CANWNT roster unveiled ahead of Summer Send-off Series

Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team (CANWNT) will face FIFA's 31st-ranked Mexico on Saturday 1 June (14.00 ET) in Montréal, Quebec, and again on Tuesday 4 June (19.30 ET) for a special Pride Celebration Match in Toronto, Ontario. Both matches can be watched live on OneSoccer. ​ 

The two-match series, co-presented by CIBC and Visa, is a crucial part of Canada’s preparations for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and represents the final opportunity for fans to show their support for CANWNT before they represent our nation on the global stage this summer. ​ 

“We’re really excited as the Olympics draw closer and can’t wait to play one last time in front of our amazing fans on home soil. Mexico is a great side and just the test we need as we edge closer to finalizing an Olympic roster and continue to build on our principles and approach heading into Paris.” ​
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​- Bev Priestman, Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team Head Coach

Priestman has named a 24-player squad for the series against Mexico, with the addition of one training player in Allysha Chapman. This roster represents the last selection before the 2024 Olympic Team is finalized. Notably, Canada maintains a strong overall record of 22 wins, 2 draws, and 3 losses against Mexico in 27 encounters. 

The ‘Summer Send-Off Series’ kicks off a massive summer of soccer for Canadian fans. Following the two-match series Canada Soccer’s Women’s National Team will head to France for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games as they look to defend their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Gold medal. They will face the hosts, France, Colombia, and New Zealand during the Group Stage of the tournament running from 24 July through 10 August. 

Ticketing Information 

Tickets to both Women’s National Team Summer Send-Off Series matches, co-presented by CIBC and Visa, are available now. 

For complete ticket and match information visit CanadaSocer.com 

Group Ticket Discount Offer 

Group discounts (10+ tickets) are available for both matches in June. Fans organizing a group of 10+ are eligible to receive discounts of up to 30% off regular priced tickets. Group ticket requests can be submitted via the group order form, indicating the price point and quantity of tickets via the official canadasoccer.com ticket pages. Following the submission of the online form, group organizers will be contacted to confirm payment details and complete the processing of tickets. Group ticket orders will be processed on a first come, first serve basis and are expected to receive high demand. 

Broadcast Information​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 

All of Canada’s matches will air live and exclusively on OneSoccer, available on the fuboTV Canada platform, as a linear channel on Telus’s Optik TV (Channel 980), as well as online at OneSoccer.ca and through the OneSoccer app. Fans will find extended coverage across Canada Soccer’s digital channels on Facebook, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube featuring the hashtag #CANWNT. ​ 

CANADA’S SQUAD ​ ​ ​ ​ 

Since they last wore the maple leaf, a few of the selected squad have achieved notable success with their clubs. Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, Vanessa Gilles and Evelyne Viens all helped their teams win their respective league championship for the 2023/24 season. Notably, Viens was crowned top scorer of Serie A 2023-24. ​ Meanwhile, Jayde Riviere was part of the FA Cup Championship-winning team, while Olivia Smith was recognized as LigaBPI Young Player of the Season in her inaugural season as a professional player.

Canada’s three goalkeepers for the series are Sabrina D’Angelo from Arsenal FC, Lysianne Proulx from Bay FC, and Kailen Sheridan from San Diego Wave FC. ​ ​ ​ 

Defenders selected for this series are ​ Kadeisha Buchanan from Chelsea FC, Gabrielle Carle from Washington Spirit, Vanessa Gilles from FCF Olympique Lyonnais, Ashley Lawrence from Chelsea FC, Jayde Riviere from Manchester United FC, Jade Rose from Harvard University, and Shelina Zadorsky from West Ham United FC. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ 

Midfielders joining the team are ​ Simi Awujo from University of Southern California, Jessie Fleming from Portland Thorns FC, Julia Grosso from Juventus FC, Emma Regan from HB Køge, Desiree Scott from Kansas City Current, and Olivia Smith from Sporting CP. ​ ​ 

Rounding out the squad are forwards Janine Beckie from Portland Thorns FC, Jordyn Huitema from Seattle Reign FC, Cloé Lacasse from Arsenal FC, Clarissa Larisey from BK Häcken FF, Adriana Leon from Aston Villa WFC, Nichelle Prince from Kansas City Current, Deanne Rose from Leicester City FC, and Evelyne Viens from AS Roma. ​ ​ ​ 

Quinn from Seattle Reign FC and Sydney Collins from NC Courage are notable absences from the squad due to injury. Allysha Chapman from Houston Dash will rejoin the team as a training player, marking her first return since her pregnancy last year. Additionally, Nichelle Prince, Olivia Smith, and Jayde Riviere will make their comeback after missing the SheBelieves Cup earlier this year due to injury. 

CANADA ​ ​ 

​​GK- Sabrina D’Angelo | ENG / Arsenal FC ​ ​ ​
​​​GK- Lysianne Proulx | USA / Bay FC ​ ​ ​
​​​GK- Kailen Sheridan | USA / San Diego Wave FC ​ ​ ​
​​​D- Kadeisha Buchanan | ENG / Chelsea FC ​ ​ ​
​​​D- Gabrielle Carle | USA / Washington Spirit ​
​​​D- Vanessa Gilles | FRA / FCF Olympique Lyonnais ​ ​ ​
​​​D- Ashley Lawrence | ENG / Chelsea FC ​ ​ ​
​D- Jayde Riviere | ENG / Manchester United FC ​ ​
​​D- Jade Rose | USA / Harvard University ​ ​ ​
​​​D- Shelina Zadorsky | ENG / West Ham United FC ​ ​ ​
​​M- Simi Awujo | USA / University of Southern California ​ ​ ​
​​​M- Jessie Fleming | USA / Portland Thorns ​ ​ ​
​​​M- Julia Grosso | ITA / Juventus FC ​ ​ ​
​​​​M- Emma Regan | DEN / HB Køge ​ ​
​​M- Desiree Scott | USA / Kansas City Current ​ ​
​​​M/F- Olivia Smith | POR / Sporting CP ​ ​ ​
​​F- Janine Beckie | USA / Portland Thorns ​ ​ ​
​​F- Jordyn Huitema | USA / Seattle Reign FC ​ ​ ​ ​
​​​F- Cloé Lacasse | ENG / Arsenal FC ​ ​ ​
​​​F- Clarissa Larisey | SWE / BK Häcken FF ​ ​ ​
​​​F- Adriana Leon | ENG / Aston Villa WFC ​ ​
​F- Nichelle Prince | USA / Houston Dash ​ ​ ​
​​​F- Deanne Rose | ENG / Leicester City FC ​ ​ ​
​​​F- Evelyne Viens | ITA / AS Roma ​ 

*Training player 
​Allysha Chapman | USA / Houston Dash

CANADA (A-Z) ​ ​ ​ 

​Player | Pronouns | Age | City in which they grew up | Notable youth clubs ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​
​​Nom de joueuse | Pronom | Âge | Lieu où elle a grandi | Début d’activité/premier club ​
​Awujo, Simi | she/elle | 20 | Atlanta, GA, USA | AFC Lightning ​ ​
​​Beckie, Janine | she/elle | 29 | Highlands Ranch, CO, USA | Real Colorado ​ ​
​​Buchanan, Kadeisha | she/elle | 28 | Brampton, ON, CAN | Brams United SC ​ ​
​​​Carle, Gabrielle | she/elle | 25 | Lévis, QC, CAN | AS Chaudière-Est ​ ​
​*​​Chapman, Allysha | she/her | 35 | Courtice, ON, CAN | Darlington SC
​D’Angelo, Sabrina | she/elle | 30 | Welland, ON, CAN | Welland SC Wizards ​ ​ ​
​​​Fleming, Jessie | she/elle | 26 | London, ON, CAN | Nor’West Optimist SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Gilles, Vanessa | she/elle | 28 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Capital United SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Grosso, Julia | she/elle | 23 | Vancouver, BC, CAN | Vancouver’s Italian Canadian SF ​ ​ ​
​​​Huitema, Jordyn | she/elle | 22 | Chilliwack, BC, CAN | Chilliwack FC ​ ​
​​​Lacasse, Cloé | she/elle | 30 | Sudbury, ON, CAN | Sudbury ​ ​ ​
​​​Larisey, Clarissa | she/elle | 24 | Ottawa, ON, CAN | Ottawa Goulbourn SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Lawrence, Ashley | she/elle | 28 | Caledon East, ON, CAN | Brams United SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Leon, Adriana | she/elle | 31 | Maple and King City, ON, CAN | Vaughan Azzuri ​ ​ ​
​​​Prince, Nichelle | she/elle | 29 | Ajax, ON, CAN | Ajax SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Proulx, Lysianne | she/elle| 24 | Boucherville, QC, CAN | CS Boucherville ​ ​ ​
​Regan, Emma | she/elle | 24 | Burnaby, BC, CAN | Burnaby Girls SC ​
​​​​Riviere, Jayde | she/elle |23 | Markham, ON, CAN | West Rouge SC ​​​ ​
​Rose, Deanne | she/elle | 25 | Alliston, ON, CAN | Alliston SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Rose, Jade | she/elle | 21 | Markham, ON, CAN | Markham SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Scott, Desiree | she/elle | 36 | Winnipeg, MB, CAN | Maples Cougars ​ ​
​​Sheridan, Kailen | she/elle | 28 | Whitby, ON, CAN | Pickering SC ​ ​ ​
​​​Smith, Olivia | she/elle | 19 | Whitby, ON, CAN | Whitby Iroquois SC ​ ​ ​
​​Viens, Evelyne | she/elle | 27 | L’Ancienne-Lorette, QC, CAN | AS Mistral Laurentien
​Zadorsky, Shelina | she/elle | 31 | Kitchener & London, ON, CAN | Kitchener SC