2017 Tournament of Nations squads

This article lists the squads for the 2017 Tournament of Nations, the inaugural edition of the Tournament of Nations. The cup consisted of a series of friendly games, and was held in the United States from 27 July to 3 August 2017. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 27 July 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

Australia

Coach: Alen Stajcic

The final squad was announced on 17 July 2017.^[1] Following the second match of the tournament, Lydia Williams suffered an injury and was replaced by Teagan Micah.^[2]^[3]^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Lydia Williams	(1988-05-13)13 May 1988 (aged 29)	60	0	Houston Dash
2	2DF	Gema Simon	(1990-07-19)19 July 1990 (aged 27)	8	0	Avaldsnes
3	2DF	Caitlin Cooper	(1988-02-12)12 February 1988 (aged 29)	7	1	Illawarra Stingrays
4	2DF	Clare Polkinghorne	(1989-02-01)1 February 1989 (aged 28)	95	7	Brisbane Roar
5	2DF	Laura Alleway	(1989-11-28)28 November 1989 (aged 27)	48	2	Unattached
6	3MF	Chloe Logarzo	(1994-12-22)22 December 1994 (aged 22)	12	0	Avaldsnes
7	2DF	Steph Catley	(1994-01-26)26 January 1994 (aged 23)	57	2	Orlando Pride
8	3MF	Elise Kellond-Knight	(1990-08-10)10 August 1990 (aged 26)	80	1	Turbine Potsdam
9	4FW	Caitlin Foord	(1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (aged 22)	53	8	Vegalta Sendai
10	3MF	Emily van Egmond	(1993-07-12)12 July 1993 (aged 24)	61	14	VfL Wolfsburg
11	4FW	Lisa De Vanna	(1984-11-14)14 November 1984 (aged 32)	121	40	South Melbourne
13	3MF	Tameka Butt	(1991-06-16)16 June 1991 (aged 26)	56	7	Klepp
14	2DF	Alanna Kennedy	(1995-01-21)21 January 1995 (aged 22)	52	3	Orlando Pride
15	4FW	Emily Gielnik	(1992-05-13)13 May 1992 (aged 25)	13	4	Avaldsnes
16	4FW	Hayley Raso	(1994-09-15)15 September 1994 (aged 22)	16	1	Portland Thorns
17	4FW	Princess Ibini	(2000-01-31)31 January 2000 (aged 17)	0	0	FNSW NTC
18	1GK	Mackenzie Arnold	(1994-02-25)25 February 1994 (aged 23)	12	0	Brisbane Roar
18	1GK	Teagan Micah	(1997-10-20)20 October 1997 (aged 19)	0	0	UCLA Bruins
19	3MF	Katrina Gorry	(1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 24)	52	13	Vegalta Sendai
20	4FW	Sam Kerr	(1993-09-10)10 September 1993 (aged 23)	50	8	Sky Blue
21	2DF	Ellie Carpenter	(2000-04-28)28 April 2000 (aged 17)	7	1	Western Sydney Wanderers
22	3MF	Alex Chidiac	(1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 18)	3	0	Adelaide City

Brazil

Coach: Emily Lima

The final squad was announced on 10 July 2017.^[5]^[6]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Bárbara	(1988-07-04)4 July 1988 (aged 29)	31	0	Kindermann
2	2DF	Maurine	(1986-01-14)14 January 1986 (aged 31)	27	5	Santos
3	2DF	Bruna Benites	(1985-10-16)16 October 1985 (aged 31)	43	5	Houston Dash
5	3MF	Djenifer	(1995-06-25)25 June 1995 (aged 22)	3	0	Iranduba
6	2DF	Tamires	(1987-10-10)10 October 1987 (aged 29)	56	4	Fortuna Hjørring
7	3MF	Gabi Nunes	(1997-03-10)10 March 1997 (aged 20)	7	0	Corinthians/Audax
8	3MF	Maria	(1993-07-07)7 July 1993 (aged 24)	8	0	Santos
9	3MF	Debinha	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 25)	47	17	North Carolina Courage
10	4FW	Marta	(1986-02-19)19 February 1986 (aged 31)	38	20	Orlando Pride
12	1GK	Dani Neuhaus	(1993-03-21)21 March 1993 (aged 24)	0	0	Santos
13	2DF	Andréia Rosa	(1984-07-08)8 July 1984 (aged 33)	9	0	Avaldsnes
14	4FW	Chú	(1990-02-27)27 February 1990 (aged 27)	10	0	São José
15	2DF	Letícia Santos	(1994-12-02)2 December 1994 (aged 22)	4	0	SC Sand
16	4FW	Bia Zaneratto	(1993-12-17)17 December 1993 (aged 23)	40	11	Incheon Hyundai Steel Red Angels
17	3MF	Andressinha	(1995-05-01)1 May 1995 (aged 22)	46	5	Houston Dash
18	3MF	Francielle	(1989-10-18)18 October 1989 (aged 27)	11	1	Avaldsnes
19	4FW	Ludmila	(1994-12-01)1 December 1994 (aged 22)	1	1	São José
20	3MF	Camila	(1994-10-10)10 October 1994 (aged 22)	8	0	Orlando Pride
21	2DF	Mônica	(1987-04-21)21 April 1987 (aged 30)	38	4	Orlando Pride
22	2DF	Jucinara	(1993-08-03)3 August 1993 (aged 23)	3	0	Corinthians/Audax

Japan

Coach: Asako Takakura

The final squad was announced on 14 July 2017. On 21 July 2017, Kaede Nakamura withdrew due to injury and was replaced with Miho Manya.^[7]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sakiko Ikeda	(1992-09-08)8 September 1992 (aged 24)			Urawa Red Diamonds
2	2DF	Hikari Takagi	(1993-05-21)21 May 1993 (aged 24)			Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara
3	2DF	Aya Sameshima	(1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 30)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
4	2DF	Miho Manya	(1996-11-05)5 November 1996 (aged 20)			Vegalta Sendai
5	3MF	Madoka Haji	(1988-07-08)8 July 1988 (aged 29)	0	0	Iga FC Kunoichi
6	3MF	Rumi Utsugi	(1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 28)			Seattle Reign
7	3MF	Emi Nakajima	(1990-09-27)27 September 1990 (aged 26)			INAC Kobe Leonessa
8	2DF	Riho Sakamoto	(1992-07-07)7 July 1992 (aged 25)	0	0	AC Nagano Parceiro
9	4FW	Kumi Yokoyama	(1993-08-13)13 August 1993 (aged 23)			1. FFC Frankfurt
10	3MF	Mizuho Sakaguchi	(1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 29)			Nippon TV Beleza
11	4FW	Mina Tanaka	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 23)			Nippon TV Beleza
12	3MF	Hikaru Naomoto	(1994-03-03)3 March 1994 (aged 23)			Urawa Red Diamonds
13	4FW	Yuika Sugasawa	(1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 26)			Urawa Red Diamonds
14	3MF	Yu Nakasato	(1994-07-14)14 July 1994 (aged 23)			Nippon TV Beleza
15	4FW	Yuka Momiki	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 21)			Nippon TV Beleza
16	3MF	Rin Sumida	(1996-01-12)12 January 1996 (aged 21)			Nippon TV Beleza
17	3MF	Yui Hasegawa	(1997-01-29)29 January 1997 (aged 20)			Nippon TV Beleza
18	1GK	Ayaka Yamashita	(1995-09-29)29 September 1995 (aged 21)			Nippon TV Beleza
19	2DF	Hikaru Kitagawa	(1997-05-10)10 May 1997 (aged 20)			Urawa Red Diamonds
20	2DF	Ayumi Oya	(1994-11-08)8 November 1994 (aged 22)			Ehime
21	1GK	Ayaka Saitō	(1991-08-26)26 August 1991 (aged 25)	0	0	Vegalta Sendai
22	4FW	Shiho Tomari	(1990-03-26)26 March 1990 (aged 27)	0	0	AC Nagano Parceiro
23	2DF	Nana Ichise	(1997-08-04)4 August 1997 (aged 19)			Vegalta Sendai

United States

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 20 July 2017.^[8]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 29)	15	0	Chicago Red Stars
2	4FW	Sydney Leroux	(1990-05-07)May 7, 1990 (aged 27)	75	35	Kansas City
3	3MF	Sam Mewis	(1992-10-09)October 9, 1992 (aged 24)	25	4	North Carolina Courage
4	2DF	Becky Sauerbrunn	(1985-06-06)June 6, 1985 (aged 32)	126	0	Kansas City
5	2DF	Kelley O'Hara	(1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 28)	96	2	Sky Blue
6	3MF	Morgan Brian	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 24)	66	6	Houston Dash
7	2DF	Abby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 24)	4	0	North Carolina Courage
8	2DF	Julie Ertz	(1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 25)	49	8	Chicago Red Stars
9	4FW	Lindsey Horan	(1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 23)	35	3	Portland Thorns
10	3MF	Carli Lloyd	(1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 35)	239	97	Houston Dash
11	2DF	Ali Krieger	(1984-07-28)July 28, 1984 (aged 32)	98	1	Orlando Pride
12	4FW	Lynn Williams	(1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 24)	8	2	North Carolina Courage
13	4FW	Alex Morgan	(1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 28)	125	73	Orlando Pride
14	2DF	Casey Short	(1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 26)	10	0	Chicago Red Stars
15	3MF	Megan Rapinoe	(1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 32)	121	31	Seattle Reign
16	2DF	Taylor Smith	(1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	North Carolina Courage
17	3MF	Margaret Purce	(1995-09-18)September 18, 1995 (aged 21)	0	0	Boston Breakers
18	1GK	Jane Campbell	(1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (aged 22)	1	0	Houston Dash
19	4FW	Crystal Dunn	(1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 25)	52	22	Chelsea
20	3MF	Allie Long	(1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 29)	27	5	Portland Thorns
21	1GK	Abby Smith	(1993-10-04)October 4, 1993 (aged 23)	0	0	Boston Breakers
22	4FW	Mallory Pugh	(1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 19)	23	4	Washington Spirit
23	4FW	Christen Press	(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 28)	87	42	Chicago Red Stars

Player representation

By club

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
7	Nippon TV Beleza, Orlando Pride
6	Houston Dash
5	Vegalta Sendai, Avaldsnes, North Carolina Courage
4	Urawa Red Diamonds, Chicago Red Stars
3	Santos, Portland Thorns

By club nationality

Players	Clubs
35	United States
23	Japan
9	Brazil
7	Australia
6	Norway
4	Germany
1	Denmark, England, South Korea

By club federation

Players	Federation
35	CONCACAF
31	AFC
12	UEFA
9	CONMEBOL

By representatives of domestic league

National squad	Players
United States	22
Japan	21
Brazil	9
Australia	7

References

^ "Strong Westfield Matildas squad for Tournament of Nations". Football Federation Australia. July 17, 2017.
^ Matildas [@TheMatildas] (August 4, 2017). "Lydia Williams has been withdrawn from the match day squad due to a quad injury, she has been replaced by Teagan Micah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
^ Purdy, Jacqueline (August 3, 2017). "Lydia Williams to miss a month because of injury; Henninger signed as GK replacement". National Women's Soccer League.
^ Bacic, Angela (April 2, 2019). "Micah taking Matildas opportunity with both hands". FTBL. The Women's Game. The Redcliffe native was previously called up to the squad during the 2017 Tournament of Nations after Lydia Williams was injured during a match.
^ "Emily Lima convoca para Torneio das Nações" [Emily Lima calls-up for Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 10, 2017.
^ "Seleção Feminina: perfil das 20 convocadas" [Women's Team: profile of the 20 players selected] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 25, 2017.
^ "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad, schedule - 2017 Tournament of Nations (7/27-8/3＠USA)". Japan Football Association. July 14, 2017.
^ Cleverly, Garrett (July 20, 2017). "23-Player USWNT Roster Named For 2017 Tournament of Nations in San Diego & Los Angeles". Soccer Nation.

[1] "Strong Westfield Matildas squad for Tournament of Nations". Football Federation Australia. July 17, 2017.

[2] Matildas [@TheMatildas] (August 4, 2017). "Lydia Williams has been withdrawn from the match day squad due to a quad injury, she has been replaced by Teagan Micah" (Tweet) – via Twitter.

[3] Purdy, Jacqueline (August 3, 2017). "Lydia Williams to miss a month because of injury; Henninger signed as GK replacement". National Women's Soccer League.

[4] Bacic, Angela (April 2, 2019). "Micah taking Matildas opportunity with both hands". FTBL. The Women's Game. The Redcliffe native was previously called up to the squad during the 2017 Tournament of Nations after Lydia Williams was injured during a match.

[5] "Emily Lima convoca para Torneio das Nações" [Emily Lima calls-up for Tournament of Nations] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 10, 2017.

[6] "Seleção Feminina: perfil das 20 convocadas" [Women's Team: profile of the 20 players selected] (in Portuguese). Brazilian Football Confederation. July 25, 2017.

[7] "Nadeshiko Japan (Japan Women's National Team) squad, schedule - 2017 Tournament of Nations (7/27-8/3＠USA)". Japan Football Association. July 14, 2017.

[8] Cleverly, Garrett (July 20, 2017). "23-Player USWNT Roster Named For 2017 Tournament of Nations in San Diego & Los Angeles". Soccer Nation.

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