The Cymru WU17 and WU19 squads will travel to Portugal this month to take part in two-mini tournaments as part of their preparations for the Second Round of their UEFA EURO 2023 qualifying campaigns.
Nicola Anderson’s WU19s will face Portugal (Wednesday 15 February), Poland (Saturday 18 February) and Iceland (Tuesday 21 February) in Sant’Ana. Following the tournament, Cymru will host the Second Round of the UEFA Women’s U19 EURO qualifiers in April, where Anderson’s side will face Kazakhstan and Estonia (dates and venues TBC).
Meanwhile, Nia Davies’ WU17s will travel to Algés on the west coast to face the Czech Republic (Thursday 16 February), Portugal (Sunday 19 February) and Serbia (Wednesday 22 February). The matches will be their final preparations ahead of the UEFA Women’s U17 EURO Round 2 qualifiers in March, where Cymru will face the Netherlands, Finland and Sweden in League A.
There is strong domestic representation across both selected squads, with eleven call-ups from the Adran Premier League and a further nine call-ups from the FAW Academy North and South teams.
Cymru WU19: Safia MIDDLETON-PATEL (Manchester United Women FC), Emily ROBERTS (Cardiff City FC Women), Elen VALENTINE (Aberystwyth Town Women FC), Bethan MCGOWAN (Birmingham City FC Women), Ella HILLIARD (Derby County Women FC), Phoebie POOLE (Cardiff City FC Women), Hollie SMITH (Cardiff City FC Women), Zoe SMITH (Cardiff City FC Women), Jessie TAYLOR (Manchester City Women FC), Megan CURRAN (Brighton & Hove Albion FC Women), Ella HUMPHREY (Portsmouth Women FC- On loan from Brighton & Hove Albion FC Women), Lauren PURCHASE (Nottingham Forest Women FC- On loan from Aston Villa Women FC), Tianna TEISAR (Bristol City Women FC), Faye KNOX (Liverpool FC Women), Megan BOWEN (Cardiff City FC Women), Olivia OWEN (West Bromwich Albion Women FC), Lily BILLINGHAM (Cardiff City FC Women), Jessica COLLYER (West Ham United Women FC), Mary MCATEER (Coventry United FC), Taylor REYNOLDS (Boldmere Women FC- On loan from Birmingham City FC Women), Scarlett WILLIAMS (Billiericay Town FC- On loan from Tottenham Hotspur Women FC), Manon PEARCE (Cardiff City Women), Elin JONES (Aberystwyth Town Women FC), Claudia JONES (Liverpool FC Women).
Cymru WU17: Cerys PHILLIP (Chelsea Women FC), Soffia KELLY (FAW South Academy), Ameliah YARWOOD (Forest Green Rovers Women), Lauren DAVIES (FAW South Academy), Mayzee DAVIES (Manchester United Women), Casi EVANS (FAW North Academy), Evie HUGHES (Pontypridd United Women FC), Vera JONES (Barry Town Utd Academy), Amy RICHARDSON (Everton WFC), Elena COLE (FAW South Academy), Ruby DAY (Bristol City Women FC), Keira O’KEEFE (FAW South Academy), Amelie CURTIS (Bristol City Women FC), Mared GRIFFITHS (FAW North Academy), Charlotte SALISBURY-WILLIAMS (Wolverhampton Wanderers Women FC), Chloe MCMAHON (Bristol City Women FC), Madison PERROTT (Bristol City Women FC), Olivia FRANCIS (Pontypridd United Women FC), Casi GREGSON (FAW South Academy), Ania DENHAM (FAW North Academy), Sophie RAWLING (FAW North Academy), Callie JONES (Bristol City Women FC).
