2012 Algarve Cup squads

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

 Germany

Coach: Silvia Neid

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Nadine Angerer (c) (1978-11-10) 10 November 1978 107 0 1. FFC Frankfurt 2 2DF Bianca Schmidt (1990-01-23) 23 January 1990 21 0 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 3 2DF Saskia Bartusiak (1982-09-09) 9 September 1982 50 0 1. FFC Frankfurt 4 2DF Babett Peter (1988-05-12) 12 May 1988 60 4 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 5 2DF Annike Krahn (1985-07-01) 1 July 1985 74 4 FCR 2001 Duisburg 7 3MF Melanie Behringer (1985-11-18) 18 November 1985 74 21 1. FFC Frankfurt 9 4FW Alexandra Popp (1991-04-06) 6 April 1991 22 14 FCR 2001 Duisburg 10 3MF Linda Bresonik (1983-12-07) 7 December 1983 72 7 FCR 2001 Duisburg 11 4FW Anja Mittag (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 71 11 LdB FC Malmö 12 1GK Almuth Schult (1991-02-09) 9 February 1991 1 0 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 13 3MF Célia Okoyino da Mbabi (1988-06-27) 27 June 1988 62 17 SC 07 Bad Neuenahr 14 3MF Dzsenifer Marozsán (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 4 1 1. FFC Frankfurt 15 2DF Verena Faißt (1989-05-22) 22 May 1989 8 0 VfL Wolfsburg 16 3MF Lena Lotzen (1993-09-11) 11 September 1993 0 0 FC Bayern Munich 17 3MF Viola Odebrecht (1983-02-11) 11 February 1983 33 1 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 18 3MF Svenja Huth (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 2 0 1. FFC Frankfurt 19 3MF Fatmire Bajramaj (1988-04-01) 1 April 1988 55 12 1. FFC Frankfurt 20 3MF Lena Goeßling (1986-03-08) 8 March 1986 31 2 VfL Wolfsburg 21 1GK Kathrin Längert (1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 0 0 FC Bayern Munich 22 2DF Tabea Kemme (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 0 0 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 23 2DF Josephine Henning (1989-09-08) 8 September 1989 2 0 VfL Wolfsburg

Group B

 Japan

Coach: Norio Sasaki

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Ayumi Kaihori (1986-09-04)4 September 1986 (aged 25) 27 0 INAC Leonessa 2 2DF Yukari Kinga (1984-05-02)2 May 1984 (aged 27) 72 4 INAC Leonessa 3 2DF Azusa Iwashimizu (1986-10-14)14 October 1986 (aged 25) 74 8 NTV Beleza 4 2DF Saki Kumagai (1990-10-17)17 October 1990 (aged 21) 33 0 1. FFC Frankfurt 5 2DF Aya Sameshima (1987-06-16)16 June 1987 (aged 24) 38 2 Montpellier HSC 6 3MF Mizuho Sakaguchi (1987-10-15)15 October 1987 (aged 24) 47 16 NTV Beleza 7 4FW Kozue Ando (1982-07-09)9 July 1982 (aged 29) 97 17 FCR 2001 Duisburg 8 3MF Aya Miyama (c) (1985-01-28)28 January 1985 (aged 27) 104 26 Okayama Yunogo Belle 9 3MF Nahomi Kawasumi (1985-09-23)23 September 1985 (aged 26) 23 6 INAC Leonessa 10 3MF Homare Sawa (1978-09-06)6 September 1978 (aged 33) 176 80 INAC Leonessa 11 4FW Shinobu Ohno (1984-01-23)23 January 1984 (aged 28) 97 36 INAC Leonessa 12 1GK Miho Fukumoto (1983-10-02)2 October 1983 (aged 28) 56 0 Okayama Yunogo Belle 13 2DF Rumi Utsugi (1988-12-05)5 December 1988 (aged 23) 47 5 Montpellier HSC 14 2DF Asuna Tanaka (1988-04-23)23 April 1988 (aged 23) 6 2 INAC Leonessa 15 2DF Saori Ariyoshi (1987-11-01)1 November 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 NTV Beleza 16 3MF Kanako Itō (1983-07-20)20 July 1983 (aged 28) 9 2 NTV Beleza 17 4FW Yūki Nagasato (1987-07-15)15 July 1987 (aged 24) 75 32 1. FFC Turbine Potsdam 18 3MF Nanase Kiryū (1989-10-31)31 October 1989 (aged 22) 3 0 NTV Beleza 19 4FW Megumi Takase (1990-11-10)10 November 1990 (aged 21) 19 4 INAC Leonessa 20 4FW Yuika Sugasawa (1990-10-05)5 October 1990 (aged 21) 6 0 Albirex Niigata Ladies 21 4FW Mai Kyōkawa (1993-12-28)28 December 1993 (aged 18) 0 0 INAC Leonessa

 Norway

Coach: Eli Landsem

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Ingrid Hjelmseth (1980-04-10)10 April 1980 (aged 31) 52 0 Stabæk 1GK Christine Colombo Nilsen (1982-04-30)30 April 1982 (aged 29) 9 0 Vålerenga 2DF Maren Mjelde (1989-11-06)6 November 1989 (aged 22) 39 1 Arna-Bjørnar Toril Hetland Akerhaugen (1982-03-05)5 March 1982 (aged 29) 30 0 Stabæk 3MF Leni Larsen Kaurin (1981-03-21)21 March 1981 (aged 30) 83 4 VfL Wolfsburg 3MF Gry Tofte Ims (1986-03-02)2 March 1986 (aged 25) 14 1 Klepp 3MF Ingvild Stensland (1981-08-03)3 August 1981 (aged 30) 110 7 Stabæk 2DF Trine Bjerke Rønning (1982-06-14)14 June 1982 (aged 29) 119 20 Stabæk 4FW Emilie Haavi (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 (aged 19) 14 5 Røa 9 4FW Isabell Herlovsen (1988-06-23)23 June 1988 (aged 23) 71 22 Lillestrøm 4FW Elise Thorsnes (1988-08-14)14 August 1988 (aged 23) 46 7 Røa 4FW Cecilie Pedersen (1990-09-14)14 September 1990 (aged 21) 24 8 Lillestrøm 2DF Melissa Wiik (1985-02-07)7 February 1985 (aged 27) 58 15 Stabæk 3MF Marita Skammelsrud Lund (1989-01-29)29 January 1989 (aged 23) 27 2 Lillestrøm 3MF Madeleine Giske (1987-09-14)14 September 1987 (aged 24) 22 1 Røa 4FW Ingvild Isaksen (1989-02-10)10 February 1989 (aged 23) 14 0 Kolbotn 3MF Kristine Wigdahl Hegland (1992-08-08)8 August 1992 (aged 19) 4 0 Arna-Bjornar 2DF Nora Holstad Berge (1987-03-26)26 March 1987 (aged 24) 9 0 Linköpings FC 1GK Caroline Knutsen (1983-11-21)21 November 1983 (aged 28) 5 0 Røa Caroline Graham Hansen (1995-02-18)18 February 1995 (aged 17) 3 0 Stabæk Ingrid Mo Wold (1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (aged 22) 1 0 Lillestrøm

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 United States

Coach: Pia Sundhage

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1 1GK Hope Solo (1981-07-30)30 July 1981 (aged 30) 104 0 Unattached 2 2DF Heather Mitts (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 33) 119 2 Unattached 3 2DF Christie Rampone (c) (1975-06-24)24 June 1975 (aged 36) 245 4 Unattached 4 2DF Becky Sauerbrunn (1985-06-06)6 June 1985 (aged 26) 15 0 Sky Blue FC 5 2DF Kelley O'Hara (1988-08-04)4 August 1988 (aged 23) 7 0 Atlanta Beat 6 2DF Amy LePeilbet (1982-03-12)12 March 1982 (aged 29) 57 0 Atlanta Beat 7 3MF Shannon Boxx (1977-06-29)29 June 1977 (aged 34) 154 22 Unattached 8 3MF Amy Rodriguez (1987-02-17)17 February 1987 (aged 25) 74 22 Unattached 9 3MF Heather O'Reilly (1985-01-02)2 January 1985 (aged 27) 153 33 Sky Blue FC 10 3MF Carli Lloyd (1982-07-16)16 July 1982 (aged 29) 120 29 Atlanta Beat 12 4FW Lauren Cheney (1987-09-30)30 September 1987 (aged 24) 52 17 Unattached 13 4FW Alex Morgan (1989-07-02)2 July 1989 (aged 22) 28 10 Western New York Flash 11 4FW Sydney Leroux (1990-05-07)7 May 1990 (aged 21) 1 0 Atlanta Beat 15 3MF Megan Rapinoe (1985-07-05)5 July 1985 (aged 26) 39 11 Unattached 16 3MF Lori Lindsey (1980-03-19)19 March 1980 (aged 31) 24 0 Western New York Flash 17 3MF Tobin Heath (1988-05-29)29 May 1988 (aged 23) 35 4 Unattached 18 1GK Nicole Barnhart (1981-10-10)10 October 1981 (aged 30) 41 0 Unattached 19 2DF Rachel Buehler (1985-08-26)26 August 1985 (aged 26) 68 3 Atlanta Beat 20 4FW Abby Wambach (1980-06-02)2 June 1980 (aged 31) 167 125 Unattached 2DF Whitney Engen (1987-11-28)28 November 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Western New York Flash 2DF Meghan Klingenberg (1988-08-02)2 August 1988 (aged 23) 2 0 Boston Breakers 2DF Heather Mitts (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 33) 121 2 Atlanta Beat 2DF Stephanie Cox (1986-04-03)3 April 1986 (aged 25) 78 0 Boston Breakers

Group C

 Hungary

Coach: László Kiss

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 99 1GK Réka Szőcs (1989-11-19)19 November 1989 (aged 22) 23 0 MTK Hungária FC 12 1GK Eszter Papp (1989-09-12)12 September 1989 (aged 22) 5 0 Viktória FC 1GK Klaudia Kovács (1990-11-17)17 November 1990 (aged 21) 4 0 Astra Hungary FC 9 2DF Szilvia Szeitl (1987-04-26)26 April 1987 (aged 24) 28 0 1. FC Femina 18 2DF Szabina Tálosi (1989-01-20)20 January 1989 (aged 23) 27 2 Viktória FC 4 2DF Alexandra Tóth II (1991-01-29)29 January 1991 (aged 21) 22 0 Viktória FC 33 2DF Boglárka Megyeri (1987-07-19)19 July 1987 (aged 24) 10 1 Viktória FC 5 2DF Tímea Gál (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 27) 34 0 MTK Hungária FC 28 2DF Boglárka Szabó (1993-02-12)12 February 1993 (aged 19) 6 0 Astra Hungary FC 26 3MF Réka Demeter (1991-09-26)26 September 1991 (aged 20) 13 0 MTK Hungária FC 6 3MF Angéla Smuczer (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (aged 30) 65 1 MTK Hungária FC 30 3MF Dóra Papp (1991-01-05)5 January 1991 (aged 21) 9 1 MTK Hungária FC 3 3MF Henrietta Csiszár (1994-05-15)15 May 1994 (aged 17) 0 0 Ferencvárosi TC 27 3MF Lilla Sipos (1992-07-14)14 July 1992 (aged 19) 12 3 Viktória FC 15 3MF Zsófia Rácz (1988-12-28)28 December 1988 (aged 23) 27 2 Viktória FC 23 3MF Erika Szuh (1990-02-21)21 February 1990 (aged 22) 12 1 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig 8 4FW Anita Pádár (1979-03-30)30 March 1979 (aged 32) 89 31 MTK Hungária FC 11 4FW Anett Dombai-Nagy (1979-11-01)1 November 1979 (aged 32) 61 28 Astra Hungary FC 25 4FW Katalin Fogl (1983-11-07)7 November 1983 (aged 28) 22 3 Astra Hungary FC 10 4FW Fanny Vágó (1991-07-23)23 July 1991 (aged 20) 30 13 MTK Hungária FC 21 4FW Bernadett Zágor (1990-01-31)31 January 1990 (aged 22) 13 1 MTK Hungária FC

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 Republic of Ireland

Coach: Susan Ronan^[3]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Emma Byrne (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 32) Arsenal 1GK Eve Badana (1993-07-09)9 July 1993 (aged 18) 0 0 Drexel Dragons 1GK Grace Moloney (1993-03-01)1 March 1993 (aged 18) 0 0 Reading 2DF Yvonne Tracy (1981-02-27)27 February 1981 (aged 31) Arsenal 2DF Louise Quinn (1990-06-17)17 June 1990 (aged 21) Peamount United 2DF Megan Campbell (1993-06-28)28 June 1993 (aged 18) Raheny United 2DF Sophie Perry (1986-11-11)11 November 1986 (aged 25) 0 0 Chelsea 2DF Méabh De Búrca (1988-08-11)11 August 1988 (aged 23) Amazon Grimstad 2DF Niamh Fahey (1987-10-13)13 October 1987 (aged 24) Arsenal 3MF Ciara Grant (c) (1978-05-17)17 May 1978 (aged 33) Arsenal 3MF Dora Gorman (1993-02-18)18 February 1993 (aged 19) 1 0 Peamount United 3MF Marie Curtin (1985-08-07)7 August 1985 (aged 26) Cork Women 3MF Julie-Ann Russell (1991-03-28)28 March 1991 (aged 20) Doncaster Rovers Belles 4FW Aine O'Gorman (1989-05-13)13 May 1989 (aged 22) Doncaster Rovers Belles 4FW Stephanie Roche (1989-06-13)13 June 1989 (aged 22) Peamount United 4FW Fiona O'Sullivan (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 (aged 25) ASJ Soyaux 4FW Ruesha Littlejohn (1990-07-03)3 July 1990 (aged 21) 0 0 Liverpool 4FW Denise O'Sullivan (1994-02-04)4 February 1994 (aged 18) 3 3 Cork Women 4FW Shannon Smyth (1987-06-22)22 June 1987 (aged 24) Amazon Grimstad 4FW Emma Mullin (1985-03-04)4 March 1985 (aged 26) 0 0 Castlebar Celtic 4FW Michele O'Brien (1980-06-28)28 June 1980 (aged 31) Unattached 2DF Diane Caldwell (1988-09-11)11 September 1988 (aged 23) Avaldsnes IL 4FW Sara Lawlor (1987-11-11)11 November 1987 (aged 24) 0 0 Peamount United

 Wales

Coach: Jarmo Matikainen^[4]

0#0 Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club 1GK Nicola Davies (1985-12-28)28 December 1985 (aged 26) Rochdale 1GK Rhian Noakes (1989-02-13)13 February 1989 (aged 23) Cardiff City 2DF Kylie Davies (1987-09-25)25 September 1987 (aged 24) Chelsea 2DF Kayleigh Green (1988-03-22)22 March 1988 (aged 23) Cardiff City 2DF Sophie Ingle (1991-09-02)2 September 1991 (aged 20) Chelsea 2DF Nia Jones (1992-04-06)6 April 1992 (aged 19) Cardiff City 2DF Hayley Ladd (1993-10-06)6 October 1993 (aged 18) Arsenal 3MF Helen Bleazard (1990-08-14)14 August 1990 (aged 21) Chelsea 3MF Katie Daley (1986-01-05)5 January 1986 (aged 26) Chelsea 3MF Loren Dykes (1988-02-05)5 February 1988 (aged 24) Bristol Academy 3MF Jessica Fishlock (1987-01-14)14 January 1987 (aged 25) Bristol Academy 3MF Michelle Green (1982-12-18)18 December 1982 (aged 29) Bristol Academy 3MF Angharad James (1994-06-01)1 June 1994 (aged 17) Arsenal 3MF Jayne Ludlow (1979-01-07)7 January 1979 (aged 33) Arsenal 4FW Natasha Harding (1989-03-02)2 March 1989 (aged 22) Bristol Academy 4FW Gwennan Harries (1988-01-05)5 January 1988 (aged 24) Everton 4FW Hannah Keryakopolis (1994-02-01)1 February 1994 (aged 18) Liverpool 4FW Helen Lander (1986-04-26)26 April 1986 (aged 25) Chelsea 4FW Amie Lea (1990-04-20)20 April 1990 (aged 21) Cardiff City 4FW Sarah Wiltshire (1991-07-07)7 July 1991 (aged 20) Watford

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