Football at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

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The women's football tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. [1] The women's tournament is a full international tournament with no restrictions on age. The twelve national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 18 players, including two goalkeepers. Additionally, teams could name a maximum of four alternate players, numbered from 19 to 22. The alternate list could contain at most three outfielders, as at least one slot was reserved for a goalkeeper. In the event of serious injury during the tournament, an injured player would be able to be replaced by one of the players in the alternate list. Only players in these squads were planned to be eligible to take part in the tournament. [2]

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The position listed for each player is per the official squad lists published by FIFA. The age listed for each player is on 25 July 2024, 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 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 who are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Canada

Head coach: Flag of England.svg Bev Priestman

Colombia

Head coach: Ángelo Marsiglia

France

Head coach: Hervé Renard

New Zealand

Head coach: Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Jitka Klimková

Group B

Australia

Australia named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 4 June 2024. [3]

Head coach: Flag of Sweden.svg Tony Gustavsson

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Mackenzie Arnold (1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 30)490 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
1 GK Teagan Micah (1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 26)170 Flag of England.svg Liverpool

2 DF Clare Polkinghorne (1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 35)16716 Flag of Sweden.svg Kristianstad
2 DF Steph Catley (interim captain) (1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 30)1265 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
2 DF Alanna Kennedy (1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 29)1249 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
2 DF Ellie Carpenter (2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 24)774 Flag of France.svg Lyon
2 DF Clare Hunt (1999-03-12)12 March 1999 (aged 25)200 Flag of France.svg Paris Saint-Germain
2 DF Kaitlyn Torpey (2000-03-17)17 March 2000 (aged 24)51 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Wave

3 MF Emily van Egmond (1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 31)14431 Flag of the United States.svg San Diego Wave
3 MF Tameka Yallop (1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 33)12313 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar
3 MF Katrina Gorry (1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 31)10717 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
3 MF Mary Fowler (2003-02-14)14 February 2003 (aged 21)5315 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
3 MF Kyra Cooney-Cross (2002-02-15)15 February 2002 (aged 22)450 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
3 MF Clare Wheeler (1998-01-14)14 January 1998 (aged 26)212 Flag of England.svg Everton

4 FW Caitlin Foord (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 29)12336 Flag of England.svg Arsenal
4 FW Hayley Raso (1994-09-05)5 September 1994 (aged 29)8718 Flag of Spain.svg Real Madrid
4 FW Michelle Heyman (1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 36)6626 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Canberra United
4 FW Cortnee Vine (1998-04-09)9 April 1998 (aged 26)293 Flag of the United States.svg North Carolina Courage
Unenrolled alternate players
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Lydia Williams (1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 36)1040 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Melbourne Victory
2 DF Courtney Nevin (2002-02-12)12 February 2002 (aged 22)270 Flag of England.svg Leicester City
2 DF Charlotte Grant (2001-09-20)20 September 2001 (aged 22)251 Flag of England.svg Tottenham Hotspur
4 FW Sharn Freier (2001-07-24)24 July 2001 (aged 23)20 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brisbane Roar

Germany

Head coach: Horst Hrubesch

United States

Head coach: Flag of England.svg Emma Hayes

Zambia

Head coach: Bruce Mwape

Group C

Brazil

Head coach: Arthur Elias

Japan

Japan named a squad of 18 players and 4 alternates for the tournament on 14 June 2024. [4]

Head coach: Futoshi Ikeda

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Ayaka Yamashita (1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 28)680 Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa
1 GK Chika Hirao (1996-12-31)31 December 1996 (aged 27)70 Flag of Japan.svg Albirex Niigata

2 DF Saki Kumagai (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 33)1502 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
2 DF Risa Shimizu (1996-06-15)15 June 1996 (aged 28)764 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
2 DF Moeka Minami (1998-12-07)7 December 1998 (aged 25)494 Flag of Italy.svg Roma
2 DF Hana Takahashi (2000-02-19)19 February 2000 (aged 24)243 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Reds
2 DF Hikaru Kitagawa (1997-05-10)10 May 1997 (aged 27)70 Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa
2 DF Tōko Koga (2006-01-06)6 January 2006 (aged 18)50 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Feyenoord

3 MF Yui Hasegawa (1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 27)8120 Flag of England.svg Manchester City
3 MF Fuka Nagano (1999-03-09)9 March 1999 (aged 25)361 Flag of England.svg Liverpool
3 MF Hinata Miyazawa (1999-11-28)28 November 1999 (aged 24)349 Flag of England.svg Manchester United
3 MF Honoka Hayashi (1998-05-19)19 May 1998 (aged 26)312 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
3 MF Kiko Seike (1996-08-08)8 August 1996 (aged 27)243 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Reds
3 MF Aoba Fujino (2004-01-27)27 January 2004 (aged 20)204 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo Verdy Beleza
3 MF Momoko Tanikawa (2005-05-07)7 May 2005 (aged 19)40 Flag of Sweden.svg Rosengård

4 FW Mina Tanaka (1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 30)7834 Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa
4 FW Riko Ueki (1999-07-30)30 July 1999 (aged 24)3311 Flag of England.svg West Ham United
4 FW Maika Hamano (2004-05-09)9 May 2004 (aged 20)70 Flag of England.svg Chelsea
Unenrolled alternate players
No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1 GK Shu Ohba (2002-07-11)11 July 2002 (aged 22)00 Flag of the United States.svg Ole Miss Rebels
2 DF Miyabi Moriya (1996-08-22)22 August 1996 (aged 27)72 Flag of Japan.svg INAC Kobe Leonessa
2 DF Rion Ishikawa (2003-07-04)4 July 2003 (aged 21)60 Flag of Japan.svg Urawa Reds
4 FW Remina Chiba (1999-04-30)30 April 1999 (aged 25)93 Flag of Germany.svg Eintracht Frankfurt

Nigeria

Head coach: Flag of the United States.svg Randy Waldrum

Spain

Head coach: Montserrat Tomé

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