitake	(1997-01-10)10 January 1997 (aged 21)	0	0	Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
24	3 MF	Narumi Miura	(1997-07-03)3 July 1997 (aged 21)			Nippon TV Beleza

United States

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 23 July 2018.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 30)	29	0	Chicago Red Stars
2	3 MF	Julie Ertz	(1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 26)	61	15	Chicago Red Stars
3	3 MF	Sam Mewis	(1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 25)	36	7	North Carolina Courage
4	2 DF	Becky Sauerbrunn	(1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 33)	139	0	Utah Royals
5	3 MF	McCall Zerboni	(1986-12-13)December 13, 1986 (aged 31)	2	0	North Carolina Courage
6	3 MF	Morgan Brian	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 25)	75	6	Chicago Red Stars
7	2 DF	Abby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 25)	19	0	North Carolina Courage
8	4 FW	Amy Rodriguez	(1987-02-17)February 17, 1987 (aged 31)	131	30	Utah Royals
9	3 MF	Lindsey Horan	(1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 24)	51	5	Portland Thorns
10	3 MF	Carli Lloyd	(1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 36)	254	100	Sky Blue
11	2 DF	Merritt Mathias	(1990-07-02)July 2, 1990 (aged 28)	1	0	North Carolina Courage
12	2 DF	Tierna Davidson	(1998-09-19)September 19, 1998 (aged 19)	8	0	Stanford Cardinal
13	4 FW	Alex Morgan	(1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 29)	142	86	Orlando Pride
14	2 DF	Casey Short	(1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 27)	21	0	Chicago Red Stars
15	4 FW	Megan Rapinoe	(1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 33)	137	37	Seattle Reign
16	3 MF	Rose Lavelle	(1995-05-14)May 14, 1995 (aged 23)	8	2	Washington Spirit
17	4 FW	Tobin Heath	(1988-05-29)May 29, 1988 (aged 30)	133	19	Portland Thorns
19	4 FW	Crystal Dunn	(1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 26)	64	23	North Carolina Courage
20	3 MF	Allie Long	(1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 30)	39	6	Seattle Reign
21	1 GK	Adrianna Franch	(1990-11-12)November 12, 1990 (aged 27)	0	0	Portland Thorns
22	2 DF	Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 24)	17	0	Portland Thorns
23	4 FW	Christen Press	(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 29)	100	44	Utah Royals
24	1 GK	Ashlyn Harris	(1985-10-19)October 19, 1985 (aged 32)	16	0	Orlando Pride

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
9	Nippon TV Beleza
8	Orlando Pride, Portland Thorns
6	INAC Kobe Leonessa, North Carolina Courage
5	Chicago Red Stars
4	Seattle Reign, Utah Royals
3	Corinthians

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
41	United States
21	Japan
8	Brazil
7	Australia
4	Spain
3	Norway
2	South Korea
1	Denmark, France, Sweden

By club federation

Players	Federation
41	CONCACAF
30	AFC
10	UEFA
8	CONMEBOL

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
United States	23
Japan	21
Brazil	8
Australia	7

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References

↑ "Westfield Matildas squad named for Tournament of Nations defence". Football Federation Australia. July 17, 2018.
↑ "Teen bolter added to Westfield Matildas' Tournament of Nations squad". Football Federation Australia. July 18, 2018.
↑ "Laura Alleway replaces Steph Catley in Westfield Matildas squad". Football Federation Australia. July 24, 2018.
↑ "Seleção Feminina convocada para Torneio das Nações" [Women's team called for Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 21, 2018.
↑ "Numeração da Seleção definida para o Torneio das Nações" [Numbering of the Selection defined for the Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 25, 2018.
↑ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad, schedule - 2018 Tournament of Nations (7/26-8/2＠USA)". Japan Football Association. July 13, 2018.
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[1] "Westfield Matildas squad named for Tournament of Nations defence". Football Federation Australia. July 17, 2018.

[2] "Teen bolter added to Westfield Matildas' Tournament of Nations squad". Football Federation Australia. July 18, 2018.

[3] "Laura Alleway replaces Steph Catley in Westfield Matildas squad". Football Federation Australia. July 24, 2018.

[4] "Seleção Feminina convocada para Torneio das Nações" [Women's team called for Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 21, 2018.

[5] "Numeração da Seleção definida para o Torneio das Nações" [Numbering of the Selection defined for the Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 25, 2018.

[6] "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad, schedule - 2018 Tournament of Nations (7/26-8/2＠USA)". Japan Football Association. July 13, 2018.

[7] "Ellis Names Final USA Roster for 2018 Tournament of Nations". United States Soccer Federation. July 23, 2018.

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