U.S. Women’s National Team interim head coach Twila Kilgore has named the 23-player roster for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup, presented by Visa, taking place on April 6 and 9 in Atlanta and Columbus, Ohio, respectively
The roster includes 19 players from the squad that won the 2024 Concacaf W Gold Cup, defeating Brazil 1-0 in the championship game on March 10.
This SheBelieves Cup roster features 17 NWSL players who are at the start of their seasons and six that will come to Atlanta from Europe: Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC), Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain), Macario, Gaetino and Yohannes. All except for Fox play for clubs who are still alive in the quarterfinal round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
“This is an evolving team that is eager to get back together and continue progressing,” said Kilgore, who will coach her final two matches in this role before joining new USWNT head coach Emma Hayes’ staff as an assistant. “The W Gold Cup provided a lot of players with needed experiences and presented us with different adversities we had to overcome together. We will take all these experiences with us into SheBelieves and beyond. Of course, we’re thrilled to welcome back Mal and Cat and continue to incorporate some less experienced players into the mix.”
The roster includes the scorers of 14 of the USA’s 15 goals at the Concacaf W Gold Cup, led by tournament MVP Jaedyn Shaw (4 goals), Lindsey Horan (3), Alex Morgan (2), Olivia Moultrie (2), Jenna Nighswonger (2) and Sophia Smith (1).
U.S. WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION (CLUB) – 2024 SHEBELIEVES CUP
GOALKEEPERS (3): Jane Campbell (Houston Dash), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Courage), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars)
DEFENDERS (8): Abby Dahlkemper (San Diego Wave FC), Crystal Dunn (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Tierna Davidson (NY/NJ Gotham FC), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG), Eva Gaetino (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit), Jenna Nighswonger (NY/NJ Gotham FC)
MIDFIELDERS (6): Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA), Olivia Moultrie (Portland Thorns FC), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC), Lily Yohannes (AFC Ajax, NED)
FORWARDS (6): Catarina Macario (Chelsea FC, ENG), Alex Morgan (San Diego Wave FC), Trinity Rodman (Washington Spirit), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC), Sophia Smith (Portland Thorns FC), Mallory Swanson (Chicago Red Stars)
The USA will play the Semifinals on April 6 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, the USA (#4) will face Japan (#7) at 12:30 p.m. ET (TNT, Universo, Max & Peacock)
No comments