Australia women's national under-23 soccer team
| Nickname(s) | Matildas U23 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Football Australia | ||
| Confederation | AFC (Asia) | ||
| Sub-confederation | AFF (Southeast Asia) | ||
| Head coach | vacant | ||
| FIFA code | AUS | ||
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| AFF Women's Championship | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 2022) | ||
| Best result | Group stage (2022) | ||
| Website | www | ||
The Australia women's national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the ASEAN Women's Championship. The team is controlled by the governing body for soccer in Australia, Football Australia (FA), which is currently a member of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) and the regional ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) since leaving the Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) in 2006. The team's official nickname is the U23 Matildas.
Coaches
- Melissa Andreatta (2022–present)
Players
Current squad
The following 24 players were named to the squad for the U-23 Women's National Team Four Nations Tournament in Växjö, Sweden on 30 May–4 June 2024.[1][2]
Caps and goals are current as of 4 June 2024, after match against Poland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Annalee Grove | 15 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | Adelaide United |
| 12 | GK | Morgan Aquino | 4 August 2001 | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory |
| 18 | GK | Chloe Lincoln | 4 January 2005 | 3 | 0 | Canberra United |
| 2 | DF | Alexia Apostolakis | 16 May 2006 | 4 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 5 | DF | Polly Doran | 5 November 2001 | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace |
| 8 | DF | Jamilla Rankin | 9 May 2003 | 5 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 14 | DF | Ella Tonkin | 14 December 2002 | 6 | 0 | Adelaide United |
| 21 | DF | Alana Cerne | 11 December 2002 | 1 | 1 | Western United |
| 23 | DF | Jessika Nash | 5 October 2004 | 2 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 24 | DF | Naomi Chinnama | 13 May 2004 | 3 | 0 | Perth Glory |
| 6 | MF | Laura Hughes | 6 June 2001 | 2 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 9 | MF | Leah Davidson | 28 March 2001 | 6 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 11 | MF | Hana Lowry | 23 April 2003 | 5 | 1 | Perth Glory |
| 15 | MF | Shay Hollman | 19 September 2005 | 1 | 0 | Sydney FC |
| 16 | MF | Isabel Gomez | 6 July 2002 | 2 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 19 | MF | Daniela Galic | 17 June 2006 | 6 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 20 | MF | Leticia McKenna | 7 August 2002 | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 3 | FW | Bryleeh Henry | 5 May 2003 | 3 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 4 | FW | Anna Margraf | 7 May 2001 | 2 | 1 | Sporting de Huelva |
| 7 | FW | Kahli Johnson | 18 February 2004 | 3 | 0 | Western United |
| 10 | FW | Lara Gooch | 11 February 2005 | 1 | 0 | Newcastle Jets |
| 13 | FW | Milly Boughton | 3 February 2006 | 2 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 17 | FW | Cushla Rue | 9 July 2003 | 2 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 22 | FW | Peta Trimis | 18 May 2006 | 0 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
Recent call-ups
The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DF | Sasha Grove | 30 December 2004 | 0 | 0 | Canberra United | U-23 Women's National Team Four Nations Tournament, 30 May–4 June 2024INJ |
Notes:
- PRE Preliminary squad / stand-by.
Results and fixtures
The following is a list of match results in the last 12 months, as well as any future matches that have been scheduled.
- Legend
Win Draw Loss Fixture
2024
| 29 May Four Nations Tournament | Sweden | 3–0 | Växjö, Sweden | |
| 19:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Visma Arena |
| 1 June Four Nations Tournament | 0–3 | Germany | Växjö, Sweden | |
| 18:00 CEST | Report |
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Stadium: Värendsvallen |
| 4 June Four Nations Tournament | 2–2 (5–3 p) | Poland | Växjö, Sweden | |
| 13:00 CEST |
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Report | Stadium: Värendsvallen Referee: Isabelle Svensson (Sweden) | |
| Penalties | ||||
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Competitive record
AFF Women's Championship
| AFF Women's Championship record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2004 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2006 | ||||||||
| 2007 | ||||||||
| 2008 | See Australia women's national soccer team | |||||||
| 2011 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2012 | ||||||||
| 2013 | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | |||||||
| 2015 | ||||||||
| 2016 | ||||||||
| 2018 | ||||||||
| 2019 | did not enter | |||||||
| 2022 | Group Stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 titles | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
See also
- Sport in Australia
- Australia women's national soccer team
- Australia women's national under-20 soccer team
- Australia women's national under-17 soccer team