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.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Nadine Angerer (c)	(1978-11-10)10 November 1978 (aged 33)	107	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
2	2DF	Bianca Schmidt	(1990-01-23)23 January 1990 (aged 22)	21	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
3	2DF	Saskia Bartusiak	(1982-09-09)9 September 1982 (aged 29)	50	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
4	2DF	Babett Peter	(1988-05-12)12 May 1988 (aged 23)	60	4	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
5	2DF	Annike Krahn	(1985-07-01)1 July 1985 (aged 26)	74	4	FCR 2001 Duisburg
7	3MF	Melanie Behringer	(1985-11-18)18 November 1985 (aged 26)	74	21	1. FFC Frankfurt
9	4FW	Alexandra Popp	(1991-04-06)6 April 1991 (aged 20)	22	14	FCR 2001 Duisburg
10	3MF	Linda Bresonik	(1983-12-07)7 December 1983 (aged 28)	72	7	FCR 2001 Duisburg
11	4FW	Anja Mittag	(1985-05-16)16 May 1985 (aged 26)	71	11	LdB FC Malmö
12	1GK	Almuth Schult	(1991-02-09)9 February 1991 (aged 21)	1	0	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
13	3MF	Célia Okoyino da Mbabi	(1988-06-27)27 June 1988 (aged 23)	62	17	SC 07 Bad Neuenahr
14	3MF	Dzsenifer Marozsán	(1992-04-18)18 April 1992 (aged 19)	4	1	1. FFC Frankfurt
15	2DF	Verena Faißt	(1989-05-22)22 May 1989 (aged 22)	8	0	VfL Wolfsburg
16	3MF	Lena Lotzen	(1993-09-11)11 September 1993 (aged 18)	0	0	FC Bayern Munich
17	3MF	Viola Odebrecht	(1983-02-11)11 February 1983 (aged 29)	33	1	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
18	3MF	Svenja Huth	(1991-01-25)25 January 1991 (aged 21)	2	0	1. FFC Frankfurt
19	3MF	Fatmire Bajramaj	(1988-04-01)1 April 1988 (aged 23)	55	12	1. FFC Frankfurt
20	3MF	Lena Goeßling	(1986-03-08)8 March 1986 (aged 25)	31	2	VfL Wolfsburg
21	1GK	Kathrin Längert	(1991-12-14)14 December 1991 (aged 20)	0	0	FC Bayern Munich
22	2DF	Tabea Kemme	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 22)	0	0	1. FFC Turbine Potsdam
23	2DF	Josephine Henning	(1989-09-08)8 September 1989 (aged 22)	2	0	VfL Wolfsburg

No.	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

No.	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 Moe Wold	(1990-01-29)29 January 1990 (aged 22)	1	0	Lillestrøm

No.	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

No.	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	Ferencváros
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

2012 Algarve Cup squads

China

Germany

Iceland

Sweden

Group B

Denmark

Japan

Norway

United States

Group C

Hungary

Republic of Ireland

Portugal

Wales

References

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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

Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	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 Keryakoplis	(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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