2012 Algarve Cup squads
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This article lists the squads for the 2012 Algarve Cup, held in Portugal. The 12 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players; only players in these squads were eligible to take part in the tournament.
Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. Number of caps, players' club teams and players' age as of 29 February 2012 – the tournament's opening day.
Group A
China
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Germany
Coach: Silvia Neid
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Nadine Angerer (c) | 10 November 1978 (aged 33) | 107 | 0 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 2 | DF | Bianca Schmidt | 23 January 1990 (aged 22) | 21 | 0 |  1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
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| 3 | DF | Saskia Bartusiak | 9 September 1982 (aged 29) | 50 | 0 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 4 | DF | Babett Peter | 12 May 1988 (aged 23) | 60 | 4 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
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| 5 | DF | Annike Krahn | 1 July 1985 (aged 26) | 74 | 4 | FCR 2001 Duisburg
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| 7 | MF | Melanie Behringer | 18 November 1985 (aged 26) | 74 | 21 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 9 | FW | Alexandra Popp | 6 April 1991 (aged 20) | 22 | 14 | FCR 2001 Duisburg
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| 10 | MF | Linda Bresonik | 7 December 1983 (aged 28) | 72 | 7 | FCR 2001 Duisburg
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| 11 | FW | Anja Mittag | 16 May 1985 (aged 26) | 71 | 11 |  LdB FC Malmö
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| 12 | GK | Almuth Schult | 9 February 1991 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
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| 13 | MF | Célia Okoyino da Mbabi
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27 June 1988 (aged 23) | 62 | 17 | SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
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| 14 | MF | Dzsenifer Marozsán | 18 April 1992 (aged 19) | 4 | 1 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 15 | DF | Verena Faißt
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22 May 1989 (aged 22) | 8 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 16 | MF | Lena Lotzen | 11 September 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | FC Bayern Munich
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| 17 | MF | Viola Odebrecht | 11 February 1983 (aged 29) | 33 | 1 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
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| 18 | MF | Svenja Huth | 25 January 1991 (aged 21) | 2 | 0 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 19 | MF | Fatmire Bajramaj
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1 April 1988 (aged 23) | 55 | 12 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 20 | MF | Lena Goeßling | 8 March 1986 (aged 25) | 31 | 2 | VfL Wolfsburg
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| 21 | GK | Kathrin Längert | 14 December 1991 (aged 20) | 0 | 0 | FC Bayern Munich
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| 22 | DF | Tabea Kemme | 8 September 1989 (aged 22) | 0 | 0 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
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| 23 | DF | Josephine Henning | 8 September 1989 (aged 22) | 2 | 0 | VfL Wolfsburg
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Iceland
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Sweden
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Group B
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Japan
Coach: Norio Sasaki
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Ayumi Kaihori | 4 September 1986 (aged 25) | 27 | 0 | INAC Leonessa
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| 2 | DF | Yukari Kinga | 2 May 1984 (aged 27) | 72 | 4 | INAC Leonessa
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| 3 | DF | Azusa Iwashimizu | 14 October 1986 (aged 25) | 74 | 8 | NTV Beleza
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| 4 | DF | Saki Kumagai | 17 October 1990 (aged 21) | 33 | 0 | 1. FFC Frankfurt
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| 5 | DF | Aya Sameshima | 16 June 1987 (aged 24) | 38 | 2 | Montpellier HSC
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| 6 | MF | Mizuho Sakaguchi | 15 October 1987 (aged 24) | 47 | 16 | NTV Beleza
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| 7 | FW | Kozue Ando | 9 July 1982 (aged 29) | 97 | 17 | FCR 2001 Duisburg
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| 8 | MF | Aya Miyama (c) | 28 January 1985 (aged 27) | 104 | 26 |  Okayama Yunogo Belle
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| 9 | MF | Nahomi Kawasumi | 23 September 1985 (aged 26) | 23 | 6 | INAC Leonessa
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| 10 | MF | Homare Sawa | 6 September 1978 (aged 33) | 176 | 80 | INAC Leonessa
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| 11 | FW | Shinobu Ohno | 23 January 1984 (aged 28) | 97 | 36 | INAC Leonessa
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| 12 | GK | Miho Fukumoto | 2 October 1983 (aged 28) | 56 | 0 | Okayama Yunogo Belle
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| 13 | DF | Rumi Utsugi | 5 December 1988 (aged 23) | 47 | 5 | Montpellier HSC
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| 14 | DF | Asuna Tanaka | 23 April 1988 (aged 23) | 6 | 2 | INAC Leonessa
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| 15 | DF | Saori Ariyoshi | 1 November 1987 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | NTV Beleza
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| 16 | MF | Kanako Itō
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20 July 1983 (aged 28) | 9 | 2 | NTV Beleza
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| 17 | FW | Yūki Nagasato | 15 July 1987 (aged 24) | 75 | 32 | 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
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| 18 | MF | Nanase Kiryū
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31 October 1989 (aged 22) | 3 | 0 | NTV Beleza
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| 19 | FW | Megumi Takase | 10 November 1990 (aged 21) | 19 | 4 | INAC Leonessa
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| 20 | FW | Yuika Sugasawa | 5 October 1990 (aged 21) | 6 | 0 | Albirex Niigata Ladies
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| 21 | FW | Mai Kyōkawa
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28 December 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | INAC Leonessa
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Norway
Coach: Eli Landsem
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Ingrid Hjelmseth | 10 April 1980 (aged 31) | 52 | 0 |  Stabæk
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| GK | Christine Colombo Nilsen | 30 April 1982 (aged 29) | 9 | 0 | Vålerenga
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| DF | Maren Mjelde | 6 November 1989 (aged 22) | 39 | 1 | Arna-Bjørnar
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| Toril Hetland Akerhaugen | 5 March 1982 (aged 29) | 30 | 0 | Stabæk
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| MF | Leni Larsen Kaurin | 21 March 1981 (aged 30) | 83 | 4 | VfL Wolfsburg
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| MF | Gry Tofte Ims | 2 March 1986 (aged 25) | 14 | 1 | Klepp
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| MF | Ingvild Stensland | 3 August 1981 (aged 30) | 110 | 7 | Stabæk
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| DF | Trine Bjerke Rønning
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14 June 1982 (aged 29) | 119 | 20 | Stabæk
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| FW | Emilie Haavi | 16 June 1992 (aged 19) | 14 | 5 | Røa
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| 9 | FW | Isabell Herlovsen | 23 June 1988 (aged 23) | 71 | 22 | Lillestrøm
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| FW | Elise Thorsnes | 14 August 1988 (aged 23) | 46 | 7 | Røa
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| FW | Cecilie Pedersen | 14 September 1990 (aged 21) | 24 | 8 | Lillestrøm
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| DF | Melissa Wiik | 7 February 1985 (aged 27) | 58 | 15 | Stabæk
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| MF | Marita Skammelsrud Lund | 29 January 1989 (aged 23) | 27 | 2 | Lillestrøm
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| MF | Madeleine Giske | 14 September 1987 (aged 24) | 22 | 1 | Røa
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| FW | Ingvild Isaksen | 10 February 1989 (aged 23) | 14 | 0 | Kolbotn
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| MF | Kristine Wigdahl Hegland
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8 August 1992 (aged 19) | 4 | 0 | Arna-Bjornar
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| DF | Nora Holstad Berge | 26 March 1987 (aged 24) | 9 | 0 | Linköpings FC
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| GK | Caroline Knutsen | 21 November 1983 (aged 28) | 5 | 0 | Røa
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| Caroline Graham Hansen | 18 February 1995 (aged 17) | 3 | 0 | Stabæk
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| Ingrid Moe Wold | 29 January 1990 (aged 22) | 1 | 0 | Lillestrøm
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Source:[1]
United States
Coach: Pia Sundhage
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Hope Solo | 30 July 1981 (aged 30) | 104 | 0 | Unattached |
| 2 | DF | Heather Mitts | 9 June 1978 (aged 33) | 119 | 2 | Unattached |
| 3 | DF | Christie Rampone (c )
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24 June 1975 (aged 36) | 245 | 4 | Unattached |
| 4 | DF | Becky Sauerbrunn | 6 June 1985 (aged 26) | 15 | 0 | Sky Blue FC
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| 5 | DF | Kelley O'Hara | 4 August 1988 (aged 23) | 7 | 0 |  Atlanta Beat
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| 6 | DF | Amy LePeilbet | 12 March 1982 (aged 29) | 57 | 0 | Atlanta Beat
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| 7 | MF | Shannon Boxx | 29 June 1977 (aged 34) | 154 | 22 | Unattached |
| 8 | MF | Amy Rodriguez | 17 February 1987 (aged 25) | 74 | 22 | Unattached |
| 9 | MF | Heather O'Reilly | 2 January 1985 (aged 27) | 153 | 33 | Sky Blue FC
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| 10 | MF | Carli Lloyd | 16 July 1982 (aged 29) | 120 | 29 | Atlanta Beat
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| 12 | FW | Lauren Cheney
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30 September 1987 (aged 24) | 52 | 17 | Unattached |
| 13 | FW | Alex Morgan | 2 July 1989 (aged 22) | 28 | 10 | Western New York Flash
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| 11 | FW | Sydney Leroux | 7 May 1990 (aged 21) | 1 | 0 | Atlanta Beat
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| 15 | MF | Megan Rapinoe | 5 July 1985 (aged 26) | 39 | 11 | Unattached |
| 16 | MF | Lori Lindsey | 19 March 1980 (aged 31) | 24 | 0 | Western New York Flash
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| 17 | MF | Tobin Heath | 29 May 1988 (aged 23) | 35 | 4 | Unattached |
| 18 | GK | Nicole Barnhart | 10 October 1981 (aged 30) | 41 | 0 | Unattached |
| 19 | DF | Rachel Buehler
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26 August 1985 (aged 26) | 68 | 3 | Atlanta Beat
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| 20 | FW | Abby Wambach | 2 June 1980 (aged 31) | 167 | 125 | Unattached |
| DF | Whitney Engen | 28 November 1987 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Western New York Flash
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| DF | Meghan Klingenberg | 2 August 1988 (aged 23) | 2 | 0 | Boston Breakers
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| DF | Heather Mitts | 9 June 1978 (aged 33) | 121 | 2 | Atlanta Beat
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| DF | Stephanie Cox | 3 April 1986 (aged 25) | 78 | 0 | Boston Breakers
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Group C
Hungary
Coach: László Kiss
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | GK | Réka Szőcs | 19 November 1989 (aged 22) | 23 | 0 |  MTK Hungária FC
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| 12 | GK | Eszter Papp | 12 September 1989 (aged 22) | 5 | 0 | Viktória FC
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| GK | Klaudia Kovács | 17 November 1990 (aged 21) | 4 | 0 | Astra Hungary FC
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| 9 | DF | Szilvia Szeitl | 26 April 1987 (aged 24) | 28 | 0 | 1. FC Femina
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| 18 | DF | Szabina Tálosi | 20 January 1989 (aged 23) | 27 | 2 | Viktória FC
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| 4 | DF | Alexandra Tóth II
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29 January 1991 (aged 21) | 22 | 0 | Viktória FC
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| 33 | DF | Boglárka Megyeri | 19 July 1987 (aged 24) | 10 | 1 | Viktória FC
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| 5 | DF | Tímea Gál | 25 September 1984 (aged 27) | 34 | 0 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 28 | DF | Boglárka Szabó | 12 February 1993 (aged 19) | 6 | 0 | Astra Hungary FC
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| 26 | MF | Réka Demeter | 26 September 1991 (aged 20) | 13 | 0 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 6 | MF | Angéla Smuczer | 11 February 1982 (aged 30) | 65 | 1 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 30 | MF | Dóra Papp | 5 January 1991 (aged 21) | 9 | 1 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 3 | MF | Henrietta Csiszár | 15 May 1994 (aged 17) | 0 | 0 | Ferencváros
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| 27 | MF | Lilla Sipos | 14 July 1992 (aged 19) | 12 | 3 | Viktória FC
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| 15 | MF | Zsófia Rácz | 28 December 1988 (aged 23) | 27 | 2 | Viktória FC
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| 23 | MF | Erika Szuh | 21 February 1990 (aged 22) | 12 | 1 | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig
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| 8 | FW | Anita Pádár | 30 March 1979 (aged 32) | 89 | 31 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 11 | FW | Anett Dombai-Nagy | 1 November 1979 (aged 32) | 61 | 28 | Astra Hungary FC
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| 25 | FW | Katalin Fogl | 7 November 1983 (aged 28) | 22 | 3 | Astra Hungary FC
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| 10 | FW | Fanny Vágó | 23 July 1991 (aged 20) | 30 | 13 | MTK Hungária FC
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| 21 | FW | Bernadett Zágor | 31 January 1990 (aged 22) | 13 | 1 | MTK Hungária FC
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Source:[2]
Republic of Ireland
Coach: Susan Ronan[3]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Emma Byrne | 14 June 1979 (aged 32) | Arsenal
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| GK | Eve Badana | 9 July 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 | Drexel Dragons
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| GK | Grace Moloney | 1 March 1993 (aged 18) | 0 | 0 |  Reading
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| DF | Yvonne Tracy | 27 February 1981 (aged 31) | Arsenal
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| DF | Louise Quinn | 17 June 1990 (aged 21) | Peamount United
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| DF | Megan Campbell | 28 June 1993 (aged 18) | Raheny United
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| DF | Sophie Perry | 11 November 1986 (aged 25) | 0 | 0 | Chelsea
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| DF | Méabh De Búrca | 11 August 1988 (aged 23) | Amazon Grimstad
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| DF | Niamh Fahey | 13 October 1987 (aged 24) | Arsenal
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| MF | Ciara Grant (c) | 17 May 1978 (aged 33) | Arsenal
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| MF | Dora Gorman | 18 February 1993 (aged 19) | 1 | 0 | Peamount United
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| MF | Marie Curtin | 7 August 1985 (aged 26) | Cork Women
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| MF | Julie-Ann Russell | 28 March 1991 (aged 20) | Doncaster Rovers Belles
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| FW | Aine O'Gorman
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13 May 1989 (aged 22) | Doncaster Rovers Belles
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| FW | Stephanie Roche
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13 June 1989 (aged 22) | Peamount United
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| FW | Fiona O'Sullivan | 17 September 1986 (aged 25) | ASJ Soyaux
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| FW | Ruesha Littlejohn | 3 July 1990 (aged 21) | 0 | 0 | Liverpool
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| FW | Denise O'Sullivan | 4 February 1994 (aged 18) | 3 | 3 | Cork Women
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| FW | Shannon Smyth | 22 June 1987 (aged 24) | Amazon Grimstad
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| FW | Emma Mullin | 4 March 1985 (aged 26) | 0 | 0 |  Castlebar Celtic
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| FW | Michele O'Brien | 28 June 1980 (aged 31) | Unattached | |||
| DF | Diane Caldwell | 11 September 1988 (aged 23) | Avaldsnes IL
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| FW | Sara Lawlor | 11 November 1987 (aged 24) | 0 | 0 | Peamount United
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Portugal
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Wales
Coach: 
Jarmo Matikainen[4]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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| GK | Nicola Davies | 28 December 1985 (aged 26) | Rochdale
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| GK | Rhian Noakes
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13 February 1989 (aged 23) | Cardiff City
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| DF | Kylie Davies
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25 September 1987 (aged 24) | Chelsea
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| DF | Kayleigh Green | 22 March 1988 (aged 23) | Cardiff City
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| DF | Sophie Ingle | 2 September 1991 (aged 20) | Chelsea
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| DF | Nia Jones | 6 April 1992 (aged 19) | Cardiff City
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| DF | Hayley Ladd | 6 October 1993 (aged 18) | Arsenal
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| MF | Helen Bleazard | 14 August 1990 (aged 21) | Chelsea
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| MF | Katie Daley
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5 January 1986 (aged 26) | Chelsea
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| MF | Loren Dykes | 5 February 1988 (aged 24) | Bristol Academy
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| MF | Jessica Fishlock
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14 January 1987 (aged 25) | Bristol Academy
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| MF | Michelle Green | 18 December 1982 (aged 29) | Bristol Academy
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| MF | Angharad James
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1 June 1994 (aged 17) | Arsenal
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| MF | Jayne Ludlow | 7 January 1979 (aged 33) | Arsenal
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| FW | Natasha Harding | 2 March 1989 (aged 22) | Bristol Academy
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| FW | Gwennan Harries | 5 January 1988 (aged 24) | Everton
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| FW | Hannah Keryakoplis | 1 February 1994 (aged 18) | Liverpool
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| FW | Helen Lander
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26 April 1986 (aged 25) | Chelsea
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| FW | Amie Lea | 20 April 1990 (aged 21) | Cardiff City
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| FW | Sarah Wiltshire | 7 July 1991 (aged 20) | Watford
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References
- Football Association of Norway.
- ^ "Szerdán kezd az Algarve Kupán a női válogatott". mlsz.hu (in Hungarian). Hungarian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 2024-01-27. Retrieved 2013-01-08.
- ^ "Irish women depart for Algarve Cup in Portugal". Sports News Ireland. 2012-02-27. Retrieved 2012-03-10.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Football Association of Wales (18 February 2012). "Wales WNT Squad for Algarve Cup". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 12 March 2012.