Horan, Fox, Sears headline USWNT roster for final 2024 friendlies
11/18/2024 12:11 PM
The U.S. women’s national team’s final roster of 2024 is officially set.
Lindsey Horan, Emily Fox, and Emma Sears headlined Emma Hayes’ 24-player roster for the upcoming pair of road friendlies. The USWNT will meet England at Wembley Stadium on November 30 before taking on the Netherlands on Dec. 3 at ADO Den Haag Stadium.
Both England the Netherlands are the last two winners of the UEFA Women’s European Championship and should provide tough tests for the Americans.
A total of 15 players from the Gold Medal-winning Olympic team will be part of Hayes’ final squad of the year. Trinity Rodman, Sophia Smith and Mallory Swanson are three major exclusions from the roster, as all three are dealing with respective injuries.
Manchester United goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce and Utah Royals forward Ally Sentnor will be seeking their first USWNT caps after earning their first senior call-ups. Lily Yohannes, Alyssa Thompson, and Sears are among the young contingent of players that will also be part of the action.
"In terms of our schedule, this is the end of a wonderful year, but we're still at the beginning of our process of building towards qualifying for the next World Cup," said Hayes. "So, this trip will be about testing ourselves against two world class teams with opportunities to develop our roster. We will continue to build relationships on and off the field and I'm really excited to work with this group as we continue to set the stage for 2025."
Here is the full USWNT roster for the final friendlies of 2024:
GOALKEEPERS: Mandy Haught (Utah Royals FC; 1), Phallon Tullis-Joyce (Manchester United, ENG; 0), Alyssa Naeher (Chicago Red Stars; 113)
DEFENDERS: Tierna Davidson (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 64/3), Emily Fox (Arsenal FC, ENG; 60/1), Eva Gaetino (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 1/0), Naomi Girma (San Diego Wave FC; 42/2), Casey Krueger (Washington Spirit; 59/0), Alyssa Malonson (Bay FC; 1/0), Jenna Nighswonger (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 17/2), Emily Sams (Orlando Pride; 2/0), Emily Sonnett (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 101/2)
MIDFIELDERS: Korbin Albert (Paris Saint-Germain, FRA; 20/1), Sam Coffey (Portland Thorns FC; 26/1), Hal Hershfelt (Washington Spirit; 2/0), Lindsey Horan (Olympique Lyon, FRA; 159/36), Rose Lavelle (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 108/24), Lily Yohannes (Ajax, NED; 1/1)
FORWARDS: Yazmeen Ryan (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 2/0), Emma Sears (Racing Louisville FC; 2/1), Ally Sentnor (Utah Royals FC; 0/0), Jaedyn Shaw (San Diego Wave FC; 19/8), Alyssa Thompson (Angel City FC; 11/1), Lynn Williams (NJ/NY Gotham FC; 73/20)
