FFA Media Release: Westfield Matildas FIFA Women's World Cup squad named
FFA Media Release: Westfield Matildas FIFA Women's World Cup squad named
SYDNEY
8 June 2011
Westfield Matildas Head Coach Tom Sermanni today announced his 21-player squad to compete in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Germany.
The Westfield Matildas squad contains 13 FIFA Women’s World Cup debutants and an average age of just under 22 making this team the youngest squad Australia has ever sent to a World Cup.
Seven players under the age of 20 have been selected in the squad including Westfield W-League Player of the Year Kyah Simon, Tameka Butt, 16-year-old Caitlin Foord and 17-year-old trio Emily van Egmond, Sam Kerr and Teigen Allen.
Star striker Lisa De Vanna has been selected in the squad following her efforts at the recent Gold Coast training camp and will join her teammates on June 14 in Sydney to travel to Germany.
“This has been one of the toughest selection processes I have ever had to go through and there were a lot of variables the coaching staff had to weigh up before selecting this final 21 player list,” said Sermanni.
“The camps have been incredibly competitive and players have emerged during this process that were not even on my list when we won the AFC Women’s Asian Cup last year.
“Overall I am very happy with the composition of the squad but it is incredibly difficult to have to leave certain players out.
“The team has changed dramatically in the past 18 months and as I said before the Asian Cup we will definitely go into this tournament with cautious optimism.”
The Westfield Matildas leave for Germany on June 14 to play in two training matches against Mexico (June 20 - Gottingen) and England (June 23 - Wolfsburg) prior to their first match against Brazil on June 29 (June 30, 2.15am AEST SBS ONE), before playing Equatorial Guinea on July 3 (10pm AEST SBS TWO) and Norway on July 6 (July 7, 2am AEST SBS ONE).
For more information visit www.footballaustralia.com.au or www.facebook.com.au/girlsfc
Westfield Matildas FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011 squad
Player
'A' Games
All Games
All Games
Age
Club
Teigen Allen
7 (0)
7 (0)
2010-2011
17
Sydney FC
Laura Alleway
2 (0)
2 (0)
2010-2011
21
Brisbane Roar
Melissa Barbieri
76 (0
83 (0)
2002–2010
31
Melbourne Victory
Tameka Butt
19 (1)
19 (1)
2007–2010
19
Brisbane Roar
Kim Carroll
38 (2)
40 (2)
2005–2011
23
Brisbane Roar
Lauren Colthorpe
49 (6)
49 (6)
2005–2010
25
Brisbane Roar
Lisa De Vanna
65 (24)
72 (24)
2004–2010
26
Brisbane Roar/magicJack
Casey Dumont
0 (0)
0 (0)
-
19
Brisbane Roar
Caitlin Foord
1 (1)
1 (1)
2011-
16
Sydney FC
Heather Garriock
119 (20)
128 (21)
1999–2010
28
Sydney FC/LdB Malmo
Elise Kellond-Knight
19 (0)
19 (0)
2007–2011
20
Brisbane Roar
Samantha Kerr
13 (3)
13 (3)
2009–2011
17
Perth Glory
Leena Khamis
16 (4)
16 (4)
2008–2011
24
Sydney FC
Collette McCallum
62 (9)
64 (9)
2005–2010
25
Perth Glory
Ellyse Perry
13 (2)
13 (2)
2007–2011
20
Canberra United
Clare Polkinghorne
43 (2)
43 (2)
2006–2011
24
Brisbane Roar
Sally Shipard
52 (3)
59 (4)
2004–2010
25
Canberra United
Kyah Simon
24 (4)
24 (4)
2007–2011
19
Sydney FC
Servet Uzunlar
20 (1)
20 (1)
2008–2011
21
Sydney FC
Emily van Egmond
3 (0)
3 (0)
2010-2011
17
Canberra United
Lydia Williams
24 (0)
24 (0)
2005–2011
23
Canberra United
Click here for the SBS television schedule for the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2011
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