Canada Soccer have announced the Women’s National Team
\u200broster for the two International Friendly matches that will take place during
\u200bthe June FIFA international window. Canada will face Czech Republic and Brazil
\u200bas part of the continued preparations in the final FIFA window ahead of the
\u200bTokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
Canada will first face Czech Republic on Friday 11 June at
\u200b17.00 local (11.00 ET / 08.00 PT), followed by Brazil on Monday 14 June at
\u200b21.00 local (15.00 ET / 12.00 PT). Both matches will take place at Estadio
\u200bCartagonova. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital
\u200bchannels on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter featuring the social
\u200bmedia hashtag #CANWNT.
“This camp will give us the opportunity to get two games
\u200bunder our belt before the Tokyo Olympic Games which is critical as part of our
\u200bpreparations,” said Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head
\u200bCoach. “It will also provide another opportunity to assess players, and test
\u200band develop player partnerships, especially given that we will have key players
\u200bcoming back from injury.”
So far this year, Canada has a record of three wins and two
\u200blosses, including their most recent 2:0 away win against England. Canada
\u200bSoccer’s Women’s National Team is scheduled to face host Japan, Great Britain
\u200band Chile in the group phase of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament this
\u200bsummer.
“Facing Czech Republic and Brazil will provide us with
\u200bsimilar conditions to what we will face at the Tokyo Olympic Games, with two
\u200bvery different opponents within a three-day window, so it is a great
\u200bopportunity to see how we cope in those circumstances as well as in the heat,”
\u200bsaid Priestman “With more players in season now, I’m excited to see how players
\u200bcome in more and more ready for Tokyo and hope we can build on a successful
\u200bApril window. Additionally, this is this is the first camp with Kadeisha
\u200bBuchanan in and we also have four players who are returning from longer term
\u200binjuries and so having everyone in at once is crucial in helping select the
\u200bOlympic roster.”
CANADA’S SQUAD
\u200bThe Canada camp features a mix of established veterans and young players with several players who were not available due to injury back with the team. Veterans include all-time international goalscoring record holder Christine Sinclair, midfielders Desiree Scott, Sophie Schmidt, and goalkeepers Stephanie Labbé and Erin McLeod.
The roster also includes the two most recent Canadian
\u200bPlayers of the Year Kadeisha Buchanan (2020) and Ashley Lawrence (2019), as
\u200bwell as the most recent Canadian Youth International Player of the Year Jade
\u200bRose (2020).
The squad will also include goalkeepers Kailen Sheridan and
\u200bSabrina D’Angelo, forward Adriana Leon and fullback Bianca St-Georges, who are
\u200ball coming back from injury.
St-Georges is one of two players who could make her first
\u200binternational “A” appearance for Canada. Another potential debutant is forward Cloé
\u200bLacasse of SL Benfica, who participated in Canada’s recent April camp in Wales
\u200band England.
The Canada camp will also feature centre backs Vanessa Gilles and Shelina Zadorsky; fullbacks Gabrielle Carle, Allysha Chapman, and Jayde Riviere; midfielders Sarah Stratigakis, Jessie Fleming, Julia Grosso, Jordyn Listro, and Quinn; and forwards Janine Beckie, Jordyn Huitema, Nichelle Prince, Deanne Rose, and Evelyne Viens.
OLYMPIC MEDAL WINNERS & CONCACAF CHAMPIONS
\u200bCanada are two-time Olympic bronze medal winners (2012 and 2016) and two-time Concacaf champions (1998 and 2010). In all, Canada have participated in seven consecutive editions of the FIFA Women’s World Cup™ (1995 to 2019) and three consecutive editions of the Women’s Olympic Football Tournament (2008 to 2016). At Rio 2016, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team were the first Canadian Olympic team to win back-to-back medals at a summer Olympic Games in more than a century.
Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Youth Teams, meanwhile, have won four Concacaf youth titles: the 2004 and 2008 Concacaf Women’s Under-20 Championship, the 2010 Concacaf Women’s Under-17 Championship, and the 2014 Concacaf Girls’ Under-15 Championship. Canada have qualified for seven editions of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup (including a silver medal at Canada 2002) and all six editions of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup (including a fourth-place finish at Uruguay 2018).
CANADA
\u200bGK- Sabrina D’Angelo | SWE / Vittsjö GIK
\u200bGK- Stephanie Labbé | SWE / FC Rosengård
\u200bGK- Erin McLeod | USA / Orlando Pride
\u200bGK- Kailen Sheridan | USA / NJ/NY Gotham FC
\u200bCB- Kadeisha Buchanan | FRA / FCF Olympique Lyonnais
\u200bCB- Vanessa Gilles | FRA / FC Girondins de Bordeaux
\u200bCB- Jade Rose | CAN / Super REX Ontario
\u200bCB- Shelina Zadorsky | ENG / Tottenham Hotspur
\u200bFB- Gabrielle Carle | USA / Florida State University
\u200bFB- Allysha Chapman | USA / Houston Dash
\u200bFB- Ashley Lawrence | FRA / Paris Saint-Germain
\u200bFB- Jayde Riviere | USA / University of Michigan
\u200bFB- Bianca St-Georges | USA / Chicago Red Stars
\u200bM- Jessie Fleming | ENG / Chelsea FC
\u200bM- Julia Grosso | CAN / University of Texas at Austin
\u200bM- Jordyn Listro | USA / Kansas City NWSL
\u200bM- Quinn | USA / OL Reign
\u200bM- Sophie Schmidt | USA / Houston Dash
\u200bM- Desiree Scott | USA / Kansas City NWSL
\u200bM- Sarah Stratigakis | USA / University of Michigan
\u200bF- Janine Beckie | ENG / Manchester City FC
\u200bF- Jordyn Huitema | FRA / Paris Saint-Germain
\u200bF- Cloé Lacasse | POR / SL Benfica
\u200bF- Adriana Leon | ENG / West Ham United FC
\u200bF- Nichelle Prince | USA / Houston Dash
\u200bF- Deanne Rose | USA / University of Florida
\u200bF- Christine Sinclair | USA / Portland Thorns FC
\u200bF- Evelyne Viens | USA / NJ/NY Gotham FC
\u200b
\u200bCANADA A-Z
\u200bBeckie, Janine | 26 | Highlands Ranch, CO, USA | Real Colorado
\u200bBuchanan, Kadeisha | 25 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
\u200bCarle, Gabrielle | 22 | Lévis, QC, CAN | AS Chaudière-Est
\u200bChapman, Allysha | 32 | Courtice, ON, CAN | Darlington SC
\u200bD’Angelo, Sabrina | 28 | Welland, ON, CAN | Welland SC Wizards
\u200bFleming, Jessie | 23 | London, ON, CAN | Nor’West Optimist SC
\u200bGilles, Vanessa | 25 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Capital United SC
\u200bGrosso, Julia | 20 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Vancouver’s Italian Canadian SF
\u200bHuitema, Jordyn | 20 | Chilliwack, BC, CAN | Chilliwack FC
\u200bLabbé, Stephanie | 34 | Stony Plain, AB, CAN | Spruce Grove Saints
\u200bLacasse, Cloé | 27 | Sudbury, ON, CAN | Sudbury
\u200bLawrence, Ashley | 26 | Caledon East, ON, CAN | Brams United SC
\u200bLeon, Adriana | 28 | Maple and King City, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri
\u200bListro, Jordyn | 25 | Toronto, ON, CAN | Wexford SC
\u200bMcLeod, Erin | 38 | Edmonton & Calgary, AB, CAN | St. Albert
\u200bPrince, Nichelle | 26 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC
\u200bQuinn | 25 | Toronto, ON, CAN | North Toronto SC
\u200bRiviere, Jayde | 20 | Markham, ON, CAN | West Rouge SC
\u200bRose, Deanne | 22 | Alliston, ON, CAN | Alliston SC
\u200bRose, Jade | 18 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham SC
\u200bSchmidt, Sophie | 32 | Abbotsford, BC, CAN | Abbotsford
\u200bScott, Desiree | 33 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Maples Cougars
\u200bSheridan, Kailen | 25 | Whitby, ON, CAN | Pickering SC
\u200bSinclair, Christine | 38 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | South Burnaby Metro Club Bees
\u200bSt-Georges, Bianca | 23 | St-Charles-Borommée, QC, CAN | St-Félix De Valois
\u200bStratigakis, Sarah | 22 | Woodbridge, ON, CAN |
\u200bViens, Evelyne | 24 | L’Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN | AS Mistral Laurentien
\u200bZadorsky, Shelina | 28 | Kitchener & London, ON, CAN | Kitchener SC