2023 Cup of Nations squads

Last updated June 19, 2024

The 2023 Cup of Nations will be the second edition of the Cup of Nations, an international women's football tournament, consisting of a series of friendly games, that will be held in Australia from 16 to 22 February 2023. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 16 February 2023, 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. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Squads

Australia

Coach: Tony Gustavsson

The squad was announced on 2 February 2023.^[1]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 34)	102	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
2	2 DF	Courtney Nevin	(2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 21)	18	0	Leicester City
3	2 DF	Aivi Luik	(1985-03-18)18 March 1985 (aged 37)	41	1	Häcken
4	2 DF	Clare Polkinghorne (captain)	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 34)	151	14	Vittsjö
5	4 FW	Cortnee Vine	(1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 24)	11	2	Sydney FC
7	2 DF	Steph Catley	(1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 29)	106	3	Arsenal
8	3 MF	Elise Kellond-Knight	(1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 32)	114	2	Melbourne Victory
9	4 FW	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 28)	106	27	Arsenal
10	3 MF	Emily van Egmond	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 29)	124	30	San Diego Wave
11	4 FW	Mary Fowler	(2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 20)	32	8	Manchester City
12	1 GK	Teagan Micah	(1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 25)	14	0	Rosengård
13	3 MF	Tameka Yallop	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 31)	109	12	Brann
14	2 DF	Alanna Kennedy	(1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 28)	108	8	Manchester City
15	4 FW	Emily Gielnik	(1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 30)	57	11	Aston Villa
16	4 FW	Hayley Raso	(1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 28)	66	9	Manchester City
18	1 GK	Mackenzie Arnold	(1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 28)	29	0	West Ham United
19	3 MF	Katrina Gorry	(1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 30)	88	16	Brisbane Roar
20	4 FW	Sam Kerr	(1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 29)	116	61	Chelsea
22	2 DF	Charlotte Grant	(2001-09-20)20 September 2001 (aged 21)	13	0	Vittsjö
23	3 MF	Kyra Cooney-Cross	(2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (aged 21)	22	0	Hammarby
24	4 FW	Larissa Crummer	(1996-01-10)10 January 1996 (aged 27)	30	4	Brisbane Roar
26	3 MF	Clare Wheeler	(1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 25)	11	0	Everton
27	3 MF	Alex Chidiac	(1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 24)	22	1	Melbourne Victory
28	3 MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30)30 November 2001 (aged 21)	6	0	Stanford Cardinal
29	2 DF	Clare Hunt	(1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 23)	0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers

Czech Republic

Coach: Karel Rada

The squad was announced on 30 January 2023.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Olivie Lukášová	(2001-06-04)4 June 2001 (aged 21)	8	0	Slavia Prague
2	2 DF	Anna Dlasková	(1995-10-06)6 October 1995 (aged 27)	28	2	Sparta Prague
3	2 DF	Aneta Dědinová	(1994-03-09)9 March 1994 (aged 28)	23	1	Sparta Prague
4	2 DF	Petra Bertholdová	(1984-11-24)24 November 1984 (aged 38)	112	4	Sparta Prague
5	2 DF	Gabriela Šlajsová	(2000-04-07)7 April 2000 (aged 22)	20	0	Slavia Prague
6	2 DF	Michaela Khýrová	(2000-02-03)3 February 2000 (aged 23)	11	3	Slavia Prague
7	4 FW	Lucie Martínková	(1986-09-19)19 September 1986 (aged 36)	122	26	Sparta Prague
8	3 MF	Aneta Pochmanová	(2001-04-12)12 April 2001 (aged 21)	12	0	Sparta Prague
9	4 FW	Andrea Stašková	(2000-05-12)12 May 2000 (aged 22)	34	13	Atlético Madrid
10	3 MF	Kristýna Růžičková	(2002-11-05)5 November 2002 (aged 20)	0	0	Slavia Prague
11	3 MF	Barbora Polcarová	(2002-07-24)24 July 2002 (aged 20)	1	0	Sparta Prague
12	2 DF	Klára Cahynová	(1993-12-20)20 December 1993 (aged 29)	88	7	Sevilla
13	3 MF	Jitka Chlastáková	(1993-10-13)13 October 1993 (aged 29)	55	6	Western Sydney Wanderers
14	4 FW	Klára Cvrčková	(2001-07-25)25 July 2001 (aged 21)	7	1	Sparta Prague
15	3 MF	Antonie Stárová	(1998-10-12)12 October 1998 (aged 24)	23	1	Sparta Prague
16	1 GK	Barbora Růžičková	(1998-04-20)20 April 1998 (aged 24)	7	0	Slovácko
17	2 DF	Adéla Radová	(1999-02-16)16 February 1999 (aged 24)	1	0	Viktoria Plzeň
18	2 DF	Alena Pěčková	(2001-03-30)30 March 2001 (aged 21)	1	0	Slovácko
19	2 DF	Simona Necidová	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 29)	40	2	Slavia Prague
20	3 MF	Denisa Veselá	(1998-01-08)8 January 1998 (aged 25)	12	0	Slavia Prague
21	4 FW	Miroslava Mrázová	(1999-02-19)19 February 1999 (aged 23)	16	2	Viktoria Plzeň
22	3 MF	Franny Černá	(1997-07-22)22 July 1997 (aged 25)	17	0	Slavia Prague
23	1 GK	Tereza Fuchsová	(2003-03-20)20 March 2003 (aged 19)	0	0	Slavia Prague

Jamaica

Coach: Lorne Donaldson

The squad was announced on 21 January 2023.^[3]^[4] On 4 February 2023, Khadija Shaw withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced by Shania Hayles.^[5] The following week, Hayles and Siobhan Wilson withdrew due to injury and were replaced by Kayla McCoy and Tiffany Cameron.^[6]^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1 GK	Sydney Schneider	(1999-08-31)31 August 1999 (aged 23)	Sparta Prague
2	2 DF	Satara Murray	(1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 29)	Racing Louisville
3	2 DF	Vyan Sampson	(1996-07-02)2 July 1996 (aged 26)	Heart of Midlothian
4	2 DF	Chantelle Swaby	(1998-08-06)6 August 1998 (aged 24)	Fleury
5	2 DF	Victoria Williams	(1990-04-05)5 April 1990 (aged 32)	Brighton & Hove Albion
6	3 MF	Havana Solaun	(1993-02-23)23 February 1993 (aged 29)	Houston Dash
7	3 MF	Peyton McNamara	(2002-02-22)22 February 2002 (aged 20)	Ohio State Buckeyes
8	4 FW	Kayla McCoy	(1996-09-03)3 September 1996 (aged 26)	Rangers
9	3 MF	Drew Spence	(1992-10-23)23 October 1992 (aged 30)	Tottenham Hotspur
10	4 FW	Jody Brown	(2002-04-16)16 April 2002 (aged 20)	Florida State Seminoles
11	4 FW	Kameron Simmonds	(2003-12-06)6 December 2003 (aged 19)	Tennessee Volunteers
12	4 FW	Cheyna Matthews	(1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 29)	Unattached
13	1 GK	Rebecca Spencer	(1991-02-22)22 February 1991 (aged 31)	Tottenham Hotspur
14	2 DF	Deneisha Blackwood	(1997-03-07)7 March 1997 (aged 25)	Issy
15	4 FW	Tiffany Cameron	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 31)	Győr
16	3 MF	Paige Bailey-Gayle	(2001-11-12)12 November 2001 (aged 21)	Crystal Palace
17	2 DF	Allyson Swaby	(1996-10-03)3 October 1996 (aged 26)	Angel City
18	3 MF	Trudi Carter	(1994-11-18)18 November 1994 (aged 28)	Unattached
19	3 MF	Tiernny Wiltshire	(1998-05-08)8 May 1998 (aged 24)	Unattached
20	4 FW	Atlanta Primus	(1997-04-21)21 April 1997 (aged 25)	London City Lionesses
21	4 FW	Kalyssa Van Zanten	(2001-08-25)25 August 2001 (aged 21)	Notre Dame Fighting Irish
22	4 FW	Solai Washington		Concorde Fire
23	1 GK	Liya Brooks	(2005-05-17)17 May 2005 (aged 17)	Hawaii Surf
24	3 MF	Rachel Jones	(2000-01-21)21 January 2000 (aged 23)	North Carolina Tar Heels

Spain

Coach: Jorge Vilda

The squad was announced on 6 February 2023.^[8] The following day, Bibiane Schulze withdrew due to a continuing groin injury and was replaced by Berta Pujadas.^[9]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1 GK	Misa Rodríguez	(1999-07-23)23 July 1999 (aged 23)	9	0	Real Madrid
2	2 DF	Oihane Hernández	(2000-05-04)4 May 2000 (aged 22)	6	0	Athletic Bilbao
3	3 MF	Teresa Abelleira	(2000-01-09)9 January 2000 (aged 23)	10	0	Real Madrid
4	2 DF	Rocío Gálvez	(1997-04-14)14 April 1997 (aged 25)	6	0	Real Madrid
5	2 DF	Ivana Andrés	(1994-07-13)13 July 1994 (aged 28)	42	0	Real Madrid
6	2 DF	Laia Codina	(2000-01-22)22 January 2000 (aged 23)	1	1	Barcelona
7	3 MF	Irene Guerrero	(1996-12-12)12 December 1996 (aged 26)	18	4	Atlético Madrid
8	3 MF	Maite Oroz	(1998-03-25)25 March 1998 (aged 24)	5	1	Real Madrid
9	4 FW	Esther González	(1992-12-08)8 December 1992 (aged 30)	30	20	Real Madrid
10	4 FW	Jennifer Hermoso	(1990-05-09)9 May 1990 (aged 32)	93	46	Pachuca
11	4 FW	Alba Redondo	(1996-08-27)27 August 1996 (aged 26)	21	9	Levante
12	2 DF	Berta Pujadas	(2000-04-09)9 April 2000 (aged 22)	0	0	Valencia
13	1 GK	Enith Salón	(2001-09-24)24 September 2001 (aged 21)	1	0	Valencia
14	2 DF	María Méndez	(2001-04-10)10 April 2001 (aged 21)	1	0	Levante
15	4 FW	Eva Navarro	(2001-01-27)27 January 2001 (aged 22)	5	2	Atlético Madrid
16	3 MF	Fiamma Benítez	(2004-06-19)19 June 2004 (aged 18)	1	0	Valencia
17	4 FW	Salma Paralluelo	(2003-11-13)13 November 2003 (aged 19)	2	3	Barcelona
18	3 MF	Marta Cardona	(1995-05-26)26 May 1995 (aged 27)	26	3	Atlético Madrid
19	2 DF	Olga Carmona	(2000-06-12)12 June 2000 (aged 22)	18	0	Real Madrid
20	2 DF	Paula Tomás	(2001-09-11)11 September 2001 (aged 21)	0	0	Levante
21	3 MF	Claudia Zornoza	(1990-10-29)29 October 1990 (aged 32)	8	0	Real Madrid
22	4 FW	Athenea del Castillo	(2000-10-24)24 October 2000 (aged 22)	21	4	Real Madrid
23	1 GK	Elene Lete	(2002-05-07)7 May 2002 (aged 20)	0	0	Real Sociedad
24	3 MF	Sheila García	(1997-03-15)15 March 1997 (aged 25)	13	0	Atlético Madrid
25	3 MF	Marta Carro	(1991-01-06)6 January 1991 (aged 32)	7	1	Valencia

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
9	Sparta Prague, Real Madrid
8	Slavia Prague
5	Atlético Madrid
4	Valencia
3	Manchester City, Levante

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
26	Spain
21	Czech Republic
16	England
12	United States
7	Australia
5	Sweden
2	France, Scotland
1	Hungary, Mexico, Norway

By club federation

Players	Federation
74	UEFA
13	CONCACAF
7	AFC

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
Spain	24
Czech Republic	20
Australia	6
Jamaica	0

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References

↑ "Squad named for the Cup of Nations". Matildas . Football Australia. 2 February 2023.
↑ "Nominace žen na Cup of Nations" [Women's nominations for the Cup of Nations] (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 30 January 2023.
↑ Jamaica Football Federation [@jff_football] (21 January 2023). "Coach Lorne Squad List ahead of the Cup Of Nations Tournament in Australia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
↑ "Reggae Girlz Cup of Nations squad announced". The Gleaner . 21 January 2023.
↑ Cowan, Sherdon (4 February 2023). "'Bunny' pulls out". Jamaica Observer .
↑ Cowan, Sherdon (12 February 2023). "Down under tourney opportunity to tighten screws ahead of World Cup — Girlz coach". Jamaica Observer . Both were brought in to replace Siobhan Wilson and Shania Hayles, due to injuries.
↑ Wheeler, Daniel (15 February 2023). "Reggae Girlz forced to reshuffle ahead of Cup of Nations bow". The Gleaner . She was initially replaced by Bristol City striker Shania Hayles, who has been in hot goalscoring form, but an injury to her, as well as Birmingham City defender Siobhan Wilson, resulted in late call-ups for Rangers' Kayla McKenna and ETO Gyor's Tiffany Cameron.
↑ "Lista de convocadas para la Copa de Naciones de Australia" [Squad list for the Australian Nations Cup] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 6 February 2023.
↑ "Bibiane Schulze causa baja y es sustituida por Berta Pujadas" [Bibiane Schulze leaves and is replaced by Berta Pujadas] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 7 February 2023.

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[1] "Squad named for the Cup of Nations". Matildas . Football Australia. 2 February 2023.

[2] "Nominace žen na Cup of Nations" [Women's nominations for the Cup of Nations] (in Czech). Football Association of the Czech Republic. 30 January 2023.

[3] Jamaica Football Federation [@jff_football] (21 January 2023). "Coach Lorne Squad List ahead of the Cup Of Nations Tournament in Australia" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[4] "Reggae Girlz Cup of Nations squad announced". The Gleaner . 21 January 2023.

[5] Cowan, Sherdon (4 February 2023). "'Bunny' pulls out". Jamaica Observer .

[6] Cowan, Sherdon (12 February 2023). "Down under tourney opportunity to tighten screws ahead of World Cup — Girlz coach". Jamaica Observer . Both were brought in to replace Siobhan Wilson and Shania Hayles, due to injuries.

[7] Wheeler, Daniel (15 February 2023). "Reggae Girlz forced to reshuffle ahead of Cup of Nations bow". The Gleaner . She was initially replaced by Bristol City striker Shania Hayles, who has been in hot goalscoring form, but an injury to her, as well as Birmingham City defender Siobhan Wilson, resulted in late call-ups for Rangers' Kayla McKenna and ETO Gyor's Tiffany Cameron.

[8] "Lista de convocadas para la Copa de Naciones de Australia" [Squad list for the Australian Nations Cup] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 6 February 2023.

[9] "Bibiane Schulze causa baja y es sustituida por Berta Pujadas" [Bibiane Schulze leaves and is replaced by Berta Pujadas] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. 7 February 2023.

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