2018 SheBelieves Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 2018 SheBelieves Cup, the 3rd 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 2018. The four national teams involved in the tournament registered a squad of 23 players.

The age listed for each player is on 1 March 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[edit]

England[edit]

Coach: Phil Neville

The final squad was announced on 20 February 2018.^[1] On 24 February 2018, Steph Houghton, Karen Carney, and Jordan Nobbs withdrew due to injuries and were replaced by Rachel Daly, Abbie McManus, and Georgia Stanway.^[2]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Karen Bardsley	(1984-10-14)14 October 1984 (aged 33)	Manchester City
2	2DF	Lucy Bronze (captain)	(1991-10-28)28 October 1991 (aged 26)	Lyon
3	2DF	Demi Stokes	(1991-12-12)12 December 1991 (aged 26)	Manchester City
4	3MF	Fara Williams	(1984-01-25)25 January 1984 (aged 34)	Reading
5	2DF	Anita Asante	(1985-04-27)27 April 1985 (aged 32)	Chelsea
6	2DF	Millie Bright	(1993-08-21)21 August 1993 (aged 24)	Chelsea
7	4FW	Nikita Parris	(1994-03-10)10 March 1994 (aged 23)	Manchester City
8	3MF	Jill Scott	(1987-02-02)2 February 1987 (aged 31)	Manchester City
9	4FW	Jodie Taylor	(1986-05-17)17 May 1986 (aged 31)	Melbourne City
10	4FW	Fran Kirby	(1993-06-29)29 June 1993 (aged 24)	Chelsea
11	4FW	Toni Duggan	(1991-07-25)25 July 1991 (aged 26)	Barcelona
12	2DF	Hannah Blundell	(1994-05-25)25 May 1994 (aged 23)	Chelsea
13	1GK	Siobhan Chamberlain	(1983-08-15)15 August 1983 (aged 34)	Liverpool
14	2DF	Alex Greenwood	(1993-09-07)7 September 1993 (aged 24)	Liverpool
15	2DF	Abbie McManus	(1993-01-14)14 January 1993 (aged 25)	Manchester City
16	3MF	Izzy Christiansen	(1991-09-20)20 September 1991 (aged 26)	Manchester City
17	2DF	Rachel Daly	(1991-12-06)6 December 1991 (aged 26)	Houston Dash
18	4FW	Ellen White	(1989-05-09)9 May 1989 (aged 28)	Birmingham City
19	4FW	Melissa Lawley	(1994-04-28)28 April 1994 (aged 23)	Manchester City
20	4FW	Georgia Stanway	(1999-01-03)3 January 1999 (aged 19)	Manchester City
21	1GK	Carly Telford	(1987-07-07)7 July 1987 (aged 30)	Chelsea
22	3MF	Keira Walsh	(1997-04-08)8 April 1997 (aged 20)	Manchester City
23	2DF	Gabrielle George	(1997-02-02)2 February 1997 (aged 21)	Everton

France[edit]

Coach: Corinne Diacre

The final squad was announced on 20 February 2018.^[3]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Karima Benameur	(1989-04-13)13 April 1989 (aged 28)	Paris FC
2	2DF	Aïssatou Tounkara	(1995-03-16)16 March 1995 (aged 22)	Paris FC
3	2DF	Ève Périsset	(1994-12-24)24 December 1994 (aged 23)	Paris Saint-Germain
4	2DF	Laura Georges	(1984-08-20)20 August 1984 (aged 33)	Bayern Munich
5	2DF	Estelle Cascarino	(1997-02-05)5 February 1997 (aged 21)	Paris FC
6	3MF	Amandine Henry (captain)	(1989-09-28)28 September 1989 (aged 28)	Lyon
7	2DF	Amel Majri	(1993-01-25)25 January 1993 (aged 25)	Lyon
8	3MF	Maéva Clemaron	(1992-11-10)10 November 1992 (aged 25)	Fleury
9	4FW	Eugénie Le Sommer	(1989-05-18)18 May 1989 (aged 28)	Lyon
10	3MF	Aminata Diallo	(1995-04-03)3 April 1995 (aged 22)	Paris Saint-Germain
11	4FW	Ouleymata Sarr	(1995-10-08)8 October 1995 (aged 22)	Lille
12	3MF	Gaëtane Thiney	(1985-10-28)28 October 1985 (aged 32)	Paris FC
13	4FW	Valérie Gauvin	(1996-06-01)1 June 1996 (aged 21)	Montpellier
14	4FW	Faustine Robert	(1994-05-18)18 May 1994 (aged 23)	Guingamp
15	4FW	Marie-Charlotte Léger	(1996-03-13)13 March 1996 (aged 21)	Montpellier
16	1GK	Sarah Bouhaddi	(1986-10-17)17 October 1986 (aged 31)	Lyon
17	2DF	Marion Torrent	(1992-04-17)17 April 1992 (aged 25)	Montpellier
18	4FW	Viviane Asseyi	(1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (aged 24)	Marseille
19	2DF	Griedge Mbock Bathy	(1995-02-26)26 February 1995 (aged 23)	Lyon
20	3MF	Kadidiatou Diani	(1995-04-01)1 April 1995 (aged 22)	Paris Saint-Germain
21	1GK	Solène Durand	(1994-11-20)20 November 1994 (aged 23)	Guingamp
22	2DF	Sakina Karchaoui	(1996-01-26)26 January 1996 (aged 22)	Montpellier
23	3MF	Grace Geyoro	(1997-07-02)2 July 1997 (aged 20)	Paris Saint-Germain

Germany[edit]

Coach: Steffi Jones

The final squad was announced on 12 February 2018.^[4]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Almuth Schult	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 27)			VfL Wolfsburg
2	2DF	Johanna Elsig	(1992-11-01)1 November 1992 (aged 25)			Turbine Potsdam
3	2DF	Kathrin Hendrich	(1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 25)			1. FFC Frankfurt
4	2DF	Leonie Maier	(1992-09-29)29 September 1992 (aged 25)			Bayern Munich
5	2DF	Babett Peter	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 29)			VfL Wolfsburg
7	2DF	Jacqueline Klasen	(1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 24)			SGS Essen
8	3MF	Lena Goeßling	(1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 31)			VfL Wolfsburg
9	4FW	Mandy Islacker	(1988-08-08)8 August 1988 (aged 29)			Bayern Munich
10	3MF	Dzsenifer Marozsán	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 25)			Lyon
11	4FW	Alexandra Popp	(1991-04-06)6 April 1991 (aged 26)			VfL Wolfsburg
12	1GK	Laura Benkarth	(1992-10-14)14 October 1992 (aged 25)			SC Freiburg
13	3MF	Sara Däbritz	(1995-02-15)15 February 1995 (aged 23)			Bayern Munich
14	2DF	Anna Blässe	(1987-02-27)27 February 1987 (aged 31)			VfL Wolfsburg
15	2DF	Sara Doorsoun	(1991-11-17)17 November 1991 (aged 26)			SGS Essen
16	3MF	Linda Dallmann	(1994-09-02)2 September 1994 (aged 23)			SGS Essen
17	2DF	Verena Faißt	(1989-05-22)22 May 1989 (aged 28)			Bayern Munich
19	4FW	Svenja Huth	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 27)			Turbine Potsdam
20	3MF	Lina Magull	(1994-08-15)15 August 1994 (aged 23)			SC Freiburg
21	1GK	Carina Schlüter	(1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 21)			SC Sand
22	3MF	Tabea Kemme	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 26)			Turbine Potsdam
23	4FW	Hasret Kayikçi	(1991-11-06)6 November 1991 (aged 26)			SC Freiburg
26	3MF	Sharon Beck	(1995-03-22)22 March 1995 (aged 22)	0	0	1899 Hoffenheim
27	4FW	Lea Schüller	(1997-11-12)12 November 1997 (aged 20)			SGS Essen

United States[edit]

Coach: Jill Ellis

The final squad was announced on 23 February 2018.^[5]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Alyssa Naeher	(1988-04-20)April 20, 1988 (aged 29)	24	0	Chicago Red Stars
2	2DF	Casey Short	(1990-08-23)August 23, 1990 (aged 27)	19	0	Chicago Red Stars
3	3MF	Andi Sullivan	(1995-12-20)December 20, 1995 (aged 22)	8	0	Washington Spirit
5	2DF	Kelley O'Hara	(1988-08-04)August 4, 1988 (aged 29)	105	2	Utah Royals
6	3MF	Morgan Brian	(1993-02-26)February 26, 1993 (aged 25)	69	6	Lyon
7	2DF	Abby Dahlkemper	(1993-05-13)May 13, 1993 (aged 24)	14	0	North Carolina Courage
8	3MF	Julie Ertz	(1992-04-06)April 6, 1992 (aged 25)	58	15	Chicago Red Stars
9	3MF	Lindsey Horan	(1994-05-26)May 26, 1994 (aged 23)	44	4	Portland Thorns
10	3MF	Carli Lloyd (captain)	(1982-07-16)July 16, 1982 (aged 35)	247	98	Sky Blue
11	4FW	Mallory Pugh	(1998-04-29)April 29, 1998 (aged 19)	30	8	Washington Spirit
12	4FW	Lynn Williams	(1993-05-21)May 21, 1993 (aged 24)	16	4	North Carolina Courage
13	4FW	Alex Morgan	(1989-07-02)July 2, 1989 (aged 28)	135	81	Orlando Pride
14	2DF	Sofia Huerta	(1992-12-14)December 14, 1992 (aged 25)	3	0	Chicago Red Stars
15	4FW	Megan Rapinoe	(1985-07-05)July 5, 1985 (aged 32)	130	34	Seattle Reign
16	2DF	Emily Sonnett	(1993-11-25)November 25, 1993 (aged 24)	13	0	Portland Thorns
17	2DF	Tierna Davidson	(1998-11-19)November 19, 1998 (aged 19)	1	0	Stanford Cardinal
18	1GK	Jane Campbell	(1995-02-17)February 17, 1995 (aged 23)	2	0	Houston Dash
19	4FW	Crystal Dunn	(1992-07-03)July 3, 1992 (aged 25)	58	23	North Carolina Courage
20	3MF	Allie Long	(1987-08-13)August 13, 1987 (aged 30)	33	6	Seattle Reign
21	4FW	Savannah McCaskill	(1996-07-31)July 31, 1996 (aged 21)	1	0	Sky Blue
22	2DF	Taylor Smith	(1993-12-01)December 1, 1993 (aged 24)	8	0	Washington Spirit
23	4FW	Christen Press	(1988-12-29)December 29, 1988 (aged 29)	97	44	Houston Dash
24	1GK	Ashlyn Harris	(1985-10-19)October 19, 1985 (aged 32)	14	0	Orlando Pride

Player representation[edit]

By club[edit]

Clubs with 3 or more players represented are listed.

Players	Club
9	Manchester City
8	Lyon
5	Chelsea, Bayern Munich, VfL Wolfsburg
4	Montpellier, Paris FC, Paris Saint-Germain, Essen, Chicago Red Stars
3	Freiburg, Turbine Potsdam, Houston Dash, North Carolina Courage, Washington Spirit

By club nationality[edit]

Players	Clubs
25	France
23	Germany, United States
19	England
1	Australia, Spain

By club federation[edit]

Players	Federation
68	UEFA
23	CONCACAF
1	AFC

By representatives of domestic league[edit]

National squad	Players
France	22
Germany	22
United States	22
England	19

References[edit]

^ "Phil Neville names England squad for SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. February 20, 2018.
^ "Steph Houghton, Karen Carney and Jordan Nobbs to miss SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. February 24, 2018.
^ "Corinne Diacre names France squad for SheBelieves Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. February 20, 2018.
^ "Nach Streit mit Jones: Goeßling kehrt zu DFB-Frauen zurück" [After an argument with Jones: Goeßling returns to DFB women] (in German). Eurosport. February 12, 2018.
^ "Ellis Names 23-Player Roster for 2018 SheBelieves Cup". United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2018.

[1] "Phil Neville names England squad for SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. February 20, 2018.

[2] "Steph Houghton, Karen Carney and Jordan Nobbs to miss SheBelieves Cup". The Football Association. February 24, 2018.

[3] "Corinne Diacre names France squad for SheBelieves Cup 2018". Women's Soccer United. February 20, 2018.

[4] "Nach Streit mit Jones: Goeßling kehrt zu DFB-Frauen zurück" [After an argument with Jones: Goeßling returns to DFB women] (in German). Eurosport. February 12, 2018.

[5] "Ellis Names 23-Player Roster for 2018 SheBelieves Cup". United States Soccer Federation. February 23, 2018.

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