Young Lionesses Squad Named For Nike Tournament

Ellie Brazil in action against USA U-19s at SGP in July. (Photo: Paul Currie for FA/Rex/Shutterstock)

England U-20s will round off their year by taking part in the Nike International Tournament in Florida.

The Young Lionesses will take on host nation USA on Thursday 7 December (11.30pm GMT), Brazil on Saturday 9 December (10pm GMT) and Finland on Monday 11 December (10pm GMT), reports TheFA.com

Every match will take place at the Premier Sports Campus in Lakewood Ranch and will be streamed live on www.ussoccer.com and www.youtube.com/ussoccerdotcom.

Seven of England’s 20-player squad helped John Griffiths’s U-17 side reach the quarter finals of the 2016 World Cup.

England U-20 squad:

Goalkeepers: Ellie Roebuck (Manchester City), Sandy MacIver (Clemson University)

Defenders: Megan Finnigan (Everton), Grace Fisk (University of South Carolina), Taylor Hinds (Arsenal), Mayumi Pacheco (Doncaster Rovers Belles – on loan from Liverpool), Anna Patten (Florida State University), Lotte Wubben-Moy (University of North Carolina)

Midfielders: Georgia Allen (Syracuse University), Niamh Charles (Liverpool), Zoe Cross (University of Missouri), Mollie Rouse (University of Louisville), Chloe Peplow (Birmingham City), Alessia Russo (University of North Carolina), Georgia Stanway (Manchester City)

Forwards: Rinsola Babajide (Watford), Ellie Brazil (Fiorentina), Rianna Dean (Millwall Lionesses), Chloe Kelly (Everton – on loan from Arsenal), Charlie Wellings (Birmingham City).

Upcoming Events

Would you like to read more women’s football news just like this? Sign up to receive the She Kicks Women’s Football newsletter