R Girlz: Jamaica women’s national team roster

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JAMAICA WOMEN’S NATIONAL TEAM ROSTER BY POSITION



Goalkeepers (3): 1-Sydney Schneider (Kansas City Current, USA), 13-Rebecca Spencer (Tottenham Hotspur FC, ENG), 23-Yazmeen Jamieson (Unattached)



Defenders (5): 2-Satara Murray (Racing Louisville FC, USA), 3-Vyan Sampson (Charlton Athletic, ENG), 4-Chantelle Swaby (Rangers FC, SCO), 12-Jayda Pelaia (Arizona State, USA), 17-Allyson Swaby (Angel City FC, USA)



Midfielders (10): 5-Jade Bailey (Liverpool FC, ENG), 6-Havana Solaun Nelson (North Carolina Courage, USA), 7- Chinyelu Asher (Aik Fotboll, SWE), 9-Drew Spence (Unattached), 11-Khadija Shaw (Manchester City FC, ENG), 14-Deneisha Blackwood (Unattached), 15-Kalyssa Vanzanten (University of Notre Dame, USA), 16-Paige Bailey-Gayle (Unattached), 18- Trudi Carter (FC Gintra, LTU), 20-Atlanta Primus (London City Lionesses, ENG)



Forwards (5): 8-Kayla McCoy (Rangers FC, SCO), 10-Jody Brown (Florida State University, USA), 19- Tiernny Wiltshire (Unattached), 21-Olufolasade Adamolekun (University of Southern California, USA) 22-Mireya Grey (Unattached)

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INSIDE THE ROSTER

Twelve of the 23 players on Jamaica’s roster for the 2022 Concacaf W Championship were on the 2019 team that represented Jamaica in its inaugural World Cup in 2019. Highlighting that group are Solaun, who scored Jamaica’s goal in the Reggae Girlz’ 4-1 group stage loss to Australia and Shaw, team captain and dynamic striker who now plays her club soccer for Manchester City in the FA Women’s Super League.


REGGAE GIRLZ VYING FOR RETURN TO WORLD CUP


Jamaica’s win over Mexico to start the 2022 Concacaf W Championship furthers the momentum from a historic 2018 Qualifying campaign for the Reggae Girlz. At that tournament, Jamaica finished second in Group B, bouncing back from an opening 2-0 loss to Canada to defeat Cuba, 9-0, and then topping Costa Rica, 1-0, to advance out of the group. After falling to the top-ranked USA in the semifinal, Jamaica faced Panama in the Third-Place Match with a spot in the 2019 FIFA Women’s Cup on the line. Tied 2-2 at the end of regulation and extra time, the Reggae Girlz prevailed on penalty kicks, 4-2, to become the first Caribbean nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup. At France 2019, Jamaica competed in Group C against Brazil (3-0 loss), Italy (5-0 loss) and Australia (4-1 loss).

With an eye on getting back to the World Cup in 2023, the Reggae Girlz completed an undefeated campaign during the Concacaf W Qualifiers to win Group C. Jamaica won all four of its matches against Bermuda (4-0 win on Feb. 17), Grenada (6-1 win on Feb. 20), Cayman Islands (9-0 win on April 9) and Dominican Republic (5-1 win on April 12) to advance to the eight-team championship round. Shaw led Jamaica with nine goals in qualifying, while Brown and Jodi Carter scored five goals each.