# Australia women's national under-23 soccer team

The Australia women's national under-23 soccer team represents Australia in international under-23 soccer and at the ASEAN 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 24 players were named to the squad for the U-23 Women's National Team Four Nations Tournament in Växjö, Sweden on 30 May–4 June 2024.
Caps and goals are current as of 4 June 2024, after match against Poland.
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
| 1 | 1GK | Annalee Grove | (2001-06-15) 15 June 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Adelaide United |
| 12 | 1GK | Morgan Aquino | (2001-08-04) 4 August 2001 (age 23) | 1 | 0 | Perth Glory |
| 18 | 1GK | Chloe Lincoln | (2005-01-04) 4 January 2005 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Canberra United |
| 2 | 2DF | Alexia Apostolakis | (2006-05-16) 16 May 2006 (age 18) | 4 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 5 | 2DF | Polly Doran | (2001-11-05) 5 November 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 1 | Crystal Palace |
| 8 | 2DF | Jamilla Rankin | (2003-05-09) 9 May 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 0 | TSG Hoffenheim |
| 14 | 2DF | Ella Tonkin | (2002-12-14) 14 December 2002 (age 22) | 6 | 0 | Adelaide United |
| 21 | 2DF | Alana Cerne | (2002-12-11) 11 December 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 1 | Western United |
| 23 | 2DF | Jessika Nash | (2004-10-05) 5 October 2004 (age 20) | 2 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 24 | 2DF | Naomi Chinnama | (2004-05-13) 13 May 2004 (age 20) | 3 | 0 | Perth Glory |
| 6 | 3MF | Laura Hughes | (2001-06-06) 6 June 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 9 | 3MF | Leah Davidson | (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | 6 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 11 | 3MF | Hana Lowry | (2003-04-23) 23 April 2003 (age 21) | 5 | 1 | Perth Glory |
| 15 | 3MF | Shay Hollman | (2005-09-19) 19 September 2005 (age 19) | 1 | 0 | Sydney FC |
| 16 | 3MF | Isabel Gomez | (2002-07-06) 6 July 2002 (age 22) | 2 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |
| 19 | 3MF | Daniela Galic | (2006-06-17) 17 June 2006 (age 18) | 6 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 20 | 3MF | Leticia McKenna | (2002-08-07) 7 August 2002 (age 22) | 1 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 3 | 4FW | Bryleeh Henry | (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Melbourne City |
| 4 | 4FW | Anna Margraf | (2001-05-07) 7 May 2001 (age 23) | 2 | 1 | Sporting de Huelva |
| 7 | 4FW | Kahli Johnson | (2004-02-18) 18 February 2004 (age 21) | 3 | 0 | Western United |
| 10 | 4FW | Lara Gooch | (2005-02-11) 11 February 2005 (age 20) | 1 | 0 | Newcastle Jets |
| 13 | 4FW | Milly Boughton | (2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19) | 2 | 0 | Arsenal |
| 17 | 4FW | Cushla Rue | (2003-07-09) 9 July 2003 (age 21) | 2 | 0 | Western Sydney Wanderers |
| 22 | 4FW | Peta Trimis | (2006-05-18) 18 May 2006 (age 18) | 0 | 0 | Central Coast Mariners |

### Recent call-ups

The following players were called up to the squad within the last 12 months and still remain eligible for selection.
| Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club | Latest call-up |
| DF | Sasha Grove | (2004-12-30) 30 December 2004 (age 20) | 0 | 0 | Canberra United | U-23 Women's National Team Four Nations Tournament, 30 May–4 June 2024$^{INJ}$ |
Notes:
* $^{PRE}$ Preliminary squad / stand-by.

## 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  Loss  Fixture

### 2024
## Competitive record
### AFF Women's Championship

AFF Women's Championship record :
| Year | Result | Position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 2004 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2006 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2007 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2008 | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team | See Australia women's national soccer team |
| 2011 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2012 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2013 | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team |
| 2015 | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team |
| 2016 | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team |
| 2018 | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team | See Australia women's national under-20 soccer team |
| 2019 | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter | did not enter |
| 2022 | Group Stage | 5th | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 titles | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 |