Two of the U.S. girls’s nationwide group’s harmful attacking gamers are again within the fold after prolonged absences away.
Catarina Macario and Mallory Swanson headlined Twila Kilgore’s 23-player roster for the 2024 SheBelieves Cup, U.S. Soccer introduced Tuesday. Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium and Columbus’ Decrease.com Discipline will host matches between the USWNT, Brazil, Canada, and Japan on April 6 and 9 respectively.
The Individuals tackle Japan on April 6 and can both play within the championship, or third place match on April 9.
“That is an evolving group that’s desirous to get again collectively and proceed progressing,” stated Kilgore who will coach in her ultimate two matches as interim head coach earlier than becoming a member of Emma Hayes’ workers as an assistant this summer season.
“The W Gold Cup supplied loads of gamers with wanted experiences and offered us with completely different adversities we needed to overcome collectively. We are going to take all these experiences with us into SheBelieves and past. After all, we’re thrilled to welcome again Mal and Cat and proceed to include some much less skilled gamers into the combo.”
Swanson and Macario are each again in USWNT motion after being sidelined long-term as a consequence of respective accidents. The 25-year-old Swanson has been sidelined since struggling a serious knee harm in April 2023.
Macario, 24, is again enjoying at membership degree for English aspect Chelsea after additionally lacking the 2023 FIFA Girls’s World Cup as a consequence of a knee harm. She has scored two objectives and added one help since her return from harm.
A number of veteran gamers have additionally been named in Kilgore’s roster together with Alex Morgan, Lindsey Horan, and Abby Dahlkemper. 21-year-old Paris Saint-Germain defender Eva Gaetino and 16-year-old Ajax midfielder Lily Yohannes have obtained their first senior call-ups as properly for the match.
Here’s a nearer take a look at the complete USWNT roster:
GOALKEEPERS: Jane Campbell (Houston Sprint), Casey Murphy (North Carolina Braveness), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Crimson Stars)
DEFENDERS: 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: 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: 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 Crimson Stars)