Australia women's national under-23 soccer team

Australia
Nickname(s)	Matildas U23
Association	Football Australia
Confederation	AFC (Asia)
Sub-confederation	AFF (Southeast Asia)
Head coach	Melissa Andreatta
Captain	Charlotte Grant
FIFA code	AUS
First colours	Second colours
AFF Women's Championship
Appearances	1 (first in 2022)
Best result	Group stage
Website	www.matildas.com.au

The Australia women's national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the AFF 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 23 players were named to the squad for the friendlies against Scotland on September 22 and 26.^[1]

Caps and goals are current as of 12 July 2022, after match against Malaysia.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1GK	Sally James	(2002-10-18) October 18, 2002 (age 22)	2	0	Perth Glory
1GK	Chloe Lincoln	(2005-01-04) January 4, 2005 (age 19)	1	0	Canberra United
1GK	Annalee Grove	(2001-06-15) June 15, 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Adelaide United

2DF	Winonah Heatley	(2001-06-18) 18 June 2001 (age 23)	3	1	FC Nordsjælland
2DF	Ella Tonkin	(2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 21)	3	0	Adelaide United
2DF	Alexia Apostolakis	(2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18)	2	0	Western Sydney Wanderers
2DF	Naomi Thomas-Chinnama	(2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20)	2	0	Melbourne City
2DF	Jessika Nash	(2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20)	1	0	Melbourne Victory
2DF	Alana Cerne	(2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 21)	0	0	Western United
2DF	Polly Doran	(2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Crystal Palace
2DF	Anna Margraf	(2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23)	0	0	Sporting Huelva
2DF	Charlize Rule	(2003-02-16) 16 February 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Brighton & Hove Albion
2DF	Kaitlyn Torpey	(2000-03-17) 17 March 2000 (age 24)	0	0	Melbourne City

3MF	Daniela Galic	(2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18)	5	0	Melbourne City
3MF	Amy Sayer	(2001-11-30) 30 November 2001 (age 22)	4	5	Kristianstad
3MF	Mackenzie Hawkesby	(2000-04-13) 13 April 2000 (age 24)	3	4	Brighton & Hove Albion
3MF	Hana Lowry	(2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21)	2	1	Perth Glory
3MF	Paige Zois	(2003-10-11) 11 October 2003 (age 21)	2	0	Melbourne Victory
4FW	Alana Murphy	(2005-04-21) 21 April 2005 (age 19)	0	0	Melbourne Victory

4FW	Chelsie Dawber	(2000-01-12) 12 January 2000 (age 24)	3	2	Norrköping
4FW	Bryleeh Henry	(2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Melbourne City
4FW	Kahli Johnson	(2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Western United
4FW	Emilia Murray	(2004-11-09) 9 November 2004 (age 20)	0	0	Adelaide United

Recent call-ups

The following players were named to the squad in the last 12 months.

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club	Latest call-up
GK	Jada Mathyssen-Whyman	(1999-10-24) October 24, 1999 (age 25)	2	0	Sydney FC	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
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DF	Matilda McNamara	(1998-12-18) 18 December 1998 (age 25)	4	1	AGF	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
DF	Charlotte Grant	(2001-09-20) 20 September 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Vittsjö	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
DF	Chelsea Blissett	(2000-03-03) 3 March 2000 (age 24)	3	0	Brisbane Roar	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
DF	Cushla Rue	(2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Western Sydney Wanderers	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022

MF	Sarah Hunter	(2003-10-07) 7 October 2003 (age 21)	4	1	Paris FC	v. Scotland^PRE {{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=Katie Bowler\|age= (2002-12-31) 31 December 2002 (age 21)\|caps=0\|goals=0\|club=Adelaide United\|clubnat=AUS\|latest=[[Training Camp, Brisbane, Australia, May 8-21 2023}} {{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=MF\|name=Laura Hughes\|age= (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23)\|caps=0\|goals=0\|club=Melbourne City\|clubnat=AUS\|latest=[[Training Camp, Brisbane, Australia, May 8-21 2023}}
MF	Leah Davidson	(2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23)	4	0	Melbourne City	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022

FW	Holly McNamara	(2003-06-23) 23 June 2003 (age 21)	0	0	Melbourne City	v. Scotland ^PRE {{nat fs r player\|no=\|pos=FW\|name=Princess Ibini-Isei\|age= (2000-01-30) 30 January 2000 (age 24)\|caps=3\|goals=0\|club=Sydney FC\|clubnat=AUS\|latest=[[Training Camp, Brisbane, Australia, May 8-21 2023}}
FW	Sheridan Gallagher	(2002-01-02) 2 January 2002 (age 22)	4	1	Unattached	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
FW	Abbey Lemon	(2002-08-14) 14 August 2002 (age 22)	4	0	Blacktown Spartans FC	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
FW	Caitlin Karic	(2005-06-20) 20 June 2005 (age 19)	3	0	Melbourne City	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
FW	Jynaya Dos Santos	(2005-09-22) 22 September 2005 (age 19)	2	0	Sydney FC	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022
FW	Katie Godden		2	0	DePaul University	2022 AFF Women's Championship, July 2022

Notes:

^PRE Preliminary squad / on stand-by.
^TOP Train-on player.
^INJ Withdrew due to an injury.
^ALT Alternate.

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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 Lose Fixture

2023

22 September Friendly	Scotland	v	Australia	Varese, Italy
17:30 CEST		Source		Stadium: AIS European Training Centre

26 September Friendly	Australia	v	Scotland	Varese, Italy
11:30 CEST		Source		Stadium: AIS European Training Centre

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	did not enter
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

References

^ "Andreatta names 24-player squad as Australia's U23 WNT set for September action". matildas.com.au. September 2023.

[1] "Andreatta names 24-player squad as Australia's U23 WNT set for September action". matildas.com.au. September 2023.

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